Serg Levine, Author at The CommentaTHOR

Serg Levine27.05.2023

It is not difficult to notice that directors from different countries have their own special preferences in the selection of comedy stories. In Russia, for example, this is army humor and crime stories, and in France, of course, cooking and romance. But it would seem difficult to find a more inappropriate moment and place for […]

Serg Levine26.12.2022

In a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight bourgeois discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee. “French Roast” is a 2008 French computer-animated short film created by Fabrice Joubert. It received ANIMA – Córdoba International Animation Festival award in 2009. The storyline is very simple. A disheveled man […]

Serg Levine09.06.2022

The invitation of friends to the drum show “The Sea of the Blue Forest” at the Teatrium was a complete surprise for me, but I immediately accepted it, because I really wanted to compare the Russian version of the performance with the performance I saw at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas back in 1993. And […]

Serg Levine27.05.2022

“Do not look at what is against the rules, do not listen to what is against them, do not say what is against them” – Confucius (孔子 Kung Tzu), “Conversations and Judgments” (論語 Lun Yu). In many countries of the world, today it is customary to give friends and relatives as a sign of a […]

Serg Levine02.02.2022

On February 1, former Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro died, who gained notoriety for his willingness to defend his tough stance. Ishihara was 89 years old. Ishihara arguably gained the most notoriety in the world after announcing Tokyo’s intention to buy the Senkaku Islands in 2012. At the time, he stated that by purchasing the islands […]

Serg Levine19.12.2021

In the modern world, if you want real freedom from the tastes and preferences of others, and most importantly – you want to know exactly the contents of your plate, you just need to cook yourself or you need to go to a restaurant where the chef is a good friend of yours. I have […]

Serg Levine11.06.2020

“Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.” King Solomon In Palestinian territory, a local boy provokes an Israeli patrol soldier to chase after him. In this strange chase, the line disappears not only between the pursuer and the pursued, but also between reality and imagination. The bold mystical fantasy “Eli” of young Israeli […]

Serg Levine01.05.2020

The desire for success in relations with Japanese companies requires knowledge of some of the unique customs of this surprising country. It’s sometimes difficult for an assertive foreign businessman to understand the logic of the events taking place with him/her in the Land of the Rising Sun, especially during a trip that he/she sincerely considered […]

Serg Levine

A Very English Funeral

The 1980s French Roast

Show of Japanese drummers, or taiko rhythms on the Russian stage

See no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil

Ex-Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintaro dies at 89

Ganmodokis “that which resembles a goose”

One Day of Eli’s Life

Japanese Business Etiquette is Based on Respect for a Partner

Gavriil Popov — the First Post-Communist Mayor of Moscow

“Bulgakov — Get Out the Russian Chauvinist from Kyiv!”

Japan Reopens to Foreign Tourists

About the Dangers of Supplements