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the burden of fame (film: Vie privée – Louis Malle, 1962)

Posted on April 15, 2025 by admin

‘Vie privée‘ (the title under which it was released in English is ‘A Very Private Affair‘), Louis Malle ‘s 1962 film, starts from some excellent premises. It is probably the film that is closest to the Nouvelle Vague in his … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged A Very Private Affair, Brigitte Bardot, Louis Malle, Marcello Mastroianni, movie about love, original script, romantic drama, Vie privée | Leave a comment

Memoriile unui evreu newyorkez născut în România (carte: Konrad Bercovici – It’s The Gypsy In Me)

Posted on April 14, 2025 by admin

Datorez Facebook-ului descoperirea lui Konrad Bercovici. Dintre multele beneficii pe care le-am căpătat în cele aproape două decenii de participare în rețelele sociale la loc de cinste se află cunoașterea unor persoane și personalități cu expertiză în domenii diferite și … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged American books, American literature, It's The Gypsy In Me, Konrad Bercovici, memoirs | Leave a comment

Barbarella – A Space Fantasy (film: Barbarella – Roger Vadim, 1968)

Posted on April 14, 2025 by admin

Roger Vadim made ‘Barbarella‘ in 1968 with an estimated budget of around 9 million dollars. Stanley Kubrick made ‘2001, A Space Odyssey’ in the same year with an estimated budget of 12 million dollars. Both are science fiction films. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Barbarella, Bob Crewe, Charles Fox, comedy, David Hemmings, inspired by comics, Jane Fonda, parody, Roger Vadim, science-fiction films, Ugo Tognazzi | Leave a comment

the vampire as a teenager (film: Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson, 2008)

Posted on April 12, 2025 by admin

‘Let the Right One In‘, the 2008 film by the Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (original title is ‘Låt den rätte komma in‘) confirms that good films can be made in any genre. I am not at all a fan of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged based on a book, coming of age, horror movies, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Kåre Hedebrant, Låt den rätte komma in, Let the Right One In, Lina Leandersson, movies about love, Swedish movies, Tomas Alfredson, vampire movies | Leave a comment

courage and art (film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig / Dane-ye anjir-e ma’abed – Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024)

Posted on April 11, 2025 by admin

There are films whose production history dominates what we see during the screening. And I’m not referring to the ‘making of …’ clips or documentaries about special effects. A film like ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig‘ (original title is … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Dane-ye anjir-e ma'abed, Iranian cinema, Mahsa Rostami, Missagh Zareh, Mohammad Rasoulof, original script, political cinema, Pooyan Aghababaei, Setarek Maleki, Soheila Golestani, The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Leave a comment

tales from the jungle of the auctions (film: Le tableau volé – Pascal Bonitzer, 2024)

Posted on April 10, 2025 by admin

Art-related movies fascinate me. Biographies of artists, the fate of famous paintings, spectacular heists of art objects or dramas from the world of artists or collectors have generated successful and good quality films. ‘Le tabeau volé‘ (English distribution title is … Continue reading →

Posted in art, movies | Tagged Alex Lutz, art, art auctions, Auction, French cinema, Holocaust, inspired by true events, Le tableau volé, Léa Drucker, Louise Chevillotte, Pascal Bonitzer | Leave a comment

O poveste de supraviețuire (carte: Adiva Geffen – În liniștea pădurii)

Posted on April 10, 2025 by admin

Urmăresc de peste un deceniu cu recenzii și semnalări editoriale traducerile din literatura israeliană în spațiul lingvistic și cultural românesc. Fiecare carte adăugată unei colecții incomplete dar destul de semnificative și de diverse se cuvine desigur a fi salutată. Nu … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Adiva Geffen, Holocaust, În liniștea pădurii, Israeli literature, Surviving the Forest, translations to Romanian | Leave a comment

the spy who hated liars (film: Black Bag – Steven Soderbergh, 2025)

Posted on April 5, 2025 by admin

In a few of the moments while watching ‘Black Bag‘ – the second film this year 2025 directed by Steven Soderbergh – I had the feeling that John Le Carré is still alive and writing novels that are brought to … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Black Bag, Cate Blanchett, international movies production, Michael Fassbender, original script, Pierce Brosnan, psychological thriller, relationship comedy, spy thriller, Steven Soderbergh | Leave a comment

growing pains (TV Series: Adolescence – Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne, 2025)

Posted on March 22, 2025 by admin

I may be one of the last film enthusiasts in the world who doesn’t have a Netflix subscription (too little time!), so it was only by chance (staying for a few days at one of my sons’ house) that I … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged Adolescence, British TV series, Erin Doherty, Jack Thorne, mini-series, Netflix, Owen Cooper, psychological drama, social drama, Stephen Graham, thriller | Leave a comment

another end of the world (film: Leave the World Behind – Sam Esmail, 2023)

Posted on March 12, 2025 by admin

I avoid comparisons between films and books, even (or especially) when it comes to screen adaptations of more or less well-known books. Film and literature are arts that work 90% with different materials. In the case of the 2023 film … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, apocalypse movies, end of the world movies, Ethan Hawke, film based on a novel, Julia Roberts, Leave the World Behind, Mahershala Ali, Myha'la, Netflix movies, Rumaan Alam, Sam Esmail | Leave a comment