Art Genre

El Greco visits the Sistine Chapel and is appalled by Michelangelo's bodies. The mystery of Rothko's refusal to finish murals for the Seagram Building in New York is blended with the story of a hospital in which a prostitute walks the halls while the narrator's husband receives chemotherapy. Alfred de Dreux visits Gericault's workshop; Gustave Courbet's devilish seascapes incite viewers "to have sex, or to eat an apple"; Picasso organizes a cruel banquet in Rousseau's honor.... All of these fascinating episodes in art history interact with the narrator's life in Buenos Aires.

Nathan Lochmueller studies birds for just enough money to live and learn on. He drives a glitter-festooned truck, the Gypsy Moth, and he is in love with Lola, a woman so free-spirited and mysterious she can break a man's heart with a sigh or a shrug. Around them swirls a remarkable cast of characters: the proprietor of Fast Eddie's Burgers, the genius behind "Thong Thursdays"; Uncle Dart, a Texan who brings his swagger to Indiana with profound and nearly devastating results; a snapping turtle with a taste for thumbs; a German Shepherd who howls backup vocals; and the very charismatic state of Indiana itself.

Years ago, Scribbleboy transformed the gloomy grey concrete of the neighbourhood with his fabulous shapes and colours...until, without warning, he vanished. Most of the scribbles were destroyed, and only the Scribbleboy fan club kept his legend alive. Then, one night, a strange figure is seen and a mysterious voice is heard. Could the impossible have happened? Has the legend come true? Is Scribbleboy really back?

Spanning centuries and continents, Mamet uses war and its players to explore, among other themes, redemption and forgiveness as they unfold in the context of conflict in the form of three novellas. Finely wrought, Mamet eloquently depicts the psychological brutality conflict raises in the landscape of the mind.

At her 10th birthday party in the garden of her Vermont home, Alice meets two people unlike any she's known before: Theo is a mixed-race New York City kid; Kenneth is a cosmopolitan artist with AIDS. Alice and Theo form an instant bond and find themselves drawn into the orbit of the magisterial artist. But Kenneth is losing his eyesight, and when Alice and Theo begin reading to him from the journals of Lewis and Clark, they decide to embark on a wilderness adventure of their own - with unexpected results.

When a nameless, struggling actor in 1970s New York gets the call that an enigmatic director wants him for an art film set in the Amazon, he doesn't hesitate: He flies to South America, no questions asked. He quickly realizes he's made a mistake. He's replacing another actor who quit after seeing the script - a script the director now claims doesn't exist. The movie is over budget. The production team seems headed for a breakdown. The air is so wet that the celluloid film disintegrates.

Twenty stories were originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines “Household Words” and “All The Year Round”. Some of the stories have little holiday sentiment and exhibit much of the indignation Dickens felt at the social and economic injustices of his day. Some of the stories were written in collaboration with other authors.

Imagine a world where everything is perfect. Everything. Harmony between all people...between humanity and nature...between people and God. Now imagine yourself transported to this paradise. Just when Carter Friese thinks life can’t get any better - it does. Carter is transported to Gomor, where he gets a taste of what his world (our world) would have looked like if no one ever sinned. Scene after scene unfolds to Carter’s amazement. As he grows in knowledge of God’s original plan for creation, he is satiated with joy and beauty.

Kay Winston is a muralist and a runner. Not a break-the-tape-at-the-finish-line runner, but at the first sign of relationship trouble, she's gone. No need to hang around for the post-mortem; no need to make the pain last any longer than necessary. She isn't a sadist. She's practical and can be packed in less than three hours. Since the age of eight, the place she runs to is Bell Harbor, Maine. Barrett "Bear" Coulter is more of a long distance runner.

Lady Sophia Kendall, 32nd in line to the throne of Anglion, is only days away from finding out if she will be blessed - or perhaps cursed - with magic. When a vicious attack by Anglion's ancient enemies leaves the kingdom in chaos, Sophia is forced to flee the court. Her protector by happenstance is Lieutenant Cameron Mackenzie, a member of the royal guard, raised all his life to be fiercely loyal to the Crown.

A fascinating four-volume collection from the private journals of four distinguished historical figures, presented in a dramatised setting.

