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on the ruins of Germany (film: Germania anno zero – Roberto Rossellini, 1948)

Posted on July 27, 2025 by admin

‘Germany Year Zero‘, filmed by Roberto Rossellini in 1947 and released in 1948, is one of those films about which entire bookshelves have been written and can still be written. In less than 80 minutes, this film manages to be … Continue reading →

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adventures in Africa (film: L’africain – Philippe de Broca, 1983)

Posted on July 23, 2025 by admin

‘L’africain‘ is a film that had all the premises of a great success. It was released in 1983 as a kind of French cinema industry’s response to the trend of action films set in exotic locations generated by the enormous … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: 2025 – Raftul de cărți (până acum)

Posted on July 22, 2025 by admin

Probabil că mulți dintre cititorii rubricii CHANGE.WORLD împărtășesc opinia că anul 2025 este altfel. De obicei, când ajung la jumătatea anului și încerc să fac bilanțuri parțiale, senzația este că nu am simțit când au trecut jumătate din cele 365 … Continue reading →

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a remarkable film by a master of theatre (film: Lord of the Flies – Peter Brook, 1963)

Posted on July 21, 2025 by admin

Peter Brook was one of the greatest directors in the history of theatre, but he experimented with film in the first half of his career. ‘Lord of the Flies‘ (1963) is his second and last full-fledged venture into the world … Continue reading →

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the life, loves and art of Peter Sellers (film: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers – Stephen Hopkins, 2004)

Posted on July 20, 2025 by admin

‘The Life and Death of Peter Sellers‘ is a film – for me – inexplicably underrated. Made in 2004 by director Stephen Hopkins, it brings to the screen the film career and private life of Peter Sellers, one of the … Continue reading →

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another poignant family docu-drama by Radu Ciorniciuc (documentary: Tata – Radu Ciorniciuc & Lina Vdovii, 2024)

Posted on July 18, 2025 by admin

‘Tata‘ (2024) is the second film by director Radu Ciorniciuc after ‘Acasă, My Home’ in which he builds an entire cinematic universe starting from a special life story. Material that for many other filmmakers would result in a film exposed … Continue reading →

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Despre literatură, prietenie și moarte (carte: Martin Amis – Inside Story)

Posted on July 17, 2025 by admin

‘Inside Story’ este ultima carte a lui Martin Amis, publicată în 2020, cu trei ani înainte de moartea scriitorului și apărută în 2024 în limba romana în traducerea Mihaelei Ghiță în colecția Anansi a Editurii Pandora M. Amis îl descria … Continue reading →

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high speed entertainment (film: F1:The Movie – Joseph Kosinski, 2025)

Posted on July 17, 2025 by admin

Summer entertainment? Well, it’s summer, isn’t it? I mean it’s the time of the year when I have no problem sitting into an air-conditioned cinema with a bucket of popcorn in my hands and a cold drink by my side, … Continue reading →

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an obsessive thriller with Isabelle Adjani at her best (film: Mortelle rendonnée – Claude Miller, 1983)

Posted on July 16, 2025 by admin

Alfred Hitchcock died in 1980, but not completely. In fact, his influence is so strong that to this day, 45 years after his departure, not only are his films watched and re-watched, analyzed and enjoyed, but they also represent benchmarks … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Istorie, antropologie și Inteligența Artificială

Posted on July 15, 2025 by admin

‘Everybody’s Talkin’ este un cântec compus de Fred Neil în 1966 și care a fost făcut celebru de ‘Midnight Cowboy’, filmul din 1969 al lui John Schlesinger, care lansa carierele de vedete hollywoodiene ale lui Dustin Hoffman și Jon Voight. … Continue reading →

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