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24 hours (film: Oslo, August 31st – Joachim Trier, 2011)

‘Oslo, August 31‘ (2011), the second film by Norwegian director Joachim Trier, is inspired by a French novel written in 1931, which was also brought to screen by Louis Malle during the Nouvelle Vague period of his career. Trier, a … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: COP 26 – succes sau eșec?

Am adăugat în ultima lună încă un articol în dicționarul nostru de acronime: COP. Semnificația este Conference Of Parties (conferința părților interesate), fiind vorba despre unul dintre mecanismele de control periodic ale organizației United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change … Continue reading

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Norwegian Nouvelle Vague (film: Reprise – Joachim Trier, 2006)

‘Reprise‘, the 2006 debut film by Norwegian director Joachim Trier, is a tribute to the directors of the French New Wave and their films. In many ways it looks like a New Wave movie made in Norway in the 2000’s. … Continue reading

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Animal Farm (film: Men & Chicken – Anders Thomas Jensen, 2015)

A film appears from time to time, defying any attempt at categorization, a film so strange, absurd, disturbing but also comic and human, that a special genre must be created for it and the film declared as the head of … Continue reading

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father and daughter (film: Tout feu tout flamme – Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1982)

‘Tout feu tout flamme‘ (1982) is one of only eight films directed in his career by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, an interesting but not very prolific French film director. This is one of his least appreciated films today, although at the time … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: General Facebook

Uneori profețiile se împlinesc. Mie mi se întâmplă destul de rar, dar iată, una dintre previziunile făcute de mine la începutul lui 2021 este pe cale să se întâmple. Scriam atunci, în primul articol al anului, că cel puțin unul … Continue reading

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family affairs (film: The House of Gucci – Ridley Scott, 2021)

I celebrated the 84th birthday anniversary of director Ridley Scott by watching his latest production, ‘House of Gucci‘. It is the second premiere of a film of his in two months, which demonstrates the vitality and desire to make films … Continue reading

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the story of an imperfect woman (film: The Worst Person in the World – Joachim Trier, 2021)

The heroine ofJoachim Trier‘s latest film ‘The Worst Person in the World‘ (2021) is about 30 years old, but she still hasn’t managed to find a profession that would give full meaning to her life, or the man she would … Continue reading

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long journey to the north (film: Compartment Number 6 – Juho Kuosmanen, 2021)

I was curious to see ‘Compartment no 6‘, the film by Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen, which became one of the most awarded movies on the festival circuit during this special year which is 2021. The film is a ‘road movie’ … Continue reading

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mistaken identity (film: Mr. Klein – Joseph Losey, 1976)

Somehow, I succeed to see only now, 45 years after its release, ‘Mr. Klein‘, Joseph Losey‘s 1976 film, one of the most interesting movies about the Holocaust and Paris during the Nazi occupation. The film is produced by Alain Delon, … Continue reading

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