Es ist nicht einfach, in eine neue Stadt zu ziehen, und noch einmal von vorn anzufangen. Mac, der neue Mann an der Seite von Milenas Mutter, macht alles nicht unbedingt erträglicher. Als wäre Milenas Leben nicht schon kompliziert genug, taucht eines Tages Macs Sohn Colin auf und versetzt nicht nur die Mädchen ihres Jahrgangs in Aufruhr, sondern lässt auch ihr Herz höher schlagen. Doch kann sie sich auf Colins Charme einlassen?

When their son Arthur mysteriously vanishes in the idyllic village of Kenwood, Emily and Derek are plunged into a heart-pounding race against time to uncover the truth behind his disappearance. As the facade of their once-perfect community crumbles, the couple must navigate a treacherous web of deceit and betrayal, testing the very meaning of family and trust. Discover the chilling secret that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about this seemingly peaceful village.

«Vivo con Danny, y he aprendido tanto de él... he aprendido los principios para ser un buen piloto de carreras. Equilibrio, anticipación, paciencia. Éstas son lecciones muy importantes, tanto para la vida como para una pista de carreras. Danny es un verdadero campeón, aunque no todos lo vean así, porque Danny tiene responsabilidades. Tiene a su hija Zoë, y tiene a su esposa Eve. Y me tiene a mí. Lo que más me gusta es correr por la hierba con la cabeza baja, sintiendo cómo las gotas de agua del rocío me salpican la cara. Me gusta correr y sentir todos los olores, toda la vida.

Il primo incontro con Fellini avviene sul set di 8½, dove la madre di Marina, Caterina Boratto, è stata presa per interpretare la Signora Misteriosa, ruolo che segna il suo ritorno alle scene dopo un lungo periodo di assenza. Subito tra la sedicenne Marina e il regista scatta un’affinità. Benché sia per natura diffidente con gli altri, e ancor più verso una personalità istrionica e sfuggente come quella di Fellini, Marina si lascia affascinare dal mondo del cinema e prende a frequentare il Teatro 5 di Cinecittà.

Selma Lagerlöf hade hunnit bli 33 år när hon debuterade med ”Gösta Berlings Saga”, och efter det levde hon sitt liv som en mycket produktiv författare som skrev flertalet välkända romaner och noveller. Idag räknas Lagerlöf som en av Sveriges främsta författare någonsin. Men vem var hon egentligen? Och vilka uppoffringar tvingades hon att göra för att tillslut bli den första kvinnliga ledamoten i Svenska Akademien? Litteraturvetaren och författaren Vivi Edström skildrar en av våra mest berömda och inflytelserika författares liv genom tiderna.

Tre storie. Tre peregrinazioni. Tre immersioni in un passato illustre, reinventato, emozionato, elettrizzato dalla fantasia letteraria di uno scrittore in stato di grazia. Nella prima il poeta-mercante trecentesco Lapo Pegolotti lascia Firenze con le sue carovane di mercanzia; trasformando i suoi viaggi in occasioni letterarie, riesce a farsi ricevere da Dante a Ravenna, prende quasi abusivamente parte alla scalata del Mont Ventoux con Petrarca, ritrova Boccaccio a Firenze dopo la peste e salva il Decamerone, quindi scrive di suo un poema in terza rima.

“Ascolta il canto della vita. Non è un caos, è un cosmo. La felicità è uno stile di vita, non la conseguenza di un desiderio: è un’attitudine. Puoi essere felice qui ora: se riesci a essere in silenzio, consapevole della vita che ti circonda e che è anche dentro di te, sarai felice. Ogni cosa nell’esistenza è felice, ad eccezione di te. L’esistenza è felicità, è un’eterna celebrazione, è una festa.”

Es nuestro distinto placer presentarle nuestra versión de Pinocho por Carlo Collodi, narrado por Adriel Ureña.

In Late and Soon, a host of characters confront their confusions in love. Claire, an art specialist at Sotheby's, lives in a world of glamour and achievement, but after attending an art opening, where she runs into the young man her husband had left her for five years earlier, she realizes that her broken heart has never truly healed. Claire begins to question herself, her past, and her future, as does the younger man, Toby. For it turns out that Peter, her ex-husband, has left him, too.