Category Archives: movies

Felicia Antip – ‘Das Kind’ si alte 44 de filme

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

La Bucuresti are loc in aceasta saptamana prima editie a Festivalul Filmului Evreiesc – BJFF (http://www.bjff.ro/). Prietena mea Felicia Antip mi-a facut placerea de a-mi permite sa preiau pentru cititorii blogului notele ei de la vizionarea unuia din filmele prezentate … Continue reading →

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Film: Hanyo (The Housemaid) – Sang-soo Im, 2010

Posted on June 18, 2011 by admin

‘The Housemaid’ is based on a Korean classic movie from the 60s which I have not seen, but which is referred to by many critics and viewers knowledgeable in Korean cinema. With no term of comparison I have the (maybe) … Continue reading →

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Film: Le Chat du Rabbin (Antoine Delesvaux, Joann Sfarr – 2011)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by admin

Joann Sfar is the director of Gainsbourg, Une Vie Heroique, a film that I loved immensely, one of the best I have seen lately. I was not astonished to learn that his Jewish origins are doubled by some Belgian identity, … Continue reading →

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Film: Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen, 2011)

Posted on June 12, 2011 by admin

There is no better way to start a series of blog entries about the vacation in Paris than writing about this wonderful film by Woody Allen. There is no better way to see this wonderful film of Woody Allen than … Continue reading →

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Film: The Matchmaker a.k.a. Once I Was (Israel, 2010)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by admin

For once the translation of the title works better than the name of the film itself. I did not like ‘Paam Haiti’ – the Hebrew name of Avi Nesher’s film which translates into ‘Once I Was’ – which says too … Continue reading →

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Film: Nunta muta (Horatiu Malaele, 2008)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

I have known Horatiu Malaele as one of the young and gifted actors of the Romanian theater. Having left Romania 26 years ago I could see him now and then in movies or TV theater, and heard only sporadic news … Continue reading →

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Film: Giant (Elizabeth Taylor – 1956)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by admin

The Romanian culture portal filme-carti.ro dedicates an homage week series to Elizabeth Taylor. I contributed with an article about one of the first important films of Taylor – ‘Giant’. The Romanian version of this chronicle can be read at http://filme-carti.ro/filme/giant-1956-saptamana-elizabeth-taylor-9180/. … Continue reading →

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Sidney Lumet (1924 – 2011)

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

A black day in the history of cinema. In the morning I learned about the death of the Romanian film critic Alex Leo Serban, now the news come about the passing away of Sidney Lumet. Let us remember some of … Continue reading →

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Alex Leo Serban (1959 – 2011)

Posted on April 9, 2011 by admin

Cand la inceput de deceniu cinematografia romaneasca incepuse sa dea semne de renastere am inceput sa caut pe Internet vesti si cronici pentru a urmari si intelege aceste fenomen. Imediat mi-a sarit in ochi semnatura lui Alex Leo Serban, un … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011)

Posted on March 23, 2011 by admin

Elizabeth Taylor died today. She was a wonder child actress. She was one of the most beautiful women of the 20th century. She was one of the biggest super-stars in the history of Hollywood. She had a stormy sentimental life … Continue reading →

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