“Arrival” è un sorprendente film di fantascienza, poetico ed emozionante, il cui fascino va ben oltre gli effetti visivi . La trama è abbastanza semplice: dodici astronavi atterrano in varie nazioni della Terra, ognuna delle quali tenta un approccio, ma tratta i visitatori alieni con diversi gradi di sospetto In America l’esercito chiede aiuto… Read More CINEFORUM: “Arrival”
“When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before. ” -Clifton Fadiman, American editor, anthologist, and writer (1904-1999) “Quando rileggi un classico non è nel libro che cogli più di quanto tu non abbia visto… Read More Leggere
Yesterday I went to the theatre (Piccolo Teatro Grassi – Milan) to watch “ Le serve” (“The Maids”) a play by Jean Genet, the renowned French dramatist. The maids are two sisters, Claire and Solange, who live an obsessive relationship of love and hatred with their beautiful mistress (Madame). Every night, when the lady… Read More Le serve
Domenica 7 ottobre 1849 – Baltimora – Washington College Hospital – Questa mattina, alle 5, il paziente è deceduto. Da mercoledì 3 ottobre us., giorno in cui è stato ricoverato delirante, con brividi e allucinazioni, non ha ripreso conoscenza se non per brevi istanti, durante i quali ha pronunciato frasi sconnesse su una moglie che… Read More IL MISTERO
Since 1986, October 6 is marked as the “Mad Hatter Day”, a key character in Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. This holiday was created by a group of Colorado computer technicians, a bit bored with bits and bytes, who felt inspired by the Hatter and his silly tricks. Two years… Read More Mad Hatter Day
In 1939, Pope Pius XII named St. Francis of Assisi the Patron of Italy (along with Saint Catherine of Siena) and his feast day is observed today, October 4. During his life he showed a deep compassion to the vulnerable – especially the poor, the sick, and animals, too. Therefore, he is… Read More October 4: Feast of St. Francis of Assisi – Patron Saint of Italy
On October 3, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was found wandering in the streets of Baltimore, outside a tavern known as Gunner’s Hall, delirious and wearing someone else’s clothes. That was the last time he was seen in public. He was taken to the local hospital, where he slipped in and out of a coma,… Read More Edgar Allan Poe
Ieri sera, su RAI 3, ho assistito ad un film, la commedia britannica “Marigold Hotel” (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”) che ho trovato davvero piacevole. Si tratta di una pellicola del 2012 interpretata da un ottimo cast “all British”, che alterna momenti pieni di humour, a scene più malinconiche e delicate. Narra di un gruppo… Read More Un film: “Marigold Hotel”
Mahatma Gandhi, who was born 2 October 1869, is admired as one of history’s most transformative and inspirational figures. Throughout his life he campaigned for the rights and dignity of all people and the promotion of non-violence. , and his words, so full of wisdom, continue to inspire people all over the world. He… Read More Mahatma Gandhi
On 1 October 1853, in the ruins of the ancient library of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, at Nineveh, Hormuzd Rassam discovered the “Epic of Gilgamesh”, a poem from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature. Like many other artefacts, it is contained in several different copies that have… Read More 1 October: The Epic of Gilgamesh
