Category Archives: documentary

a beautiful finale (film: Visages villages – Agnès Varda, 2017)

Posted on August 22, 2020 by admin

“Visages villages” (the English title is “Faces Places“) is the last big screen film directed in 2017 by Agnès Varda in collaboration with photographer and mural artist JR. Until her death in 2019, she would make another TV movie dedicated … Continue reading →

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a failed art essay (documentary: Francofonia – Alexandr Sokurov, 2015)

Posted on June 20, 2020 by admin

I confess that I am not a big fan of Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov. Many consider him the greatest Russian director of the 21st century and Tarkovsky‘s successor on Earth. I wasn’t at all excited (euphemism!) About ‘Russian Ark‘, I … Continue reading →

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obligația de a rezista (film documentar : Gestures of Resistance – Olga Ștefan, 2019)

Posted on May 16, 2020 by admin

Documentarul realizat în 2019 de Olga Ștefan, ‘Gesturi de rezistență’ (‘Gestures of Resistance’) începe cu un citat din Simon Wiesenthal: ‘Obligația de a rezistă începe atunci când oamenii încep să sufere deoarece le sunt încălcate drepturile. Dacă rezistența este activă … Continue reading →

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much more than ‘The Scream’ (art documentary: Exhibition on Screen: Munch 150)

Posted on February 14, 2020 by admin

Edvard Munch is one of the most famous names in the history of painting and probably, at the same time, one of the least known artists. The reason is largely due to the celebrity of single painting – ‘The Scream’ … Continue reading →

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Goya’s portraits (documentary: ‘Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood’ – David Bickerstaff, 2015)

Posted on January 17, 2020 by admin

About one third of the works left to posterity by Francisco Goya were portraits. He was one of the most outstanding portraitists in the history of fine arts and many of his works in this genre represent formidable artistic creations … Continue reading →

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a song of love (film: As Vozes do Fado – Ruben Alves, Christophe Fonseca, 2017)

Posted on December 8, 2019 by admin

There are many nations whose souls are wonderfully expressed in music. But rare are the cases where a single word defines not only the genre and the musical genius of the nation, but also its character and its history. Of … Continue reading →

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world-wide screening (Spirits in the Forest – Depeche Mode, 2019)

Posted on November 21, 2019 by admin

November 21, 2019 may remain in history for several reasons. One of them is the fact that on this day, the premiere of the documentary ‘Spirits in the Forest‘ took place simultaneously in many cities around the world, The event … Continue reading →

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surprising Renoir (documentary: Exhibition on Screen: Renoir – Reviled and Revered – Phil Grabsky, 2016)

Posted on October 18, 2019 by admin

We have the chance to see the films from the ‘Exhibition on Screen’ series at our local cinematheque. Yesterday we had the pleasure not only of watching the documentary ‘Exhibition on Screen: Renoir – Reviled and Revered‘, but also of … Continue reading →

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John & especially Yoko (film: John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky – Michael Epstein, 2018)

Posted on October 11, 2019 by admin

The documentary ‘John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky‘ can be considered as a post-trauma movie. The Beatles fans who are today at or near retirement age were experiencing a traumatic period 50 years ago. The internal conflicts between the … Continue reading →

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Spielberg – the documentary (Film: Spielberg – Susan Lacy, 2017)

Posted on October 9, 2019 by admin

147 minutes may be too much or too little for a documentary about the biography and career of one of the most important contemporary film directors. That’s exactly the feeling left by Susan Lacy‘s ‘Spielberg‘ for HBO. On one hand … Continue reading →

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