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Love & Loyalty
Love & Loyalty
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Is monogamy really the best answer?
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From: denman@infoseek.jp
To: diane706@yahoo.ca
cc: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Tues., Mar 25, 2014 5:18PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Diane,
How are you doing?
So, Diane, you enjoyed the new Helen Lawrence production as well as the Floyd Collins musical, didn't you?
In any case, I've just written an article about "Mari's Bagels."
Please click the following link:
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"Mari's Bagels"
I hope you'll enjoy the above article!
By the way, I read an interesting article of "24 hours" community newspaper the other day.
It is about "Modern Love."
Is monogamy really the best answer?
It reads like this:
Sue Johnson is a psychological professor at the University of Ottawa and after decades of neuroscience research into human emotion, claims that just like the bond parents have with their offspring, monogamous love makes sense as a survival code.
According to Johnson, humans are not wired to face the world alone.
Our brains are designed to use the people we love as physiological and emotional safety cues to make the world a safer place.
To quote Johnson, "Secure attachment---having one other person you can count on as an adult---is related to almost every index of good functioning, happiness and health."
Johnson says that social isolation can be detrimental to our health, citing increased risk of anxiety, strokes and heart attacks as side effects to loneliness.
Johnson claims that because we no longer live in small, close knit communities, "People now often depend on romantic love as their main source of social support."
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She explains that the trouble with polyamorous relationships is they don't fulfil our physiological bonding need to have "one person that we depend on, that we come first with."
hum, hum, hum ... sounds naturally reasonable, doesn't it?
But ...
So, Diane, what do you think about it?
Your smiling Bohemian, Kato
with a lot of love
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Subj:I need the presence of
another loving person.
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From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Tues., Mar 25, 2014 7:03PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi my smiling Bohemian, Kato,
Thanks so much for the above article.
... sure hope you make a good friend of Mari when she moves to Vancouver.
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Interestingly enough, I did read that article by Sue Johnson and do believe she's on to something.
Actually, I've always believed that we are stronger together in this world with another to call our partner.
Having said that, though, some folks seem to do just fine.
I have a girlfriend who has been single for years & years and seems to be as happy as punch.
She has many and varied interests, a few friends, lots of peace & quiet and wants nothing further.
So, for her, it's a good life indeed.
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For me, I too like my alone time, but also seem to need the presence of another loving person.
So for me having a boyfriend, but not actually living with him, even though he dearly wishes it, seems to be the answer of the moment.
How about for you?
Are you having some thoughts about your new friend and what that might mean to your life?
Hope so, actually ... might just be what the doctor ordered, as they say here in Canada.
Thanks again,
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Love, Diane
So, Diane, you too like your alone time, but also need the presence of another loving person, eh?
Most definitely. How about you, Kato?
Well ... in Japanese, "human being" is written as "among people (ʹ)." So it is obvious that you can't live alone. In this sense, anyone needs the presence of another loving person, I suppose. But some people need the presence of more than one loving person.
Polyamorous relationships, huh?
That's right. By the way, Diane, the article you read contains the following passage:
Although life is easier when you have someone rooting for you, I'm hesitant to agree that monogamy is the only answer.
Johnson's theories discount the fact that humans can receive emotional support from other people besides their partner.
As for Johnson's assertion that couples in monogamous relationships have more satisfying sex lives, I'm sure many polyamorous people would argue that their sex lives are just as fulfilling, meaningful and scorching hot as those of monogamous couples.
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Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha present scientific and anthropological evidence that humans evolved from small-scale, egalitarian societies where partners were often interchanged---therefore, pointing to the fact that monogamy maybe isn't as "natural" as we have been led to believe.
However, I like to think that one of the byproducts of our evolution is personal choice.
Instead of trying to set ourselves into a set of binary categories, we should choose the relationship style that feels best to us at any given point in our lives whether that's monogamy, polyamory or something in between.
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SOURCE: "Modern Love"
Thuesday, March 20, 2014
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/shesaid/
Quite interesting, isn't it? I like the idea that we should choose the relationship style that feels best to us at any given point in our lives whether that's monogamy, polyamory or something in between.
Yes, yes, yes, ... I agree with you, Diane. But some people are really moved to know that a certain couple are amazingly loyal to each other.
Oh ... ? Are you sure about that?
Yes, of course. The other day, I viewed the following movie.
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"Actual Library Catalogue"
The Lost Valentine (Trailer)
So, Kato, you want me to see this movie, don't you?
Oh, yeeessss..., most definitely...'cause this is the kind of movies you'd love to see.
How do you know?
'Cause I've been talking with you on the net since 2011.
No kidding!
Seeing those articles written in the past is believing! And believe me, Diane, you would cry for joy once you're through the movie.
Well ... if you say so, I'll borrow the DVD from Joe Fortes Library. So, Kato, you value a loyal love more than anything else, huh?
Yes and no, I'd say.
Why is that?
It depends... You see, Diane, life is a matter of choice...
Originally posted on: April 01, 2014
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Himiko's Monologue
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"The Lost Valentine" is an emotionally-charged excellent movie.
I cried when I saw Caroline come across the coffin of her deceased husband at Union Station.
Oh, what a heart-wrenching story it is!
But I loved it.
I'm pretty sure that you'd love it, too.
Please run to the nearest library or video rental shop, and borrow one of the DVDs.
I believe that you wouldn't regret it.
In any case, I'd like to meet my "Romeo"---a decent man in my future life.
How come I'm always a loner?
I wish I could meet a nice gentleman at the library in my town as Diane met Kato.
Well, they say, there is a way where there is a will.
I hope Kato will write another interesting article.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following articles:
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"First Love"
"Fright on Flight"
"Boy's Movie"
"From Summer to Eternity"
"Sōseki & Glenn Gould"
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"In Search of Your Footprint"
"Little Night Music"
"Merry X'mas"
"Happy New Year!"
"Long live Diane!"
"Mona Lisa"
"Flu Shot"
"Selfish TD Bank"
"Talk with Mozart"
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Hi, I'm June Adames.
I really enjoyed seeing "The Lost Valentine."
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The film ends with Caroline, who has found peace and closure, seeing that the rosebush Neil had planted long ago in their garden has a new single bloom, the first in a long time.
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This incident seems to imply a long-lasting love, as she remembers her romantic moments with Neil in the same garden, to the sound of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" playing on the radio.
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2020ǯ0726
Unforgettable Flicks
Unforgettable Flicks
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So, Kato, you're talking about your unforgettable movies, aren't you?
Yes, I am. You know, Diane, VIFF (Vancouver International Film Festival) will be held on September 24, and continue till October 7.
You gotta be kidding me. . . How about this pandemic. . . The organizer ignores this prevailing pandemic, huh?
No, not really. . . They take it into consideration and they've come up with an online festival.
Online festival? . . . What the heck is that?
Well . . . To ensure the best possible user experience, VIFF is developing VIFF Connect, a new online streaming platform designed in partnership with CineSend, a Toronto-based industry leader in media solutions.
Are you sure, Kato?
Oh yes, I'm positive. . . If you're still in doubt, look into the VIFF home page.
If I could view the VIFF movies at home, that would be superb. . . As a matter of fact, I've been an enthusiastic patron of the festival.
Oh, have you?
You know, Kato, VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America.
Really?
Yes, it is. Both in terms of admissions, and number of films screened, (133,000 and 324 respectively in 2016), VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America. . . The festival screens films annually from approximately 73 countries on 10 screens.
Amazing, isn't it?
At Vancouver Film Festival, you can enjoy the largest selection of East Asian films outside of that region, and the Festival is one of the biggest showcases of Canadian film in the world. Furthermore, VIFF has one of the largest nonfiction program outside of a Documentary Film Festival.
Oh, really? So, Diane, are you gonna watch many movies during the festival?
Yes, I am---as many as possible. How about you, Kato?
Well ... Since it's an online festival, I'll probably view the movies in Japan.
Why is that?
I'll leave for Tokyo in late September only if the pandemic dies down. . . In any case, I've been enjoying my own international film festival.
No kidding.
No, I'm not. I'm dead serious. Look at the following list:
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"Actual Collection Page"
I see... So, Kato, you've watched 2,545 flicks at Vancouver Public Library, huh?
Yes, I have. . . As of March 13, 2020, I had watched 2,693 movies.
How come you haven't viewed any flick since then.
Well . . . , the library had been closed until July 14 due to the pandemic.
I see. . . So what are those unforgettable flicks?
The following is one of those remarkable flicks. . .
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The President's Last Bang
(trailer)
This is a 2005 satiric black comedy directed by Im Sang-soo about the events leading to and the aftermath of the assassination of Korean President Park Chung-hee by his close friend and Korean Intelligence Agency director Kim Jae-kyu.
The fictional portrayal of the former President has raised a storm of controversy, leading to a suit against the film by Park Chung-hee's only son, Park Ji-man.
In 2005, a ruling by the Seoul Central Court ordered that 3 minutes and 50 seconds of documentary footage (mostly of demonstrations) be censored out of the film.
In response, the director had the excised footage replaced with a blank screen for its running time. During its theatrical run, both nationally and internationally, only the censored version was shown.
The ruling was appealed, and in August 2006 overturned, with the court issuing the following statement: "We must broadly confirm the right of free expression concerning the depiction of public historical figures."
Despite the taboo-subject, the director dared to show what happened in the political coup.
Although I admire his courage to challenge the taboo, it is a pity that the director didn't show what really happened in the mind of Director Kim who actually shot the president.
I'd rather like to see its documentary instead of the black comedy.
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
I don't like political dramas very much.
I know, I know ... You're a devoted Christian, and you don't like much violence, do you?
No, I don't. Now, I notice you watched "The Jesus Film."
Yes, I did.
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The Jesus Film 1979
(full movies 2 hours)
This is a 1979 drama co-directed by Australian Peter Sykes, Britons John Heyman and John Krisch and filmed in Israel.
It is said that, as of 2003, the film had been seen over 4.7 billion people in 236 nations.
I didn't know that there are so many nations on the Globe.
The film has been translated into more languages than any film in history---amazingly, more than 800 languages. This DVD version has 8 languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and Korean.
According to The New York Times, this film is likely the most-watched motion picture of all time.
The Los Angeles Times called it a "...dull Sunday-School treatment of the life of Christ, meticulously but unimaginatively culled from Luke 3-24."
Although the directors seem to have paid a meticulous attention to historical authenticity, all the miracles look quite unbelievable to the scientific mind.
Well, you can judge it by yourself.
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
So, Kato, you don't believe in miracles, do you?
Yes, I do, but not those depicted in the above film.
By the way, how did you like the wild child?
Oh, too sad a story!
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Secret of the Wild Child part 1
This is a 55-minute documentary originally broadcast on NOVA in 1994.
