Monthly Archives: August 2010

Documentar: The British Blues Explosion

Imi plac programele de vara ale canalului franco-german de televiziune ARTE. Este acolo cineva in directia de programe care are aceleasi gusturi muzicale ca mine, care este fascinat de perioada muzicala a anilor 60, cea in care mi-am format gustul … Continue reading

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Film: L’Armee des Ombres (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969)

I was writing a while ago that when Quentin Tarantino was making Inglorious Basterds he was not so much making a film about the Second World War and the Holocaust, but more a Tarantino film that happens during the Second … Continue reading

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Monteverdi’s L’Orpheo at Theatre de la Monnaie

Monteverdi’s rendition of the story of Orpheus is a milestone in the evolution of opera, one of the first works that definitely crossed the barrier of the oratorio into a fully defined stage representation. It includes remarkable musical moments, arias … Continue reading

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Carte: Neagu Djuvara – Civilizatii si tipare istorice

Nascut in 1916, Neagu Djuvara este una ditre personalitatile cele mai interesante ale istoriografiei romanesti a ultimelor decenii. L-am vazut acum aproximativ un an intr-un interviu televizat si nu am putut sa nu fiu cucerit de acuitatea discursului, claritatea si … Continue reading

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Two Jewish Americans

I am watching the PBS documentary series The Jewish Americans which is for me a fascinating look into the complex history of the Jewish community in the United States, with all the fights for survival, the identity dilemmas, the achievements … Continue reading

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50 Years Ago – The First Concert of the Beatles in Hamburg

We are having an extraordinary celebration today – 50 years since the Beatles hold their first concert at the Indra club in Hamburg. It was the first in a series of hundreds of concerts in Germany which in the next … Continue reading

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Film: ‘You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger’ (Woody Allen, 2010)

Something is happening to Woody Allen … or to me … not clear exactly what, but I started to like more his latest films. His 2010 production screened at Cannes seems to have been seen by very few people, and … Continue reading

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In the Heart of Europe / 4 – Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht

I love visiting art museums and I love to do it in places which are not necessarily on the beaten track of the art circuit. Of course, the big museums of the world have their fascination, complexity and completeness, but … Continue reading

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In the Heart of Europe / 3 – Dutch and Belgian Beers

Maastricht is located in the South-Eastern extremity of the Netherlands, and the city is a few kilometers away from Belgium. Besides sharing a common language the Dutch and the Flemish Belgians also share the passion for good beer. Actually Belgium … Continue reading

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In the Heart of Europe / 2 – Churches of Maastricht

A city with a history of at least two thousand years, Maastricht hosts a number of remarkable churches, witnesses of history and centers of spirituality of a city which is not only located in the center of Europe but also … Continue reading

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