Category Archives: documentary

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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on the edge of the abyss (documentary: Command and Control, Robert Kenner, 2016)

Posted on November 19, 2016 by admin

The message of Robert Kenner‘s documentary Command and Control is crisp and scary. Atomic weapons are man-made machines. Man-made machines sooner or later break. A very serious accident, or even atomic apocalypse is only a matter of time. Actually a … Continue reading →

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the portrait of the artist as a mother (Film: Bloody Daughter – about Martha Argerich, 2012)

Posted on April 19, 2014 by admin

We know about the great musicians of the past only from written stories if they lived and played until the end of the 19th century. We can only imagine and read the stories of the contemporaries about the sound of … Continue reading →

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the giant of the drummers (documentary: Beware of Mr. Baker, 2012)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by admin

Ginger Baker is not only one of the greatest drummers ever but also a character who waits for a movie to be made about him. One day maybe a fiction movie will be made, until them we have ‘Beware of … Continue reading →

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the beach of the deprived (film: Bombay Beach – Alma Harel, 2011)

Posted on December 15, 2013 by admin

It is probably better sometimes to see a film after the buzz is over in order to appreciate it – its good as well as its weakest parts. The break-through film of Alma Harel was very much talked about when it … Continue reading →

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