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elephants eating pastries (Film: Hunting Elephants – Israel, 2013)

Posted on October 6, 2013 by admin

The popular comedies mixed with Mediterranean melodramas got a name of their own in the Israeli cinema of the 70s: ‘bourekas movies’. ‘Bourekas’ are the local flavor of the Turkish pastries. The genre was dominant while the Israeli cinema was … Continue reading →

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love in times of war (Film: Venuto al mondo – Penelope Cruz, 2012)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by admin

This time the translation in Hebrew got it right, following the original Italian title which says ‘Come to the world’ rather than the English title ‘Twice Born’. The film is indeed about bringing children to the a world in conflict, … Continue reading →

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the dawn of the French empire (Film: Indochine – Catherine Deneuve, 1992)

Posted on October 4, 2013 by admin

‘Indochine’ was released to the big screens in France by the time of my first visit in Paris in 1992, the city was then full of posters about it, I remember them even on the Champs Elysees. Going to the … Continue reading →

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Carte: Radu-Ilarion Munteanu – Prequel

Posted on October 1, 2013 by admin

‘… constientizarea a doua stari ce mi-au devenit proprii, fie si consecutiv, scrisul si calatoria trebuiau cumva conexate. Iar conexiunea o face tocmai aceasta carte. … la urma urmei ce este: e prequel al calatoriilor sau prequel al cartilor de … Continue reading →

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an Israeli exercise in ‘horror’ movies (Film: Big Bad Wolves – Israel, 2013)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by admin

I must launch one of my rants about film titles translations. Usually my complains are about translating English titles to Hebrew or my mother-tongue Romanian – now it’s about the reverse translation. This film is titled in Hebrew ‘Who’s afraid … Continue reading →

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Despre ‘dilemele identitare’ la ICR Tel Aviv

Posted on September 27, 2013 by admin

ICR Tel Aviv a organizat in aceasta dimineata un eveniment care i-a avut ca invitati pe scriitorii Carmen Firan si Adrian Sangeorzan care traiesc la New York, ocazie pentru publicul israelian de a-i cunoaste pe cei doi scriitori si de … Continue reading →

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horror is not lost in translation (Film: Stoker – Chan-wook Park, 2013)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by admin

I read that director Chan-wook Park decided to go into movies after seeing Hitchcock’s Vertigo. He grew up into becoming one of the most successful directors of horror movies in the Korean school of cinema and he now pays back … Continue reading →

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Carte: Yukio Mishima – Templul de aur

Posted on September 24, 2013 by admin

‘Templul de aur’, cartea scriitorului japonez Yukio Mishima re-editata acum de Humanitas fiction in cadrul colectiei Raftul Denisei (traducerea apartine Angelei Hondru) este o carte cunoscuta de multa vreme iubitorilor de literatura din Romania. Acesta editie este cel putin a … Continue reading →

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theater behind the bars (Film: Cesare deve morire – brothers Taviani, 2012)

Posted on September 19, 2013 by admin

The Shakespearean ‘All the world’s a stage’ gets a new meaning with this very interesting and very different film made by the Taviani brother whose actors and heroes are individuals for which the world is  the high security prison where … Continue reading →

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… on Hebrew Themes … (Hag Sukkot Sameakh!)

Posted on September 18, 2013 by admin

After many years I renewed this season my subscription at the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. An announcement received yesterday inspired me for the theme to pick for this Sukkot holiday. A change in program brings in the first concert of the … Continue reading →

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