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a star has fallen (film: The Barefoot Contessa – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1955)

Posted on October 7, 2025 by admin

When he wrote and directed ‘The Barefoot Contessa’ (1954), Joseph L. Mankiewicz was coming off the huge success of one of his previous films – ‘All About Eve’ (1950). That film depicted the twilight of a Broadway star’s career, and … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: În căutarea particulelor fantomă

Posted on October 6, 2025 by admin

Articolul de astăzi se bazează pe o știre de la sfârșitul verii, care a trecut aproape neobservată în vârtejul de evenimente care constituie actualitatea noastră curentă. Pe 26 august a intrat în funcțiune Observatorul subteran de neutrini de la Jiangmen … Continue reading →

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two men and one woman (film: Après l’amour – Diane Kurys, 1992)

Posted on October 6, 2025 by admin

Diane Kurys, the director and co-writer of the film ‘Après l’amour‘ (or ‘Love after Love‘ in the English distribution) is one of the few woman filmmakers who has managed to make a name for herself and build a career and … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Bernard Giraudeau, Diane Kurys, feminist cinema, French cinema, Hippolyte Girardot, Isabelle Huppert, Lio, men - women relations, original script, romantic drama, Yvan Attal | Leave a comment

the Beauty and the Militant (film: The Way We Were – Sydney Pollack, 1973)

Posted on October 4, 2025 by admin

The most appropriate way to honor the memory of a filmmaker or actor who is no longer with us is to see or re-watch their films. ‘The Way We Were‘ from 1973 is one of the films that consolidated Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Barbra Streisand, based on a book, Hollywood movies, James Woods, political cinema, relationship drama, Robert Redford, romantic drama, Sydney Pollack | Leave a comment

the full Giulietta (film: Giulietta degli spiriti – Frederico Fellini, 1965)

Posted on October 3, 2025 by admin

In 1965, the year he filmed and released ‘Giulietta degli spiriti‘, Federico Fellini had long since ended his neorealist period and had made two of his best-known (perhaps even his best) films – ‘La dolce vita’ and ‘8 1/2’. His … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged feminist cinema, Frederico Fellini, Giulietta Masina, Italian cinema, Nino Rota, oniric cinema, satire, social comedy | Leave a comment

murders under northern lights (TV series: Annika – Nicola Walker, 2021-23)

Posted on October 2, 2025 by admin

If you like detective novels and the Scandinavian movies inspired by these novels and you also appreciate British television series, but especially if you like intelligent films with interesting heroes, then you will probably want to watch ‘Annika‘. It is … Continue reading →

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a strong visual testimony (film: Hiroshima – Hideo Sekigawa, 1953)

Posted on October 1, 2025 by admin

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a film with such a strong visual impact as Hideo Sekigawa‘s ‘Hiroshima‘. I have no hesitation in saying that, at least in my experience, what this Japanese director, whom I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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the world as seen by Maria (film: Dinți de lapte – Mihai Mincan, 2025)

Posted on September 30, 2025 by admin

‘Dinți de lapte‘ (‘Milk Teeth‘) is, in its way, a unique film. It is the second auteur film (written and directed) by Mihai Mincan and made as a co-production with international financing and participation. This time, unlike his debut film, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged coming to age movies, Dinți de lapte, Emma Ioana Mogos, family drama, films with children, George Chiper, Mihai Mincan, Noul Val, Romanian cinema | Leave a comment

big, beautiful, boring (film: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – Kogonada, 2025)

Posted on September 29, 2025 by admin

Romantic fantasies are not exactly my favorite genre of film, but when they succeed, they have a good chance of being very enjoyable. I had quite a few expectations from ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey‘. I liked the title a … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Benjamin Loeb, Colin Farrell, fantasy movies, Margot Robbie, original script, romantic films, Seth Reiss | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD: Enescu si Inteligența Artificială

Posted on September 28, 2025 by admin

Festivalul Internațional George Enescu a ajuns în acest an la a XXVII-a ediție. Am fost la București pentru aproape întreaga durată a evenimentului care transformă orașul în capitală culturală a Europei o dată la fiecare doi ani, fără a avea … Continue reading →