Yearly Archives: 2005

Der Untergang (Germany, 2004)

I saw this movie on Tisha B’av, a Jewish holiday, concerned about commemorating and mourning the destruction of the first and second Temples and the deaths of numerous martyrs of Jeiwsh history. It was a bad date to pick to … Continue reading

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Sivi kamion crvene boje (Serbia-Slovenia-Germany, The Red Colored Grey Truck , 2004)

The Hungarian title of this blockbuster was “With a Gray Mercedes”. It had a huge red truck as the central vehicle around which the road story was woven. But the truck driver was color blind, for him everything was gray. … Continue reading

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Fantastic Four (USA, 2005)

Excellent summer flick, just what the doctor ordered for a rainy day. We even found a cinema in Budapest, where they played it in English instead of the usual dubbing. Furthermore we waited for the one day of the week, … Continue reading

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Un long dimanche de fiançailles (France, A very long engagegement, 2004)

I knew nothing of the movie except that it was advertised as a sequel to Amelie. However just because the actress playing the heroine and the director was the same it was a very different movie. I appreciate multi-layer movies … Continue reading

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Crimen ferpecto (Spain/Italy, Ferpect Crime, 2004)

In my quest to go to the cinema a lot while in Hungary and see European and/or independent movies I sometimes make mistakes. This romantic comedy was one of them. The Don Juanesque middle manager of a department store kills … Continue reading

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My Summer 2005 Grades

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My Spring 2005 Grades

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Invitation to URI MENA Regional Conference

Excerpts from here: The United Religions Initiative-Middle East and North Africa Region, URI-MENA, is inviting participants to its upcoming Annual Regional Conference, to be held in Amman from 26: 29 of September.The United Religions Initiative is a global interfaith dialogue … Continue reading

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Narco (France, 2004)

The title refers to the problem of the protagonist: narcolepsy: sudden and repeated attacks of sleep. Another comedy. I can’t find any really deep thoughts in it, but it sure was fun. The guy who keeps falling asleep sees action … Continue reading

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Wilbur wants to kill himself (UK/Denmark, 2002)

This Glasgowian movie was done by a mostly Danish crew. There is indeed a Wilbur in it who keeps trying to kill himself, but he always arranges it in a way that he would be saved, usually by his brother, … Continue reading

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