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dr. Gica Manescu – Semn de Carte

Posted on July 21, 2010 by admin

O noua contributie a doctorului Gica Manescu ne aduce de aceasta data o emotionanta marturie personala si o ocazie de a-l cunoaste mai bine pe acest minunat prieten si coleg de liste internetice, tanar in spirit si totdeauna dornic de … Continue reading →

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Film: The Chess Players (Satyajit Ray, 1977)

Posted on July 20, 2010 by admin

It is my friend Pierre who introduced me to the work of Satyajit Ray. Charulata (The Loney Wife) was the first film of him that I saw, at Pierre’s recommendation. Then I fell recently on an article written in one … Continue reading →

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Film: La Verite (Clouzot, 1960)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by admin

In Bernard Tavernier’s film Laissez Passer which I wrote about a few days ago Henri-Georges Clouzot gets indirectly a harsh treatment. He is one of these directors who continued to work under the German occupation during WWII, and was attacked … Continue reading →

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Documentary: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (2009)

Posted on July 18, 2010 by admin

Veteran documentary director Leslie Woodhead filmed on the British pop scene since the 60s. He starts ‘How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin’ by telling how he filmed the four boys in Liverpool in 1962. He did not stop here, catching … Continue reading →

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Exhibition: Vaclav Cigler at the Litvak Gallery in Tel Aviv

Posted on July 17, 2010 by admin

The second exhibition of the Litvak Gallery in Tel Aviv establishes the place as one of the solid landmarks of the art scene in the city, and a house of the art glass bringing artists of international reputation. After the … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 16 – The Island of Gozo

Posted on July 16, 2010 by admin

I have heard for the first time about Gozo when I bought on Amazon one of the tour guides in preparation for the trip. The title was ‘Malta and Gozo’. What in the world is Gozo, I asked myself. The … Continue reading →

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dr. Gica Manescu – Intamplari si Amintiri: Cizmarul

Posted on July 15, 2010 by admin

Prietenul meu din Bat Yam, dr. Gica Manescu mi-a dat permisiunea sa preiau pe blog inca un episod din amintirile sale. Ii multumesc din nou pentru osteneala de a-si asterne pe hartie amintirile si intamplarile prin care a trecut si … Continue reading →

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Film: Laissez-Passer (Bertrand Tavernier – 2002)

Posted on July 14, 2010 by admin

Life under German occupation was a subject that was treated in the French cinema in a gradual manner, differing according to the time of the production, reflecting the process of coping with the darkest hour of the history of France … Continue reading →

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Viva Espana!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin

Despite all fears, despite the apparently slow start, and despite having lost before the semifinals all teams who were potentially playing the flamboyant and spectacular football we love to praise, but which did not prove itself on the stadiums for … Continue reading →

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Opera: ‘Pique Dame’ in Tel Aviv

Posted on July 11, 2010 by admin

The last evening of the opera season brought us yesterday to the staging of ‘Pique Dame’ the beautiful creation of Tchaikovsky based on the novella by Pushkin – a story of passion and obsession, which gives the opportunity of great … Continue reading →

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