Monthly Archives: May 2016

Carte: Jean Velicy – Baligă de mânz

Probabil ca trebuie sa incep prin ceea ce in limba engleza se cheama un ‘disclaimer’. Doctorul Jean Velicy imi este prieten, unul dintre acei prieteni care a stiut sa se dovedeasca – la nevoie – prieten adevarat. Cartea despre care … Continue reading

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undecided movie about an undecided pope (Habemus Papam – Nanni Moretti, 2011)

Papacy and its institutions have attracted film makers in many different ways. The Vatican or its clones have been used as sets and stage for many movies in genres ranging from historical movies to crazy comedies. Nanni Moretti‘s Habemus Papam … Continue reading

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sleepy (Film: Somnul insulei – Mircea Veroiu, 1994)

‘Somnul insulei’ (‘The Sleep of the Island’) is a film that looks today quite tired. Sleepy and tired. It is to some extent a combination of the time it talks about (the Communist dictatorship period) and the time it was … Continue reading

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Variations on HaTikhvah

This is the week of the Independence day or in other words of the birthday of Israel according to the Jewish calendar. I decided to offer each day this week on my Facebook wall and in a few Facebook groups … Continue reading

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Carte: Ion Vianu – Frumusetea va mantui lumea

‘Frumusetea va mantui lumea si alte eseuri’ publicata de Polirom in 2015 in colectia ‘Ego grafii’ este probabil cea mai importanta si mai valoroasa carte de eseistica aparuta in anul 2015, an in care multe dintre cartile cele mai interesante, … Continue reading

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Requiem for True Journalism (Film: Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, 2015)

Director Tom McCarthy authored a very interesting first film in 2003 (The Station Agent) and then his career seemed to go adrift into ‘OK movies’. Now he hits gold with Spotlight which does not differ much in directing style from … Continue reading

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