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a trip to the roots (film: A Real Pain – Jesse Eisenberg, 2024)

Posted on January 17, 2025 by admin

The genre of films to which ‘A Real Pain‘ (2024), the second film in which Jesse Eisenberg is (also) behind the camera as director, belongs is quite popular in Israel. Trips to Poland and other countries in Europe where episodes … Continue reading →

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between dream and jealousy (film: Omcâine – Ștefan Constantinescu, 2022)

Posted on January 16, 2025 by admin

‘Omcâine‘ (2022 – the English distribution title is ‘Man and Dog‘) is the ambitious debut of a director who is making his first feature film late in his career. Stefan Constantinescu is no novice in cinematography, he is a visual … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock as an engaged filmmaker (film: Foreign Correspondent – Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)

Posted on January 15, 2025 by admin

‘Foreign Correspondent‘ is the second film made by Alfred Hitchcock after his ‘relocation’ to the United States. It was filmed and released in the same year as his first American film, ‘Rebecca’, in 1940, and competed with it for the … Continue reading →

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the noir is still shining (film: Laura – Otto Preminger & Rouben Mamoulian, 1944)

Posted on January 13, 2025 by admin

There are a few films made in the 1940s in the crime film noir genre that have not only managed to stand the test of time, but have also created a style and cinematic direction that have been followed by … Continue reading →

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confusing mirror (film: Zerkalo / Mirror – Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975)

Posted on January 8, 2025 by admin

I think that I have reached what is metaphorically called the ‘glass ceiling’ of my cinematic understanding today. Somehow, in my youth, I missed the opportunity to watch ‘The Mirror‘ (the Russian title is ‘Zerkalo‘), Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1975 film. I … Continue reading →

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another tango (film: Being Maria – Jessica Palud, 2024)

Posted on January 7, 2025 by admin

I looked for (and managed to) see , at the first opportunity ‘Being Maria‘, the film that Jessica Palud directed and co-wrote about the biography of Maria Schneider and how her role in ‘Last Tango in Paris’ influenced her life … Continue reading →

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no monkey business (film: Better Man – Michael Gracey, 2024)

Posted on January 3, 2025 by admin

Released at the end of 2024, ‘Better Man‘ could also be considered one of the first films of 2025, when it reaches mass distribution in the main international film markets. It is a very favorable period for musical films, films … Continue reading →

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Agatha in France (film: Le crime est notre affaire – Pascal Thomas, 2008)

Posted on December 27, 2024 by admin

‘Le crime est notre affaire‘ made in 2008 by Pascal Thomas was one of my holiday viewings this season. The film is the third in a series of screen versions of Agatha Christie’s novels, adapted and transferred to France. More … Continue reading →

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the fight against forgetting (film: The Ring / HaTabat – Adir Miller, 2024)

Posted on December 27, 2024 by admin

‘The Ring’ (‘HaTabat’ – 2024), written by Adir Miller and directed by him together with Doron and Yoav Paz, is a film that starts from some excellent premises. It is based on a true story that happened during the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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not a Christmas movie (film: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Nagisa Ôshima, 1983)

Posted on December 25, 2024 by admin

‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence‘ (1983) is not a Christmas film, despite its title. The film director is Nagisa Ôshima, a Japanese filmmaker of great talent and great audacity. If we must necessarily place the film in a category, it would … Continue reading →

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