051210

Redemption Song - movies, music & thoughts - 051210 -
Farewell My Concubine (Ba Wang Bie Ji) | La Strada | be sure to turn stuff off | Japanese word for the day | U.S., Under Fire, Eases Its Stance in Climate Talks | Climate Change - Global Warming - Kyoto Protocol | The Decisive Role of the Individual in History

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Farewell My Concubine (1993) (Ba Wang Bie Ji)
A seemingly unshakable friendship gets put to the test by war, a communist takeover, the Cultural Revolution and especially by the intrusion of a woman into the lives of two Chinese opera stars. Inseparable since childhood, Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi) and Cheng Dieyi (Leslie Cheung) find themselves increasingly at odds after Xiaolou weds a lovely courtesan (Gong Li). The film captures 50 years of Chinese history as it spins around the characters.
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Li Gong
Director: Kaige Chen
<<<<<<<< oops! bad disc... will have to come back to this one


La Strada (1954)
Italian auteur Federico Fellini helmed this powerful rumination on love and hate, the Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film in 1956. This restored version (introduced by Martin Scorsese) tells the story of gentle Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), sold by her mother to the bullying circus performer, Zampanò, with whom she falls in love. When a clown, Il Matto (Richard Basehart), wins her heart, a doomed love triangle inevitably develops.
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini
Director: Federico Fellini


above quote[s] from netflix

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THOUGHTS --


be sure to turn stuff off. when you turn on a light, think about which ones you can turn off.

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Japanese word[s] for the day -

Itamae - sushi chef

Omakase - "Chef's choice" meaning whatever the chef would like to serve you

phrase - Konichiwa, Ita-san! Omakase ?!?! <<< Dozo [please] tell me if i'm wrong!

see also: kirisute gomen

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- LINK[S] OF THE DAY -


NYT: U.S., Under Fire, Eases Its Stance in Climate Talks
The United States dropped its opposition early Saturday morning to nonbinding talks on addressing global warming.

see also - previous -

051209 - How America Plotted to Stop Kyoto Deal | US Attacked on Its Climate Stance

051204 - What Planet Are You On, Mr. Bush? (And Do You Care, Mr. Blair?)
More than 100,000 people took to the streets in more than 30 countries yesterday, in the first worldwide demonstration to press for action to combat global warming.

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The Decisive Role of the Individual in History
By Rob Sewell
Alan Woods in his book on the Venezuelan Revolution recalls a conversation he had with Hugo Chavez, the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution. “I read a book by Plekhanov a long time ago”, commented President Chavez, “and it made a big impression on me. It was called The Role of the Individual in History.” The President pondered the title and said: “Well, I know none of us is really indispensable.” Alan interjected, however, and corrected the Venezuelan President on this point: “There are times in history when an individual can make a fundamental difference.” A case in point is Hugo Chavez himself...


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