Hungarian Days meant more than just buying treats and souvenirs. There were also musical pieces at the churches in Cluj. We see the high ceilings have the same magical effects as the…
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Traffic madness travelling East on the North road.
The traffic was so slow, that you could walk faster than the cars. The road that leads from Floresti to the airport and beyond was blocked traffic on one side today, and…
Toy Story 5 – review
Sure, you can see Toy Story 5 anywhere. But you can also see it in Cluj. Anyway, the seats were comfortable. I think there might have been some temperature control in the…
Even the adverts are boring
We’ve been watching the TIFF film festival in Cluj for at least six years now. There have been good films, and bad films, every year. But even when you had a bad…
Is TIFF still worth it?
Sorry we didn’t report on TIFF. Basically, it started on Friday. Maybe this reviewer is getting old, but I don’t find the films to be of the same quality as those I…
Why is it easy and difficult to learn Romanian?
I saw this video on Edward Snowden. It reminded me of the movie about him that was available on the TIFF (Transylvania International Film Festival) online by Oliver Stone. (We won’t link…
Beginners, Test your German knowledge. Or, just watch films in French or Italian
The “Central Cultural German Cluj Napoca” has announced A1-level German tests in April. Exam date: 24 of April, 2026. Last day to sign up, 20 March, 2026. Now, they advertised this exam…
Romanian is related to Norwegian
I know what some of you are thinking. That lady in the green shirt is saying, “of course Romanian and Norwegian are related, they’re both Indo-European languages.” And the guy straightening his…
Seven hour movie with English subtitles
Cinema Arta will be showing a seven and a half hour film (450 minutes) on Sunday 15th of February in the honor of the director Bela Tarr. Bela Tarr is a famous…
Palestine and sci-fi film festivals to have English subtitles
Looking for a film to watch this weekend, we noticed something. The “Seri de film Palestinien” says that the films are English subtitled. (So did the “Introspectiv sci-fi”, but those films have…