Genie is the pseudonym of a feral child who was the victim of extraordinarily severe abuse, neglect and social isolation, making her one of the most well-known cases recorded in the annals of abnormal child psychology.
Her abuse came to the attention of Los Angeles child welfare authorities on November 4, 1970, when she was 13 years old.
Her mother was herself abused by her dominant husband who committed suicide.
Thinking that Genie was born mentally retarded, her parents locked her in a room where she was sit alone, day after day, strapped to a potty chair, with little more than bare walls to look at.
Genie was severely under-developed, unable to talk and barely able to walk.
Genie's case has been compared extensively with that of Victor of Aveyron, an 18th-century French "Wild Child" who similarly became a classic case of late language acquisition and delayed development.
The film shows some footages from a 1970 French film "Wild Child" by director François Truffaut.
Despite some improvement under professional care, it is unfortunate and profoundly sad to know that Genie experienced further physical and emotional abuse during the stay in the institutions for disabled adults, where she was severely punished for vomiting.
Her newly acquired language and behavioral skills regressed rapidly.
As of 2008, she was again speechless.
What a pity!
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
So, Genie's remained speechless since 2008, hasn't she?
Yes, I assume so.
How did you like "Mao's Last Dancer"?
I liked it very much. It was about cultural differences.
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Mao's Last Dancer (Trailer)
This is a 2009 Australian biographical film based on a true story of ballet dancer Li Cunxin.
It starts in the year of 1972, when the 11-year-old Chinese boy lives in a rural village commune in Shandong Province during the Mao's Cultural Revolution.
As often occurred in those times, government officials fanning out across the nation seeking young candidates for centralized training arrive at this school.
At first bypassed but selected after a plea by his teacher during the school visit, Li seems bewildered although piqued by the gruff preliminary inspection screening at the provincial capital city of Qingdao.
Beating impossible odds with his hard work, Li is chosen to go to the States to join the Houston Ballet as an exchange student.
Li's encounters with US life gradually change his way of thinking and he begins a relationship with an aspiring American dancer, Elizabeth Mackey. Li now wants to get an extension in America, but the Chinese government refuses.
Overwhelmed by the opportunities offered in America and in love with Mackey, Li is determined to stay. With legal advice that the Chinese government would recognize certain residence rights arising from an international marriage, Li and Mackey rush into a marriage.
To declare personal responsibility for his decision and hopefully avoid consequences for his family, Li visits the Chinese Consulate in Houston.
The Chinese resident diplomat forcibly detains Li in attempt to coerce his return to China.
Unknown to Li, the situation quickly evolves when the media and high level government agents both in the US and China become involved.
Now he must risk everything to remain in the free country.
It is an emotionally-charged, fascinating and tear-jerking epic tale of a peasant boy who becomes a world-renowned ballet dance.
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
This movie has something to do with politics, huh?
No, no, no... In essence, it is like a East-meets-West-type of movie.
Kato, did you see "Angels: Good or Evil"?
Yes, I did.
So, you're getting into Christianity, aren't you?
Yes, yes, yes ... Diane, as a devoted Christian, you believe in angels, don't you? So, I watched the following movie simply because I'd like to know more about you.
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History Channel - Angels: Good or Evil
(PART 1)
This is a 2003 90-minute History-Channel documentary that offers all sides of the debate surrounding these mythical, mystical, ethereal entities.
Much of what we think we know about angels is at odds with their long and curious history.
Hebraic, Christian, and Muslim scripture all describes angels and demons, yet each offers a slightly different version.
In search of a definitive portrait, this film traces the history of these winged beings, exploring their lineage from the ancient Egyptians and the Greco-Romans to today.
You can listen to firsthand accounts of those who claim to have encountered angels and hear
experts grapple with their mysterious legacies.
Can you believe that an angel came to save a woman who was totally engulfed by a dormitory fire?
She recounts to you how she was saved by the mysterious angel.
I doubt, but it is actually worth watching.
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
Can you believe in angels now, Kato?
Sadly, the film couldn't convince me.
The next movie sounds interesting.
Yes, it does, but It is such a shocking movie.
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Dearly Departed (Official Trailer)
This is a 2009 tour-guide-type 84-minute documentary guided by Scott Michaels.
He introduces to you some locations where the most infamous murders, suicides and bizarre crimes took place.
Although celebrity scandals, deaths and murders in Hollywood are quite eye-catching, this documentary is superficial, not definitely investigative as I expected.
Only exception is the case of "The Black Dahlia," which is one of the oldest unsolved murder cases in Los Angeles history.
"The Black Dahlia" was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – c. January 15, 1947), an American woman who was the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder.
She was found mutilated, her body sliced in half at the waist, on January 15, 1947, in Leimert Park, Los Angeles.
Short's unsolved murder has been the source of widespread speculation, leading to many suspects, along with several books and film adaptations of the story, which is quite new to me, though.
Her face had been slashed from the corners of her mouth toward her ears, creating an effect called the Glasgow smile. Short also had multiple cuts on her thigh and breasts, where entire portions of flesh had been removed.
The body had been washed and cleaned and had been "posed" with her hands over her head, her elbows bent at right angles, and her legs spread.
The cause of death was hemorrhage from the lacerations to the face and shock due to blows on the head and face.
Her stomach contained some feces which, Michaels says, she was forced to eat before her death.
The film shows the gruesome picture of her corpse.
It is simply amazing and profoundly horrendous!
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
It sounds terrible, doesn't it?
Yes, it does.
Instead, I'd rather watch bananas.
Bananas!* (trailer)
This is 2009 97-minute Swedish documentary directed by Fredrik Gertten about a conflict between the Dole Food Company and banana plantation workers in Nicaragua over alleged cases of sterility caused by the pesticide DBCP.
Representing 12 Nicaraguan banana workers, Juan Dominguez sues Dole, the world's largest agricultural producer, for allegedly exposing thousands of field workers to a banned pesticide known to cause sterility. One third of the production cost of a banana goes to pesticides.
Faced with a grueling uphill battle, the determined lawyer tries to beat the odds and bring this modern day Goliath to justice.
The film was criticized by Dole for containing "patent falsehoods."
Dole appealed all verdicts in the case and accused Juan Dominguez of fabricating evidence.
On April 23, 2009, Judge Chaney dismisses all Nicaraguan cases pending before her, citing serious fraud allegations.
Judge Chaney says, "We'll never know if anybody in Nicaragua was actually injured or harmed by the alleged wrongful conduct of the defendants (Dole), and people will never have the opportunity to learn ... the truth."
Juan Dominguez is fighting all charges of fraud against him.
After a screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2009, Gertten was sued for defamation by Dole on 8 July, 2009.
The lawsuit was preceded by threats of legal action from Dole aimed against the LA Film Festival.
These threats resulted in sponsors pulling support and the film being removed from competition.
Dole dropped their lawsuit against Fredrik Gertten and Bananas!* on 15 October 2009.
In late 2010 a court in Los Angeles decided in favor of the movie crew, making it possible to release the film in the USA. A judge awarded the filmmakers nearly $200,000 in fees and costs.
This is such a gripping, rage-inducing and heart-wrenching film that you would also like to tell your friends to watch.
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
I don't like political stuff. The above film has nothing to do with banana diet, doesn't it?
Well... so, Diane, you wanna watch banana diet, eh? In this case, watch the following movie---"Mother Teresa."
I can see that you're really getting into Christianity.
Yes, I'd like to know more about you since you're a devoted Christian like Mother Teresa.
Mother Teresa
(full movie 82 minutes)
This is a 1986 82-minute documentary produced and directed by Jeanette Petrie.
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries.
They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; children's and family counseling programs; orphanages; and schools.
Members of the order must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, and the fourth vow, to give "wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor."
This inspiring film is considered the definitive portrait of the 1979 Nobel Peace winner, Mother Teresa.
Shot on the run over a period of 5 years in 10 countries on 4 continents, this film follows Mother Teresa into the world's most troubled spots.
It is such an inspiring and thought-provoking film that it certainly moves your spirit and lifts your soul.
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
So, Kato, you now understand what Christianity is all about, don't you?
Yes, I think I do.
By the way, Kato, you haven't mentioned any Japanese movie. . . Tell me about one of your favorite Japanese movies.
Well . . . , there're so many excellent Japanese movies. . . I'd say, the following movie appears quite remarkable.
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Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son (Japan, 133 min.)
Koreeda Hirokazu's prize-winner asks: what if two male babies were accidentally switched at birth and, six years later, the parents decided to restore the boys to their "rightful" homes?
The conundrum is a clever pretext for a study of differences in class, temperament and the ability to love.
Winner, Jury Prize, Cannes 2013
SOURCE: Page 137 of "The Georgia Straight"
Sept. 19-26/2013
It sounds quite interesting.
Yes, it is. . .
I think I've heard of this kind of baby-swapping-by-accident story in the real world. . . Tell me, Kato, what's so good about this movie.
Well. . . , the film confronts two distant kinds of Japanese families coming from different social backgrounds and reflects opposing conceptions that coexist in contemporary Japanese society. . . Naturally, these two families are faced with the dilemma of retaining the children they have raised, on the basis of the bonds built with them over six years, or swap them and start over for the sake of blood lineage continuity. . . I don't tell you the final decision so that you'll find it on your own. . . In any case, the film keeps you totally engaged, thoroughly profound, fully emoted and ultimately refreshing.
Does it, huh?
Oh yes, I found the movie to be incredibly compelling. . . Its insight and emotional depth more than make up for any issues that you could come up with. . . This is an excellent and pretty incredible movie. . . I'd definitely recommend it if you're really interested in this kind of family problem.
I'll keep it in mind.
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Himiko's Monologue
I like melodramas as well as romantic love stories, but I'm really crazy about a film that shows natural disasters . . . Here is an amazing documentary.
This is a 86-minute documentary about TOP 10 natural disasters.
It really gives you thrilling and unforgettable moments!
If you have a weak heart, don't watch this shocking flick.
Natural Disasters
National Geographic Classics
In any road, I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following articles:
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Life or Death
Way to Millionaire
Adele Hugo
Middle Sexes
Romance@Madison
Hacksaw Ridge
Eight the Dog
Halloween@Shibuya
Chef Babette
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Ramen Boom
from Korea
Omakase@Sushi
Crocodile Meat
Killer Floods
Climate of Doubt
Glory of Death
Big Mystery
Hitler and Trump
Hot October
2018 BC Ballot
Bach Collegium Japan
Dolly the Sheep
Golden Shower
Cleopatra
Strange Love
Quartet
Unknown Tragedy
World War B.C.
Mystery of Dimension
Call Girl Mystery
Typhoon & Emperor
Popes@Spotlight
Fireflies
Richard III
Savage vs. Civilized
Submerging Island
Adele Hugo
Banana @ Eden
God Is Coming!
