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School uniform conforming to the new GOST, developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade together with the Ministry of Education, looks like clothing from Soviet cinema of the 1950s

School uniform conforming to the new GOST, developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade together with the Ministry of Education, looks like clothing from Soviet cinema of the 1950s. Indeed, the burgundy suit with skirt and jacket prescribed for girls, complemented by a lace tie-cum-jabot, is more

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Angela Lansbury in the 1944 film adaptation and the origin of the term gaslighting

Gaslighting, the familiar term for a form of psychological abuse, takes its name from the play “Gas Light”. The role in the 1944 film adaptation brought Angela Lansbury her first fame and her first Oscar nomination. She played the maid Nancy, who helped Mr Gregory Anton drive his wife, played

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Robespierre, head of the Jacobins, known as the Incorruptible and effectively at the helm of the government of revolutionary France, is mentioned in The Sopranos, in which the North Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano tries to solve his problems with the help of

Robespierre, head of the Jacobins, known as the Incorruptible and effectively at the helm of the government of revolutionary France, is mentioned in The Sopranos, in which the North Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano tries to solve his problems with the help of a psychotherapist. Good morning, and a good

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From 1 March 2026 a law comes into force in Russia on blocking films that, in the view of the Ministry of Culture, "discredit traditional spiritual and moral values"

The decision to ban a film will be taken by the ministry jointly with Roskomnadzor, and the owners of online platforms will be obliged to remove such content within twenty-four hours. The law also empowers the ministry to rewrite distribution certificates already issued, and now without any request from

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Photographs taken by Viggo Mortensen on the set of The Lord of the Rings

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Does it not strike you that a spyglass is most conveniently put to the eye on the same side as the hand that holds it?

Does it not strike you that a spyglass is most conveniently put to the eye on the same side as the hand that holds it? Clearly not the left hand to the right eye. The question, properly speaking, is for Tsar Saltan, from what is probably the finest screen adaptation

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Stills from the 1940 film The Mark of Zorro

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On the set of Sergei Eisenstein's film "Alexander Nevsky", 1938

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Jean-Luc Godard through the lens of Hedi Slimane

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Saw this tree and remembered Sofia Coppola's 1999 film "The Virgin Suicides", which we had on cassette, and which, frankly, never gathered dust

Saw this tree and remembered Sofia Coppola's 1999 film "The Virgin Suicides", which we had on cassette, and which, frankly, never gathered dust. One of those films that leaves an impression for life. If you have not seen it, consider this a recommendation from the fireproof

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Sokurov's five-hour film to be shown at the Venice Festival

Sokurov's five-hour film is to be shown at the Venice Festival. The chief question is whether anyone apart from Alexander Nikolayevich himself will manage to sit through the picture to the end. The documentary work by the director Alexander Sokurov, entitled “The Director's Diary”, will

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