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what kind of movie have I just seen? (film: Come True – Anthony Scott Burns, 2020)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by admin

‘Come True‘ (2020) based on a story by Daniel Weissenberger and written, directed and filmed by Anthony Scott Burns is one of those films about which at the end of watching you wonder ‘what did I actually see?’. It is, … Continue reading →

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adrift in space (film: Aniara – Pella Kagerman, Hugo Lilja, 2018)

Posted on January 8, 2021 by admin

‘Aniara‘, the film made in 2018 by the Swedes  Pella Kagerman and Hugo Lilja has the ambition of being a cosmic saga of proportions, a film in which a lot of talent, energy and hopes have been invested. The action … Continue reading →

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un thriller românesc de calitate (carte: George Arion – Umbrele din Ada Kaleh)

Posted on January 7, 2021 by admin

Nu există genuri literare ‘serioase’ spre deosebire de altele ‘minore’. Există literatură bună și literatură proastă și multe mediocritate între ele. Tragediile antice sunt telenovele melodramatice și sângeroase de familie, Hamlet este un roman detectiv și o vendetta în stil … Continue reading →

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social melodrama at its best (film: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974)

Posted on January 5, 2021 by admin

‘Ali: Fear Eats the Soul‘ (German title is ‘Angst essen Seele auf‘) was in 1974  Rainer Werner Fassbinder‘s first internationally acclaimed film, earning public and critical attention worldwide. He had already written and directed about 20 films, and roughly as … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: 2021 – Anul care va fi

Posted on January 4, 2021 by admin

Meseria de ghicitor în stele, glob de cristal, cafea sau alte instrumente ale futurologiei este deosebit de riscantă în zilele noastre. După neobișnuitul an 2020, care ne-a adus zguduirea pandemiei, un an fractal cu șanse bune să împartă în două … Continue reading →

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the sunken world (film: Atlantis – Valentyn Vasyanovych, 2019)

Posted on January 2, 2021 by admin

The story of ‘Atlantis‘ (2019) by Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasyanovych (who also wrote the script) takes place in Eastern Ukraine, in 2025, a year after the end of a war between Russia and Ukraine. It doesn’t really matter who won … Continue reading →

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an historic saga in Italian comedy style (film: C’eravamo tanto amati – Ettore Scola, 1974)

Posted on December 31, 2020 by admin

Produced in 1974, ‘C’eravamo tanto amati‘ (The English title is ‘We All Loved Each Other So Much‘) was for Ettore Scola his first highly successful film, that also brought him international recognition. Many remarkable movies were to follow, but this … Continue reading →

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genetic apocalypse (film: Grain – Semih Kaplanoglu, 2017)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by admin

‘Grain‘ (the Turkish title is ‘Bugday‘), the 2017 film by Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu is a beautiful film and at the same time a dense and difficult one. We are dealing with an ecological parable that can be described as … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: 2020 – Anul care a fost (partea 2)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by admin

Continui cu trecerea în revistă a principalelor evenimente, tendințe și noutăți pe care le-a adus anul 2020 în domeniile științei și tehnologiilor avansate. Chiar dacă lupta pentru stoparea pandemiei și căutarea de tratamente și vaccinuri au dominat anul 2020 și … Continue reading →

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more than a courtroom drama (film: La fille au bracelet – Stéphane Demoustier, 2019)

Posted on December 28, 2020 by admin

The French court drama ‘La fille au bracelet‘ (the English title is ‘The Girl with a Bracelet’) made in 2019 by Stéphane Demoustier starts from a situation that is one of the nightmares of any parent. How do a couple … Continue reading →

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