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between two monsters (film: La fille coupée en deux – Claude Chabrol, 2007)

Posted on July 24, 2023 by admin

‘La fille coupée en deux‘ (the title is faithfully translated into English as ‘A Girl Cut in Two‘) is the penultimate feature film by Claude Chabrol. Before seeing the film I was wondering why the French director chose this sensational … Continue reading →

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La Vie en Rose (film: Barbie – Greta Gerwig, 2023)

Posted on July 22, 2023 by admin

I’m not one of those people who feel the need to apologize for watching ‘Barbie‘. In my opinion there are no bad movie genres, there are only good movies and bad movies. And the cinema is also popular entertainment, and … Continue reading →

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Maturizarea prin poezie (carte: Raul Ancel – Simțiri)

Posted on July 21, 2023 by admin

Prolificul autor care este Raul Ancel recidivează. Raul a apărut în viețile și inimile cititorilor în primul an al pandemiei, care i-a creat timpul și poate i-a eliberat energiile pentru a pagina și tipări scrieri risipite până atunci în spațiul … Continue reading →

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Fritz Lang brings Émile Zola to screen (film: Human Desire – Fritz Lang, 1954)

Posted on July 20, 2023 by admin

‘Human Desire‘, made in 1954, is one of the few screen adaptations of Émile Zola’s novel ‘La Bête humaine’ and one of about 15 films made by Fritz Lang between 1950 and 1950, in the final, American phase of his … Continue reading →

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Artistul, scriitorul și visele lor (carte: Felix Aftene, Lucian Dan Teodorovici – Mustața lui Dali și alte culori)

Posted on July 20, 2023 by admin

‘Mustața lui Dali și alte culori’ nu este o simplă carte ilustrată, așa cum ar putea părea la prima vedere. Este o colecție de poeme, eseuri și vise care au ca punct de plecare 16 tablouri. Este o lucrare de … Continue reading →

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Chabrol and Huppert at their best (film: Une affaire de femmes – Claude Chabrol, 1988)

Posted on July 19, 2023 by admin

‘Une affaire de femmes‘ (the English distribution title was ‘Story of Women‘), Claude Chabrol‘s 1988 film gives Isabelle Huppert the opportunity to create one of the most memorable roles of a formidable career. Chabrol, the director about whom Huppert would … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Olandezi și zburători

Posted on July 18, 2023 by admin

Nu prea mai este la modă expedierea de cărți poștale ilustrate din vacanțe. Ele au fost înlocuite cu postările – zilnice, pentru cine are timp și energie – pe rețelele sociale. Însemnările de vacanță sunt distribuite tot prin intermediul Internetului. … Continue reading →

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an Israeli film noir / rap opera (film: The City / HaYir haZot – Amit Ulman, 2023)

Posted on July 12, 2023 by admin

‘The City‘ (the Hebrew title better translates into ‘This City’) has a good chance of being one of the hits of the summer film season in Israel. The film is written and directed by debutant filmmaker Amit Ulman, and was … Continue reading →

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non-conventional families (film: Broker – Kore-eda Hirokazu, 2022)

Posted on July 11, 2023 by admin

Families are the main theme of most of the films of the Japanese master director Kore-eda Hirokazu, but these are no ordinary families. Traditional families do not work well in his films, and are never happy, as Tolstoy had observed. … Continue reading →

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a play about aliens directed by Wes Anderson (film: Asteroid City – Wes Anderson, 2023)

Posted on July 7, 2023 by admin

Watching ‘Asteroid City‘ I realize I’m starting to have a problem with Wes Anderson‘s movies. Each of them is an aesthetic delight and a demonstration of cinematic stylistic virtuosity. They are full of humor and almost every sequence includes reverences … Continue reading →

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