Category Archives: documentary

art documentary at its best (documentary: Cocottes et courtisanes dans l’oeil des peintres – Sandra Paugam, 2015)

Posted on July 28, 2018 by admin

When the cannons of the World War I fell silent and the world started to wake up from the global nightmare in which many millions of soldiers and civilians were killed, and even more left crippled physically or psychologically, people … Continue reading →

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sound of life (Film – Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary – John Scheinfeld, 2016)

Posted on March 17, 2018 by admin

A revolution took place by the mid of the 20th century in American and world music. Jazz, which was until then music for mostly dance and mass entertainment split its ways into several distinct currents, giving birth to rock and … Continue reading →

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the art of succeeding (Film – Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back, 2016)

Posted on February 25, 2018 by admin

Art defies logic. Market forces defy logic. The combination of art and market which is the market of art cannot but defy logic. This may be one of the reasons controversial works of art like the ones created by contemporary … Continue reading →

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the great comeback (Film: Chavela – Chavela Vargas, 2017)

Posted on February 2, 2018 by admin

Born in Costa Rica and having lived most of her life in Mexico, singer Chavela Vargas was a pioneer on many respects. Born in 1919, she became famous in the 1950s but her career was interrupted and she was forgotten … Continue reading →

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the darkest hours (Film: Tara moarta – Radu Jude, 2017)

Posted on October 9, 2017 by admin

It so happens (and maybe it was not just a coincidence) that  I have seen ‘The Dead Nation‘ (‘Tara moarta’ in Romanian) at the Haifa International Film Festival the very day that is declared in Romania as the National Holocaust … Continue reading →

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beautiful and boring (Documentary: Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey – Terrence Malick, 2016)

Posted on June 24, 2017 by admin

One of the previous films of Terrence Malick , The Tree of Life included a long segment about the origins of the Universe. When I saw that movie it was not at all clear to me how that part was … Continue reading →

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the lion at sunset (Documentary: Ben-Gurion, Epilogue – 2016)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by admin

At a time when peace or at least co-existence near our neighbors seems as remote as ever and when the level of confidence in the political class seems to be at a historical low, it’s quite comforting for us, Israelis, … Continue reading →

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liberation or manipulation? (Film:Liberation Day – Laibach, 2016)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by admin

North Korea may be the most talked and the lesser known country of the planet. (it may compete with Israel for these titles but for very different reasons) It’s a closed and supervised nation which is practically disconnected from the … Continue reading →

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documentary film as street art (Film: Exit Through the Gift Shop – Bansky, 2010)

Posted on April 23, 2017 by admin

While the Bansky exhibition curated by Steve Lazarides is still open in the city, the local cinematheque screened  the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop which has the name of the artist as director in its credits. Banksy is a … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Visele Internetului

Posted on January 31, 2017 by admin

Cunoştiinţa mea cu filmele regizorului german Werner Herzog datează de vreo patru decenii. Cândva, în anii 70, cinematograful Magheru de pe bulevard, în apropiere de Piaţa Romană devenise ‘cinematograf de artă’. Cred că a fost chiar şi cinematecă pentru o … Continue reading →

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