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O nouă ediție a poeziilor lui Eminescu în ebraică

Posted on April 5, 2024 by admin

Am emigrat din România în 1984. La plecarea spre Israel a trebuit să renunț cu mare durere la o bibliotecă de câteva sute de volume, cumpărate din banii ‘de buzunar’ ca elev, din cei câștigați din meditații în studenție, și … Continue reading →

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numbers and love (film: Le théorème de Marguerite – Anna Novion, 2023)

Posted on April 3, 2024 by admin

Here is a movie that will interest my mathematician friends. I look forward to them watching it and sharing their impressions. ‘Le théorème de Marguerite‘ (2023) is a variation on the classic formula ‘boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy … Continue reading →

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alone, between two worlds (film: Les fleurs amères – Olivier Meys, 2017)

Posted on April 2, 2024 by admin

‘Les fleurs amères‘ (the title in the English distribution is ‘Bitter Flowers‘) is the debut feature film of Belgian director Olivier Meys. It’s also his only film so far, but I sincerely hope there will be more, because Meys demonstrates … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged belgian cinema, Benoît Dervaux, Bitter Flowers, Chloe Maayan, film about China, Les fleurs amères, movies filmed in Paris, Olivier Meys, original script, social cinema, social drama, social issues movie, Wang Xi, Xi Qi | Leave a comment

a me-too story in 1935’s Paris (film: Mon Crime – François Ozon, 2023)

Posted on April 1, 2024 by admin

‘Mon crime‘ is the funniest and most entertaining film I have seen in the first three months of this year. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve already seen some very good films, with deep topics, interesting cinematography and with great acting, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged André Dussollier, based on a play, comedy, Dany Boon, Fabrice Luchini, François Ozon, French cinema, Isabelle Huppert, Mon Crime, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Olivier Broche, Rebecca Marder, social comedy | Leave a comment

farma-thriller in Dublin (TV series: ‘Acceptable Risk’)

Posted on March 30, 2024 by admin

I do not regret the decision to spend the time of the six episodes in the company of the Irish mini-series ‘Acceptable Risk‘ (2017) written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Kenneth Glenaan and hristian Langlois. One of the reasons … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged Acceptable Risk, Angeline Ball, Christian Langlois, Elaine Cassidy, farma-thriller, Irish TV series, Kenneth Glenaan, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, mini-series, Morten Suurbale, Ron Hutchinson, techno-thriller, thriller | Leave a comment

O carte cu prieteni (carte: Cleopatra Lorințiu – Simanei Haverut / Semne de prietenie)

Posted on March 15, 2024 by admin

Undeva, în cartea ‘Simanei Haverut / Semne de prietenie’, Cleopatra Lorințiu folosește în descrierea unuia dintre artiștii căruia îi dedică un capitol expresia ‘om-orchestră’ pentru a-i descrie talentele artistice, deschiderea culturală și multitudinea disciplinelor în care activează. Cred că aceasta … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Cleopatra Lorințiu, memoirs, Romanian books, Semne de prietenie, Simanei Haverut | Leave a comment

Războaiele boților (carte: Philip N. Howard – Mașinăria de minciuni)

Posted on March 13, 2024 by admin

‘Mașinăria de minciuni’ de Philip N. Howard, apărută în 2020 și publicată în România în 2023 de Editura Paralela 45 în traducerea lui Claudiu Neacșu este o carte care m-a interesat din primul moment în care am auzit despre ea. … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Universul Dunelor

Posted on March 11, 2024 by admin

Știți deja că sunt un pasionat al literaturii și al filmelor științifico-fantastice și un admirator declarat al ciclului ‘Dune’, creat de Frank Herbert. Am scris despre cărți și despre autorul lor în noiembrie 2021, după ce vizionasem prima serie din … Continue reading →

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the anti Indiana Jones (film: La chimera – Alice Rohrwacher, 2023)

Posted on March 10, 2024 by admin

I had two very good reasons to definitely want to see ‘La Chimera‘ (2023). The first – this is the first feature film of the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher after the unusual and superb ‘Lazzaro felice’ (2018). The second – … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action comedy, Alice Rohrwacher, Carol Duarte, Isabella Rossellini, Italian cinema, Josh O'Donnor | Leave a comment

the painter and her times (documentary – Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman – Ali Ray, 2023)

Posted on March 6, 2024 by admin

I have already written on numerous occasions that the ‘Exhibition on Screen’ series of art documentaries initiated by Phil Grabsky (who also conceived and produced many of the episodes) is the most important cinematic event dedicated to the visual arts … Continue reading →

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