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Dracula's Portrait in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 Film and Dürer's Portrait
Portrait of Dracula from Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film adaptation vs Dürer's portrait. Neither coincidence nor accident)
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The new screen adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile" premieres on 23 October 2020
The new screen adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile" premieres on 23 October 2020. We are promised a stunning reunion of the cult British comedy duo of the 1980s and 1990s, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Not, of course, so epic a pairing as
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Doctor of Historical Sciences and scientific consultant to the film "The Union of Salvation" on the roots of his love of historical knowledge and on the Decembrists: "I still haven't got round to revising for the test" ☺️
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The Riace Warriors, bronze Greek statues found in Calabria on 16 August 1972
Do you remember one of the most touching scenes in the drama "Call Me by Your Name", with the bronze handshake of Elio and Oliver? André Aciman may well have drawn inspiration from the story of the discovery of the Riace Warriors on the shore of the Ionian
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Artist Sergey Kalmykov in Alma-Ata and his works at the Garage exhibition
There is a film called “Sergei Kalmykov: A Man Visible from the Stars”. It is about an incredible Soviet artist and mystic who lived in Alma-Ata. Kalmykov moved to Kazakhstan in the late 1930s, when storm clouds began to gather over the circle of mystics, and in Alma-Ata
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Now that is what I call a cult film: in the mysterious and faintly sinister, very 1930s mansion of Grey Gardens live, in secluded and extravagant style, Jackie Kennedy's cousin Edith Bouvier Beale (Little Edie) and her extraordinary mother Edith Ewing Bou
Now that is what I call a cult film: in the mysterious and faintly sinister, very 1930s mansion of Grey Gardens live, in secluded and extravagant style, Jackie Kennedy's cousin Edith Bouvier Beale (Little Edie) and her extraordinary mother Edith Ewing Bouvier (Big Edie). Two society lionesses, by
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Sale of Seans publications at the Falanster shop
Falanster is holding a sale of Seans publications. There are some interesting things; I am reserving Varda and Barskaya
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A fine piece on one untranslated novel by Ruth Rendell has appeared on Gorky
I have long wanted to draw attention to Claude Chabrol's film "La Cérémonie", which we watched with the lads at my film club; the article mentions it too. The point is that this social drama, which in its day won a great many awards, is now
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Why the ring straight away?
Why the ring straight away? Better we destroy Pendalf's gizmos
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Loretta Young confirmed that her daughter Judy was fathered by Clark Gable
Most likely, Loretta Young gave birth shortly before filming began on The Crusades. The story of her daughter became one of the more mysterious biographies among the children of Hollywood celebrities, and came to light only shortly before Loretta's death in 2000 at the age of 87. In
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Berengaria of Navarre in history and in DeMille’s 1935 film “The Crusaders”
Hollywood diva Loretta Young as the English queen Berengaria of Navarre in the 1935 film The Crusaders. Berengaria is the only English queen who never set foot on English soil. It is held, however, that she may after all have visited England, but only after the death of her husband,
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On Josephine's birthday, let us recall the hilariously funny American melodrama "Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story", with a young Armand Assante as the Emperor
On Josephine's birthday, let us recall the hilariously funny American melodrama "Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story", with a young Armand Assante as the Emperor. It is a miniseries, so it will see you through several evenings. Do take note of the costumes, hairstyles and make-