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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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the capitalist stepfather (film: ‘El buen patrón – Fernando León de Aranoa, 2021)

Many who have worked in a capitalist firm have heard the phrase obsessively uttered by Julio Blanco, the main hero of ‘El buen patrón‘ (the title is translated into English as ‘The Good Boss‘), the 2021 film by the Spanish … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD – Parisul doarme

Astăzi vă invit la cinema. Să vizionăm împreună și să discutăm despre un un film care a fost filmat acum 100 de ani și a cărui premieră a avut loc acum 98 de ani. Este vorba despre ‘Parisul doarme’ sau … Continue reading

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a rollercoaster made of gold (film: Gold – Stephen Gaghan, 2016)

‘Gold‘, the 2016 film by director Steven Gaghan, has as its main character a kind of American anti-hero. The character is derived from the stories of social and economic ascents (‘rags to riches’) that embody the American dream in cinematography. … Continue reading

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intense, disturbing and confusing (film: The Whale – Darren Aronofsky, 2022)

I was looking forward to watching ‘The Whale‘, the last of 2022’s major Oscar-winning films that I hadn’t seen. Darren Aronofsky is a director who never ceases to amaze me. His feature debut with ‘Pi’ and films like ‘Black Swan’ … Continue reading

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Bond, Johann Bond (film: Spion für Deutschland – Werner Klinger, 1956)

“Spion für Deutschland” (English title is “Spy for Germany“) is a very interesting film from many points of view. It was made in 1956, a little more than a decade after the end of the war, and was one of … Continue reading

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Kafka at the Bank (film: L’argent des autres – Christian de Chalonges, 1978)

‘L’argent des autres’, Christian de Chalonge‘s movie, was one of the best films of 1978 in France, enjoying box-office success and receiving the two most important Cesar awards – for the best film and for the best direction. It is … Continue reading

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