Category Archives: movies

Film – ‘Nosferatu’ (F. W. Murnau – 1922)

Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin

Each time I see a film like ‘Nosferatu’ from the silent time period I cannot help reflecting how different the experience of watching movies was in the first three decades of the history of cinema. Even today when the big … Continue reading →

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Film: El secreto de sus ojos (Argentina, 2009)

Posted on May 16, 2010 by admin

There is no ‘bad’ genre in cinema or literature or music I believe. There are just good films and bad films, good books and bad books, good pieces of music and bad pieces of music. So, saying that with ‘El … Continue reading →

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Film: De battre mon coeur s’est arrêté (Jacques Audiard – 2005)

Posted on May 10, 2010 by admin

I did not see yet the last film of Jacques Audiard Un Prophete which enjoyed great success in Europe and was brought to Israel a few weeks ago. I did however have the opportunity to see now (from the ARTE … Continue reading →

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Film: L’ete meurtrier (Isabelle Adjani – 1983)

Posted on May 4, 2010 by admin

The source of this film is a book of Sebastien Japrisot – a thriller author and script-writer who also directed a a few films by himself. After having seen the film directed by Jean Becker in 1983 I start to … Continue reading →

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Film: Up in the Air (2009)

Posted on April 22, 2010 by admin

I fail to get enthusiastic about ‘Up in the Air’. It may be because corporate life is no strange thing to me, it may be because romantic comedies or professional dramas are not my piece of cake, it may be … Continue reading →

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Delia Marc: Film – Gradinile Finzi-Contini (Vittorio de SIca – 1970)

Posted on April 20, 2010 by admin

Cu o saptamana in urma, de Ziua Holocaustului am adus pe blog o lista a unora dintre filmele remarcabile pe tema Holocaustului, asa cum erau ele vazute de criticii ziarului Yediot Aharonot. Din lista facea parte si ‘Gradinile Finzi-Contini’ a … Continue reading →

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Lucian Pintilie’s ‘Unforgettable Summer’

Posted on April 15, 2010 by admin

It is interesting to judge what place ‘O vara de neuitat’ (An Unforgettable Summer) plays in the too short cinematography of Lucian Pintilie and to speculate about why he had chosen to make this film in 1994, his second only … Continue reading →

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Ashes and Movies – The Holocaust Films

Posted on April 11, 2010 by admin

As the Holocaust Memorial Day starts in Israel, I found in the weekend edition of Yediot Aharonot a list drawn by Yehuda Stav and Yehuda Nuriel of some the most important films dedicated to the Holocaust. It’s certainly a personal … Continue reading →

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Film: Xiang ri kui (Sunflower) – China, 2005

Posted on April 10, 2010 by admin

The key scene of this wonderful film about a father-son relationship happens towards the end. The father, a former painter whose life and career were crushed by the political troubles of the Cultural Revolution that China went through four decades … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes as a comics hero

Posted on March 13, 2010 by admin

It was said that Guy Ritchie’s version of Sherlock Holmes would make Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes turn in their graves. I believe this statement to be true to the extent that the latest had a grave. Yes, … Continue reading →

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