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CHANGE.WORLD: Timpul și paradoxurile sale

Posted on January 29, 2024 by admin

În articolul de astăzi al rubricii CHANGE.WORLD vom discuta despre Timp. Progresele recente și construcțiile intelectuale îndrăznețe propuse în ultimii ani de fizicieni și cosmologi par a face mai apropiată și mai reală posibilitatea călătoriilor în timp. Vom discuta despre … Continue reading →

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a movie from the 50s made in 2002 (film: Far from Heaven – Todd Haynes, 2002)

Posted on January 27, 2024 by admin

Todd Haynes‘ ‘Far from Heaven‘ (2002) is a bold and highly successful stylistic and thematic exercise. From the beginning of the film, from the opening credits, you have the impression as a viewer that you are watching an American film … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, author cinema, Dennis Haysbert, Dennis Quaid, family drama, film about homosexuality, film about infidelity, Julianne Moore, original script, social drama, Todd Haynes | Leave a comment

the Japanese movie of Wim Wenders (film: Perfect Days – Wim Wenders, 2023)

Posted on January 26, 2024 by admin

Some of the most interesting films I’ve seen lately come from directors who have nothing left to prove. Wim Wenders is one of them. He will be 79 this year and has made films like ‘Wings of Desire’ and ‘Paris, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Japanese cinema, Koji Yakusho, original script, Perfect Days, Takuma Takasaki, Wim Wenders | Leave a comment

Misterele Barcelonei (carte: Carlos Ruiz Zafón – The Shadow of the Wind / Umbra vântului)

Posted on January 26, 2024 by admin

Am reușit să ajung, cu mare întârziere, la romanele lui Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Romancierul spaniol face parte dintre acei autori ale cărui cărți le-am cumpărat de-a lungul anilor, le-am găsit un colț bun în bibliotecile mele și le-am amânat lectura. … Continue reading →

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strong real crime drama (TV series: Appropriate Adult – Julian Jarrold, 2011)

Posted on January 25, 2024 by admin

Those who ask about the point of traditional TV and its chances in the increasingly fierce competition to create content on various mediums can be answered with references like ‘Appropriate Adult‘. The two-episode miniseries produced by ITV, which premiered in … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged Appropriate Adult, Based on a True Story, British TV series, court drama, docu-drama, Dominic West, Emily Watson, Julian Jarrold, Monica Dolan, psychological drama, real crime, TV series | Leave a comment

too much chocolate can be dangerous to your health (film: Chocolat – Lasse Hallström, 2000)

Posted on January 24, 2024 by admin

‘Chocolat‘ (2000) is one of those very successful films that I should have seen at their time and that somehow I missed, caught up in the whirlwind of my previous lives. I kept putting it off, but now its turn … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Chocolat, feel-good movies, Hollywood movies, Hugh O'Conor, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Juliette Binoche, Lasse Hallström, Lena Olin | Leave a comment

Agatha Christie on music (film: 8 femmes – François Ozon, 2002)

Posted on January 23, 2024 by admin

I believe that any fan of French cinema of the last 70 years would like to have witnessed in the studio the filming of ‘8 femmes‘ (‘8 Women‘) made in 2002 by François Ozon. It is a perfect exemplification of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged 8 femmes, Agatha Christie, based on a play, Catherine Deneuve, comedy, Danielle Darrieux, Emmanuelle Beart, Fanny Ardant, Firmine Richard, French cinema, Isabelle Huppert, Ludivine Sagnier, musical movies, Robert Thomas, Virginie Ledoyen, whodunit | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD: Lumina vine (de departe) de la Răsărit

Posted on January 22, 2024 by admin

2024 va fi, este deja, anul alegerilor. 49% din populația globului va fi chemată să-și aleagă conducătorii și reprezentanții în alegeri naționale. Desigur, gradul de democrație reală și de transparență diferă de la țară la țară, și sunt diverse și … Continue reading →

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deadly game, deadly resistance (film: Bacurau – Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles, 2019)

Posted on January 20, 2024 by admin

I rarely get a chance to see Brazilian films, but the ones I get to seem all to be special. This is also the case with ‘Bacurau‘ (2019), written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho – a well-known director with … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action movies, Bárbara Colen, Brazilian cinema, Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho, political cinema, social drama, Sonia Braga, Udo Kier | Leave a comment

the Metronom generation (film: Metronom – Alexandru Belc, 2022)

Posted on January 19, 2024 by admin

‘Metronom‘ (2022) by the Romanian director Alexandru Belc is not a film about the legendary radio show ‘Metronom’ from Radio Free Europe but about the Metronom generation. For viewers who were lucky enough not to know what the life of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alexandru Belc, author cinema, films about communism, Mara Bugarin, Metronom, original script, Romanian cinema, Romanian history, Vlad Ivanov | Leave a comment