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Wong Kar Wai’s “In The Mood For Love”

One of those movies you either hate or love. I’m the kind who loves it. One of the comments that slipped out of my mouth when watching the first scenes was “this is cinematic poetry” (or something of the sort). No really, don’t trust me: watch it! Here’s the synopsis: Hong Kong 1962, Chow Mo-Wan [...]

The One Animal We Fear the Most Is the One We Can’t Live Without

Usually the one animal I fear the most is Homo not-so-sapiens, sapiens-oh-really?! Anyway, I watched this movie thanks to my best friend (I must say, you really know how to feed me the things I relish!). It’s really, really, really, really wonderful! It’s breathtaking and mind-opening. I have seen a lot of documentaries about sharks [...]

Youth Without Youth

Based on a Mircea Eliade work. For those who don’t know, Mircea Eliade was one of the most interesting philosophers and anthropologists of the XXth century. The film is directed by Francis Ford Coppola with a brilliant cast: Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, Andre M. Hennicke, Marcel Iures, Alexandra Pirici… You need at [...]

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