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Film: Zohi Sdom (Israel – 2010)

Posted on August 5, 2010 by admin

‘Zohi Sdom’ which is translation means ‘That’s Sodom’ deliberately places itself at the intersection between the very popular Israeli TV show ‘Eretz Neederet’ (Wonderful Country) and the big screen British Monty Python movies of historical and Biblical inspiration. The Israeli … Continue reading →

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Film: The Chess Players (Satyajit Ray, 1977)

Posted on July 20, 2010 by admin

It is my friend Pierre who introduced me to the work of Satyajit Ray. Charulata (The Loney Wife) was the first film of him that I saw, at Pierre’s recommendation. Then I fell recently on an article written in one … Continue reading →

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Film: La Verite (Clouzot, 1960)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by admin

In Bernard Tavernier’s film Laissez Passer which I wrote about a few days ago Henri-Georges Clouzot gets indirectly a harsh treatment. He is one of these directors who continued to work under the German occupation during WWII, and was attacked … Continue reading →

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Carte: Alex Leo Serban – ‘4 decenii, 3 ani si 2 luni cu filmul romanesc’

Posted on July 9, 2010 by admin

Aceste note de lectura au aparut pe Web-site-ul filme-carti.ro condus de prietenul meu Stefan Ene (Jovi) si sunt prima mea contributie la noua editie a acestui site, pe care il recomand tuturor iubitorilor de film si carte. ——————— Una dintre … Continue reading →

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Film: ‘Stare de fapt’ (1996)

Posted on July 7, 2010 by admin

There is very little information available about this film which was recently broadcast by the Romanian satellite TV station TVRi. The director himself had a career marked by big intervals of silence. His first film was a documentary made in … Continue reading →

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Film – ’12’ (Nikita Mikhalkov, 2007)

Posted on June 29, 2010 by admin

12 is a remake of the classical 12 Angry Men – Sidney Lumet’s ultimate jury drama. What makes Nikita Mikhalkov, a director who never lacked original ideas or Russian scripts take the court drama located in the US of the … Continue reading →

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Film – ‘District 9’ (2009)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by admin

If there ever will be an Oscar for the best science-fiction idea to be turned into a political film ‘District 9’ is a certain candidate. It takes the theme of the third degree encounter, but reverses the relation between the … Continue reading →

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Revazandu-l pe Pintilie / 1 – ‘Reconstituirea’

Posted on June 25, 2010 by admin

Exista un risc in a revedea dupa 40 de ani un film care ti-a ramas in memorie ca o capodopera. Pentru mine si multi dintre cei din generatia mea ‘Reconstituirea’ a fost nu numai cel mai bun film romanesc al … Continue reading →

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Film: ‘The Ghost Writer’ (Roman Polanski – 2010)

Posted on June 23, 2010 by admin

Ghost writers, like the hero of the Polanski‘s film wonderfully acted by Ewan McGregor are people with no past, no family, no ambitions, and no identity – sometimes they even do not have a name, or if they have one … Continue reading →

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Film: Pepe & Fifi (Dan Pita – 1994)

Posted on June 16, 2010 by admin

I am surprised how little known this film is. Although it was made by Dan Pita, one of the well-known Romanian directors, and one of the few who made quality films during the Romanian Communist era, it does not seem … Continue reading →

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