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Basme și coșmaruri (carte: Cătălin Mihuleac – Poziția a unsprezecea și domnișoarele lui Fontaine)

Posted on September 27, 2022 by admin

De când am citit pentru prima dată o carte a lui Cătălin Mihuleac, o aștept cu nerăbdare pe următoarea încă din momentul în care am citit ultima pagină. Știu că voi fi surprins, șocat, amuzat, delectat de lectură și mai … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: M&A

Posted on September 27, 2022 by admin

Ați urcat vreodată într-una dintre acele atracții din parcurile de distracții care se numește ‘roller coaster’ în engleză sau ‘montagnes russes’ în franceză? Îmi cer scuze, dar nu cunosc echivalentul românesc, dacă el există. Da, este vorba despre acele trenulețe … Continue reading →

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a gem in horror (film: Les yeux sans visage – Georges Franju, 1960)

Posted on September 23, 2022 by admin

The 1960 ‘Les yeux sans visage‘ is the most famous film by filmmaker Georges Franju, a remarkable and slightly contradictory figure in the history of French and international cinema. He made very few films in his career, but his influence … Continue reading →

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mansion of discord (film: Howards End – James Ivory, 1992)

Posted on September 22, 2022 by admin

‘Howards End‘, James Ivory‘s 1992 film, opens with a scene that takes place in nature. We see, filmed from behind, a woman running. She is wearing a long dress, which clearly hinders her movements. Clothes get dirty from grass and … Continue reading →

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fantasy on the Nile (film: Death on the Nile – Kenneth Branagh, 2022)

Posted on September 19, 2022 by admin

I think that Kenneth Branagh understood something important about Agatha Christie when he started the series of films with Hercule Poirot as the hero, in which ‘Death on the Nile‘ (a much delayed 2022 release) is the second film. Agatha … Continue reading →

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Top 10 scriitori israelieni traduși în limba română

Posted on September 18, 2022 by admin

Statul Israel va împlini anul viitor 75 de ani de existență. O țară tânără și în același timp una dintre cele mai vechi din lume dacă o considerăm o continuatoare peste milenii a regatelor evreiești. La fel, limba ebraică, limba … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Internetul și „amurgul democrației”

Posted on September 18, 2022 by admin

Una dintre cărțile achiziționate în vacanța mea americană este scrisă de Anne Applebaum și are un titlu intrigant și provocator: ‘Twilight of Democracy – The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism’ (‘Amurgul democrației – Momeala seducătoare a autoritarismului’). Pe Anne Applebaum (născută … Continue reading →

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a very special tale of survival (film: Persian Lessons – Vadim Perelman, 2020)

Posted on September 17, 2022 by admin

‘Persian Lessons‘ is one of the most surprising films I’ve seen lately. It is an international co-production made by studios in Russia, Germany and Belarus. Director Vadim Perelman was born in Ukraine and lives and works in Canada and the … Continue reading →

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love and friendship (film: Falling in Love – Ulu Grosbard, 1984)

Posted on September 16, 2022 by admin

A movie starring Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro, made during a time that represented the peak of their careers can’t be too bad. I confess that I hadn’t heard much about ‘Falling in Love‘ nor about its director Ulu … Continue reading →

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the original Italian Job (film: Italian Job – Peter Collinson, 1969)

Posted on September 11, 2022 by admin

I watched the original 1969 Peter Collinson-directed version of ‘The Italian Job‘ 19 years after seeing the 2003 remake. I don’t remember much about the remake and the 5/10 rate that I gave it then on IMDB probably explains the … Continue reading →

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