Category Archives: movies

an obsessive thriller with Isabelle Adjani at her best (film: Mortelle rendonnée – Claude Miller, 1983)

Posted on July 16, 2025 by admin

Alfred Hitchcock died in 1980, but not completely. In fact, his influence is so strong that to this day, 45 years after his departure, not only are his films watched and re-watched, analyzed and enjoyed, but they also represent benchmarks … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Claude Miller, film based on a novel, French cinema, Isabelle Adjani, Michel Audiard, Michel Serrault, psychological thriller, Stephane Audran, thriller movies | Leave a comment

a relationship in crisis (film: Elskling / Loveable – Lilja Ingolfsdottir, 2024)

Posted on July 14, 2025 by admin

Norwegian cinema is less known in the world than the ones coming from other Scandinavian countries, but lately it has offered some interesting productions, especially films about ordinary people and their relationships. ‘Elskling‘, the 2024 debut film by director Lilja … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Elskling, family drama, Helga Guren, Lilja Ingolfsdottir, Loveable, Norwegian cinema, Oddgeir Thune, original script, relationship drama | Leave a comment

who will save Superman? (film: Superman – James Gunn, 2025)

Posted on July 12, 2025 by admin

I have been expecting the release of the new version of ‘Superman‘ written and directed by James Gunn and I didn’t miss the opportunity to watch the film on its first day of release for audiences around the world. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, David Corenswet, Hollywood movies, James Gunn, original script, Rachel Brosnahan, remake, super-heroes movies, Superman | Leave a comment

the other masterpiece of Orson Welles (film: The Trial – Orson Welles, 1962)

Posted on July 11, 2025 by admin

‘The Trial‘ (1962) is – in my opinion – the second peak of Orson Welles‘s directing career, along with ‘Citizen Kane’. Welles himself considered it his best film. ‘The Trial‘ is the title of two masterpieces: one literary – Franz … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Franz Kafka, inspired by a novel, international movies production, Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles, political cinema, The Trial | Leave a comment

flesh and soul of a great composer (film: Enescu, jupuit de viu – Toma Enache, 2024)

Posted on June 23, 2025 by admin

Romanian cinema seems to feel uncomfortable with George Enescu, the most important Romanian composer and one of the most appreciated musicians of the 20th century. Violinist, conductor, educator, but above all composer, who in addition to a few hits (especially … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, author film, biopic, Catalin Bocirnea, film about a musician, George Enescu, original script, Romanian cinema, Theodora Sandu, Toma Enache | Leave a comment

roots of nostalgia (film: Sunt o babă comunistă – Stere Gulea, 2013)

Posted on June 19, 2025 by admin

The phenomenon of nostalgia for communism seems to refuse to die. ‘Sunt o babă comunistă‘ (English title – ‘I’m an Old Communist Hoag‘), the 2013 film by Stere Gulea, joins several other creations of film schools from former communist countries, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged comedy, film based on a novel, I'm an Old Communist Hag, Luminita Gheorghiu, Romanian cinema, Stere Gulea, Sunt o babă comunistă, Valeria Seciu | Leave a comment

literature as the inner fortress against evil (film: Reading Lolita in Tehran – Eran Riklis, 2024)

Posted on May 21, 2025 by admin

Can art in general and literature, specifically, save the world? Or at least make it better? Or at least create for those who love them – creators and consumers – an inner fortress where they can take refuge in times … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Azar Nafisi, based on a book, Eran Riklis, feminist cinema, Golshifteh Farahani, international movies production, Iran, political cinema, Reading Lolita in Tehran | Leave a comment

the legend that changed tennis (film: Nasty – Tudor Giurgiu & Cristian Pascariu & Tudor D. Popescu, 2024)

Posted on May 20, 2025 by admin

Ilie Nastase was one of the idols of my youth. First of all, thanks to him, tennis found its place for a while in the dull programs of Romanian television during the communist era. Together with his partner and mentor … Continue reading →

Posted in documentary, movies | Tagged Cristian Pascariu, documentary, Ilie Nastase, Ion Tiriac, movies about sport, Romanian cinema, sports documentary, tennis, Tudor D. Popescu, Tudor Giurgiu | Leave a comment

when prejudice turns to horror (film: Săptămâna mare – Andrei Cohn, 2024)

Posted on May 17, 2025 by admin

One of the most interesting movies of the good year that was 2024 for Romanian cinema, a film that I had been waiting to see for over a year, is ‘Săptămâna mare‘ (‘The Holy Week‘). The film is written and … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Andrei Butica, Andrei Cohn, antisemitism, Ciprian Chiriches, Doru Bem, epoch drama, historical drama, period films, Romanian cinema, Săptămâna Mare | Leave a comment