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humans and creatures (film: Le règne animal – Thomas Cailley, 2023)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by admin

‘Le règne animal‘ (2023), the second feature film of the French director Thomas Cailley, is a film that may confuse or disturb many of those who dare to see it. It is not recommended for those who do not like … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged coming to age movies, dystopia, French cinema, Le règne animal, original script, Paul Kircher, Romain Duris, The Animal Kingdom, Thomas Cailley, Tom Mercier | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD: Adevărul despre detectoarele de minciuni

Posted on April 8, 2024 by admin

În articolul de astăzi, vom discuta despre detectoarele de minciuni. Orice amator de filme polițiste și de drame de tribunal s-a confruntat cu problemele minciunii și adevărului și cu mașinăriile (presupuse a avea o bază științifică) de detectare a acestora. … Continue reading →

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the original equals the remake (film: The Ladykillers – Alexander Mackendrick, 1955)

Posted on April 6, 2024 by admin

‘The Ladykillers‘ reopens the endless discussion and conclusions about original films and remakes. 20 years ago, the Coen brothers were making an American remake starring Tom Hanks, which I saw then and liked (much more than other subscribers of IMDB, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alec Guinness, Alexander Mackendrick, British cinema, comedy, heist film, movie has remake, movie made in studio, original script, Peter Sellers, The Ladykillers | Leave a comment

love and colors (film: Bonnard: Pierre & Marthe – Martin Provost, 2023)

Posted on April 5, 2024 by admin

‘Bonnard: Pierre & Marthe‘ (2023) is a film I would have had many reasons to like. It is the biopic of an artist from a revolutionary period of fine arts. It’s a love story that takes place over half a … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged biopic, Bonnard: Pierre & Marthe, Cecile de France, films about art, French cinema, Guillaume Schiffman, Martin Provost, original script, Vincent Macaigne | Leave a comment

O nouă ediție a poeziilor lui Eminescu în ebraică

Posted on April 5, 2024 by admin

Am emigrat din România în 1984. La plecarea spre Israel a trebuit să renunț cu mare durere la o bibliotecă de câteva sute de volume, cumpărate din banii ‘de buzunar’ ca elev, din cei câștigați din meditații în studenție, și … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Adina Rosenkranz-Herscovici, Mihai Eminescu, poetry | Leave a comment

numbers and love (film: Le théorème de Marguerite – Anna Novion, 2023)

Posted on April 3, 2024 by admin

Here is a movie that will interest my mathematician friends. I look forward to them watching it and sharing their impressions. ‘Le théorème de Marguerite‘ (2023) is a variation on the classic formula ‘boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy … Continue reading →

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alone, between two worlds (film: Les fleurs amères – Olivier Meys, 2017)

Posted on April 2, 2024 by admin

‘Les fleurs amères‘ (the title in the English distribution is ‘Bitter Flowers‘) is the debut feature film of Belgian director Olivier Meys. It’s also his only film so far, but I sincerely hope there will be more, because Meys demonstrates … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged belgian cinema, Benoît Dervaux, Bitter Flowers, Chloe Maayan, film about China, Les fleurs amères, movies filmed in Paris, Olivier Meys, original script, social cinema, social drama, social issues movie, Wang Xi, Xi Qi | Leave a comment

a me-too story in 1935’s Paris (film: Mon Crime – François Ozon, 2023)

Posted on April 1, 2024 by admin

‘Mon crime‘ is the funniest and most entertaining film I have seen in the first three months of this year. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve already seen some very good films, with deep topics, interesting cinematography and with great acting, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged André Dussollier, based on a play, comedy, Dany Boon, Fabrice Luchini, François Ozon, French cinema, Isabelle Huppert, Mon Crime, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Olivier Broche, Rebecca Marder, social comedy | Leave a comment

farma-thriller in Dublin (TV series: ‘Acceptable Risk’)

Posted on March 30, 2024 by admin

I do not regret the decision to spend the time of the six episodes in the company of the Irish mini-series ‘Acceptable Risk‘ (2017) written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Kenneth Glenaan and hristian Langlois. One of the reasons … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged Acceptable Risk, Angeline Ball, Christian Langlois, Elaine Cassidy, farma-thriller, Irish TV series, Kenneth Glenaan, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, mini-series, Morten Suurbale, Ron Hutchinson, techno-thriller, thriller | Leave a comment

O carte cu prieteni (carte: Cleopatra Lorințiu – Simanei Haverut / Semne de prietenie)

Posted on March 15, 2024 by admin

Undeva, în cartea ‘Simanei Haverut / Semne de prietenie’, Cleopatra Lorințiu folosește în descrierea unuia dintre artiștii căruia îi dedică un capitol expresia ‘om-orchestră’ pentru a-i descrie talentele artistice, deschiderea culturală și multitudinea disciplinelor în care activează. Cred că aceasta … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Cleopatra Lorințiu, memoirs, Romanian books, Semne de prietenie, Simanei Haverut | Leave a comment