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
There have been at least five mass extinctions in the history of life on earth, and four in the last 3.5 billion years in which many species have disappeared in a relatively short period of geological time.
The massive eruptive event is considered to be one likely cause of the "Great Dying" about 250 million years ago, which is estimated to have killed 90% of species existing at the time.
There is also evidence to suggest this event was preceded by another mass extinction known as Olson's Extinction.
The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event occurred 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period and is best known for having wiped out non-avian dinosaurs, among many other species.
Cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction?
Many scientists believe that a comet or meteor triggered the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
You might wonder if another comet collides with the Earth in the near future.
Super Comet After the Impact
This is a 2007 speculative documentary produced by ZDF and the Discovery Channel.
It was directed by Stefan Schneider.
The 84-minute film hypothesizes the effects on modern-day earth of a large comet impacting in Mexico near the same location of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, the ancient impact of a comet or meteor that is believed to have triggered the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
It alternates between interviews with climatologists and researchers and dramatized scenes following several groups of people as they attempt to survive in the days and months after the disaster: a separated family in France, a pair of scientists in Hawaii, a man who manages to survive for a period of time near the ground zero impact in Mexico, and a tribe in Cameroon.
It is such a thrilling, exciting and profoundly astounding docudrama that you would forget to take a pee during the show.
SOURCE: "Kato's comment on the DVD"
The film seems quite fascinating and interesting.
If there is a rental shop around you, why don't rent the above DVD?
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2019ǯ1221
Fireflies
Fireflies
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Kato, how come you bring up fireflies in these wintry days? . . .
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Well . . . Good question! . . . I've got a long story to answer your question.
Then make it short and tell me about it.
I wrote the following story:
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Popes@Spotlight
Yes, I know you did.
You viewed "The Two Popes" at the Vancouver International Film Festival, didn't you?
Yes, I did. . . It is one of the best movies I've watched this year.
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Is the above film that good?
Oh yes, belive me. . . I swear to God it's that good.
Actually, I read the following article the other day.
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Zoom In
Actual Article
As you see, The Two Popes was nominated for the 2020 Golden Globe award.
So was Marriage Story.
Yes, both films were shown at the VIFF.
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Kato, have you watched The Two Popes yet?
No, I haven't. . . As you know, I made a request so that the library would hold the DVD for the movie.
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Are you gonna wait till the library gets the DVD?
Yes, I am.
Kato, . . . It will take some time for the library to get one. . . You can watch "The Two Popes" at Vancity Theatre on Seymour Street.
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Really? . . . Anyway, I searched the library catalogue for both movies, but I could find none of those movies. . . So, I viewed the following movie.
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Written and directed by Isao Takahata in 1998 based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka, this animated war film depicts the lives of two siblings, Seita and Setsuko as well as their desperate struggle to survive during the final months of the Second World War.
It turns out a profoundly gripping, haunting and achingly sad anti-war drama.
Are you saying that the above movie has something to do with "The Two Popes"?
Oh no. . . I chose it simply because I read the original short story written by Akiyuki Nosaka. . .
I see. . . Is the story well-known in Japan.
Yes, it is. . . Actually, Nosaka won the Naoki Prize for best popular literature for this story and "American Hijiki", which was published a month before. . . Both short stories along with four others were bundled as a book in 1968.
Then Isao Takahata directed the anime based on the short story, huh?
That's right. . . The film was released on April 16, 1988, over twenty years from the publication of the original work.
I see. . . How does it go?
It goes like this:
Grave of the Fireflies
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PLOT
On 21 September 1945, shortly after the end of World War II, a teenage boy named Seita dies of starvation in a Kobe train station.
A janitor sorts through his possessions and finds a candy tin, which he throws into a field.
The spirit of Seita's younger sister, Setsuko, springs
from the tin and is joined by Seita's spirit and a cloud of fireflies.
They board a train.
Some months earlier, Seita and Setsuko's house is destroyed in a firebombing along with most of Kobe.
They escape unharmed, but their mother dies from severe burns.
Seita and Setsuko move in with a distant aunt, who convinces Seita to sell his mother's silk kimonos for rice.
Seita retrieves supplies he buried before the bombing and gives everything to his aunt, save for a tin of Sakuma drops.
As rations shrink and the number of refugees in the house grows, the aunt becomes resentful of the children, saying they do nothing to earn the food she prepares.
Seita and Setsuko leave and move into an abandoned bomb shelter.
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They release fireflies into the shelter for light.
The next day, Setsuko is horrified to find that the insects have died.
She buries them in a grave, asking why they and her mother had to die.
As they run out of rice, Seita steals from farmers and loots homes during air raids, for which he is beaten.
When Setsuko falls ill, Seita takes her to a doctor, who explains that she is suffering from malnutrition.
Desperate, Seita withdraws all the money in their mother's bank account.
As he leaves the bank, he becomes distraught when he learns that Japan has surrendered.
He also learns that his father, a captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy, is most likely dead, as most of Japan's navy has been sunk.
Seita returns to the shelter with a large quantity of food, but finds Setsuko hallucinating - she assumes that a few marbles she finds are the previously mentioned Sakuma drops, and offers Seita rocks, thinking she had just made rice balls.
Seita hurries to feed her, but she dies as he finishes preparing the food, and she herself falls asleep.
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Seita cremates Setsuko's body and her stuffed doll in a straw casket.
He carries her ashes in the candy tin along with his father's photograph, and though his death is never explicitly shown again, it can be assumed this is where everything ends for them.
Seita and Setsuko's deceased spirits arrive at their destination, healthy and happy.
Surrounded by fireflies, the siblings rest on a hilltop bench overlooking the skyline of present-day Kobe.
SOURCE: "Grave of the Fireflies"
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... seems like a sad story.
Yes, it is. . . You might cry if you see it.
Anyway, I'd like to watch the film.
You can see the full movie here.
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Himiko's Monologue
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The following clip is a live-action TV drama of "Grave of the Fireflies", made by NTV in Japan.
It was produced in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Like the anime, the live-action version of "Grave of the Fireflies" focuses on two siblings struggling to survive the final days of the war in Kobe, Japan.
Unlike the animated version, it tells the story from the point of view of their cousin (the aunt's daughter) and deals with the issue of how the war-time environment could change a kind lady into a hard-hearted woman.
It stars Nanako Matsushima as the aunt, as well as Mao Inoue as their cousin.
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Wnat do you think about the above movie?
You don't like a war-time story, do you?
Well... here's a mood-changing clip just for you.
Gess what?... You can now laught to the last tears.
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Mr. Mathane
In any road, I expect Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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Ramen Boom
from Korea
Omakase@Sushi
Crocodile Meat
Killer Floods
Climate of Doubt
Glory of Death
Big Mystery
Hitler and Trump
Hot October
2018 BC Ballot
Bach Collegium Japan
Dolly the Sheep
Golden Shower
Cleopatra
Strange Love
Quartet
Unknown Tragedy
World War B.C.
Mystery of Dimension
Call Girl Mystery
Typhoon & Emperor
Popes@Spotlight
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Kato is a real movie lover, who tries to watch 1001 movies.
As a matter of fact, he has already accomplished his goal.
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Actual List
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Kato watched "The Arabian Nights" or "One Thousand and One Nights" as his 1001th movie.
You might just as well want to view it.
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The stories in "the Arabian Nights" were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa.
The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature.
In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hazār Afsān which in turn relied partly on Indian elements.
What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.
The stories proceed from this original tale.
Some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord.
Some editions contain only a few hundred nights, while others include 1,001 or more.
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Popes@Spotlight
Popes@Spotlight
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I enjoyed VIFF.
From: diane123@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
DATE: Oct 29, 2019, 11:25 AM
Hi kiddo,
Sure did enjoy the VIFF this year ... I always do.
In fact, it seems to me that this was their best year ever for riveting films.
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Perhaps I was just lucky enough to choose the ones that appealed to my taste.
My absolute favorites was "The Two Popes" with Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins.
It was showing in NY recently so will probably make it to Vancouver one of these days.
Powerful acting; shot primarily in the Vatican and although a film it also felt like a relevant documentary.
You don't have to be a Catholic to enjoy this one; the audience gave the loudest and biggest cheers at the close.
Gotta love films; I know you do as well.
In fact you're the King of Films since you've viewed more than 2500 movies so far.
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Glad you escaped those terrible typhoons and also glad you're having a good reunion with your relatives.
Come back safe and sound, and thanks for this.
You're also the King of Research, I think.
Beautiful fall colors have been on display for weeks,
A video of my Outdoor Walking Group was on CTV last week ... the idea being this weather brings out the kid in all of us when it comes to playing with the leaves and ooohing and aahhhing.
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Ciao for now,
Diane
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So, Diane, you enjoyed VIFF from the bottom of your heart, didn't you?
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Oh yes, very much so. . . I still believe, VIFF 2019 was their best year ever for riveting films.
You love "The Two Popes" best of all films for the festival, eh?
Yes, I do.
I haven't seen it yet. . . Tell me about it.
Well . . . It is a docudrama directed by Fernando Meirelles and written by Anthony McCarten, based on McCarten's 2017 play "The Pope". . . It stars Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis.
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It is an adaptation from the play, eh?
Yes, it is. . . Anyway, many people love it.
Oh yeah?
Actually, according to Variety, it is an absolute hit at its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, receiving praise for its humour and the two lead actors' performances. . . On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 33 reviews, with an average of 7.8/10. . . On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100.
I see. . . So what is so good about the movie?
As I said in the email, the performances of the major actors are superb.
I wonder how it goes. . .
Well . . . It is about one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years.
Oh yeah?
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict.
Then what happens?
Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
. . . sound interesting!
Oh yes, it is. . . Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between both tradition and progress, guilt and forgiveness, as these two very different men confront their pasts in order to find common ground and forge a future for a billion followers around the world.
Diane, I'm not really interested in religious matters, but I understand how come Cardinal Bergoglio wanted to retire in 2012.
Oh do you? . . . Tell me why the cardinal wanted to retire.
Well . . . I viewed "Spotlight" three years ago.
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This is a 2015 American docudrama directed by Tom McCarthy.
It shows the story of The Boston Globe's "Spotlight" team---the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the United States---and its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests.
It is based on a series of stories by the "Spotlight" team that earned The Globe the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
The film shows engrossingly detailed account of the team's investigation into the widespread pedophilia scandals and subsequent cover-ups within the Catholic Church.
It is amazing to know that it took so long for those bloody cases to go public.
Are you saying that Cardinal Bergoglio wanted to retire after seeing the above movie?
Oh no. . . The above movie was released in 2015. . . The cardinal told the pope in 2012 that he wanted to retire. . . So obviously the cardinal hadn't seen the above movie when he told the pope his wish to retire.
Then why did he want to retire?
