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Romy Schneider between docu-drama and melodrama (film: 3 Days in Quiberon – Emily Atef, 2018)

Posted on February 16, 2022 by admin

Romy Schneider is nowadays a legend. Along with James Dean, Gerard Philipe, Heath Ledger, John Belushi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, she is part of that tragic gallery of actors who lived too short and died before they could perform all the … Continue reading →

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lost senses (film: Perfect Sense – David Mackenzie, 2011)

Posted on February 15, 2022 by admin

Yeah, I can hear your protests and I understand your amazement. Watching a film about a global pandemic that is causing unrest and disorder around the world and is endangering the social order and perhaps even the existence of the … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Unde investesc giganții?

Posted on February 14, 2022 by admin

Scriam în articolul de săptămâna trecută despre scăderea valorii burselor care făcuseră din luna ianuarie a lui 2022 cea mai ‘neagră’ lună din istoria piețelor de valori și de investiții din ultimul deceniu. Cei care se întrebau ‘ce va urma?’ … Continue reading →

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balance of powers (film: The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion, 2021)

Posted on February 12, 2022 by admin

The Power of the Dog‘ is Jane Campion‘s first feature film in more than a decade, and only the third in this millennium, and these chronological landmarks in the cinematography of one of the most powerful and expressive directors we … Continue reading →

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between naturalistic and noir thriller (film: Thérèse Raquin – Marcel Carné, 1953)

Posted on February 10, 2022 by admin

‘Thérèse Raquin‘ (1953) (English title – ‘The Adultress‘) is Marcel Carné‘s third post-Prévert film. Connoisseur film fans consider it his latest remarkable film. It was produced by the famous Hakim brothers. Even though Jacques Prévert no longer wrote his screenplays … Continue reading →

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past, present, future (film: Mountains May Depart – Zhangke Jia, 2015)

Posted on February 9, 2022 by admin

‘Mountains May Depart‘ (the original title is ‘Shan he gu ren‘), from 2015, is the most ambitious of Zhangke Jia‘s films to date. To a large extent, the Chinese director abandons the minimalist and classic style of his previous films … Continue reading →

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Eseuri de istorie, altfel (Carte: Andrei Oișteanu – Moravuri și năravuri)

Posted on February 9, 2022 by admin

Odată la câțiva ani, cercetătorul și profesorul de etnologie, antropologie culturală și istorie a religiilor Andrei Oișteanu ne delectează cu o noua carte care sintetizează și pune în ordine contribuțiile în domeniile sale de interes și expertiză. După ce a … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – Ianuarie negru

Posted on February 7, 2022 by admin

Trecerea dintre ani pare să fi marcat o schimbare abruptă de direcție în valorile acțiunilor la toate bursele importante ale lumii. Statisticile finale ale lunii ianuarie nu sunt încă accesibile la data când scriu acest articol, dar este deja aproape … Continue reading →

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frozen heart (film: Un Coeur en Hiver – Claude Sautet, 1992)

Posted on February 5, 2022 by admin

What is happening on screen in Claude Sautet‘s 1992 film ‘Un coeur en hiver‘ is both very simple and very complicated. It is about an unconsumed and perhaps one-sided love story. We are left to guess what are the inner … Continue reading →

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Exil și identitate (carte: Norman Manea – Umbra exilată)

Posted on February 4, 2022 by admin

Dacă este să judecăm după ‘Umbra exilată’, volumul publicat în 2021 la Editura Polirom în seria de autor Norman Manea, aniversarea vârstei de 85 de ani îl prinde pe scriitor în plină forță creatoare. Cartea aceasta reprezintă, desigur, un fel … Continue reading →

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