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local politics (film: Les promesses – Thomas Kruithof, 2021)

Posted on May 30, 2022 by admin

Two main narrative threads combine in ‘Les Promesses‘ (‘Promises‘), the 2021 film by French director Thomas Kruithof. One of them, related to the precarious condition of the Paris suburbs, is centered around an urban project involving political parties (we are … Continue reading →

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a few questions (film: The Northman – Robert Eggers, 2022)

Posted on May 28, 2022 by admin

It’s hard for me to write something coherent about ‘The Northman‘, Robert Eggers‘ recently movies released on screens. The only thing I can do is ask a few questions. Is Robert Eggers the same Robert Eggers, the director who made … Continue reading →

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the seduction of Lina Wertmüller (film: Mimì metallurgico ferito nell’onore – Lina Wertmüller, 1972)

Posted on May 26, 2022 by admin

“The Seduction of Mimi” is an uninspired English translation of “Mimi metallurgico ferito nell’onore“, the original title of the film whose approximate equivalent would be “Mimi the metallurgist wounded in his honor“. The author is Lina Wertmüller, an Italian director … Continue reading →

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the role of his life (film: Luca – Horațiu Mălăele, 2020)

Posted on May 16, 2022 by admin

It was said about Horatiu Malaele that he is a multiple artistic talent. What I find extraordinary about him is the fact that in every artistic field in which he manifests himself he reaches the highest level. He is one … Continue reading →

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a boy with a guitar in the war-torn Europe (film: Merge si-asa – regia Valentin Urziceanu, 2022)

Posted on May 15, 2022 by admin

With ‘Merge și-asa’ (the aproximate translation would be ‘It Works, Kind Of’), the team led by director and screenwriter Valentin Urziceanu boldly steps into a cinematic genre in which Romanian cinema has very little tradition and experience – feature film … Continue reading →

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truth at all price? (film: 5 minute – Dan Chisu, 2019)

Posted on May 11, 2022 by admin

Three fundamental institutions of the Romanian state and of society are subjected to a critical examination in ‘5 minute‘ (the title of the English distribution is ‘5 Minutes Too Late‘), Dan Chisu‘s 2019 film: the press, the gendarmerie and the … Continue reading →

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film noir and dark politics (film: Un condé – Yves Boisset, 1970)

Posted on May 10, 2022 by admin

Yves Boisset is not one of the famous French directors, which amplifies for me the (pleasant) surprise of watching his 1970 film ‘Un condé‘ (‘The Cop‘). The director, who had been Jean-Pierre Melville‘s assistant, among others, demonstrates here that he … Continue reading →

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crime comedy with a French sauce (film: Cop au vin – Claude Chabrol, 1985)

Posted on May 9, 2022 by admin

‘Cop au vin‘ (an inspired translation of the original title ‘Poulet au vinaigre‘) is one of those films by Claude Chabrol which, when viewed, I have the impression that they were made with Alfred Hitchcock looking approvingly over the French … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock’s colorful black comedy (film: The Trouble with Harry – Alfred Hitchcock, 1955)

Posted on April 24, 2022 by admin

‘The Trouble with Harry‘ is an unusual film in Alfred Hitchcock‘s filmography. Writing this introductory phrase, I realize that about half of Hitchcock‘s films can be called ‘unusual’. Of course, there is a ‘canonical Hitchcock’ in which corpses appear, with … Continue reading →

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traps of life (film: Fish Tank – Andrea Arnold, 2009)

Posted on April 19, 2022 by admin

‘Fish Tank‘, written and directed in 2009 by Andrea Arnold, is one of the most interesting social films I’ve seen lately. Combining the techniques of fiction and documentary films, it owes its freshness and sincerity to the fact that it … Continue reading →

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