Well . . . Even though he didn't see the above movie, he must've known the widespread pedophilia scandals and subsequent cover-ups within the Catholic Church.
So Cardinal Bergoglio was sick and tired of the scandals and cover-ups, huh?
Yes, that's the reason, I think, the cardinal wanted to retire.
I doubt.
Diane, there are so many cases reported for sexual abuses by priests. . . See the following for example.
Priest sex abuse:
New report lists 212 Catholic priests
in Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco dioceses
accused of child sex abuse
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In addition to the newspapers, there are a number of YouTube clips discloseing sex abuse by priests:
Naturally, Cardinal Bergoglio must've known these scandals and was worried about the future of the Catholic Church.
I see. . . I sympathize with the victims. . . In any case, I strongly recommend you view "The Two Popes".
I'd really love to see it. . . Actually, I've just placed a purchase request for the DVD.
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So, you're gonna borrow it as soon as the library gets one.
Yes, I will.
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Himiko's Monologue
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Nobody is perfect, but when I heard that a priest raped a nun, I got madly angry.
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Wnat do you think about the above incident?
You don't like sexual scandals, do you?
Well... here's a mood-changing clip just for you.
Gess what?... You can now laught to the last tears.
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Mr. Mathane
In any road, I expect Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"JAGEL"
"JAGEL Again"
"Say NO!"
Happy Gal in Canada
Roof of Vancouver
Aftershock
Whiplash
Sex Appeal
Better Off Without Senate
Fire Festival
Sweets@Paris
Scary Quake
MH370 Mystery
Putin's Way
Trump @ Vancouver
Otter & Trump
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Changeling
Fiddler on the Roof
Flesh and Bone
Maiden's Prayer
Romeo & Juliet
Trump @ Joke
Halloween in Shibuya
Trump Shock
Happy New Year!
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Life or Death
Way to Millionaire
Adele Hugo
Middle Sexes
Romance@Madison
Hacksaw Ridge
Eight the Dog
Halloween@Shibuya
Chef Babette
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Ramen Boom
from Korea
Omakase@Sushi
Crocodile Meat
Killer Floods
Climate of Doubt
Glory of Death
Big Mystery
Hitler and Trump
Hot October
2018 BC Ballot
Bach Collegium Japan
Dolly the Sheep
Golden Shower
Cleopatra
Strange Love
Quartet
Unknown Tragedy
World War B.C.
Mystery of Dimension
Call Girl Mystery
Typhoon & Emperor
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Kato is a real movie lover, who tries to watch 1001 movies.
As a matter of fact, he has already accomplished his goal.
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Actual List
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Kato watched "The Arabian Nights" or "One Thousand and One Nights" as his 1001th movie.
You might just as well want to view it.
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The stories in "the Arabian Nights" were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa.
The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature.
In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hazār Afsān which in turn relied partly on Indian elements.
What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.
The stories proceed from this original tale.
Some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord.
Some editions contain only a few hundred nights, while others include 1,001 or more.
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Cleopatra
Cleopatra
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Kato, how come you bring up Cleopatra?
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I happened to view the movie the other day.
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Cleopatra is a 1934 American epic film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
A retelling of the story of Cleopatra VII of Egypt, the screenplay was written by Waldemar Young and Vincent Lawrence and was based on Bartlett Cormack's adaptation of historical material.
Claudette Colbert stars as Cleopatra, Warren William as Julius Caesar, and Henry Wilcoxon as Mark Antony.
Nominated for five Academy Awards, Cleopatra was the first DeMille film to receive a nomination for Best Picture.
Victor Milner won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
PLOT
In 48 BC, Cleopatra vies with her brother Ptolemy for control of Egypt.
Pothinos (Leonard Mudie) kidnaps her and Apollodorus (Irving Pichel) and strands them in the desert.
When Pothinos informs Julius Caesar that the queen has fled the country, Caesar is ready to sign an agreement with Ptolemy when Apollodorus appears, bearing a gift carpet for the Roman. When Apollodorus unrolls it, Cleopatra emerges, much to Pothinos' surprise. He tries to deny who she is. However, Caesar sees through the deception and Cleopatra soon beguiles Caesar with the prospect of the riches of not only Egypt, but also India. Later, when they are seemingly alone, she spots a sandal peeking out from underneath a curtain and thrusts a spear into the hidden Pothinos, foiling his assassination attempt. Caesar makes Cleopatra the sole ruler of Egypt, and begins an affair with her.
Caesar eventually returns to Rome with Cleopatra to the cheers of the masses, but Roman unease is directed at Cleopatra.
Cassius (Ian Maclaren), Casca (Edwin Maxwell), Brutus (Arthur Hohl) and other powerful Romans become disgruntled, rightly suspecting that he intends to abolish the Roman Republic and make himself emperor, with Cleopatra as his empress (after divorcing Calpurnia, played by Gertrude Michael).
Ignoring the forebodings of Calpurnia, Cleopatra, and a soothsayer (Harry Beresford) who warns him about the Ides of March, Caesar goes to announce his intentions to the Senate.
Before he can do so, he is assassinated.
Cleopatra is heartbroken at the news.
At first, she wants to go to him, but Apollodorus tells her that Caesar did not love her, only her power and wealth, and that Egypt needs her.
They return home.
Bitter rivals Marc Antony and Octavian (Ian Keith) are named co-rulers of Rome.
Antony, disdainful of women, invites Cleopatra to meet with him in Tarsus, intending to bring her back to Rome as a captive.
Enobarbus (C. Aubrey Smith), his close friend, warns Antony against meeting Cleopatra, but he goes anyway.
She entices him to her barge and throws a party with many exotic animals and beautiful dancers, and soon seduces him.
Together, they sail to Egypt.
King Herod (Joseph Schildkraut), who has secretly allied himself with Octavian, visits the lovers.
He informs Cleopatra privately that Rome and Octavian can be appeased if Antony were to be poisoned.
Herod also tells Antony the same thing, with the roles reversed.
Antony laughs off his suggestion, but a reluctant Cleopatra, reminded of her duty to Egypt by Apollodorus, tests a poison on a condemned murderer (Edgar Dearing) to see how it works.
Before Antony can drink the fatal wine, however, they receive news that Octavian has declared war.
Antony orders his generals and legions to gather, but Enobarbus informs him that they have all deserted out of loyalty to Rome.
Enobarbus tells his comrade that he can wrest control of Rome away from Octavian by having Cleopatra killed, but Antony refuses to consider it.
Enobarbus bids Antony goodbye, as he will not fight for an Egyptian queen against Rome.
A short montage sequence shows the fighting between the forces of Antony and Octavian, ending in the naval Battle of Actium.
Antony fights on with the Egyptian army, and is defeated.
Octavian and his soldiers surround and besiege Antony and Cleopatra.
Antony is mocked when he offers to fight them one by one.
Without his knowledge, Cleopatra opens the gate and offers to cede Egypt in return for Antony's life in exile, but Octavian turns her down.
Meanwhile, Antony believes that she has deserted him for his rival and stabs himself.
When Cleopatra returns, she is heartbroken to find him dying.
They reconcile before he perishes.
Then, with the gates breached, Cleopatra kills herself with a poisonous snake and is found sitting on her throne, dead.
SOURCE: "Cleopatra (1934 film)"
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So, Kato, you're a Cleopatra fan, huh?
Yes, I am. Diane, have you seen this movie?
No, not this one, but I watched the 1963 version:
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How did you like it?
Fabulous and spectacular! I love it.How about you, Kato?
I viwed both versions... The 1934 version seems better simply because I like Claudette Colbert more than Elizabeth Taylor.
So, is that the reson you bring up the 1934 version?
Yes, but there's another reason.
Tell me, Kato.
Last night, Cleopatra showed up in my dream... That's the main reason I've decide to write this article.
You gotta be kidding!
Nope, I'm quite serious.
Then tell me about your dream.
It goes like this:
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Kato, you forget something quite important.
Hmm...? Do I? What is that?
So, I've come out this way. I can't go home until I tell you my story.
Where are you going back?
Of course, I'll go back up the heaven.
Do you wanna make me believe it?
Well... they say, if you believe it, you'll be saved.
I've already been saved, so I don't have to believe what you say.
Anyway, I'm the woman you're talking about.
So, do you really mean that you're Cleopatra, eh?
Yes, I do... I'm the one you've desperately wanted to meet. How do I look?
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Well... You look great, but I'm worried about you.
Why is that?
You see, I like a naked woman, but if you remain naked for an hour or so, you'll catch a cold.
Kato, I know you love to see a naked woman.
Yes, I do... but could you cover between your legs. Otherwise, I cannot concentrate on talking with you.
Alright...
Well..., now, how do I look?
You're still wearing nothing.
But I've covered it between my legs, haven't I?
Yes, but if I move to your left, I can see it.
Then don't move, Kato.
Okay... I'll stay here... Now please read the following passage:
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Cleopatra perhaps started to view Antony as a liability by the late summer of 31 BC, when she prepared to leave Egypt to her son Caesarion.
Cleopatra planned to relinquish her throne to him, taking her fleet from the Mediterranean into the Red Sea and then setting sail to a foreign port, perhaps in India, where she could spend time recuperating.
However, these plans were ultimately abandoned when Malichus I, as advised by Octavian's governor of Syria, Quintus Didius, managed to burn Cleopatra's fleet in revenge for his losses in a war with Herod that Cleopatra had largely initiated.
Cleopatra had no other option but to stay in Egypt and negotiate with Octavian.
Although most likely later pro-Octavian propaganda, it was reported that at this time Cleopatra started testing the strengths of various poisons on prisoners and even her own servants.
Cleopatra had Caesarion enter into the ranks of the ephebi, which, along with reliefs on a stele from Koptos dated 21 September 31 BC, demonstrated that Cleopatra was now grooming her son to become the sole ruler of Egypt.
In a show of solidarity, Antony also had Marcus Antonius Antyllus, his son with Fulvia, enter the ephebi at the same time.
Separate messages and envoys from Antony and Cleopatra were then sent to Octavian, still stationed at Rhodes, although Octavian seems to have only replied to Cleopatra.
Cleopatra requested that her children should inherit Egypt and that Antony should be allowed to live in exile in Egypt, offering Octavian money in the future and immediately sending him lavish gifts.
Octavian sent his diplomat Thyrsos to Cleopatra after she threatened to burn herself and vast amounts of her treasure within a tomb already under construction.
Thyrsos advised her to kill Antony so that her life would be spared, but when Antony suspected foul intent, he had this diplomat flogged and sent back to Octavian without a deal.
After lengthy negotiations that ultimately produced no results, Octavian set out to invade Egypt in the spring of 30 BC.
SOURCE: "Cleopatra"
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What about the above passage?
You see, Thyrsos advised you to kill Antony so that your life would be spared. Right?
