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undecided movie about an undecided pope (Habemus Papam – Nanni Moretti, 2011)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by admin

Papacy and its institutions have attracted film makers in many different ways. The Vatican or its clones have been used as sets and stage for many movies in genres ranging from historical movies to crazy comedies. Nanni Moretti‘s Habemus Papam … Continue reading →

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sleepy (Film: Somnul insulei – Mircea Veroiu, 1994)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by admin

‘Somnul insulei’ (‘The Sleep of the Island’) is a film that looks today quite tired. Sleepy and tired. It is to some extent a combination of the time it talks about (the Communist dictatorship period) and the time it was … Continue reading →

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Variations on HaTikhvah

Posted on May 11, 2016 by admin

This is the week of the Independence day or in other words of the birthday of Israel according to the Jewish calendar. I decided to offer each day this week on my Facebook wall and in a few Facebook groups … Continue reading →

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Carte: Ion Vianu – Frumusetea va mantui lumea

Posted on May 11, 2016 by admin

‘Frumusetea va mantui lumea si alte eseuri’ publicata de Polirom in 2015 in colectia ‘Ego grafii’ este probabil cea mai importanta si mai valoroasa carte de eseistica aparuta in anul 2015, an in care multe dintre cartile cele mai interesante, … Continue reading →

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Requiem for True Journalism (Film: Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, 2015)

Posted on May 7, 2016 by admin

Director Tom McCarthy authored a very interesting first film in 2003 (The Station Agent) and then his career seemed to go adrift into ‘OK movies’. Now he hits gold with Spotlight which does not differ much in directing style from … Continue reading →

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Carte: Vartan Arachelian – La capatul noptii

Posted on April 5, 2016 by admin

Din postfata cu ‘Multumiri’ a cartii lui Vartan Arachelian ‘La capatul noptii’ aparuta in 2015 in seria ‘fiction Ltd.’ a Editurii Polirom aflam amanunte interesante despre scrierea ei. Este de fapt recuperarea unui produs de ‘literatura de sertar’ scris in doua … Continue reading →

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Carte: Dinu C. Giurescu – Lichidatorii. Romania in 1947

Posted on March 31, 2016 by admin

Istoricul Dinu C. Giurescu isi continua cercetarea istorica a celeilalte epoci de ‘tranzitie’ din istoria Romaniei, cea de dupa cel de-al doilea razboi mondial, inceputa cu volumele ‘Uzurpatorii. Romania, 6 martie 1945 – 7 ianuarie 1946’ si ‘Falsificatorii. Alegerile din … Continue reading →

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Carte: Peter Mansfield – O istorie a Orientului Mijlociu

Posted on March 10, 2016 by admin

In postfata semnat de Valentin Naumescu a cartii ‘O istorie a Orientului Mijlociu’ publicata de Editura Humanitas in 2015 in traducerea (presarata cu unele erori) a Corneliei Dumitru aflam cateva amanunte semnificative despre autorii cartii. Peter Mansfield s-a nascut in … Continue reading →

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diluted Coen brothers (Film: Hail, Caesar! – Coen brothers, 2016)

Posted on March 4, 2016 by admin

A few weeks back I wrote about Bridge of Spies and I was mentioning the fact that I expected more than an OK+ story about the Cold War from a script written by the Joel and Ethan Coen brothers. This feeling … Continue reading →

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Carte: Elif Shafak – Ucenicul arhitectului

Posted on February 23, 2016 by admin

Cativa dintre cei mai buni prieteni ai mei sunt arhitecti. La ei m-am gandit si ei sunt primii carora le recomand lectura celei mai recente traduceri aparute in limba romana din opera lui Elif Shafak, una dintre cele mai cunoscute … Continue reading →

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