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the seduction of Lina Wertmüller (film: Mimì metallurgico ferito nell’onore – Lina Wertmüller, 1972)

Posted on May 26, 2022 by admin

“The Seduction of Mimi” is an uninspired English translation of “Mimi metallurgico ferito nell’onore“, the original title of the film whose approximate equivalent would be “Mimi the metallurgist wounded in his honor“. The author is Lina Wertmüller, an Italian director … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Adevăr și adevăruri științifice

Posted on May 23, 2022 by admin

În articolul de astăzi al rubricii CHANGE.WORLD, voi reveni asupra unei teme permanent actuale, pe care am mai dezbătut-o în articole precedente. Ce înseamnă ‘adevărul științific’? Cum este el stabilit, în ce măsură este el unic, absolut și imuabil? Vom … Continue reading →

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the role of his life (film: Luca – Horațiu Mălăele, 2020)

Posted on May 16, 2022 by admin

It was said about Horatiu Malaele that he is a multiple artistic talent. What I find extraordinary about him is the fact that in every artistic field in which he manifests himself he reaches the highest level. He is one … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Geografia unicornilor

Posted on May 16, 2022 by admin

Unde pot fi găsiți unicornii pe harta lumii? Vom încerca să răspundem la această întrebare în articolul de astăzi al rubricii noastre. Este vorba desigur, despre companiile start-up care au trecut cu succes prima fază a dezvoltării tehnologice și a … Continue reading →

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a boy with a guitar in the war-torn Europe (film: Merge si-asa – regia Valentin Urziceanu, 2022)

Posted on May 15, 2022 by admin

With ‘Merge și-asa’ (the aproximate translation would be ‘It Works, Kind Of’), the team led by director and screenwriter Valentin Urziceanu boldly steps into a cinematic genre in which Romanian cinema has very little tradition and experience – feature film … Continue reading →

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Patru prieteni (carte: Eshkol Nevo – Simetria dorințelor)

Posted on May 13, 2022 by admin

Eshkol Nevo este unul dintre cei mai populari prozatori israelieni contemporani, citit, apreciat, premiat, ecranizat și tradus în numeroase limbi străine. Este născut la Ierusalim în 1971, iar educația a primit-o în Israel și în Statele Unite, unde familia lui … Continue reading →

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truth at all price? (film: 5 minute – Dan Chisu, 2019)

Posted on May 11, 2022 by admin

Three fundamental institutions of the Romanian state and of society are subjected to a critical examination in ‘5 minute‘ (the title of the English distribution is ‘5 Minutes Too Late‘), Dan Chisu‘s 2019 film: the press, the gendarmerie and the … Continue reading →

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O istorie continuă (carte: Robert Adam – Două veacuri de populism românesc)

Posted on May 11, 2022 by admin

‘Două veacuri de populism românesc’ scrisă de Robert Adam și publicată în 2018 la editura HUMANITAS în colecția ISTORIE este o carte pe care îmi doream să o citesc de multă vreme. Reluarea călătoriilor în România după pauza impusă de … Continue reading →

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film noir and dark politics (film: Un condé – Yves Boisset, 1970)

Posted on May 10, 2022 by admin

Yves Boisset is not one of the famous French directors, which amplifies for me the (pleasant) surprise of watching his 1970 film ‘Un condé‘ (‘The Cop‘). The director, who had been Jean-Pierre Melville‘s assistant, among others, demonstrates here that he … Continue reading →

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crime comedy with a French sauce (film: Cop au vin – Claude Chabrol, 1985)

Posted on May 9, 2022 by admin

‘Cop au vin‘ (an inspired translation of the original title ‘Poulet au vinaigre‘) is one of those films by Claude Chabrol which, when viewed, I have the impression that they were made with Alfred Hitchcock looking approvingly over the French … Continue reading →

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