Category Archives: movies

the happy interlude (film: Belle Epoque – Fernando Trueba, 1992)

Posted on July 15, 2024 by admin

‘Belle epoque‘, the movie by director Fernando Trueba was made in 1992, towards the end of a period that radically transformed Spanish cinema. His country had awakened to freedom after decades of dictatorship and censorship, and its artists, filmmakers among … Continue reading →

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born to be wild (film: The Bikeriders – Jeff Nichols, 2023)

Posted on July 13, 2024 by admin

I have never ridden a motorcycle in my life. I have very little in common and know next to nothing about the bikers gang culture (or counter-culture). That is why I consider that the performance of ‘The Bikeriders‘, produced in … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, Austin Butler, based on a book, Danny Lyon, docu-drama, Hollywood movies, Jeff Nichols, Jodie Comer, social drama, Tom Hardy | Leave a comment

another movie about the Boleyn sisters (film: The Other Boleyn Girl – Justin Chadwick, 2008)

Posted on July 11, 2024 by admin

One does not learn the history of Verona from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – neither from Shakespeare’s play, nor from Zeffirelli’s film, nor from Prokofiev’s ballet. This is what historical treatises are written and read for. Likewise, the story of the … Continue reading →

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Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson were still here (film: The Great Escaper – Oliver Parker, 2023)

Posted on July 10, 2024 by admin

As I get older, it becomes more and more difficult for me to watch movies starring the great actors who have accompanied my life of a cinephile and who have reached venerable ages. The feelings are mixed. On the one … Continue reading →

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the loneliness of the contract killer (film: Le rapace – José Giovanni, 1968)

Posted on July 9, 2024 by admin

The life of writer, screenwriter and director José Giovanni can be good material for the script of a movie waiting to be made in the future. Giovanni was far from a nice guy in his youth, and when he became … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action movie, film based on a novel, film noir, François de Roubaix, French cinema, John Currick, José Giovanni, Lino Ventura | Leave a comment

Top 5 filme ale fraților Coen

Posted on June 23, 2024 by admin

Vă plac filmele fraților Coen? Joel Daniel Coen (născut la 29 noiembrie 1954) și Ethan Jesse Coen (născut la 21 septembrie 1957) sunt unul dintre cele câteva cupluri de frați regizori care s-au impus în cinematografia lumii în ultimele decenii. … Continue reading →

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ode to the stuntmen (film: The Fall Guy – David Leitch, 2024)

Posted on June 22, 2024 by admin

David Leitch has already proven that he knows how to make fast and funny action movies that interest and entertain. He tried to do the same thing with ‘The Fall Guy‘ (2024) which borrows the title and the profession of … Continue reading →

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a feel-good dystopia (film: Strawberry Mansion – Kentucker Audley & Albert Birney, 2021)

Posted on June 14, 2024 by admin

Are there dystopias that are at the same time ‘feel good’ films? The couple of screenwriters and directors Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney strive to prove that the answer is ‘yes!’ with ‘Strawberry Mansion‘, their film made in 2021. It … Continue reading →

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not only for gourmets (film: La passion de Dodin Bouffant – Anh Hung Tran, 2023)

Posted on June 13, 2024 by admin

From the original French title of the film ‘La passion de Dodin Bouffant‘ the essential word we must remember is passion. The 2023 film by director Anh Hung Tran (English title is ‘The Taste of Things‘) depicts a love story … Continue reading →

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breaking taboos (film: The Children’s Hour – William Wyler, 1961)

Posted on June 12, 2024 by admin

By the time Bill Wyler adapted it in 1961, Lillian Hellman‘s play ‘The Children’s Hour‘ and its big screen adaptations already had a history of nearly three decades. The play itself was the first major hit on Broadway and the … Continue reading →

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