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Soviet Movie Café: The Man From Nowhere
“The Man From Nowhere” (1961) is another surrealistic Soviet movie that reveals weak points of the human society. This time it is not a robot but a savage from an unknown tribe Tapi learns Soviet people to be kind, sincere … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, family, fantasy, fun, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged cinema sovietico, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, Eldar Ryazanov, filmi sovietici, happiness, modern world, Russian culture, società, society, Soviet cinema, Soviet culture, Soviet film, The Man from Nowhere 1961, the Soviet Union, XXI century
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Tom Jobim: Corcovado/Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
“Corcovado/Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars” is a masterpiece out of time created by Tom Jobim in 1960. The song has had an enormous success & has become a jazz standard. Its English version, perhaps even more famous than the Brazilian … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, bossa nova, culture, France, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Lifestyle, Music, tom jobim, Uncategorized
Tagged Andrea Boccelli, art, arte, Astud Gilberto, Brasile, Brazil, Brazilian jazz, Brazilian music, Bresil, Corcovado, cultura, culture, Henri Mancini, music, musica brasileira, musica brasiliana, Quiet Nights of Quiet stars, time, Tom Jobim, XXI century
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Tom Jobim: Samba do Avião
Followed the previous post about Louis XIV’s journey, this charming ode to air travelling, Rio de Janeiro & airports will be a pleasant unusual compliment. “Samba do Avião”/”Airplane Samba” is one of the most famous pieces made by our genius. … Continue reading
Posted in Al Mondo, Beauty, bossa nova, culture, Happiness, Jean Baptiste Lully, Music, news, Social Network, Society, Sociology, tom jobim, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged aeroporto Tom Jobim, art, arte, bossa nova, Brasil, Brasile, Brazil, Brazilian jazz, Brazilian music, culture, Gal Costa, Galeão, jazz, modern world, musica brasileira, musica brasiliana, o samba, Samba do Avião, Tom Jobim, Tom Jobim airport, XXI century
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Soviet Movie Café: His Name Was Robert or We called Him Robert
“His Name Was Robert” (1967) is another wonderful Soviet sci-fi movie. It tells about a humanoid-robot created in a laboratory and raises important issues of AI’s place & role in the Soviet human society. The story so far: “The Scientist … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, cinema, culture, fun, Life, Lifestyle, Love, movie, news, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged AI movie, art, arte, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, filmi sovietici, lifestyle, modern world, Russian culture, science, Science fiction, società, society, Soviet cinema, Soviet culture, Soviet films, Soviet movie, XXI century
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Tom Jobim: A Felicidade/Happiness
“A Felicidade/Happiness” is an eternal bossa hit of all the times & nations. Composed by our geniuses Vinicius de Moraes & Tom Jobim for the movie “Orfeu Negro/The Black Orpheus” (1958) it reflects all the shades of this emotion, its … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, bossa nova, cinema, culture, Jean Baptiste Lully, Music, tom jobim, Uncategorized
Tagged A felicidade, André Salvet, Antonio Carlos Jobim, arte, beauty, bossa nova, Brasil, Brasile, Brazil, Brazilian jazz, Brazilian music, civilization, cultura, culture, happiness, life, Mario Panzeri, modern world, musica brasileira, musica brasiliana, Orfeu Negro, Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, XXI century
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Tom Jobim: Sabià, a Song of Exile
‘Sabià’is one of the most famous compositions by Tom Jobim, however its lyrics belong to another great Brazilian composer Chico Buarque. Made in a tradition of minstrels it tells a sad story of recollections, exile & hope to return back … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, culture, Jean Baptiste Lully, Music, poetry, Society, Sociology, tom jobim, Uncategorized
Tagged Antonio Carlos Jobim, art, arte, beauty, bossa nova, Brasil, Brasile, Brazil, Chico Buarque, cultura, cultura russa, culture, musica brasileira, musica brasiliana, società, society, Tom Jobim, Uma Sabià, XXI century
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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Dixit Dominus (1684)
Esteemed Readers, the present state of affairs in the world, the hysteria around an ephemeral substance named “a virus” create an extremely sad impression. The humanity is petrified with fear & goes on thinking only about the flesh & money. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, Bible, Chiesa, culture, Easter, France, God, History, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Louis XIV, Music, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, art, arte, beauty, civilization, coronavirus 2020, cultura, culture, Dieu, Dio, Dixit Dominus, Francia, God, Jean Baptiste Lully, Lord, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis the Great, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Lully, Psalm 110, Psalme 110, Re Sole, Salmo 110, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, XXI century
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Welcome 2020!!!
Esteemed Readers, may a new decade be creative, full of merry blogging, fast editing & flashing writing! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Maria KethuProfumo
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, Christmas, culture, Life, Lifestyle, Music, New Year
Tagged 2020, Ano Novo, art, arte, ballet, balletto, beauty, Capodanno, Casse-Noisette, cultura, culture, New Year, Nutcracker, Quebra-Nozes, Schiaccianoci, Tchaikovski Petr, XXI century
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Mercure Galant: Ladies of That Time
Esteemed Readers, I have discovered a rather curious note regarding the qualities of a real lady, There were prepared by Madame de Prigny & published in Mercure Galant in 1693 under the name “Characters of Women of Our Century”. … Continue reading
Posted in culture, education, France, friendship. life, History, humour, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized, women
Tagged 1693, 17th century, art, arte, cultura, culture, donne Seicento, France, Francia, history, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, moda Seicento, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, storia delle donne, the Sun King, women 17th century, XXI century
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