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Carte: Ioan T. Morar – Sarbatoarea corturilor

Posted on August 17, 2016 by admin

‘Pe atunci credeam ca exista doua entitati care sunt vesnice: Dumnezeu si Comunismul. Am colaborat cu amandoua – mi-am impartit viata intre credinta in biserica si delatiunea la Securitate. De a doua as fi vrut sa scap la un moment … Continue reading →

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action … action … action (Film: Jason Bourne – Matt Damon, 2016)

Posted on August 5, 2016 by admin

Each summer brings to the screens a fair amount of films which aim pleasing especially the family crowds but never or seldom make it to the list of awards of the year or just to the list of the films … Continue reading →

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two wonderful actors looking for a better film (Film: Mortdecai – Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnny Depp, 2015)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by admin

Sometimes I am wondering what do these actors think, or maybe better said what do their agents think. Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow are two of the most gifted actors of their generation, blessed not only by success and awards, … Continue reading →

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Carte: Katja Petrowskaja – Poate Estera

Posted on July 7, 2016 by admin

Intr-una dintre etapele periplului ei odiseic in cautarea ramasitelor si umbrelor familiei pierite in fumurile Holocaustului, Katja Petrowskaja, autoarea cartii ‘Poate Estera’ aparuta in colectia ‘Raftul Denisei’ a editurii Humanitas-fiction in traducerea impecabila a lui Alexandru Al. Sahighian, ajunge intr-o … Continue reading →

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‘Youth’ is about being Old (Film: Youth – Paolo Sorrentino, 2015)

Posted on June 22, 2016 by admin

Is the fact that I immensely liked ‘Youth’ a sign that I am getting old? I can tell you (and I will tell you) a few good reasons ‘Youth’ is not a masterpiece, and yet, I resonated and was really … Continue reading →

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Carte: Amos Oz – Iuda

Posted on June 21, 2016 by admin

Nu este uşor să traduci un scriitor de complexitatea lui Amos Oz din ebraică în română, două limbi foarte diferite ca origine, structură, evoluţie istorică şi contexte culturale. Dificultăţile întâmpinate de Marlena Braester în traducerea lui ‘Iuda’ apărută în 2016 … Continue reading →

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dresses and deaths down-under (Film: The Dressmaker – Kate Winslet, 2015)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by admin

The Dressmaker brings to screen a successful Australian novel by Rosalie Ham who sets her 1950s story in a small dessert town in the middle of the big Nowhere which is the Australian wilderness. It’s one of these ‘out-of-the-track’ films … Continue reading →

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this tree is barren, pretentious and boring (Film: The Tree of Life: Terrence Malick, 2011)

Posted on June 11, 2016 by admin

I had this film recorded on my cable TV memory device for quite a while. I was quite curious now to see it with my own eyes, after the dust of the extreme reception it enjoyed settled. Some of the … Continue reading →

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the end of capitalism? (Film: The Big Short – Adam McKay, 2015)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by admin

Was Karl Marx right with his critics and analysis about the capitalist system, its crisis, and inequalities? The question must have crossed the minds of many people faced with the periodic failures of the world economy and financial systems in … Continue reading →

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Carte: Jean Velicy – Baligă de mânz

Posted on May 17, 2016 by admin

Probabil ca trebuie sa incep prin ceea ce in limba engleza se cheama un ‘disclaimer’. Doctorul Jean Velicy imi este prieten, unul dintre acei prieteni care a stiut sa se dovedeasca – la nevoie – prieten adevarat. Cartea despre care … Continue reading →

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