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Sidney Lumet (1924 – 2011)

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

A black day in the history of cinema. In the morning I learned about the death of the Romanian film critic Alex Leo Serban, now the news come about the passing away of Sidney Lumet. Let us remember some of … Continue reading →

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Alex Leo Serban (1959 – 2011)

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

Cand la inceput de deceniu cinematografia romaneasca incepuse sa dea semne de renastere am inceput sa caut pe Internet vesti si cronici pentru a urmari si intelege aceste fenomen. Imediat mi-a sarit in ochi semnatura lui Alex Leo Serban, un … Continue reading →

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Jazz: Meg Okura in Tel Aviv

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

When I saw that the program of the 6th evening in this season of the Hot Jazz series at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art included violinist Meg Okura I knew that it would be an interesting evening. I did … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Vacante iesene in copilarie (3)

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin

Gica Manescu ofera cititorilor blogului episodul final al amintirilor sale din vacantele iesene ale copilariei. Inca odata ii  multumesc pentru permisiunea de a prelua aceste fragmente din memoriile sale si il astept cu alte povesti din sacul sau cu amintiri. … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Romania / 4 – “Pensiunea Carol”

Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin

As we were approaching the end of the first day of our trip we headed to the hotel that we had booked for the next two nights. The location was near the city of Targu Neamt, about 30 kilometers away … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Vacante iesene in copilarie (2)

Posted on April 5, 2011 by admin

Partea a doua a amintirilor lui Gica Manescu se potriveste cu perioada in care ne aflam si ne prilejuieste o comparatie intre sarbatorirea Pesah-ului acum si atunci. ———– Eram la cateva zile inainte de Pesah. Pasca, achizitionata din timp, se … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Romania / 3 – A Tower, a Church and a Museum

Posted on April 4, 2011 by admin

It started to rain in that afternoon of our first day of the trip. After the emotional encounter with my grand-parents house I told about in the previous episode we walked to the center of the city, to an area … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Vacante iesene in copilarie (1)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by admin

Prietenul Gica Manescu continua sa scotoceasca in sacul cu amintiri si acum ne relateaza despre copilaria sa in Romania dintre cele doua razboaie mondiale. ——- Cum mama era ieseanca, pleca sa-si viziteze parintii din cand in  cand, sau veneau ei … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Proverbe vechi, idei noi

Posted on April 2, 2011 by admin

Gica Manescu isi prefateaza singur acest articol: Nu numai amintiri si povestiri, dar  incerc  si altele. Cum se spune, ca suntem in tema: ”Incercarea moarte n-are” ————– – Crestinii sarbatoresc Pastele ca a inviat Christos. Evreii, iesirea din Egipt. Dar … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Romania / 2 – Back in Time

Posted on March 25, 2011 by admin

As we were drawing near to our first and maybe most important stop for me in this trip the weather started to become gray and rainy. We felt the change in landscape as soon as we entered the judetz (county) … Continue reading →

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