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Unconvincing (Film: The Debt – Helen Mirren, 2010)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by admin

‘The Truth’ or ‘The Truth That Needs To Be Said’? this is one of the dilemmas facing the heroes of ‘The Debt’, which is quite an exotic entry in the list of films made by John Madden, the exoticism being … Continue reading →

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Film: Chef (Jon Favreau – 2014)

Posted on August 28, 2014 by admin

One just needs to search how many movies include the word ‘chef’ in their name in order to understand how daring an enterprise director-writer-actor Jon Favreau took upon himself in making yet another comedy about master cooks. No need to … Continue reading →

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Carte: Vasili Grossman – Panta rhei

Posted on August 26, 2014 by admin

‘Stalin murise neplanificat, fara directive emanand de la organele de conducere. Stalin murise fara indicatia personala a insusi tovarasului Stalin. Aceasta libertate a mortii, acest capriciu al ei dinamitau, veneau in contradictie cu insasi esenta sacra a statului. Si deruta … Continue reading →

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Film: Casse-tete chinois (Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou – 2013)

Posted on August 23, 2014 by admin

Writing the review of a movie two weeks later is an exercise that I should try more often. ‘Casee-tete Chinois’ is one of the two movies I have seen before I went to a vacation where other priorities pushed aside … Continue reading →

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Carte: Miruna Lepus – Nae Ionescu sau implinirea prin tineri

Posted on August 14, 2014 by admin

Marturisesc ca lectura volumului semnat de Miruna Lepus ‘Nae Ionescu sau implinirea prin tineri’, aparut in 2010 la Editura Vremea m-a descumpanit. Nae Ionescu este in felul lui o personalitate fascinanta a culturii si istoriei romanesti interbelice, una care cauzeaza … Continue reading →

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Carte: Malgorzata Rejmer – Bucuresti, Praf si sange

Posted on August 7, 2014 by admin

‘‘Bucuresti, Praf si sange’ cartea scriitoarei si ziaristei poloneze Malgorzata Rejmer aparuta in 2014 in colectia EGOgrafii a Editurii Polirom in traducerea Luizei Savescu ofera cititorului roman o ocazie de a-si vedea contemporaneitatea si istoria apropiata, ca si orasul capitala … Continue reading →

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Carte: Mihail Gorbaciov – Amintiri

Posted on July 9, 2014 by admin

‘Privind lucrurile intr-o perspectiva mai larga si pornind de la ce ne-a rezervat soarta, care m-a facut nu doar participant la una dintre cele mai importante cotituri din istorie, ci si initiator si promotor al procesului de innoire a tarii … Continue reading →

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Carte: Andrei Klein – Lea, Povestea familiei mele

Posted on July 7, 2014 by admin

Andrei Klein s-a nascut intr-un ghetto in Transnistria in perioada Holocaustului. Putini copii evrei s-au nascut in teritoriile ocupate de germani sau in statele fasciste din Europa acelor vremuri, si doar o parte au supravietuit. Numarul celor care s-au nascut … Continue reading →

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Carte: Jorge Amado – Dona Flor si cei doi soti ai ei

Posted on June 4, 2014 by admin

‘Pentru ca un priveghi sa-l cinsteasca asa cum se cuvine pe cel mort, facandu-i astfel mai usoara prima noapte a mortii sale, care este cea mai zbuciumata, trebuie sa fie planuit cu mare grija, cu toata atentia cuvenita atat mortului, … Continue reading →

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Carte: Neagu Djuvara – Intre Orient si Occident

Posted on April 29, 2014 by admin

‘Aceasta carte n-a fost scrisa pentru romani. A fost scrisa pentru occidentali, care, in general – chiar in sferele cele mai culte -, nu stiu aproape nimic despre trecutul tarii noastre.’ (pag. 7) Aceasta fraza cu care incepe prefata la … Continue reading →

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