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lumea lui Purcarete pe ecran (Film: ‘Undeva la Palilula’ – Silviu Purcarete, 2012)

Posted on October 13, 2013 by admin

‘Undeva in Palilula’ a reusit sa-i imparta in tabere nu numai pe criticii de film ci si pe prietenii mei care l-au vazut. Paleta reactiilor a fost impartita intre acceptare entuziasta si respingere totala. In Romania a avut se pare … Continue reading →

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heroic view of the Bielski brothers story (Film: Defiance – Edward Zwick, 2008)

Posted on October 11, 2013 by admin

Defiance tells about one of the lesser known episodes of World War II in which a group of Polish Jews saved themselves from the ghettos and the executions by the German occupiers and their local collaborators and formed a partisans … Continue reading →

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non-passionate (Film: Passion – Brian De Palma, 2012)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by admin

I went to this film against all my instincts. I had read already (some of) the bad reviews but I was hoping they were wrong. I so much admire some of the previous works of Brian De Palma (films like … Continue reading →

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elephants eating pastries (Film: Hunting Elephants – Israel, 2013)

Posted on October 6, 2013 by admin

The popular comedies mixed with Mediterranean melodramas got a name of their own in the Israeli cinema of the 70s: ‘bourekas movies’. ‘Bourekas’ are the local flavor of the Turkish pastries. The genre was dominant while the Israeli cinema was … Continue reading →

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love in times of war (Film: Venuto al mondo – Penelope Cruz, 2012)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by admin

This time the translation in Hebrew got it right, following the original Italian title which says ‘Come to the world’ rather than the English title ‘Twice Born’. The film is indeed about bringing children to the a world in conflict, … Continue reading →

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the dawn of the French empire (Film: Indochine – Catherine Deneuve, 1992)

Posted on October 4, 2013 by admin

‘Indochine’ was released to the big screens in France by the time of my first visit in Paris in 1992, the city was then full of posters about it, I remember them even on the Champs Elysees. Going to the … Continue reading →

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an Israeli exercise in ‘horror’ movies (Film: Big Bad Wolves – Israel, 2013)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by admin

I must launch one of my rants about film titles translations. Usually my complains are about translating English titles to Hebrew or my mother-tongue Romanian – now it’s about the reverse translation. This film is titled in Hebrew ‘Who’s afraid … Continue reading →

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horror is not lost in translation (Film: Stoker – Chan-wook Park, 2013)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by admin

I read that director Chan-wook Park decided to go into movies after seeing Hitchcock’s Vertigo. He grew up into becoming one of the most successful directors of horror movies in the Korean school of cinema and he now pays back … Continue reading →

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theater behind the bars (Film: Cesare deve morire – brothers Taviani, 2012)

Posted on September 19, 2013 by admin

The Shakespearean ‘All the world’s a stage’ gets a new meaning with this very interesting and very different film made by the Taviani brother whose actors and heroes are individuals for which the world is  the high security prison where … Continue reading →

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‘Nine’ gets a … 9 (Film: Nine – Rob Marshall, 2009)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by admin

There are many ways one can dislike Nine . For example trying to compare it with the films of Frederico Fellini, on whose figure the main character in the movie is based on. Or trying to compare it with Broadway … Continue reading →

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