Cum ma aflu de ceva vreme pe insula asta mare, ciulesc neintentionat urechile la stirile care amesteca rom(ii)anii si englezii.

Citesc azi in Evz:

Zeci de romi şi-au ridicat o tabără la mai puţin de 200 de metri de casa de vacanţă a ministrului britanic al Culturii, Tessa Jowell, informează The Telegraph.

Haoleu, zic, am cam festelit-o, pe ashtia i-a taiat la ramazan sa sara paraul de la francia si sa vina organizati…

Citesc in The Telegraph:

Gipsies have set up a large camp in a field just 200 yards from the country home of Government minister Tessa Jowell.

Dozens of travellers piled on to the site over the bank holiday weekend, setting up a water supply and laying electricity cables. Fencing was also erected, hedges pulled down and concrete paths laid

The 64 travellers used diggers to lay hardcore, install electricity cables and water pipes, build fences and rip down hedges, before rolling on a fleet of caravans, trucks, and cars.

They used the four-day Easter break to build the illegal encampment, knowing that planning officers would be on holiday.

Cum s-ar spune e vorba despre gipshii englezilor, irlandezi in general, care circula cu caravanele din loc in loc.

Ii vedeti voi pe conationalii nostri sa intinda cabluri, sa sape santuri, sa traga tevi de apa, sa toarne beton, sa construiasca garduri, sa munceasca adicatalea??

De 3 saptamani a inceput difuzarea in Marea Britanie a noului serial american Mad Men. In ultima vreme sunt tot mai putin atras de filmele si serialele americanesti. Am asteptat insa nerabdator Mad Men, despre care am citit cronici foarte bune scrise de comentatori de calitate.

Povestea serialului e aceea a unui grup de lucratori intr-o agentie de publicitate de pe Madison Avenue, New York, la sfarsitul anilor 50 (agentia fictiva se numeste Sterling Cooper). De aici vine si titlul filmului, MADison Avenue MEN.

Atmosfera anilor ’50-’60 e cronstruita printr-o perdea de fum, flirt si hartuiri sexuale, misoginism si eforturi disperate de a pastra aparentele.

Donald Draper, eroul principal interpretat excelent de Jon Hamm spune incercand sa-si defineasca tema viitoarei campanii Lucky Strike:

“Advertising is based on one thing: happiness. And you know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car, it’s freedom from fear, it’s a billboard on the side of the road that screams with reassurance that whatever you’re doing it’s O.K. You are O.K.”

Sunt mesajele propagandei pasive ce ne inconjoara. Una peste alta, un serial pe care nu trebuie sa-l pierdeti.

• Trailer BBC
• Ahhh… televizorul

Si bineinteles, Guardian (copyright foto) scrie despre el. Peter Bradshaw – pe care il apreciez foarte mult – ii face o cronica elogioasa, de 5 stele. O mai da si cu bata in balta, descriind-o pe mama lu domnu’ Bebe ca:

an old woman over whom he appears to have the powers of a landlord or accommodation manager.

Iar mai apoi:

the scene continues until a loud and surreal eruption is heard.

Eruptia suprarealista e o minge care loveste Dacia in care sta Otilia si il priveste pe Bebe cum o trimite pe maica-sa in casa.

Guardian mai are si un portret al Anamariei Marinca, careia Emine Saner ii face o descrie senzationala:

I can’t think of another young actress quite like her at the moment. She is hard to pin down. Sometimes she seems really vulnerable, other times fearless. She is 29 and can look 10 years older or 10 years younger. She can talk earnestly about her art, then when I ask her if she is seeing anyone (she is), she says something dreamy about always being in love with something, even if she’s not in love with anyone.

Laura Bushell la BBC:

What results is shocking but never asks for pity. This is a film about cruelty, but one which channels humanity. Brilliant.

James Christopher de la The Times e cam departe de subiect insa recunoaste:

The premise might sound as bleak as a Soviet cement wall, but the film is brilliantly composed and riveting – please see it.

Iar Anthony Quinn (sic!) in Telegraph intrezareste cam putin:

Certainly it’s a gruelling experience, but there are two ways of looking at this. You could say it’s simply an indictment of an iniquitous state system that exposed its people to needless danger and misery; or you could regard it as a portrait of sisterly camaraderie at its most selfless. Greater love hath no woman than to risk all for a friend’s abortion – as will be understood once you see this remarkable film.

Cronici:

• The Guardian – Peter Bradshaw (si poza e din alt film, dar treaca de la noi)
• The Guardian – The Secret Life of Romania – interview with Anamaria Marinca
• The Times – James Christoper
• BBC – Laura Bushell
• The Telegraph – Anthony Quinn

Si o concluzie ‘telectuala din TotalFilm.com:

A gruelling, naturalistic account of a backstreet abortion rooted in a grotty social context, this awards-grabber isn’t for the lily-livered. Undeniably truthful, unbearably tense, it’s a stark portrait of humanity in extremis.

Filmul e o capodopera si nu poate fi descrisa in nici un caz in 2000 de caractere.

Astazi s-a lansat public noul logo al Olimpiadei de la Londra din 2012. Arata cam rau , parerea mea de interimar.

E aproape ilizibil si nu sunt inca sigur de compinatiile de culori (olimpice) permise. Cercuri olimpice colorate? That’s so last century…

Pink? Pink??