Yes, he did.
Many people still believe that you were a femme fatal who simply took advantage of Anthony. You didn't really love him at all.
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Kato, do you also believe that crap?
Well..., I'm not too sure, but you appear quite seductive, and you did indeed attract Julius Caesar and caused his downfall eventually.
Actually, that's why I'm here to tell you the truth.
Oh...? Then tell me your story, Cleopatra.
Okay...
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I'm a bit tired... You might feel easy if I lie down like this.
Suit yourself, Cleopatra...
Actually, I started to view Antony as a liability by the late summer of 31 BC, but I still loved him.
Oh, did you?
Yes, I did... And Anthony knew that Thyrsos advised me to kill Antony so that my life would be spared.
What happened beteen you and Anthony.
I wanted Anthony to know my heart somehow.
So what did you do?
About a week after Thyrsos's advice, I was attractively dressed than usual and arrived at the dinner table.
To eat with Anthony?
Yes, that's right.
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Anthony said he was thirsty and grabbed a glass of wine, but I talked about a domesticated lion to draw his attention.
Well then...?
Anthony listened to me. When he was listening to it, I picked flowers from the crown and put them in Anthony's glass.
Why is that?
The flower was sprayed with poison.
I see... So if he drinks, he'll die... Is that it?
Yes, that's right. After I finished talking, Anthony tried to bring the glass to the mouth. And he was about to drink it.
Did he drink it?
Of course not. I took the glass from his hand.
Why is that? If you killed him, your life would be spared.
Instead, I told my maid Carmion to bring me one of death-row prisoners.
Why is that?
I gave the prisoner Anthony's glass and told him to drink that wine.
Naturally, the prisoner died, didn't he?
Of course, he did... He had to die sooner or later... It would be better off if he died while drinking wine, instead of being crucified.
Well then...?
Anthony appeared flabbergasted. So, I said to him. "If I could live without you, I would not take the glass from your hands."
I see. . . Does that mean Anthony came to know your true heart and loved you more than before?
Yes, he did... Now, Kato, you finally come to know that I AM Cleopatra, don't you?
Diane, how do you like my dream?
Quite interesting! I didn't know you're such a romantic dreamteller.
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Himiko's Monologue
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Do you believe that Kato actually dreamed the above story?
What? You don't really care about it, do you?
"Tell me another interesting story!"
If you say so, I'll show you the following clip:
Here's a clip for a certain woman to use for making love.
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How do you like the above music?
Are you tired of sexy music?
Well... here's a mood-changing tune just for you.
Gess what?... You can now laught to the last tears.
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Mr. Mathane
In any road, I expect Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"JAGEL"
"JAGEL Again"
"Say NO!"
Happy Gal in Canada
Roof of Vancouver
Aftershock
Whiplash
Sex Appeal
Better Off Without Senate
Fire Festival
Sweets@Paris
Scary Quake
MH370 Mystery
Putin's Way
Trump @ Vancouver
Otter & Trump
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Changeling
Fiddler on the Roof
Flesh and Bone
Maiden's Prayer
Romeo & Juliet
Trump @ Joke
Halloween in Shibuya
Trump Shock
Happy New Year!
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Life or Death
Way to Millionaire
Adele Hugo
Middle Sexes
Romance@Madison
Hacksaw Ridge
Eight the Dog
Halloween@Shibuya
Chef Babette
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Ramen Boom
from Korea
Omakase@Sushi
Crocodile Meat
Killer Floods
Climate of Doubt
Glory of Death
Big Mystery
Hitler and Trump
Hot October
2018 BC Ballot
Bach Collegium Japan
Dolly the Sheep
Golden Shower
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Kato is a real movie lover, who tries to watch 1001 movies.
As a matter of fact, he has already accomplished his goal.
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Actual List
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Kato watched "The Arabian Nights" or "One Thousand and One Nights" as his 1001th movie.
You might just as well want to view it.
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The stories in "the Arabian Nights" were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa.
The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature.
In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hazār Afsān which in turn relied partly on Indian elements.
What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.
The stories proceed from this original tale.
Some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord.
Some editions contain only a few hundred nights, while others include 1,001 or more.
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Subject:
Wow! What a lovely summer day!
You must be sunbathing with joy!
Ha ha ha ha ha...
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From: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Thur., July 27, 2017 12:04 PM
To: diane705@yahoo.ca
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Hello Diane,
Eventually, we've got gorgeous summer days.
Are you sunbathing?
Or jogging along the seawall?
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On Canada Day, I strolled along the seawall and read some books while sitting on one of the benches.
Guess what?
Without knowing it, I was sunburnt.
Fortunately, it wasn't so bad.
However, flakes of brownish skin are now falling from my arms and legs---just like dead cherry flowers.
Well,... no summer is perfect for everybody as nobody is perfect.
By the way, I read a newspaper article of METRO on July 24.
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The headline shouts: Former bishops guilty of polygamy.
Winston Blackmore was making no apologies Monday after he and another former bishop of an isolated religious community in BC were found guilty of practising polygamy.
Blackmore, 60, was married to Jane Blackmore and then married 24 additional womne as part of so-called "celestrial" marriages involving residents in the tiny community of Bountiful.
Amazing!
He was once married to 25 women!
Well, no bishop is perfect as nobody is perfect.
By the way, I've just written an article, which is somewhat related to the above incident.
Please read the folloing:
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"Romance @ Madison"
I'm pretty sure that you watched a movie called "The Bridges Of Madison County."
This movie is a 1995 American romantic drama based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller.
The story in the diaries reveals the impact the affair had on the lives of a farm woman named Francesca and a National Geographic photographer---Robert played by Clint Eastwood.
The affair took place while her husband and children were at the state fair in Illinois.
She almost ran away with him to travel the world with him.
After a wrenching period of decision-making, however, she decided to stay at the last minute after considering the bigger picture that includes the consequences leaving would have on the lives of her teenage children and husband, who was a good, loving man.
After all the photographer finds meaning and his true calling as an artist.
It also has deep consequences on the lives of her son and daughter, who are both experiencing marital problems.
Their mothers story helped them to find a sense of direction in their lives.
It is an old-fashioned love story with some meanings in terms of the present day context.
Superb are the performances of Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.
Francesca had a dream, but she couldn't realize it while being busy with daily chores.
Then she met Robert and suddenly she felt like realizing her dream.
Well, those 25 women who married to Winston Blackmore might have thought the same way.
However, Francesca changed her mind at the last moment and didn't divorce her husband while those 25 women foolishly married the same bishop.
Times seem to have been changed.
In any case, I hope you enjoy this glorious summer day.
Have a great afternoon and a glorious evening!
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Your smiling Bohemian, Kato
with a lot of love as always
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Subject:
Sorry to hear you got sunburned.
From: diane705@yahoo.ca
Date: Thur., Jul 27, 2017 at 12:30 PM
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Hi Kato,
Sorry to hear you got sunburned but glad to hear you're enjoying this glorious weather.
We went up the Whistler on Tuesday to do some gentle hiking and do the Peak to Peak experience from Whistler to Blackcomb.
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It was awesome and I was afraid I'd end up quite burnt.
Fortunately not, so that's the good news.
Such a magnificent part of our Province; mind-blowing, really.
I did read a bit of the Winston Blackmore story.
Image the logistics of 25 wives.
Holy cow!
The man should get a medal ... maybe be named a saint. Just kidding!
But at least the wives seem to be well taken care of and the children seem to be as well.
When you look at all the single mothers we have and the experiences their children have to endure, there may be something to be said for an extended, fairly functional family.
Of course, there are many angles here, but personally I'm adopting a live-and-let-live-attitude.
It will be interesting to see how long this man will serve in jail.
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Off this afternoon to see Dunkirk at the Ridge.
Thanks for your notes as usual, kiddo.
See you soon, hopefully,
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Love, Diane ~
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Diane, did you see the movie?
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Yes, of course I did.
How did you like it?
I love it. You see, Christopher Nolan, the director of the movie, is a master of reinvention.
What do you mean by that?
Well, after rethinking the whodunit with "Memento" made in 2000, he rewrote the rules for the cop thriller with another 2002 neo-noir psychological drama---"Insomnia."
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Then came "Batman Begins" in 2002, followed by its two sequels---"The Darl Knight" in 2008 and "The Dark Knight Rises" in 2012, both of which injected new life into the moribund caped crusader on the big screen.
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I see... so what did Director Nolan create in the above "Dunkirk"?
You see, Kato, the movie is about the real-life events in Dunkirk, France, during the Second World War.
Yes, I know that.
Director Nolan decided to reimagine a battle epic as a suspense thriller.
Oh, yeah?
Nolan really wanted the film to be driven primarily by suspense, which is one of the most pure cinematic film forms.
I see.
Nolan creates three distinct storylines---on land, on sea and in the air---to evoke a tale about "communal heroism."
What do yuo mean by that?
You see, Kato, 400,000 British, French, Belgian and Canadian troops were surrounded by the Nazis on the beaches of Dunkirk in late May and early June of 1940. With safety on British shores just 26 miles away across the English Channel, the rescue had to be completed by non-military ships that sailed out from the southern coast of England to bring the stranded men home.
But what do you mean by non-military ships?
Well... A makeshift flotilla of hundreds of fishing boats, plesure crafts and lifeboats are called into service to aid in the evacuation.
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I see... Gee, Diane, you're talking like a film critic. I didn't know, you're such a movie buff.
Oh yes, to tell you the truth, I've watched a great deal of movies so far, but not as many as you have.
Diane, do you know what? Although some events are loosely based on true history, the characters and storyline are fiction.
How do you know?
I read the director's comments.
I see... By the way, Kato, have you lately watched a war movie?
I'm glad that you ask me. As usual, I've seen a number of movies these days, including war movies.
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"Actual List"
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This is the list of movies I've recently viewed at the Vancouver Public library... Look at the red-rectangled title in the above list!
I see... So you watched "Hacksaw Ridge" on August 15, huh?
That's right.
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Twenty-one people are waiting to watch the above DVD, huh?
Yes, you're telling me.
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After you watched, you jotted down the following comment, huh?
Directed by Mel Gibson and originally released as a motion picture in 2016, this 139-minute WWII docudrama depicts a story of Desmond Doss, an American pacifist combat medic who was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, refusing to carry or use a firearm or weapons of any kind.
Doss' unit was assigned to the 77th Infantry Division and deployed to the Pacific theater.
During the Battle of Okinawa, Doss' unit was informed that they were to relieve the 96th Infantry Division, which was tasked with ascending and securing the Maeda Escarpment ("Hacksaw Ridge).
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The battle at Hacksaw Ridge turned out to be one of the deadly battlegrounds during WWII.
Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for service above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Okinawa.
It is one of the best anti-war dramas I've ever watched.
