Tag Archives: dystopia

the best of Deville (film: Le dossier 51 – Michel Deville, 1978)

The best tribute we can pay to a departed filmmaker is to watch or rewatch his films. That’s what I’ve been doing for the past few weeks, since I learned that Michel Deville is no longer with us. In the … Continue reading

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Dictatura uitării (carte: Yōko Ogawa – Poliția memoriei)

‘Poliția memoriei’ este o carte cu un destin ciudat. Autoarea ei, Yōko Ogawa (născută în 1962) este una dintre autoarele cunoscute în Japonia. Precum multe alte femei japoneze din generația sa, atunci când s-a căsătorit a renunțat să lucreze, scriind … Continue reading

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shattering movie about life, age and death (film: Plan 75 – Chie Hayakawa, 2022)

‘Plan 75‘, the feature debut of Japanese filmmaker Chie Hayakawa, which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, is an imperfect and shattering movie, one of those films whose idea and theme will follow viewers long after they have finished … Continue reading

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space dystopia and Glasnost (film: Kin-dza-dza! – Georgiy Daneliya, 1986)

‘Kin-dza-dza!‘ is a 1986 science fiction production of the Soviet film studios Mosfilm, directed by Georgian director Georgiy Daneliya. If we didn’t know anything about this movie and if it was spoken in English we could classify it in the … Continue reading

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