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young and angry in the city (film: Les cousins – Claude Chabrol, 1959)

Posted on May 28, 2024 by admin

After ‘Le beau Serge’, that I had watched a few days ago, I now saw ‘Les cousins‘ (1959), the other film in the diptych that launched Claude Chabrol‘s career and was one of the first successes of the French New … Continue reading →

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life and death of a choreographer (film: All That Jazz – Bob Fosse, 1979)

Posted on May 27, 2024 by admin

It takes a lot of courage and immense self-centeredness to write and direct a film about your own death. This is exactly what the director and choreographer Bob Fosse did in 1979, the creator of some of the great successes … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Inteligența Artificială – Creatori și Avocați

Posted on May 27, 2024 by admin

Nu toate programele de software aparțin Inteligenței Artificiale (AI). Nici toate sistemele digitalizate. Cititorii rubricii CHANGE.WORLD știu deja acest lucru din articole precedente. Entitățile internetice, roboții sau programele care sunt utilizate în viața economică, aplicațiile medicale sau aparatura casnică pot … Continue reading →

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rotten cops satire (film: Les ripoux – Claude Zidi, 1984)

Posted on May 25, 2024 by admin

Not all successes of yesteryear stand the test of time. ‘Les Ripoux‘ (‘My New Partner‘ in English distribution) is one of the successful films of Claude Zidi, a director who was very popular in the 70s and 80s, especially with … Continue reading →

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passions at all ages (film: Hemda – Shemi Zarhin, 2024)

Posted on May 24, 2024 by admin

Israeli early viewing: ‘Hemda’ – written and directed by Shemi Zahrin. The film will be released in the commercial network of cinemas in Israel, starting on June 6. ‘Hemda’ is only the 8th feature film made in almost 30 years … Continue reading →

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the beautiful Serge and the good François (film: Le Beau Serge – Claude Chabrol, 1958)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by admin

‘Le beau Serge’ (1958) is Claude Chabrol‘s first film, considered by many film historians to be the first film of the French New Wave. There are enough arguments in favor of this categorization. Chabrol was the first of the directors … Continue reading →

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the impossible return (film: Les fantomes d’Ismaël – Arnaud Desplechin, 2017)

Posted on May 22, 2024 by admin

Arnaud Desplechin does not make light movies. His characters seem to have been born and live permanently among dilemmas and crises, and the director’s cinematic visions transport his viewers into the troubled worlds of his heroes. This is also the … Continue reading →

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war and love (film: I girasoli – Vittorio De Sica, 1970)

Posted on May 20, 2024 by admin

‘I girasoli‘ (‘Sunflower‘ in the English release), Vittorio De Sica‘s 1970 film, is a film that is impossible to judge outside of its historical context. Actually I should say its historical contexts. The film is a war melodrama, the story … Continue reading →

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‘film noir’ in Tehran (film: Law of Tehran / Metri shesh va nim – Saeed Roustayi, 2019)

Posted on May 18, 2024 by admin

We are used to Iranian films that are different. Many of them feature plots inspired by everyday and family life, and their beauty lies in the combination of subtle subjects and dialogues and the presentation of the life in a … Continue reading →

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Telenovelă la Ierusalim (carte: Sarit Yishai-Levi – Regina frumuseții din Ierusalim)

Posted on May 7, 2024 by admin

Serialele israeliene de televiziune au devenit foarte populare și au fost redifuzate în multe țări ale lumii pe posturi de televiziune sau prin intermediul platformelor de ‘streaming’. Israelul, conflictul dintre Israel și vecinii săi, dar mai ales viața comunităților diferite … Continue reading →

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