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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 Hungarian director, in fact there was a retrospective … Continue reading

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Mind Days, review

To think of Mind Days, one should compare it to other film festivals in Cluj. I remember the 2021 edition of TIFF film festival.  There was an autobiographical film where the filmmaker interviewed her father and his struggle with mental … Continue reading

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TIFF posters feature AI attrocity

Posters promoting the Transylvania International Film Festival for 2025 depict an “audience” enjoying a screening beneath what looks like a futuristic fascist spaceship and accompanied by two robots, with Saint Michael’s church depicted with an evil eye above it. This … Continue reading

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Niche streaming services available in Romania

Global Niche streaming services available in Romania Don’t trust mainstream streaming services to provide quality content?  No problem! Many niche services serve religious, political or other minorities. Here are some that we tested as available in Romania.  (Many that advertise … Continue reading

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Streaming services in Romania

Romanian TVs don’t seem to just work these days, you have to subscribe to a service to unscramble them.  (This can be done either with your phone provider or through a satellite service like Focus Sat).  However, none of these … Continue reading

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Cinemas in Cluj

You can watch movies in Cluj in a variety of languages.  I’ve seen films here in English, French, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, Hungarian and of course, Romanian. Most films are in English, but I would also recommend watching some in Romanian.  … Continue reading

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