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a revenge thriller of a special kind (film: Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell, 2020)

Posted on December 17, 2022 by admin

Cassandra, the main hero of ‘Promising Young Woman‘, a movie written and directed by British filmmaker and actress Emerald Fennell and released on screens in 2020, seems to be a typical heroine in the genre of ‘revenge thriller’. During the … Continue reading →

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between duty and love (film: Les destinées sentimentales – Olivier Assayas, 2000)

Posted on December 15, 2022 by admin

The presence of Emmanuelle Béart and of Isabelle Huppert in the credits and the fact that ‘Les destinées sentimentales‘ is directed by Olivier Assayas were enough to convince me to see this film, despite its daunting three-hour length. Made in … Continue reading →

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an immersive police investigation (film: On ne meurt que deux fois – Jacques Deray, 1985)

Posted on December 13, 2022 by admin

At first glance ‘On ne meurt que deux fois‘ (or ‘He Died with His Eyes Open‘ – the title of the English version) is another detective movie, with a police inspector investigating a murder. And yet this ‘whodunit’ style story … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse, then! (film: Kuroi ame / Black Rain – Shôhei Imamura, 1989)

Posted on December 12, 2022 by admin

I happen to have seen and written about a number of end-of-the-world and post-apocalyptic movies lately. Most of them were dystopias and/or special effects films that depicted the possible ends of the world as we know it and what would … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Căderea lui Riga Crypto

Posted on December 12, 2022 by admin

– Nuntaş fruntaş! Ospăţul tău limba mi-a fript-o, Dar, cântecul, tot zice-l-aş, Cu Enigel şi riga Crypto. Domeniul de expertiză al strălucitului matematician Dan Barbilian era diferit, dar alter-ego-ul său, poetul Ion Barbu, ne-a lăsat splendidul poem despre Riga Crypto … Continue reading →

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the war of the classes goes on (film: Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund, 2022)

Posted on December 9, 2022 by admin

‘Triangle of Sadness‘ by the Swedish director Ruben Östlund is the film that charmed the Cannes Festival jury this year. It was a choice applauded by many critics and fiercely criticized by a few others. The audience was also divided … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse will come on the 14th of July (film: Les derniers jours du monde – Larrieu brothers, 2009)

Posted on December 8, 2022 by admin

‘Les derniers jour du monde‘ (the title of the English version is ‘Happy End‘), the film by brothers Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu, was made in 2009, at a time when films with apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic themes – anyway among the … Continue reading →

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Ministerul terorii (carte: Bernard Lecomte – KGB – Adevărata istorie a serviciilor secrete sovietice)

Posted on November 29, 2022 by admin

Despre spioni putem citi deja în Biblie, iar polițiile politice și religioase ne sunt cunoscute încă din Evul Mediu, Inchiziția fiind cel mai ilustru exemplu. Polițiile secrete au proliferat după Revoluția Franceză în toată Europa, cu scopul de a lupta … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Înapoi spre Lună și dincolo de ea

Posted on November 28, 2022 by admin

În fine, s-a întâmplat. După patru încercări de lansare anulate din cauza problemelor tehnice (un senzor de temperatură defect, scurgeri de la rezervoarele de alimentare ale rachetelor) și a furtunilor tropicale, Artemis 1 a fost lansat cu succes de la … Continue reading →

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‘Money Makes the World Go Round’ (carte: Charles Wheelan – Povestea banilor)

Posted on November 22, 2022 by admin

Lectura cărții lui Charles Wheelan, ‘Povestea banilor’, apărută în 2020 în colecția ‘Istorie’ a Editurii Humanitas în traducerea Simonei Drelciuc mi-a luat vreo zece zile. Nu este vorba despre criză de timp – dincolo de cea cronică obișnuită – și … Continue reading →

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