Tag Archives: detective

cold passion (film: Decision to Leave – Park Chan-wook, 2022)

Posted on August 4, 2023 by admin

We always expect surprises and extremes from the Korean director Park Chan-wook. ‘Decision to Leave‘ (Korean title is ‘Heojil kyolshim‘) seems to deviate from this rule. There is no complete lack of shocking shots, but we are far from the … Continue reading →

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an immersive police investigation (film: On ne meurt que deux fois – Jacques Deray, 1985)

Posted on December 13, 2022 by admin

At first glance ‘On ne meurt que deux fois‘ (or ‘He Died with His Eyes Open‘ – the title of the English version) is another detective movie, with a police inspector investigating a murder. And yet this ‘whodunit’ style story … Continue reading →

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between style and mystery (film: Le mystère de la chambre jaune – Bruno Podalydès, 2003)

Posted on January 31, 2022 by admin

Gaston Leroux‘s ‘Le mystere de la chambre jaune‘ is one of the most famous detective novels in the locked-room whodunit genre. Agatha Christie herself considered it the masterpiece of the genre. It has had several screenings, on large and small … Continue reading →

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schiță de roman polițist (carte: Stelian Țurlea – un plan atât de bine pus la punct)

Posted on December 3, 2018 by admin

Eroina principală a mini-romanului polițist ‘un plan atât de bine pus la punct’ semnat de Stelian Țurlea și apărut la editura CRIME SCENE PRESS își petrece cele 125 de pagini ale cărții țintuită pe un pat de spital, paralizată și … Continue reading →

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