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a quality film de papa (film: Les orgueilleux – Yves Allégret & Rafael E. Portas, 1953)

Posted on June 29, 2026 by admin

Yves Allégret, the director of the Franco-Mexican co-production ‘Les orgueilleux‘ (known in English distribution as ‘The Proud and the Beautiful’) was in the 1950s one of the preferred target of the critics of future French New Wave filmmakers. He directed … Continue reading →

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between neorealism and Hollywood

Posted on June 27, 2026 by admin

‘Riso amaro‘ (or ‘Bitter Rice’ in the English release) is one of the films that connects the Italian neo-realism of the 1940s in its ‘pure’ form with the great Italian cinema that would emerge from this movement in the following … Continue reading →

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simple, powerful, different (film: Backrooms – Kane Parsons, 2026)

Posted on June 8, 2026 by admin

Kane Parsons, the creator, director and co-writer of the ‘Backrooms‘, will turn 21 on June 18, which means he won’t be able to legally buy a beer in the United States for a few more weeks to celebrate the success … Continue reading →

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În căutarea fiului (carte: Nathan Englander – Ministerul Cazurilor Speciale)

Posted on June 8, 2026 by admin

Scriitorul american Nathan Englander este un fenomen. Născut în 1970, s-ar afla deci acum în culmea capacității sale creative și a productivității literare. Bibliografia sa actuală este însă destul de ‘subțire’ – două culegeri de nuvele, trei romane, câteva dramatizări. … Continue reading →

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in the shadow of the Tsar (film: The Wizard of the Kremlin – Olivier Assayas, 2025)

Posted on May 25, 2026 by admin

Is it too early for cinematic versions of the story of the rise of a personality who continues to dominate contemporary world politics like Vladimir Putin? This is certainly not what writer Giuliano Da Empoli, who published the novel ‘Le … Continue reading →

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irish horror (film: Hokum – Damian McCarthy, 2026)

Posted on May 12, 2026 by admin

It takes a bit of courage, or perhaps audacity, to give the title ‘Hokum‘ to a commercially distributed film. The noun ‘hokum’, which I learned on this occasion, has a few different meanings: it means ‘nonsense’ or ‘just plain nonsense’ … Continue reading →

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wedding and prejudice (film: The Drama – Kristoffer Borgli, 2026)

Posted on May 12, 2026 by admin

‘The Drama‘, the film written and directed by Norwegian Kristoffer Borgli who crossed the Atlantic for several years and is now making films in the United States, combines in a surprising and original way two film genres that are apparently … Continue reading →

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O exemplificare a banalității răului (carte: David Albahari – Götz și Meyer)

Posted on May 11, 2026 by admin

Cum poate fi explicată o crimă de proporții monstruoase cum a fost Holocaustul? Cine au fost executanții și complicii prin fapte sau prin tăcere? Cum pot trăi descendenții victimelor și care le este menirea și datoria? Pot fi combătute uitarea … Continue reading →

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a non-Orwellian film about Orwell (film – Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 – Raoul Peck, 2025)

Posted on May 7, 2026 by admin

I don’t think George Orwell would have liked the documentary ‘Orwell 2+2=5‘ that Raoul Peck wrote, directed and dedicated to his biography and the relevance of his writings and especially the novel ‘1984’ in today’s world. I saw the documentary … Continue reading →

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last chance to save the Universe (film: Project Hail Mary – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, 2026)

Posted on May 3, 2026 by admin

Andy Weir, the author of the novel that inspired the film ‘Project Hail Mary‘, likes heroes who face loneliness and overcome it. Mark Watney, the hero of Weir’s first published novel and of the film inspired by this novel, is … Continue reading →

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