Category Archives: Cinema & literature

Critics and reviews on books and films

The dawns here are quiet

Posted on 15/05/2016 by freelander

I’m a devotee of Russian cinema because it almost never disappoints me, and it takes in fact a pre-eminent place among my all-times favourites. Títles such as Siberiad, Solaris, Uncle Vania, Dersu Uzala o Moscow does not believe in tears, … Continue reading →

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Solaris (film review)

Posted on 17/05/2012 by freelander

“Science? Nonsense! In our situation, mediocrity and genius are equally useless. We have no interest in conquering any cosmos: we want to extend the Earth to the borders of cosmos. We don’t know what to do with other worlds. We … Continue reading →

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The Russia House

Posted on 19/02/2012 by freelander

  Desde que la vi por primera vez, poco después de su estreno, en el año 91, sentí una inmediata fascinación por La Casa Rusia; una fascinación que, con el tiempo, se ha convertido en debilidad. He de admitir que, … Continue reading →

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The three loves of Notre-Dame de Paris

Posted on 09/11/2010 by freelander

(The notes you’re about to read have been written considering the characters as they’re shown and pictured in the musical theatre “Notre Dame de Paris” which opened in Paris in 1999. As I haven’t seen or read any other versions of the … Continue reading →

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Last lines of Lolita

Posted on 16/07/2010 by freelander

This note is just a quotation of a paragraph (from the website Reading group center) with which I totally agree and empathyse: The last lines of Lolita are: “I am thinking of aurochs and angels, the secret of durable pigments, … Continue reading →

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