Monthly Archives: September 2013

an Israeli exercise in ‘horror’ movies (Film: Big Bad Wolves – Israel, 2013)

I must launch one of my rants about film titles translations. Usually my complains are about translating English titles to Hebrew or my mother-tongue Romanian – now it’s about the reverse translation. This film is titled in Hebrew ‘Who’s afraid … Continue reading

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Despre ‘dilemele identitare’ la ICR Tel Aviv

ICR Tel Aviv a organizat in aceasta dimineata un eveniment care i-a avut ca invitati pe scriitorii Carmen Firan si Adrian Sangeorzan care traiesc la New York, ocazie pentru publicul israelian de a-i cunoaste pe cei doi scriitori si de … Continue reading

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horror is not lost in translation (Film: Stoker – Chan-wook Park, 2013)

I read that director Chan-wook Park decided to go into movies after seeing Hitchcock’s Vertigo. He grew up into becoming one of the most successful directors of horror movies in the Korean school of cinema and he now pays back … Continue reading

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Carte: Yukio Mishima – Templul de aur

‘Templul de aur’, cartea scriitorului japonez Yukio Mishima re-editata acum de Humanitas fiction in cadrul colectiei Raftul Denisei (traducerea apartine Angelei Hondru) este o carte cunoscuta de multa vreme iubitorilor de literatura din Romania. Acesta editie este cel putin a … Continue reading

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theater behind the bars (Film: Cesare deve morire – brothers Taviani, 2012)

The Shakespearean ‘All the world’s a stage’ gets a new meaning with this very interesting and very different film made by the Taviani brother whose actors and heroes are individuals for which the world is  the high security prison where … Continue reading

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… on Hebrew Themes … (Hag Sukkot Sameakh!)

After many years I renewed this season my subscription at the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. An announcement received yesterday inspired me for the theme to pick for this Sukkot holiday. A change in program brings in the first concert of the … Continue reading

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Carte: Sofi Oksanen – Purificare

Cu romanul ‘Purificare’ tradus in peste 40 de tari si rasplatit cu premii literare semnificative si cu versiunile scenice ale cartii jucate pe multe scene ale lumii intre care cea a prestigiosului teatru La MaMa din New York scriitoarea finlandeza … Continue reading

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‘Nine’ gets a … 9 (Film: Nine – Rob Marshall, 2009)

There are many ways one can dislike Nine . For example trying to compare it with the films of Frederico Fellini, on whose figure the main character in the movie is based on. Or trying to compare it with Broadway … Continue reading

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revenge comes in unexpected ways (film: Revanche – Gotz Spielmann, 2008)

By the end of the opening scene of Revanche something falls (maybe it was thrown) in the quite water of a lake. Then we can see the idyllic landscape of a lawn with warm colors like from a Renoir painting … Continue reading

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soulless (Film: Zero Dark Thirty – Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)

What is surprising for this two and a half hours film depicting the search after Bin Laden, the planning and the execution of the action that killed him is how superficial it is in its approach. It may be that … Continue reading

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