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academic thrills (film: After the Hunt – Luca Guadagnino, 2025)

Posted on October 20, 2025 by admin

Nowadays, making a film about the atmosphere in American universities and the phenomenon of ‘Cancel Culture’ is probably as difficult as living, learning or teaching in such an environment and being confronted with these problems. A good example could be … Continue reading →

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on the edge of tragedy (film: Of Dogs and Men / Al klavim veanashim – Dani Rosenberg, 2024)

Posted on October 17, 2025 by admin

“Of Dogs and Men” (original title in Hebrew is “Al klavim veanashim”) is the first or one of the first feature films to deal with the tragic events that took place on October 7, 2023 and their aftermath. It premiered … Continue reading →

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fading love and lost words (film: La notte – Michelangelo Antonioni, 1961)

Posted on October 15, 2025 by admin

Made in 1961, ‘La notte‘ is the second film in a trilogy that marked the change of direction and the consolidation of Michelangelo Antonioni‘s cinematic style. At the time, the film divided both the audiences and the film critics. The … Continue reading →

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the lone fighter on the Capitol Hill (film: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – Frank Capra, 1939)

Posted on October 14, 2025 by admin

In 1939, when he made ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington‘, Frank Capra already had won three Academy Awards for best director. He would be nominated for the fourth time for directing this film, but he did not win. Not because … Continue reading →

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the first adventure on screen of the invisible man (film: The Invisible Man – James Whale, 1933)

Posted on October 13, 2025 by admin

I don’t know how many adaptations for the big and small screens there are of H.G. Wells’ novel ‘The Invisible Man’. IMDB lists 60, but this list also includes ‘spin-offs’, that is, films with invisible heroes (or invisible heroines!) that … Continue reading →

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home, art and healing (film: Sentimental Value / Affeksjonverdi – Joachim Trie, 2025)

Posted on October 11, 2025 by admin

I was introduced to Joachim Trier‘s films at a Scandinavian film festival a few years ago. Since then I have been following him and I try not to miss any of his films. Four years have passed between his previous … Continue reading →

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a fantasy movie in the 1900 Vienna (film: La Ronde – Max Ophüls, 1950)

Posted on October 8, 2025 by admin

The year was 1950 and film director Max Ophüls was returning to Europe. He had spent the decade of the 1940s in the United States, where between 1947 and 1949 he had made four films. He was returning to France, … Continue reading →

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a star has fallen (film: The Barefoot Contessa – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1955)

Posted on October 7, 2025 by admin

When he wrote and directed ‘The Barefoot Contessa’ (1954), Joseph L. Mankiewicz was coming off the huge success of one of his previous films – ‘All About Eve’ (1950). That film depicted the twilight of a Broadway star’s career, and … Continue reading →

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two men and one woman (film: Après l’amour – Diane Kurys, 1992)

Posted on October 6, 2025 by admin

Diane Kurys, the director and co-writer of the film ‘Après l’amour‘ (or ‘Love after Love‘ in the English distribution) is one of the few woman filmmakers who has managed to make a name for herself and build a career and … Continue reading →

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the Beauty and the Militant (film: The Way We Were – Sydney Pollack, 1973)

Posted on October 4, 2025 by admin

The most appropriate way to honor the memory of a filmmaker or actor who is no longer with us is to see or re-watch their films. ‘The Way We Were‘ from 1973 is one of the films that consolidated Robert … Continue reading →

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