Category Archives: movies

ode to motherhood (Film: La promesse de l’aube – Eric Barbier, 2017)

Posted on March 7, 2019 by admin

I confess that I had great expectations and some emotions before seeing ‘La promesse de l’aube‘. Romain Gary was together with Boris Vian, the favorite French writer of my adolescence, and ‘La promesse de l’aube‘ was one of my beloved … Continue reading →

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unfinished puzzle (Film: Moon Hotel Kabul – Anca Damian, 2018)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by admin

The international military engagement in Afghanistan after 9/11 is nearing the 20th anniversary. It seems quite surprising to me that very few films have been made on this subject, about the impact that the foreign intervention has had on the … Continue reading →

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effects of time (Film: Senilità – Claudia Cardinale, 1962)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by admin

Time has its own ways also in terms of movies. I have just finished watching ‘Senilità‘ (the English title is ‘Careless’) directed by Mauro Bolognini, a prolific and well-known Italian director at the time, author of 46 films between 1953 … Continue reading →

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failed entertainment (Film: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Guy Ritchie, 2015)

Posted on March 1, 2019 by admin

‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.‘ had all the premises for a successful entertainment. It’s an action and espionage film, a combination of genres that I like. The action takes place during the Cold War, a very interesting historical period for me, … Continue reading →

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three films in one (Film: Der Stand der Dinge – Wim Wenders, 1982)

Posted on February 28, 2019 by admin

The Wim Wenders retrospective at our local cinematheque ended with one of the most interesting films of the German director. ‘Der Stand der Dinge‘ (the English title is ‘The State of Things‘) is very representative for his career, including many … Continue reading →

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one of the early films about the European migrants problem (Film: Morgen – Marian Crisan, 2010)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by admin

It’s only now that I had the opportunity to see Marian Crisan‘s ‘Morgen‘, a movie made in 2010. It’s a film about a Turkish migrant trying to make his way to Germany, the story happening a decade ago. At that … Continue reading →

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a not so traditional family (Film: Shoplifters – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018)

Posted on February 25, 2019 by admin

‘Shoplifters‘ by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda confuses its audiences for much of the length of the film. For about three quarters of the duration of the screening, it looks like we are dealing with a family drama that takes place … Continue reading →

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neo-realism meets magic realism (Film: Lazzaro felice – Alice Rohrwacher, 2018)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by admin

From time to time, once every few years, comes a movie that does not look like anything I’ve seen before as a passionate cinema fan. It’s what’s going on with ‘Lazarro felice‘, the film made by the Italian director Alice … Continue reading →

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goodbye Mr. Hopper, goodbye Mr. Ganz (Film: The American Friend – Wim Wenders, 1977)

Posted on February 21, 2019 by admin

Both of them were formidable actors. Dennis Hopper left us in 2010. Bruno Ganz followed him a few days ago. Coincidentally, the retrospective of Wim Wenders‘ films at our local cinematheque featured the wonderful film ‘The American Friend‘, which brought … Continue reading →

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surrealist dystopia (Film: The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2015)

Posted on February 20, 2019 by admin

After seeing ‘The Lobster‘ I have no doubt that Yorgos Lanthimos is one of the most remarkable film directors living and creating today. Each of his films shocks and disturbs, in each one there are copious doses of absurdity and … Continue reading →

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