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bad luck as a way of life (Film: Ghinionistul – Iura Luncasu, 2017)

Posted on April 15, 2019 by admin

‘Ghinionistul‘ (‘The Unlucky’ or ‘The Bad Luck Guy’), the comedy directed by Iura Luncasu, which I saw at the Romanian Film Festival, organized in Israel these days, reminded me of the Romanian joke about the guy who after passing away … Continue reading →

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dangerous games (Film: Secretul Fericirii – Vlad Zamfirescu, 2018)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by admin

‘Secretul Fericirii‘ (‘The Secret of Happiness’), Vlad Zamfirescu‘s debut film was a blessed change of theme and atmosphere after the two ‘heavy’ movies, with political and historical themes, seen in the previous days of the Romanian Film Festival that takes … Continue reading →

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end of a civilization (Film: Moromeții 2 – Stere Gulea, 2018)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by admin

‘Morometii 2‘ (translated in English as ‘Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time) was the second film that I saw at the Romanian Film Festival organized in Israel these days, and the screening yesterday at the cinematheque in Herzlya was … Continue reading →

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so far, Maestro (Film: Aniversarea – Mircea Albulescu, 2017)

Posted on April 12, 2019 by admin

‘Aniversarea‘ (‘The Anniversary’) was the first film that I have viewed last evening at the Romanian Film Festival organized in Israel these days. Filmed in 2016 and premiered in 2017, Dan Chisu‘s film was the last appearance on screen of … Continue reading →

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a superb film about love in garbage (Film: Les amants du Pont-Neuf – Leos Carax, 1991)

Posted on April 11, 2019 by admin

I hope that you’ll excuse my enthusiasm. It is quite rare to fall on a film that I consider it deserving a 10/10 rating on IMDB. I am a demanding cinema fan, and the maximum rating is reserved on my … Continue reading →

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ghosts of horror (Film: Death and the Maiden – Roman Polanski, 1994)

Posted on April 10, 2019 by admin

I cannot explain exactly why ‘Death and the Maiden‘ did not make on me the impression that I would have expected from a film directed by Roman Polanski and featuring Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley (during their peak periods of … Continue reading →

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cruel world (Film: Dragged Across Concrete – Mel Gibson, 2018)

Posted on April 9, 2019 by admin

I had two reasons that got me out of home to go and see this movie directed by S. Craig Zahler, a director whose previous films (low cost action, so-called B movies) I have not seen. The first was the … Continue reading →

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the story of a bad girl (Film: Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Melissa McCarthy, 2018)

Posted on April 6, 2019 by admin

A “normative” film spectator (if such a person exists nowadays) would have every reason to dislike the main heroine of ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?‘ directed by Marielle Heller. Lee Israel is a felon, an alcoholic, and a pretty asocial … Continue reading →

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Love Story 2018 (Film: 303 – Hans Weingartner, 2018)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by admin

The local cinematheque was host last night to the Austrian director Hans Weingartner, the author of the lovely film ‘303‘, who after the projection entertained a dialog with the film critic Yael Shuv. ‘303‘ is a movie of a kind … Continue reading →

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the first talkie by Hitchcock is a pleasant surprise (Film: Blackmail – Alfred Hitchcock, 1929)

Posted on March 19, 2019 by admin

‘Blackmail‘, Alfred Hitchcock‘s first ‘talkie’ is a pleasant surprise, a movie that is worth watching and can be seen with the eyes of 2019 viewers, and not just for documentary and historical research purposes. It’s a crime and blackmail story … Continue reading →

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