Kato, do you really mean that the above movie is one of the best anti-war films?
You bet on that.
Kato, tell me about it.
Hacksaw Ridge
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As a young boy, Desmond Doss nearly kills his younger brother Hal.
This experience and his Seventh-day Adventist upbringing reinforce Desmond's belief in the commandment "Thou shalt not kill".
Years later, Desmond takes an injured man to the hospital and meets a nurse, Dorothy Schutte.
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The two begin a relationship and Desmond tells Dorothy of his interest in medical work.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Doss is motivated to enlist in the Army and intends to serve as a combat medic.
His father Tom, a troubled World War I veteran, is deeply upset by the decision.
Before leaving for Fort Jackson, Desmond asks for Dorothy's hand in marriage and she accepts.
Desmond is placed under the command of Sergeant Howell.
He excels physically but becomes an outcast among his fellow soldiers for refusing to handle a rifle and train on Saturdays.
Howell and Captain Glover attempt to discharge Desmond for psychiatric reasons but are overruled, as Desmond's religious beliefs do not constitute mental illness.
They subsequently torment Desmond by putting him through grueling labor, intending to get Desmond to leave of his own accord.
Despite being beaten one night by his fellow soldiers, he refuses to identify his attackers and continues training.
Desmond's unit completes basic training and is released on leave, during which Desmond intends to marry Dorothy, but his refusal to carry a firearm leads to an arrest for insubordination.
Captain Glover and Dorothy visit Desmond in jail and try to convince him to plead guilty so that he can be released without charge but Desmond refuses to compromise his beliefs.
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At his trial, Desmond pleads not guilty, but before he is sentenced, his father barges into the tribunal with a letter from a former commanding officer stating that his son's pacifism is protected by an Act of Congress.
The charges against Desmond are dropped, and he and Dorothy are married.
Desmond's unit is assigned to the 77th Infantry Division and deployed to the Pacific theater.
During the Battle of Okinawa, Desmond's unit is informed that they are to relieve the 96th Infantry Division, which was tasked with ascending and securing the Maeda Escarpment ("Hacksaw Ridge).
In the initial fight, both sides sustain heavy losses, and Desmond successfully saves several soldiers, including those with severe injuries.
The Americans camp for the night, which Desmond spends in a foxhole with Smitty, a squadmate who was the first to call Desmond a coward.
Desmond reveals that his aversion to holding a firearm stems from nearly shooting his drunken father, who threatened his mother with a gun.
Smitty apologizes for doubting his courage and the two make amends.
The next morning, the Japanese launch a massive counterattack and drive the Americans off the escarpment.
Smitty is killed, while Howell and several of Desmond's squad mates are left injured on the battlefield.
Desmond hears the cries of the dying soldiers and decides to run back into the carnage.
He starts carrying wounded soldiers to the cliff's edge and belaying them down by rope, each time praying to save one more.
The arrival of dozens of wounded once presumed dead comes as a shock to the rest of the unit below.
When day breaks, Desmond rescues Howell and the two finally escape Hacksaw under enemy fire.
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Captain Glover tells Desmond that the men have been inspired by his miraculous efforts, and that they will not launch the next attack without him.
Despite the next day being the Sabbath day, he joins his fellow soldiers after finishing his prayers.
With reinforcements, they turn the tide of battle.
During an ambush set by Japanese soldiers feigning surrender, Desmond manages to save Glover and others by knocking away enemy grenades.
Desmond is eventually wounded by a grenade blast, but the battle is won.
Desmond descends the cliff, clutching the Bible Dorothy gave him.
SOURCE:"Hacksaw Ridge"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wow!... quite fascinating and heart-warming.
Unlike "Dunkirk," the characters and storyline are based on the real events.
Is that right?
You bet... If you see the movie, your stomach will be quite upset because you see scores of gory, bloody and horrendous fighting scenes, but it's worth watching it to the end. I'm pretty sure you'll become a different person after viewing it.
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No kidding!
In any case, there are 21 persons waiting to see this movie. So you should reserve the DVD as soon as possible.
Yes, I'll do it right away.
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Himiko's Monologue
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Kato has watched 1,712 movies at the Vancouver Public Library so far.
When I take a look at the above movie list, I notice a film called "Osama."
At first, I thought that it was about Osama bin Laden.
Although the title of the film highlights an allegorical relevance to Osama bin Laden, there is no further similarity.
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In the above film, the Taliban are ruling Afghanistan.
Their regime is especially repressive for women, who, among other things, are not allowed to work.
This situation becomes difficult for one family consisting solely of three women, representing three successive generations: a young girl, her mother, and her grandmother.
With the mother's husband and uncle dead, having been killed in battle during the Soviet invasion and their civil wars, there are no men left to support the family.
The mother had been working as a nurse in a hospital, but the Taliban cut off funding to the hospital, leaving it completely dysfunctional with no medicines and very little equipment.
One foreign woman working as a nurse in the hospital is arrested by the Taliban.
The mother does some nursing outside the hospital and receives payment from the caretaker of a patient, but after the patient dies the mother cannot find any more work.
The mother and grandmother then make what they feel is the only decision they can to survive.
They will have their preteen daughter disguise herself as a boy so that she can get a job to support the family.
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Osamas grandmother tells a story to Osama about a boy who changed to a girl when he went under a rainbow, in order to help persuade her to accept the plan.
The daughter, feeling powerless, agrees despite being afraid that the Taliban will kill her if they discover her masquerade.
Partly as a symbolic measure, the daughter plants a lock of her now cut hair in a flowerpot.
The only people outside the family who know of the ruse are the milk vendor who employs the daughter.
This vendor was a friend of her deceased father.
A local boy named Espandi recognizes her despite her outward change in appearance.
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The masquerade becomes more difficult when the Taliban recruit all the local boys for school, which includes military training.
At the training school, they are taught how to fight and conduct ablutions, and an ablution is taught to boys that should be done when they experience nocturnal emission or come in contact with their wife when they grow older.
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Osama attempts to avoid joining the ablution session, and the master grows suspicious of Osamas gender.
Osama realizes it can only be so long before she is found out.
Several of the boys begin to pick on her, and although Espandi is at first able to protect her, her secret is eventually discovered when she menstruates.
Osama is arrested and put on trial, along with a Western journalist, and the foreign woman who was arrested in the hospital.
The journalist and the nurse are both condemned and put to death, but, as Osama is destitute and helpless, her life is spared.
She is instead given in marriage to a much older man.
Osama's new husband already has three wives, all of whom hate him and say he has destroyed their lives.
They take pity on Osama, but are powerless to help her.
The husband shows Osama the padlocks he uses on his wives' rooms, reserving the largest for Osama.
The film ends with the new husband conducting an ablution in an outdoor bath, which the boys were earlier taught to conduct after coming in contact with their wives.
That's about it.
In any case, I expect Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"Glorious Summer"
"Biker Babe & Granny"
"Genetically Modified"
"Tyrannosaur"
"Love@Magic"
"Yellow Ball"
"Welcome Back"
"Forbidden Love"
"Merry X'Mas"
"Heaven with Mochi"
"Travel Expense Scandal"
"Love@Redemption"
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"JAGEL"
"JAGEL Again"
"Say NO!"
Happy Gal in Canada
Roof of Vancouver
Aftershock
Whiplash
Sex Appeal
Better Off Without Senate
Fire Festival
Sweets@Paris
Scary Quake
MH370 Mystery
Putin's Way
Trump @ Vancouver
Otter & Trump
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Changeling
Fiddler on the Roof
Flesh and Bone
Maiden's Prayer
Romeo & Juliet
Trump @ Joke
Halloween in Shibuya
Trump Shock
Happy New Year!
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Life or Death
Way to Millionaire
Adele Hugo
Middle Sexes
Romance@Madison
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Kato is a real movie lover, who tries to watch 1001 movies.
As a matter of fact, he has already accomplished his goal.
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Actual List
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Kato watched "The Arabian Nights" or "One Thousand and One Nights" as his 1001th movie.
You might just as well want to view it.
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The stories in "the Arabian Nights" were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa.
The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature.
In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hazār Afsān which in turn relied partly on Indian elements.
What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.
The stories proceed from this original tale.
Some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord.
Some editions contain only a few hundred nights, while others include 1,001 or more.
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Romance@Madison
Romance@Madison
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Kato, have you been to the above Roseman Covered Bridge in Madison County?
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Oh no, I haven't. The other day I watched a drama titled "The Bridge of Madison County" at the Vancouver Public Library.
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"Actual List"
This is the list of movies I've recently viewed at the library... Look at the red-rectangled title in the above list!
I see... You watched it on July 3, huh?
That's right.
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I see... so after you watched, you jotted down the following comment, huh?
Produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, this is a 1995 American romantic drama based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller.
The story in the diaries reveals the impact the affair had on the lives of a farm woman and a National Geographic photographer.
The affair took place while her husband and children were at the state fair in Illinois.
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She almost ran away with him to travel the world with him.
After a wrenching period of decision-making, however, she decided to stay at the last minute after considering the bigger picture that includes the consequences leaving would have on the lives of her teenage children and husband, who was a good, loving man.
After all the photographer finds meaning and his true calling as an artist.
It also has deep consequences on the lives of her son and daughter, who are both experiencing marital problems.
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Their mothers story helped them to find a sense of direction in their lives.
It is an old-fashioned love story with some meanings in terms of the present day context.
Superb are the performances of Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.
Diane, have you seen the above movie?
Oh yes, I have. That was quite a popular movie back in those days of the late 1990s simply because the novel, on which the film was based, was a 1992 best-seller. Actually, 60 million copies were sold worldwide.
The Bridges of Madison County (Book)
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It is a 1992 best-selling novel by Robert James Waller that tells the story of a married
but lonely Italian-American woman (war bride) living on a 1960s Madison County, Iowa farm.
While her husband and children are away at the State Fair, she engages in an affair with a National Geographic photographer
from Bellingham, Washington, who is visiting Madison County to create a photographic essay on the covered bridges in the area.
The novel is presented as a novelization of a true story, but it is in fact entirely fictional.
However, the author stated in an interview that there were strong similarities between the main character and himself.
The novel is one of the bestselling books of the 20th century, with 60 million copies sold worldwide.
It has also been adapted into a feature film in 1995 and a musical in 2013.
Publication history
It was originally published in the UK under the title Love in Black and White.
A sequel entitled A Thousand Country Roads was published in 2002.
It tells the remainder of the two main characters' story after their four-day affair.
They never meet again, but their lives are interlocked until death.
In 2005, the trilogy was completed with High Plains Tango, which came about when Waller was writing "A Thousand Country Roads" and he realized he had two novels' worth of material.
"High Plains Tango picks up the story of itinerant master carpenter Carlisle McMillan, Robert Kincaid's illegitimate son, who settles in Salamander, S.D.
