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the darkest hours (Film: Tara moarta – Radu Jude, 2017)

Posted on October 9, 2017 by admin

It so happens (and maybe it was not just a coincidence) that  I have seen ‘The Dead Nation‘ (‘Tara moarta’ in Romanian) at the Haifa International Film Festival the very day that is declared in Romania as the National Holocaust … Continue reading →

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the great puppeteer (Film: La double vie de Véronique – Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991)

Posted on October 7, 2017 by admin

Seeing the films of Krzysztof Kieslowski is a special experience, now, more than two decades since he stopped making films, and died soon after. The Polish director’s relative short life (he died at the age of 54) and career (less … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – Despre roboţi, artă, şi arta roboţilor

Posted on October 3, 2017 by admin

Multe dintre discuţiile despre capabilităţile roboţilor şi lista de activităţi în care roboţii îşi revendică utilitatatea şi eficienţa în a înlocui activităţile omeneşti ajung mai devreme sau mai târziu la argumentaţii legate de creativitate. Arta reprezintă desigur un domeniu considerat … Continue reading →

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like a foxtrot (Film: Foxtrot – Samuel Maoz, 2017)

Posted on October 2, 2017 by admin

Not only that there is no such thing as bad advertising, but bad advertising can help a lot. The success (public, critics, festivals) of Samuel Maoz‘s second film ‘Foxtrot‘ may become at some point an example in the text books … Continue reading →

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predictable end of watch despite interesting film making (Film: End of Watch – Jake Gyllenhaal, 2012)

Posted on September 30, 2017 by admin

The fact that David Ayer is both the sole author of the script and the director of ‘End of Watch’ is quite interesting. If two different individuals would have written the script and directed the movie, respectively, I could have … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – Ştiri de septembrie

Posted on September 26, 2017 by admin

Septembrie. Luna sfârşitului vacanţelor şcolare şi a concediilor de vară, luna de început a anului de studii academice şi a stagiunilor teatrale şi muzicale, şi una dintre lunile preferate pentru anunţurile de produse noi în lumea tehnologiilor avansate. Nu este … Continue reading →

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an impossible love story (Film: Victoria and Abdul – Judi Dench, 2017)

Posted on September 25, 2017 by admin

The history of England was blessed with several famous queens – starting with head-losers Anne Boleyn and Mary Stuart, continuing the two Elisabeth’s and of course Queen Victoria, the record holder of longevity until recently, the queen who gave her … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Muzeele fără ziduri

Posted on September 19, 2017 by admin

Una dintre cărţile care m-au fascinat în copilărie şi adolescenţă se numea ‘Le Musée imaginaire’ şi era scrisă de André Malraux. Publicată pentru prima dată ca eseu în 1947, a fost dezvoltată şi încorporată în cărţi succesive, ediţia definitivă tradusă … Continue reading →

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Greeks and strangers (Film: Enas Allos Kosmos / Worlds Apart – Christopher Papakaliatis, 2015)

Posted on September 16, 2017 by admin

Although located at the Southern extremity of the European Union, or maybe just because of this, Greece found itself in the last few years at the crossroads of Europe. The economic crisis that hit Europe and the whole world a … Continue reading →

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the concept is not enough (Film: This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy – Christian Nicolson, 2016)

Posted on September 15, 2017 by admin

About half of the viewers in the hall of our local cinematheque who came to watch this film were hardcore fans who came to watch the first screening of this film prior to the opening of a science fiction event … Continue reading →

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