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cinema facing illness and death (film: The Death of Cinema and My Father Too – Dani Rosenberg, 2020)

Posted on February 20, 2023 by admin

‘The Death of Cinema and My Father Too‘ is an unusual title for an unusual film about an unusual film. Director and script author (co-writer) Dani Rosenberg, making his feature film debut, brings to screen an emotional personal story. The … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cursul Amazonului

Posted on February 20, 2023 by admin

Să discutăm astăzi despre Amazon. Nu despre fluviu și nici despre jungla pe care o străbate, ci despre compania Amazon.com, Inc. Unul dintre cele mai fascinante filme pe care le-am văzut în ultima vreme se numește ‘Bardo: False Chronicle of … Continue reading →

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a mystery in Jerusalem (TV Series: Aviram Katz – Dana Modan, Eitan Zur, 2023)

Posted on February 18, 2023 by admin

Public television is in Israel, as in other parts of the world, at the center of a debate over its very existence as an institution funded (at least in part) by taxpayers’ money. At almost every change of government, its … Continue reading →

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strangled legality (film: Kurak Günler – Emin Alper, 2022)

Posted on February 17, 2023 by admin

‘Kurak Günler‘ (‘Dry Days’, the English distribution title – inaccurately translated – is ‘Burning Days‘) is the fourth feature film by Turkish director Emin Alper, one of the young and brave directors who continue to make films in Turkey (some … Continue reading →

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Revanșa lui Patapievici (Carte: Horia-Roman Patapievici – Anii urii)

Posted on February 16, 2023 by admin

‘Anii urii’ este o carte pe care așteptam să o citesc de mult. Trăiesc departe de România de aproape 40 de ani. Pe Horia-Roman Patapievici (născut în 1957) îl cunoșteam și îl apreciam pentru excelentele sale emisiuni de interviuri ‘Înapoi … Continue reading →

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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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