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two brothers on a boat (film: Cassandra’s Dream – Woody Allen, 2007)

Posted on February 3, 2023 by admin

Woody Allen‘s films are simple and accessible. Or at least they seem so. This is also the case with the 2007 ‘Cassandra’s Dream‘, which is part of an English series of three films by Allen, which in turn is part … Continue reading →

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power game (film: La Vénus à la fourrure – Roman Polanski, 2013)

Posted on February 2, 2023 by admin

Roman Polanski‘s films are never simple. ‘La Vénus à la fourrure‘ (English title is ‘Venus in furs‘) is the adaptation of a Tony Award winning play by David Ives based on a novel by 19th century Austrian writer Leopold von … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Emmanuelle Seigner, erotic drama, international movies production, La Vénus à la fourrure, Mathieu Amalric, men - women relations, Roman Polanski, theater in film, Venus in Fur | Leave a comment

catching up with life (film: Living – Oliver Hermanus, 2022)

Posted on January 31, 2023 by admin

Akira Kurosawa‘s career is marked by several notable adaptations and remakes. Throughout his career, the great Japanese film director has contributed to building bridges between cultures, texts by great writers and film schools. Several of his famous films are adaptations … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Bill Nighy, British cinema, drama movie, Ikiru, Kazuo Ishiguro, Living, Oliver Hermanus, psychological drama, remake | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD – Inteligență ART-ificială

Posted on January 30, 2023 by admin

Ne aflăm într-un punct de inflexiune în evoluția Inteligenței Artificiale (AI)? Suntem martorii unui salt calitativ al eficienței aplicațiilor AI, care poate avea un impact serios în domenii diverse cum ar fi căutarea și documentarea pe rețelele informatice, eseurile și … Continue reading →

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Și asasinii iubesc (carte: Barry Eisler – Pactul asasinilor)

Posted on January 28, 2023 by admin

Barry Eisler se află deja, de ceva vreme, pe o listă de scriitori la ale căror cărți îmi propusesem să ajung, în genurile care m-au pasionat din totdeauna și continuă să mă pasioneze și astăzi, desi timpul pe care li-l … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged American literature, Barry Eisler, Pactul Asasinilor, spy novels, The Killer Collective, thrillers | Leave a comment

a well-polished nun (film: La religieuse – Guillaume Nicloux, 2013)

Posted on January 28, 2023 by admin

Guillaume Nicloux, the director of this 2013 version of the film ‘La religieuse‘ was born in 1966, that is exactly the year that the film of the same name made by Jacques Rivette, starring Anna Karina, premiered at the Cannes … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged anti-clerical films, coproductions, Guillaume Nicloux, historical films, international movies production, Isabelle Huppert, La religieuse, Pauline Etienne, remake, The Nun | Leave a comment

life? or theatre? (animation film: Charlotte – Tahir Rana & Éric Warin, 2021)

Posted on January 26, 2023 by admin

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day events gave me the opportunity to see, at an event organized by the French Cultural Institute, a film I was planning to watch for a while but somehow missed last year when it was released … Continue reading →

Posted in animation, movies | Tagged animation movies, Charlotte, Charlotte Salomon, David Bezmozgis, Éric Warin, Erik Rutherford, Holocaust movies, international movies production, Keira Knightley, Marion Cotillard, Tahir Rana | Leave a comment

coping with evil and memory (film: June Zero – Jake Paltrow, 2022)

Posted on January 25, 2023 by admin

Last night I had the opportunity to attend a preview of a film that has been on the international festival circuit for about half a year, but whose commercial release will only take place in the coming weeks. The fact … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American Director, Ami Smolartchik, Holocaust movies, international movies production, Israeli cinema, Jake Paltrow, June Zero, Noam Ovadia, Tom Hagi, Tom Shoval, Tsahi Grad | Leave a comment

stormy sunset (film: Best Sellers – Lina Roessler, 2021)

Posted on January 23, 2023 by admin

A famous Romanian actor was recently asked ‘what are you doing lately?’. He replied: ‘What can I do? I play roles of old men’. This is probably what Michael Caine would answer in these last years. I confess that he … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Anthony Grieco, Aubrey Plaza, films about old age, films about writers, Hollywood movies, Michael Caine | Leave a comment

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