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underrated movie and film director (film: Éducation sentimentale – Alexandre Astruc, 1962)

Posted on February 3, 2022 by admin

The funniest nickname I found in the biographies of Alexandre Astruc, the director of ‘Sentimental Education’ (1962) is ‘Uncle of the New French Wave’. This characterization is based on the theoretical writings that Astruc left behind. One of the most … Continue reading →

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love and lavishness (film: The Age of Innocence – Martin Scorsese, 1993)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by admin

‘The Age of Innocence‘ is a rather atypical film, at least from the point of view of the social environment in which the story takes place, for Martin Scorsese‘s filmography. Made in 1993, it stands chronologically in his career between … Continue reading →

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three women (film: Filles de joie – Frederic Fonteyne, Anne Paulichevich, 2020)

Posted on February 1, 2022 by admin

Everything seems to have been written and all films seem to have been made on some topics, and yet they never cease to surprise with different points of view and approaches. The subject of prostitution, of its legal status, of … Continue reading →

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between style and mystery (film: Le mystère de la chambre jaune – Bruno Podalydès, 2003)

Posted on January 31, 2022 by admin

Gaston Leroux‘s ‘Le mystere de la chambre jaune‘ is one of the most famous detective novels in the locked-room whodunit genre. Agatha Christie herself considered it the masterpiece of the genre. It has had several screenings, on large and small … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Întoarcerea energiei nucleare

Posted on January 31, 2022 by admin

Energia nucleară a început ca un proiect militar. Proiectul Manhattan avea ca scop crearea unei bombe atomice. Au participat, în anii celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, peste 140 de mii de angajați în Statele Unite. Intensitatea distrugerii de la Hiroshima … Continue reading →

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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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