Tag Archives: dystopia

Coppola’s ‘Metropolis’ (film: Megalopolis – Francis Ford Coppola, 2024)

Posted on November 10, 2024 by admin

‘Megalopolis‘ (2024) is Francis Ford Coppola‘s life project. He started working on it and talking about it while filming ‘Apocalypse Now.’ He read scripts and discussed castings with entire generations of great actors. Many of them left to the stars … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Planetele maimuțelor

Posted on October 6, 2024 by admin

La început a fost cartea. Romanul ‘La Planète des singes’ a apărut în 1963, a fost tradus foarte repede în limba engleză și a devenit un bestseller mondial. Autorul său era scriitorul francez Pierre Boulle. De formație inginer, Boulle fusese … Continue reading →

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5 trepte spre apocalipsă (carte: Ken Follett – Never / Niciodată)

Posted on October 3, 2024 by admin

Pentru mine, la fel ca pentru mulți dintre cei care călătoresc des cu avioanele, expresia ‘literatură de aeroport’ nu are nimic peiorativ. Găsesc puține utilizări mai bune timpului în care mă găsesc captiv în avioane sau în sălile de așteptare … Continue reading →

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O altă distopie semnată de Margaret Atwood (carte: Margaret Atwood – Inima cedează ultima)

Posted on September 9, 2024 by admin

Margaret Atwood este probabil cea mai faimoasă scriitoare canadiană în viață și una dintre cele mai celebre autoare ale literaturii contemporane a lumii. Născută în 1939, a publicat 18 cărți de poezie, 18 romane, 11 cărți de non-ficțiune (printre care … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Canadian literature, dystopia, Heart Goes Last, Inima cedează ultima, Margaret Atwood, novels | Leave a comment

too dark to be true? (film: Civil War – Alex Garland, 2024)

Posted on August 20, 2024 by admin

Dystopias on screens seem to impress less lately, and this is probably also due to the fact that our lives and the events around us contain more and more elements of dystopia. ‘Civil War‘, the film written and directed by … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action thriller, Alex Garland, American cinema, author cinema, author film, Cailee Spaeny, Civil War, dystopia, Hollywood movies, Kirsten Dunst, original script, political thriller, road movies, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Wagner Moura | Leave a comment

a feel-good dystopia (film: Strawberry Mansion – Kentucker Audley & Albert Birney, 2021)

Posted on June 14, 2024 by admin

Are there dystopias that are at the same time ‘feel good’ films? The couple of screenwriters and directors Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney strive to prove that the answer is ‘yes!’ with ‘Strawberry Mansion‘, their film made in 2021. It … Continue reading →

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humans and creatures (film: Le règne animal – Thomas Cailley, 2023)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by admin

‘Le règne animal‘ (2023), the second feature film of the French director Thomas Cailley, is a film that may confuse or disturb many of those who dare to see it. It is not recommended for those who do not like … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged coming to age movies, dystopia, French cinema, Le règne animal, original script, Paul Kircher, Romain Duris, The Animal Kingdom, Thomas Cailley, Tom Mercier | Leave a comment

2022 as seen from 1973 (film: Soylent Green – Richard Fleischer, 1973)

Posted on December 13, 2023 by admin

There are several good reasons why Richard Fleischer‘s ‘Soylent Green‘ (1973) deserves to be seen in 2023. Fleischer had made three years earlier together with two Japanese directors the film that would remain the biggest success of his career – … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, based on a book, Charlton Heston, dystopia, Edward G. Robinson, Richard Fleischer, science-fiction, Soylent Green | Leave a comment

Intersecții literare (carte: Corina Ozon – Cineva în orașul ăsta te iubește)

Posted on July 26, 2023 by admin

Există avantaje, dar și riscuri, în a declanșa întâlnirea cu o scriitoare consacrată, care și-a creat în timp o imagine proprie și și-a găsit sau creat publicul său, prin lectura cărții sale celei mai recente. Acest lucru mi se întâmplă … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged Cineva în orașul ăsta te iubește, Corina Ozon, dystopia, literatura romana, novels, romantic novel, science-fiction books | 1 Comment

terror in Montreal (film: Rabid – David Cronenberg, 1977)

Posted on July 5, 2023 by admin

The 1977 ‘Rabid‘ is the second film of David Cronenberg who was then at the beginning of his career. The Canadian director is one of those who have successfully made the ascent from ‘niche’ horror films to the Hollywood mainstream. … Continue reading →

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