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there shall not be two pharaohs (film: Cairo Conspiracy – Tarik Saleh, 2022)

Tarik Saleh is an Egyptian-born filmmaker living in Sweden. His career is divided between Sweden, Hollywood and productions about Egypt. The latter are made outside the country, including ‘Cairo Conspiracy‘ in which the story takes place in a Cairo whose … Continue reading

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Planet Earth survives another disaster (film: Greenland – Ric Roman Waugh, 2020)

The global catastrophe that was the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the path to viewers of hundreds or thousands of cinematographic productions. One of them was ‘Greenland‘, the 2020 film by American director Ric Roman Waugh, known mostly for action thrillers. ‘Greenland‘ … Continue reading

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in the shadow of Spielberg (film: Armageddon Time – JamesGray, 2022)

Director James Gray has a diverse filmography, in which films from very different genres are represented. I confess that I have not been excited by any of his films so far. Among his previous films, the ones that I found … Continue reading

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between sacred and sin (film: Il peccato – Andrey Konchalovskiy, 2019)

More than half a century before he wrote (in collaboration) and directed ‘Il peccato‘, Andrey Konchalovskiy co-wrote another memorable film about another great Renaissance artist – Tarkovsky’s ‘Andrei Rubliov’ (1966). A year before ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’, the adaptation … Continue reading

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across Europe, following the Sun (film: Im juli – Fatih Akin, 2000)

There are many good reasons not to miss the opportunity to see ‘Im Juli‘ (the English title is ‘In July‘), released on the screens in 2000, the second film written and directed by German-Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin. First of all, … Continue reading

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vertigo at the peak (film: Vertigo – Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)

‘Vertigo‘, made in 1958, seems today, at the first viewing or at a re-watch, like a cinema lesson left by Alfred Hitchcock to the directors who would come after him. It is a complex story (inspired by a French novel … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Reîntâlnire cu Solaris

Revăd foarte rar filme și doar în ocazii sau cu motive speciale. De ce am ales, deci, să revăd ‘Solaris’, filmul din 1972 al lui Andrei Tarkovski? Declanșatorul a fost premiera pe scena Teatrului Excelsior din București a piesei ‘Solaris’ … Continue reading

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Top 10 filme despre filme

Holywoodului și altor studiouri de filme mai mult sau mai puțin faimoase ale lumii le place să facă filme despre ele însele, despre artă și artiștii cinematografiei. Există și o motivație economică, deoarece pentru un asemenea film există deja un … Continue reading

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a remake that does not disapoint (film: M – Joseph Losey, 1951)

The history of remakes is full of failures. In 99% of cases the opinions of critics and viewers consider that remakes do not live up to the original films. When it comes to American productions that take ideas and stories … Continue reading

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crime without punishment (film: Juste avant la nuit – Chaude Chabrol, 1971)

Made in 1971, ‘Juste avant la nuit‘ (translated to English as ‘Just Before Nightfall’) was made towards the end of a very productive period in the career of French director Claude Chabrol. Since 1969 he had directed at least two … Continue reading

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