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the last movie of Yes Montand, the last but one feature movie of Jean-Jacques Beineix – film: ‘IP5:L’île aux pachydermes’

Posted on January 28, 2022 by admin

A discovery. The disappearance of Jean-Jacques Beineix gave us the opportunity to review some of the films of this French director who leaves behind an undeservedly short filmography. His most famous films were made in the 1980’s – ‘Diva‘, ‘Betty … Continue reading →

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Jurnal Oniric (carte: Cristina Eșianu – Anul mutilat)

Posted on January 27, 2022 by admin

Primul și cel mai important lucru pe care vreau să-l consemnez la începutul notelor mele de lectură a cărții ‘Anul Mutilat’ al Cristinei Eșianu este că este extraordinar de bine scrisă. Cartea a apărut în colecția ‘Avanpost – Proză’ a … Continue reading →

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a one room real-time film noir classic (film: Sorry, Wrong Number – Anatole Litvak, 1948)

Posted on January 26, 2022 by admin

‘Sorry, Wrong Number‘, made in 1948, was originally written by Lucille Fletcher as a radio play script, and successfully broadcast on this medium, which was very popular at the time. Orson Welles, also a master of the genre, considered it … Continue reading →

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Relativitatea istoriei (carte: Evgheni Vodolazkin – Istoria insulei)

Posted on January 25, 2022 by admin

Evgheni Vodolazkin este unul dintre scriitorii ruși contemporani cei mai citiți și cei mai apreciați în România. Romanul ‘Laur’ a stârnit, la publicarea sa la București în 2014, un entuziasm aproape general printre iubitorii de literatură și de atunci, multe … Continue reading →

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every victim had a name and a face (documentary: Iesirea trenurilor din gara – Adrian Cioflâncã, Radu Jude, 2020)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by admin

‘The Exit of the Trains‘ is an important and necessary documentary film, which cannot be judged by the criteria by which we judge other films and even documentaries. I dare to compare the format of this film with that of … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Celălalt science-fiction

Posted on January 23, 2022 by admin

Cursa pentru explorarea spațiului cosmic dintre cele două mari supraputeri de la jumătatea secolului XX a fost unul dintre episoadele competiției globale politice, economice, militare și științifice care a rămas în istorie sub denumirea de Război Rece. Un aspect mai … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock’s British thriller made in Hollywood (film: Suspicion – Alfred Hitchcock, 1941)

Posted on January 22, 2022 by admin

Released in 1941, ‘Suspicion‘ is one of the first films made by Hitchcock after crossing the ocean and relocating in the United States. The cast includes two of the biggest Hollywood stars of the day, but Cary Grant was also … Continue reading →

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there is always a future (film: L’avenir – Mia Hansen-Løve, 2016)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by admin

This is one of the rare cases in which the translation of the title of a movie from the original version into English (or another language) has been extremely inspired. ‘L’avenir’, the 2016 film by director Mia Hansen-Løve, was released … Continue reading →

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a horror movie that fails to scare (film: Suburbicon – George Clooney, 2017)

Posted on January 20, 2022 by admin

I have a problem with George Clooney. I may be to blame, I may not be the only one to blame. I was never excited about his acting performances. All the less so as the director, and this lack of … Continue reading →

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Lacrimi în ocean (Carte: Susana Fortes – Iubirea nu e un vers liber)

Posted on January 17, 2022 by admin

‘Iubirea nu e un vers liber’ este unul dintre cele mai frumoase titluri de carte cu care m-am întâlnit în ultima vreme. Cuprinde în el cuvintele ‘iubire’, ‘vers’ și ‘liber’ și fiecare dintre ele are o semnificație specială care se … Continue reading →

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