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Citoyen Stavisky (film: Stavisky – Alain Resnais, 1974)

Posted on December 5, 2023 by admin

‘Stavisky‘ (1974) is Alain Resnais‘ most successful film with the public, which may be partly due to the fact that it’s one of his most accessible films, but mostly to the exceptional cast led including Jean-Paul Belmondo. For him, the … Continue reading →

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life and literature (film: Gemma Bovery – Anne Fontaine, 2014)

Posted on December 4, 2023 by admin

‘Gemma Bovery‘, Anne Fontaine‘s 2014 film enchanted me. What could be the cause? The presence in the male lead role of Fabrice Luchini, one of my favorite French actors and possessor of the most perfect diction of anyone who spoke … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Telenovelă AI

Posted on December 4, 2023 by admin

Eu: ChatGPT, te rog scrie o telenovelă despre consiliul de administrație al unei companii de Inteligență Artificială care își demite CEO-ul, apoi îl repune în funcție, apoi o parte din consiliu este concediată! Toate acestea trebuie să aibă loc în … Continue reading →

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escape or die (film: Un condamné à mort s’est échappé

Posted on December 2, 2023 by admin

I can’t avoid superlatives. ‘Un condamné à mort s’est échappé‘, Robert Bresson‘s 1956 film is the best prison break movie I can remember ever seeing. And I’ve seen quite a few, even if it’s not exactly my favorite genre, from … Continue reading →

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the price of love (film: Partir – Catherine Corsini, 2009)

Posted on December 1, 2023 by admin

‘Partir‘ (2009) is my first encounter with a film by the French director Catherine Corsini. The impression is mostly positive. Corsini (who is also the main author of the film’s script) seems to me to be a mature filmmaker, master … Continue reading →

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kill the system (film: Peppermint – Pierre Morel, 2018)

Posted on November 30, 2023 by admin

‘Peppermint‘ (2018) is the kind of movie that has a good chances of satisfying action movie buffs while almost all other categories of viewers will avoid it and film critics will turn their noses up in superiority. Personally, I believe … Continue reading →

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Swimming Pool Drama (film: A Bigger Splash – Luca Guadagnino, 2015)

Posted on November 29, 2023 by admin

‘A Bigger Splash‘ (2015) is a remake of a film (‘La Piscine’ – directed by Jacques Deray based on a novel by Alain Page) that is remembered today mainly because of the presence on the screen of the couple Alain … Continue reading →

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Acorduri finale (Cormac McCarthy – The Passenger)

Posted on November 27, 2023 by admin

Atunci când a murit, în iunie 2023, la aproape 90 de ani, Cormac McCarthy a fost elogiat de însuși Stephen King drept ‘… poate, cel mai mare romancier american al timpurilor noastre’. Deși el însuși ocolea cercurile literare și prefera … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: BlackBerry – Ascensiunea, căderea și acum, filmul

Posted on November 27, 2023 by admin

Astăzi, rubrica CHANGE.WORLD are ca temă povestea companiei care a produs primul telefon inteligent, a deschis drumul și a creat piața pentru telefoanele mobile cu funcționalitate multiplă. Fără BlackBerry nu ar fi existat iPhone. Ironia istoriei face însă ca produsul … Continue reading →

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theater and bedrooms on screen (film: Mary Queen of Scots – Josie Rourke, 2018)

Posted on November 25, 2023 by admin

‘Mary Queen of Scots‘ (2018) is the latest of the historical films that go back to the roots of the connection between England and Scotland and the conflict between the queens of the two kingdoms in the second half of … Continue reading →

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