Monthly Archives: June 2012

Film: Chico & Rita (2010)

Hard to put ‘Chico & Rita’ is an a category and this is a testimony of the fact that animated movies, even those that are created in the ‘classical’ 2-D format like this one transcend nowadays genres and express more … Continue reading

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Carte: Marta Petreu – Acasa, pe Cimpia Armaghedonului

La 56 de ani Marta Petreu beneficiaza deja la Editura Polirom de una dintre cele mai neobisnuite serii de autor. Primele trei carti publicate in 2011 apartin fiecare unui gen diferit. ‘Apocalipsa dupa Marta’ aduna poemele uneia dintre cele mai … Continue reading

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in search of the solid ground (Film: Terraferma – Italy, 2011)

All the characters in Emanuele Crialese‘s Terraferma are in search of the solid ground, for safety, for the certainty of tomorrow. And yet, nothing seems to be solid in their destinies. The story happens on a small island near the … Continue reading

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bridging the differences in the comic register (Film: Intouchables – France, 2011)

In the year when The Artist dominated the Oscars and achieved international success and recognition, it was a very different kind of a film that dominated the French box office. This film is ‘Intouchables’ and the one of good reasons … Continue reading

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