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Meanwhile, Anya Chipovskaya reports that the release of the long-awaited film "Has Anyone Seen My Girl?" has been postponed until next year owing to the state of affairs in the country's cinemas. A great pity, but what can one do 🐥
Faith · Cinema · Observations · Society
Should the Pontiff's remark in the documentary really be considered so sensational? It is at least the third such statement of his. And note that on each occasion the Pope draws a clear distinction between marriage and a union recognised by the authorities, which we too should take
Faith · Cinema · Observations · Society · People · Rome
I see that many media outlets have run headlines along the lines of "Pope recognises gay marriage" or "Pope calls for legalisation of gay marriage". Let us clarify at once. First, today's statement is of a quite different nature, as I wrote earlier; second,
Faith · Cinema · Society · People · Rome
Today the Rome Film Festival premiered "Francesco", a documentary about Pope Francis I. And in this film words of papal support for same-sex unions were heard. "Homosexuals are children of God and have a right to a family. We must create a civil union law [for
Coming Up · Art · Cinema · Moscow · Museums
On 15 October the Tretyakov Gallery will screen Giovanni Troilo's documentary "Frida. Viva la Vida", which reaches general release on 20 October. Before the screening, Tatyana Pigareva, head of the cultural department of the Instituto Cervantes in, will give a lecture on Frida Kahlo, her ties
Cinema · Books · Observations · Mores
Can a couple be happy if she is reading Nureyev's autobiography and he is reading "Women of Japan"? To find a reading person at all is already happiness, of course. And then, if we turn to the plot of "Bed and Board" from François
Art · Cinema · Mores · People
Hypertrophied sexuality, a homoeroticism that pervades every sphere of life, drunken revels, debauchery, primitive amusements, a satirical view of the vices of society, the new America in all its colours: all this found expression in the work of Paul Cadmus, who painted in egg tempera, inspired by the Italian Renaissance.
Cinema · Books · Observations · Society
The National Electronic Library, under the Ministry of Culture, has released an app called “Svet” [“Light”] with free access to thousands of books, films and plays. Since we do, after a fashion, have a copyright law, what has been made openly available is mostly classic works whose terms happen to
NB! · Cinema · Observations · Pop Culture · Humour
NB! · Cinema · Observations · People · Pop Culture · Humour
Hugh Grant turned 60 today, and, incidentally, he went into acting after a failed attempt to obtain a doctorate in the history of art. It must be admitted that humanity has lost a very handsome scholar
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Humphrey Bogart wore platforms like these on the set of "Casablanca" to match Ingrid Bergman, who was 3 cm taller than he was. I think Prada creepers would have suited him too
Architecture · Art · Cinema · Moscow · Observations · Heritage
As a native of Khamovniki, I find the name of the sculptor Alexander Burganov stirs mixed feelings in me: I recall his ungainly studio in the lanes off Prechistenka, but also, on the other hand, some of his remarkable works. Several of them adorn the ruined château of Lacoste in