There his life becomes intertwined with two very different women and almost overrun by the threats of eminent domain."
SOURCE:"The Bridges of Madison County"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sixty million copies, eh? Amazing!
Did you watch the movie on July 3 for the first time?
Yes, I did. Actually, I was quite interested in the movie when it was quite often talked about in those days.
Then why didn't you view the movie back in those days?
Well, I could hardly imagine that Clint Eastwood would take such a melodramatic role. You see, he was quite famous as a "Dirty Harry."
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He was also famous as a hard-boiled guy in Spaghetti Western or Italian Western such as "For a Few Dollars More" directed by Sergio Leone.
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I could hardly think that Clint Eastwood would play a protagonist as a ladys' man in "The Bridges of Madison County."
Is that the reason you didn't watch the movie in the 1990s?
Yes, it is. His womanizer-image destroyed my appetite for the movie.
Then how come you watched the movie at this time?
Well, as Clint Eastwood gets older, I'm getting softer on his image.
So how did you like the movie?
As I jotted down the comment, the performances of Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep are superb. I was quite impressed by their acting. The film was made based on a true story, I guess.
No, I don't think so. As noted in the above article of Wikipedia, the novel is presented as a novelization of a true story, but it is in fact entirely fictional.
I know, but look at the following article about the author.
Robert James Waller
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Robert James Waller (August 1, 1939 – March 10, 2017) was an American author best known for "The Bridges of Madison County"---an enormously successful book in 1993.
He was also a photographer and musician.
Life
Waller received his BA ('62) and MA ('64) from University of Northern Iowa (then known as Iowa State Teachers College).
He received his PhD in business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington in 1968.
Later that year he returned to UNI and began teaching management and economics, and in 1977 became a full professor.
He became dean of the College of Business in 1980 and retired from that position in 1986.
It was announced in 2000 that he made a "seven figure" donation to Indiana University.
Several of his books have been on the New York Times bestseller list including 1992's "The Bridges of Madison County" which was the top best-seller in 1993.
Both that novel and his 1995 novel, Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, have been made into motion pictures.
Personal life
In 1997, his marriage of 35 years to Georgia ended in divorce.
An article in People Magazine noted, "The parallels between Waller's life and his art (his Bridges heroine, farmwife Francesca, sacrifices her chance for happiness with a globe-hopping photographer in order to stay home and shield her loved ones from small-town scandal) haven't been lost on the locals".
Waller died on March 10, 2017, at his home in Fredericksburg, Texas.
He was 77 and had been battling multiple myeloma.
SOURCE:"Robert James Waller"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You see, the author was divorced in 1997. What do you think made the couple get divorced?
Well, nobody knows for sure. Besides, he's been dead now. The secret was buried with him.
But the author stated in an interview that there were strong similarities between the main character and himself. That's the reason the novel is presented as a novelization of a true story, which has obviously damaged his wife's feeling. Therefore, the couple got divorced, I suppose.
In any case, that's none of your buinsess, Kato.
I know, I know ... But aren't you curious about it? The above Wikipedia article says: The parallels between Waller's life and Francesca's life remains on the locals.
After all, it is anybody's guess.
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Himiko's Monologue
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Well..., Francesca almost ran away with Robert to travel the world with him.
After a wrenching period of decision-making, however, she decided to stay at the last minute after considering the bigger picture that includes the consequences leaving would have on the lives of her teenage children and husband, who was a good, loving man.
When you view the movie, you might be surprised to see how much damage a scandal would cause in such a rural community in those days.
As a matter of fact, Robert noticed an alienated woman in a local cafe-restaurant when he dropped in.
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The woman sitting beside Robert (played by Clint Eastwood) was ignored by elder waitresses because of her extramarital scandal.
However, the younger waitress reluctantly took an order, but on a second thought, the woman decided to get out because the customers inside all stared at her with most treacherously despising gaze.
She just couldn't stand it.
In those days, you could hardly ignore those contemptuous gazes.
Those rural communities were open in terms of scandal and rumors but closed and close-knit in terms of human relations.
Everybody knew everybody; everybody watched everybody.
Now times seem to have been changed.
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So, I think Calpernia is quite brave to make a decision to transform her male self into female self.
Well, you can live your life ONLY once.
Nobody prevents you from realizing your dream.
So, if it's your dream, it's your choice to transform yourself or to stay as you are.
In any case, I expect Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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Ramen Boom
from Korea
Omakase@Sushi
Crocodile Meat
Killer Floods
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Climate of Doubt
Glory of Death
Big Mystery
Hitler and Trump
Hot October
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Kato is a real movie lover, who tries to watch 1001 movies.
As a matter of fact, he has already accomplished his goal.
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Actual List
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Kato watched "The Arabian Nights" or "One Thousand and One Nights" as his 1001th movie.
You might just as well want to view it.
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The stories in "the Arabian Nights" were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa.
The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature.
In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hazār Afsān which in turn relied partly on Indian elements.
What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.
The stories proceed from this original tale.
Some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord.
Some editions contain only a few hundred nights, while others include 1,001 or more.
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Changeling
Changeling
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Kato, do you know what changeling means?
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Yes, now, I know, but I didn't know it when I viewed the above movie.
Changeling
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A changeling is a creature found in folklore and folk religion.
A changeling child was believed to be a fairy child that had been left in place of a human child stolen by the fairies.
The theme of the swapped child is common in medieval literature and reflects concern over infants thought to be afflicted with unexplained diseases, disorders, or developmental disabilities.
It is typically described as being the offspring of a fairy, elf or other legendary creature that has been secretly left in the place of a human child.
Sometimes the term is also used to refer to the child who was taken.
The apparent changeling could also be a stock or fetch, an enchanted piece of wood that would soon appear to grow sick and die.
A human child might be taken due to many factors: to act as a servant, the love of a human child, or malice.
Most often it was thought that fairies exchanged the children.
In rare cases, the very elderly of the Fairy people would be exchanged in the place of a human baby, and then the old fairy could live in comfort, being coddled by its human parents.
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Simple charms, such as an inverted coat or open iron scissors left where the child sleeps, were thought to ward them off; other measures included a constant watch over the child.
D. L. Ashliman points out that changeling tales illustrate an aspect of family survival in pre-industrial Europe.
A peasant family's subsistence frequently depended upon the productive labor of each member, and it was difficult to provide for a person who was a permanent drain on the family's scarce resources.
"The fact that the changelings' ravenous appetite is so frequently mentioned indicates that the parents of these unfortunate children saw in their continuing existence a threat to the sustenance of the entire family.
Changeling tales support other historical evidence in suggesting that infanticide was not infrequently the solution selected."
SOURCE: "Changeling"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I've recently seen the following movies:
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"Actual List"
Kato, are you saying you've seen 1,279 movies at Vancouver Public Library?
Yes, I have. I'm an enthusiastic flick mania.
I can see that. So, "Changeling" is the 1,277th movie you watched at the library, isn't it?
You're telling me, Diane.
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"Actual Page"
The movie is about a fairy child that had been left in place of a human child stolen by the abductor, isn't it?
Yes, it is in a sense, but in the film, the fairly child is an another human child as I mentioned it in the following comment.
This is a 2008 docudrama directed by Clint Eastwood, based partly on real-life events: the 1928 "Wineville Chicken Coop" kidnapping and murder case in Los Angeles, California.
When her misssing child is found, the mother played by Angelina Jolie realizes that the boy is not her missing son.
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When she tries to demonstrate this to the police and city authorities, however, she is vilified as delusional and an unfit mother.
The film explores child endangerment, female disempowerment, political corruption, mistreatment of mental health patients, and the repercussions of violence.
The whole thing is just disgusting, but it is one of the finest works directed by Clint Eastwood.
Superb are the performances of the main actors.
I see... The movie is based on the actual kidnapping and murder case, huh?
Yes, it is. The actual case is as follows:
Wineville Chicken Coop Murders
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These murders were a series of abductions and murders of young boys that occurred in the city of Los Angeles and in Riverside County, California, between 1926 and 1928.
The case received national attention.
In 1926, Gordon Stewart Northcott, a 19-year-old Canadian-American chicken ranch owner, took his 13-year-old nephew Sanford Clark (with the permission of the boy's parents) from the boy's home in Canada.
After arriving at his Wineville, California farm, Northcott beat and sexually abused him.
In August 1928, Sanford's older sister, 19-year-old Jessie Clark, visited Sanford, who was 15 at the time, in Wineville.
She was concerned about his welfare.
At that time, Sanford told her that he feared for his life.
One night while Northcott was asleep, Jessie learned from Sanford of the horrors and murders that had taken place at Northcott's chicken ranch.
Jessie returned to Canada about one week after that.
Once in Canada, Jessie informed the American consul there about the horrors in Wineville.
The American consul then wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Police Department, detailing Jessie Clark's sworn complaint.
Because there was initially some concern over an immigration issue, the Los Angeles Police Department contacted the United States Immigration Service to determine facts relative to Jessie's complaint.
On August 31, 1928, two United States Immigration Service inspectors, Judson F. Shaw and Scallorn, visited Northcott's chicken ranch in Wineville.
They found 15-year-old Sanford Clark at the ranch and took him into custody.
Northcott had seen the agents driving up the long road to his ranch.
Before fleeing into the treeline, he told Clark to stall the agents, or else he would shoot him from the treeline with a rifle.
During the next two hours while Clark stalled, Northcott kept on running.
Finally, when Clark felt that the agents could protect him, he told them that Northcott had fled into the trees which lined the edge of his chicken ranch property.
Northcott and his mother, Sarah Louise, fled to Canada but were arrested near Vernon, British Columbia on September 19, 1928.
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Sanford Clark testified at the sentencing of Sarah Louise Northcott that his uncle, Gordon Northcott, had kidnapped, molested, beaten, and killed three young boys with the help of Northcott's mother (Sarah Louise Northcott) and of Clark himself.
Clark stated that, in addition to these three young boys, Northcott had also murdered a teenage Mexican boy without the help of his mother or himself.
Northcott had forced Clark to help dispose of the head of the Mexican boy by burning it in a firepit and then crushing the skull.
Northcott stated that he "left the headless body by the side of the road near Puente (La Puente, California), because he had no other place to put it."
Sanford Clark said that quicklime was used to dispose of the remains and that the bodies (of Lewis and Nelson Winslow and of Walter Collins) were buried on the Wineville chicken ranch.
SOURCE: "Wineville Chicken Coop Murders"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wow... the whole case is gruesome and disgusting, isn't it?
Yes, it is for sure.
Kato, how come you picked up the above movie in the first place?
Well... when I saw the movie, I immediately identified the boy's mother with you.
No kidding!
Angelina Jolie plays this mother, who is a loving, strong-willed and self-disciplined woman just like you, Diane.
Are you serious, Kato?
