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a West End show on screen (Film: The Party – Sally Potter, 2017)

The format of the British film “The Party” directed by Sally Potter is quite unusual. It’s total screen time is just over one hour, which places the film in the class of mid-sized features, not very popular nowadays. It is … Continue reading

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art or revolution (Frilm: Le Redoutable – Michel Hazanavicius, 2017)

The French invented cinema and the Americans turned it into a big industry. If Hollywood loves making films about Hollywood, why should not make the French also films about the French cinema? Especially if we are talking about a director … Continue reading

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a gem (Film: L’homme du train – Patrice Leconte, 2002)

Destiny decided that Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday, the two wonderful lead actors of “L’homme du train” (“Man on the Train“) died a couple of months apart, at the end of 2017. Destiny or coincidence? This question is actually one … Continue reading

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another perspective of the end (Film: Happy End – Michael Haneke, 2017)

If anybody thought after seeing ‘Amour‘ and especially its ending that Michael Haneke turned to be a little bit softer towards its characters and show them some mercy, than his or her expectations will be definitely be contradicted by his most … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Intoarcere pe Planeta Furtunilor

Memoria mea de cinefil are ciudatul obicei de a lipi de multe ori filmelor văzute cu mulți ani în urmă locul și împrejurările în care am văzut filmul. Aveam în jur de zece ani când am văzut pentru prima dată … Continue reading

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life and death and poetry (Film: Ise yarar bir sey – Pelin Esmer, 2017)

‘Ise yarar bir sey‘ by Turkish director Pelin Esmer is a combination of art and road movies quite different from the other films (not too many, unfortunately) that I have seen coming from Turkey. If I am to compare her … Continue reading

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love pentagon (Film: Carne tremula – Pedro Almodovar, 1997)

Watching any film by Pedro Almodóvar is an enriching experience, an experience that teaches the viewers some new things about cinema and some new things about life. Live Flesh (“Carne tremula” in Spanish) is not exception. It is a film about … Continue reading

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the great comeback (Film: Chavela – Chavela Vargas, 2017)

Born in Costa Rica and having lived most of her life in Mexico, singer Chavela Vargas was a pioneer on many respects. Born in 1919, she became famous in the 1950s but her career was interrupted and she was forgotten … Continue reading

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roots of leadership (Film: Darkest Hour – Gary Oldman, 2017)

This season of the Academy Awards has two strong contenders in movies that deal with the events that took place in May and early June 1940. While Christopher Nolan‘s Dunkirk used the power of the computer effects to retrace the … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Artă și Spațiu

Relația între artă și spațiu este una dintre temele principale în istoria artelor plastice. Încadrarea obiectului artistic în spațiul înconjurător – de la pereții peșterilor la cutiile sarcofagiilor antice, de la pereții bisericilor la spațiile muzeale contemporane, trecând prin casele … Continue reading

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