At least for now, Bucharest feels unique
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NYT reviews ‘The Treasure’
Wow, another dark and depressing film about Romania’s past? Gee, what a shocker! “The Treasure” is [Costi’s] fourth feature — take place in the thoroughly disenchanted world of post-Communist Romania, and the attention he pays to that world is measured and meticulous. He favors extended takes, medium- to long-range shots and minimal camera movements. Rather than forcing anything to happen, he is content to wait … Continue reading NYT reviews ‘The Treasure’
Schengen is Always a Day Away
Mama Markel says Romania is still too corrupt to admit into the Schengen zone: We know the topic is on Romania’s agenda, thus I promise that the efforts made will be mirrored by progress on the admission into the Schengen system, which can be gradual,” Merkel asserted in a joint press conference with Romania’s Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos. Continue reading Schengen is Always a Day Away
Afterburner Part 2
Word Count: 664 After I wrote my post Afterburner, a commenter made the obvious connection to another kind of food. When I mentioned this to my wife, she just said, “Duh”, and I shook my head in disbelief that I’d missed such low hanging fruit in my original post. Whereas the Romanian word usturoi (garlic) comes from an old Latin verb for “to singe” or … Continue reading Afterburner Part 2
Here We Are, Me and You
Wow! We made it. Can you believe it? Sometimes it seems like the whole year slipped by in the blink of an eye. DJ, you want to cue us up a song? Ah, perfect! I’m currently investigating exactly what happened in Chisinau in 1919 (when (eastern) Moldova joined the union of (western) Moldova, Wallachia, and Transylvania), and my wife has been digging through stacks of … Continue reading Here We Are, Me and You
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