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we all live on islands (film: The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh, 2022)

Posted on February 15, 2023 by admin

‘The Banshees of Inisherin‘ is Martin McDonagh‘s fourth feature film and the first to be set in Ireland. In fact, it could be an adaptation of the third play in the ‘Aran Islands trilogy’, of which the first two plays … Continue reading →

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Mata Hari and La Nouvelle Vague (film: Mata Hari, agent H21 – Jean-Louis Richard, 1964)

Posted on February 14, 2023 by admin

Cinema’s love story with the character of Mata Hari began only a few years after the execution by shooting squad of the famous spy. When Jeanne Moreau played, in 1964, her role in the film ‘Mata Hari, agent H21‘ directed … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Origami – istorie, prezent, viitor

Posted on February 13, 2023 by admin

Să discutăm despre origami – una dintre mărcile tradiționale ale culturii japoneze, o artă cu tradiție istorică, un hobby al prezentului, care a depășit de mult granițele Japoniei, căpătând dimensiuni planetare, și o tehnologie a viitorului bazată pe modele matematice … Continue reading →

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fabulous production of a very personal story (film: Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades – Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2022)

Posted on February 12, 2023 by admin

‘Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths‘ (original title is ‘Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades’), the 2022 film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is one of those films that polarizes the opinions of both viewers and of critics. … Continue reading →

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the folly of power (film: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes – Werner Herzog, 1972)

Posted on February 11, 2023 by admin

A masterpiece remains a masterpiece. I saw ‘Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes‘ again 50 years after its release, and the impression was just as strong. It’s one of those films that I haven’t forgotten at all in the half century that … Continue reading →

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loss and denial (film: Sous le sable – François Ozon, 2000)

Posted on February 9, 2023 by admin

‘Sous le sable‘ (English title ‘Under the Sand‘), made in 2000, is one of the films that marked the rise of François Ozon and positioned him as one of the most important French directors of his generation (the new New … Continue reading →

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three stories in one good movie (film: Nocturnal Animals – Tom Ford, 2016)

Posted on February 8, 2023 by admin

‘Nocturnal Animals‘ (2016) directed and written by Tom Ford (adaptation of a novel by Austin Wright) is one of the smartest, best written and well executed films of the last decade, a film that I watched with great delay. I … Continue reading →

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Tiranul și poeții (carte: Ismail Kadare – Înfruntare la nivel înalt)

Posted on February 8, 2023 by admin

Ismail Kadare, scriitorul albanez născut în 1936, nu mai trebuie să demonstreze nimănui nimic. Este considerat printre marii scriitori ai secolelor în care a trăit și a scris. A fost recompensat cu premiul ManBooker International în 2005 și cu Premiul … Continue reading →

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between Hitchcock and James Bond (film: Arabesque – Stanley Donen, 1966)

Posted on February 7, 2023 by admin

‘Arabesque‘ (1966) was produced and directed by Stanley Donen for Universal studios, but it belongs to the director’s ‘English period’, i.e. the decade in which Donen crossed the Atlantic the opposite way to that of Hitchcock and settled in England … Continue reading →

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