Monthly Archives: January 2004

CQ

Posted on January 14, 2004 by

I remember the preview of this movie from a couple of years ago. It was very intriguing. When I got to watch the whole movie it was less so. I have a vague feeling that I didn’t “get” it. What … Continue reading →

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Baran

Posted on January 14, 2004 by

This is Persian movie about Afghan refugees working illegally at a construction in Iran and having a miserable time with insecurity. Paralel to a great extent to Mexican workers in the USA and some Roma in Hungary. The set reminded … Continue reading →

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La Bandera

Posted on January 14, 2004 by

It made me nostalgic to a time and place I never experienced: the mid 1930 in Barcelona, Paris and North Africa. The range of everyday objects is so radically different from my time and space that it makes those olden … Continue reading →

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Asoka

Posted on January 14, 2004 by

I rented this movie because the text on the cover appealed to me. It was speaking about the transformation of a King who lived in the 3rd century India and turned from a warrior to a Buddhist and then helped … Continue reading →

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Az oszi felev lezarasa

Posted on January 13, 2004 by

Na vegre ma megtudtam az elozo felevben szerzett jegyeimet. Maskor a vizsgak utan 3-4 nappal mar online elerhetoek. Most majdnem egy honapot kellett varni, hiszen az utolso vizsgam december 17en volt, ma meg mar januar 13 van. Raadasul az online … Continue reading →

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Elise Blackwell: Hunger

Posted on January 10, 2004 by

Ahhoz kepest, hogy milyen rovid ez a konyv (130 oldal es kis alaku) eleg sok mindent hozott ki belolem. A fulszoveg szerint arrol szol a konyv, hogy Leningrad 900 napos ostroma alatt hogyan ovtak meg a varosban levo botanikus kutato … Continue reading →

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William Gibson: Pattern recognition

Posted on January 10, 2004 by

Ezt a konyvet 1 nap alatt kellett elolvasnom, mert gyorsan tovabb akartam ajandekozni. Megtettem es ennek mar vagy 3 hete, igy emlekeim mar kisse homalyosak. Azt tudom, hogy a stilus megint magaval ragadott. Az elejen meg idegesitett a sok markanev. … Continue reading →

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Robert Silverberg: Roma Eterna

Posted on January 10, 2004 by

Mi lett volna ha a Romai Birodalom nem szunik meg? Erre a kerdesre ad egy lehetseges es kimerito valaszt ez a konyv. A 11 tortenet egeszen napjainkig ivel at, bar mindegyik mas kort abrazol mas stilusban. Talalkozunk Mohameddel, akiben meglatja … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman: American Gods (2002)

Posted on January 9, 2004 by

Ha a tavaly nyaron olvasott Neverwhere kotettol nem lettem volna Neil Gaiman rajongo akkor ettol biztos azza valtam volna. Mar maga az alapotlet fantasztikus. Az USA-ba mint a nepek olvasztotegelyebe ozonlettek a mindenfele nepek. Ezek magukkal hoztak babonakat es hituket. … Continue reading →

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Lisa Goldstein: The Dream Years

Posted on January 7, 2004 by

Egy fantazia mufaju regeny melyben a fantazia jatsza a foszerepet. Az 1920-as evek Parizsaban jarunk a szurrealistak asztaltarsasaganal. Innen ragadja ki az 1968-as diaklazadas kozepibul egy hosszu haju leanyzo az egyik vezeto muveszt, hogy segitsen az almaival a forradalomnak.Idoutazas oda-vissza … Continue reading →

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