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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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CHANGE.WORLD: Capitalismul bine temperat

Posted on May 3, 2022 by admin

Articolul de astăzi este dedicat unei fete a cărei viață a fost curmată la 21 de ani. La fel ca a lui Nicolae Labiș. La fel ca a Sophiei Scholl. Numele ei era Iulia Zdanovska. Iulia a fost una dintre … Continue reading →

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Serenadă și recviem (carte: Zülfü Livaneli – Serenadă pentru Nadia)

Posted on April 29, 2022 by admin

Zülfü Livaneli, autorul romanului ‘Serenadă pentru Nadia’ pe care editura HUMANITAS FICTION ni l-a propus pentru lectură în 2021 în cadrul colecției ‘Raftul Denisei’, este o personalitate cu totul specială a vieții culturale și a literaturii Turciei contemporane. Născut în … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Fugile timpului

Posted on April 25, 2022 by admin

Limba română pare a fi intuit ceva din teoria relativității prin felul în care și-a definit construcțiile verbale legate de trecerea timpului. Cândva timpul ‘se scurgea’, astăzi el pare ‘să fugă’ sau ‘să zboare’. Toate aceste aceste reprezentări unesc mișcarea … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock’s colorful black comedy (film: The Trouble with Harry – Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)

Posted on April 24, 2022 by admin

‘The Trouble with Harry‘ is an unusual film in Alfred Hitchcock‘s filmography. Writing this introductory phrase, I realize that about half of Hitchcock‘s films can be called ‘unusual’. Of course, there is a ‘canonical Hitchcock’ in which corpses appear, with … Continue reading →

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traps of life (film: Fish Tank – Andrea Arnold, 2009)

Posted on April 19, 2022 by admin

‘Fish Tank‘, written and directed in 2009 by Andrea Arnold, is one of the most interesting social films I’ve seen lately. Combining the techniques of fiction and documentary films, it owes its freshness and sincerity to the fact that it … Continue reading →

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troubled motherhoods (film: The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2021)

Posted on April 18, 2022 by admin

Maggie Gyllenhaal, an actress that I really like, now joins the respectable gallery of actors who pass on the other side of the camera and become directors. I am even happier to see that her debut film, both as a … Continue reading →

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