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a mousetrap in a mousetrap (film: See How They Run – Tom George, 2022)

Viewers who had the opportunity to see Agatha Christie’s famous play ‘The Mousetrap’ will have a great advantage and probably will enjoy more watching the film ‘See How They Run‘ directed by Tom George, one among the several promising premieres … Continue reading →

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the storm before the silence (film: Im Westen nichts Neues – Edward Berger, 2022)

The name of Edward Berger, the director of the new version of the screen version of Erich Maria Remarque‘s novel ‘Im Westen Nichts Neuen‘ (‘All Quiet on the Western Front‘) was already known to me. He directed 5 of the … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Dracula ciripește

A fost sau nu a fost? Bineînțeles, este vorba despre Elon Musk și despre faimoasa petrecere de Halloween de la Castelul Bran. Internetul a vuit, ziarele au tipărit titluri de-o șchioapă pe primele pagini, televiziunile de scandaluri mai mari sau … Continue reading →

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Marion & Edith (film: La Môme – Olivier Dahan, 2007)

The 2007 biopic Olivier Dahan directed (and co-wrote) about Edith Piaf has two titles, both in French. In the original version it is called ‘La Môme‘ (which would roughly translate as ‘the kid girl’), an allusion to the singer’s first … Continue reading →

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the vice villa (film: Des femmes disparaissent – Edouard Molinaro, 1959)

I am fascinated by the French films made in the last years of the sixth decade of the 20th century. The revolution in the art of cinema that was to be the Nouvelle Vague was about to break out, and … Continue reading →

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a good computer-screen thriller (film: Searching – Aneesh Chaganthy, 2018)

Movies that take place mostly or even exclusively on computer screens are not exactly a novelty anymore. In the last 20 years I have seen such productions in different genres – from romantic comedies to science fiction epics. The compression … Continue reading →

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a work of art (film: 24 Frames – Abbas Kiarostami, 2017)

‘24 Frames‘ is one of those films that, in retrospect, is said to be a testament of a great director. There are enough arguments in favor of this categorization, including the final frame or scene in which we have on … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Premianții – promoția ’22

Ritualul este deja cunoscut. În săptămânile premergătoare anunțurilor, lumea științei, a economiei, a literaturii și a politicii începe să facă pronosticuri. Urmează o săptămână în care o mână de oameni importanți, norocoși și cu merite, primesc telefonul mai mult sau … Continue reading →

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dark German thriller (film: Die Vierhändige – Oliver Kienle, 2017)

‘Die Vierhändige‘ (‘Four Hands‘ in English) is an author movie written and directed by German filmmaker Oliver Kienle. It is a film that surprised me (for the better) by the quality and expressiveness of the image and by the intensity … Continue reading →

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a lonely father (film: Everybody’s Fine – Kirk Jones, 2009)

‘Everybody’s Fine‘, the 2009 American family drama by director Kirk Jones, offers the opportunity for a series of interesting reflections on the passing of cinematic time. Why do some older films seem contemporary, while other films, made a decade or … Continue reading →

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