Tag Archives: Mathieu Kassovitz

‘why do they hate us?’ (film: La haine – Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995)

‘La haine‘ – ‘Hate‘ is one of the most appropriate titles of movies I’ve seen lately. Many times, faced with violent social events, demonstrations and protests, we ask ourselves: ‘why do they hate us?’. The question is not new. Written … Continue reading

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the story of a fake hero (Film: Un héros très discret – Jacques Audiard, 1996)

Successful revolutions and liberation movements that succeed often suffer from an interesting syndrome. Several weeks, months, years after the events, there are more and more “heroes” claiming deeds of bravery. In Romanian, the proverb that characterizes this syndrome is ‘Many … Continue reading

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