Yes, of course, I am.
Well... I'll book the DVD and see it to judge your saying by myself. Kato, what else do you recommend?
I like "The Men", which I watched as the 1,274th movie.
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This is a 1950 American drama directed by Fred Zinnemann.
It tells the story of a World War II lieutenant who is seriously injured in combat and the struggles he faces as he attempts to re-enter society.
The film marked Marlon Brandos feature film debut.
Embittered by his condition, he refuses to see his fiancée and sinks into a solitary world of hatred and hostility.
Fighting the wishes of her parents, the coldness of a guilt-ridden society and her own self-doubts, it is Ellen (his fiancée played by Teresa Wright) who must force him to confront the reality of his condition.
Superb are the performances of Marlon Brando and Teresa Wright.
It is a gripping, emotionally-charged and thought-provoking serious drama.
How come you like the above movie?
Well... Teresa Wright is one of my favorite actresses.
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She takes a role as Ellen, who is a loving, strong-willed and self-disciplined woman just like you, Diane.
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Himiko's Monologue
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I really enjoyed watching "Carnal Knowledge," which Kato viewed as the 1,278th movie.
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Do you know what "Carnal Knowledge" means?
Well... It is an archaic or legal euphemism for sexual intercourse.
The term derives from the Biblical usage of the verb "know", as in the King James Bible and other versions, a euphemism for sexual conduct.
An example of this usage is in the first part of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, which describes how Adam and Eve created their first child: "And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with [the help of] Jehovah." – Genesis 4:1.
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"Actual Page"
As Kato jotted down in the above comment, in those days of the early 1970s, the general receptiveness by the public to frank discussion of sexual issues was sometimes at odds with local community standards.
A theatre in Albany, Georgia, showed the film.
On January 13, 1972, the local police served a search warrant on the theatre, and seized the film.
In March 1972, the theatre manager, Mr. Jenkins, was convicted of the crime of "distributing obscene material".
His conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court of Georgia.
On June 24, 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the State of Georgia had gone too far in classifying material as obscene in view of its prior decision in Miller v. California, and overturned the conviction.
Compared to the pornogrphic, this is far from obscene material, but the film simply depicts the things far from serious material.
With today's general receptiveness in mind, however, I think this movie is a good entertaining piece.
In any case, I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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A Second World
Adele Hugo
Bach Collegium Japan
Banana @ Eden
Big Mystery
Call Girl Mystery
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Cleopatra
Climate of Doubt
Crocodile Meat
Dolly the Sheep
Fireflies
from Korea
Glory of Death
God is coming!
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Golden Shower
Hitler and Tramp
Killer Flood
Mystery of Dimension
Motre Dame
Omakase@Sushi
Popes@Spotlight
Quartet
Ramen Boom
Richard III
Savge vs. Civilized
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Strange Love
Submerging Island
Titanic @ Sendai
Typhoon & Emperor
Unforgettable Flicks
Unknown Tragedy
Victorian Prudery
World War B.C.
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Kato is a real movie lover, who tries to watch 1001 movies.
As a matter of fact, he has already accomplished his goal.
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Actual List
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Kato watched "The Arabian Nights" or "One Thousand and One Nights" as his 1001th movie.
You might just as well want to view it.
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The stories in "the Arabian Nights" were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa.
The tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore and literature.
In particular, many tales were originally folk stories from the Caliphate era, while others, especially the frame story, are most probably drawn from the Pahlavi Persian work Hazār Afsān which in turn relied partly on Indian elements.
What is common throughout all the editions of the Nights is the initial frame story of the ruler Shahryār and his wife Scheherazade and the framing device incorporated throughout the tales themselves.
The stories proceed from this original tale.
Some are framed within other tales, while others begin and end of their own accord.
Some editions contain only a few hundred nights, while others include 1,001 or more.
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2015ǯ0723
Whiplash
Whiplash
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Kato, why on earth have you brought up "Whiplash"?
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Diane, I think you're an enthusiastic music lover.
Oh yes, I am... I love music, but what has "Whiplash" got to do with music?
Look at the following list.
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I've watched 907 movies so far at Vancouver Public Library. Take a look at the 894th movie.
So you borrowed a DVD titled "Whiplash," didn't you?
Yes, I did.
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You watched the above movie on July 17 and jotted down the above comment, huh?
Yes, I did.
I see... The protagonist is an ambitious young jazz drummer, isn't he?
Yes, that's right...
Whiplash (2014 film)
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Andrew Neiman is a first-year jazz student at the prestigious Shaffer Conservatory in New York.
He has been playing drums from a young age and aspires to become one of the greats like Buddy Rich.
Famed conductor Terence Fletcher discovers Andrew practicing in the music room late one night and eventually invites him into his studio band as the alternate for core drummer Carl Tanner.
Fletcher is abusive toward his students, mocking and insulting them.
When the band rehearses the Hank Levy piece "Whiplash" and Andrew struggles to keep his tempo, Fletcher hurls a chair at him, slaps him, and berates him in front of the class.
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At a jazz competition, Andrew accidentally misplaces Carl's sheet music.
As Carl cannot play without it, Andrew steps in, telling Fletcher that he can perform "Whiplash" from memory.
Fletcher promotes him to core drummer.
Soon after, Fletcher recruits Ryan Connolly, the core drummer from Andrew's former lower-level class.
Ryan is the less talented drummer, but Fletcher promotes him to core, infuriating Andrew.
Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew practices until his hands bleed and breaks up with his girlfriend Nicole, believing she will distract him.
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The next day, Fletcher tearfully reveals in class that a talented former student of his, Sean Casey, has died in a car accident.
The band rehearses "Caravan", but Ryan struggles with the tempo.
Fletcher auditions Andrew, Ryan and Carl for hours while the class waits outside, and finally gives the position to Andrew.
On the way to a jazz competition, Andrew's bus breaks down.
Determined to make the performance, he rents a car but arrives late without his drumsticks.
After an argument with Fletcher and a tirade against his fellow musicians, Andrew drives back to the car rental office and retrieves the drumsticks.
As he speeds back, however, his car is hit by a truck.
He crawls from the wreckage and arrives on stage badly injured.
When he struggles to play "Caravan" due to his injuries, Fletcher stops the band midway through the performance to tell Andrew that he is "done".
Andrew attacks Fletcher in front of the audience and is subsequently expelled from Shaffer.
Shortly after, Andrew meets with a lawyer representing the parents of Sean Casey.
The lawyer explains that Sean Casey actually hanged himself, having suffered anxiety and depression after joining Fletcher's class.
Sean's parents want to prevent Fletcher from teaching.
Andrew agrees to testify anonymously and Fletcher is fired.
Months later, Andrew has abandoned music and is working in a restaurant while applying to different colleges.
He walks past a jazz club and sees Fletcher performing on stage.
Fletcher invites him for drinks and explains that he pushes his students beyond the expected so they might achieve greatness.
He invites Andrew to perform at a festival concert with his band.
Andrew agrees and invites Nicole, but she is in a new relationship and declines.
On stage at the jazz festival, Fletcher reveals that he knew Andrew testified against him.
He leads the band in a new piece for which Andrew was not given sheet music.
Andrew is humiliated and flees the stage, but as Fletcher is addressing the audience, Andrew returns to the drumset and interrupts with aggressive drumming and directing other members of the band in how to follow, taking over and surprising Fletcher, who eventually follows.
Andrew ends the performance with an extravagant drum solo.
Fletcher gives him a nod of approval, which Andrew returns, as an equal.
SOURCE: "Whiplash (2014 film)"
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kato, how come you picked up the above DVD?
Look at the following catalogue page again.
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As you see, there are 52 DVDs for the film, and 177 people are still waiting to view it. So, this movie is in big demand. It must be a good flick.
But, Kato, I'm NOT so crazy about jazz.
No problem... In that case, I've got another flick just for you.
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"Actual Catalogue Page"
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You viewed the above movie on July 3, and jotted down the above comment, huh?
Yes, I did.
Kato, what made you think that the above movie is just for me?
Well... read the following synopsis.
A Late Quartet
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A Late Quartet is a 2012 American drama directed by Yaron Zilberman.
The film uses chamber music played by the Brentano String Quartet and especially, Beethoven's Op. 131.
The film was released in Australia as Performance.
As the Fugue String quartet approaches its 25th anniversary, the onset of a debilitating illness to cellist Peter Mitchell (played by Christopher Walken), forces its members to reevaluate their relationships.
After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Peter announces his decision to play one final concert before he retires.
Meanwhile the second violinist, Robert (Philip Seymour Hoffman), voices his desire to alternate the first violinist role, long held by Daniel (Mark Ivanir).
Robert is married to Juliette (Catherine Keener), the viola player of the group.
Upon discovering Juliette does not support him in this matter, Robert has a one-night stand.
Further complicating matters, their daughter, Alexandra (Imogen Poots), begins an affair with Daniel, whom her mother once pined for.
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Yet bound together by their years of collaboration, the quartet will search for a fitting farewell to their shared passion of music and perhaps even a new beginning.
SOURCE: "A Late Quartet"
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diane, you play the piano and the violin. Besides, you love Beethoven, don't you?
Yes, I love Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert.
Besides, Beethoven's Op. 131 is one of your favorites, eh?
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Kato, how come you've viewed so many movies?
'Cause I'll have to watch 1001 movies by the end of this year.
How come you'll see 1001 movies?
'Cause I'll watch "One Thousand and One Nights" or "Arabian Nights" as the 1001st movie.
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I see... you've got a peculiar interest in an exotic tale, huh?
Yes... Why shall we not see the movie together?
Well... I'll think it over.
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Himiko's Monologue
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I wish I could see "One Thousand and One Nights" with Kato.
Anyway, I like the 889th movie in the above Kato's movie list.
It is called "SAMSARA," which is a 2011 non-narrative documentary directed by Ron Fricke.
This movie was filmed over five years in 25 countries around the world.
It was shot in 70 mm format.
So it is profoundly clear and looks so fresh that you could feel you were in the movie.
It explores the wonders of our world from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of humanity's spirituality and the human experience.
Neither a traditional documentary nor a travelogue, Samsara takes the form of a nonverbal, guided meditation.
You would be mesmerized.
Please take a look at the following trailer.
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In any case, I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"Sabina"
"Happy New Year"
"Merange & Sabina"
"Beauty in Spa"
"Love @ e-reading"
"Troublesome Slang"
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"World Family"
"Mari's Bagels"
"Love & Loyalty"
"Another Cinderella"
"Amazing Two-legged Pooch"
"Delusive Romance"
"Royal Couple"
"Life with Music"
"Poutine@Canada"
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"Glorious Summer"
"Biker Babe & Granny"
"Genetically Modified"
"Tyrannosaur"
"Love@Magic"
"Yellow Ball"
"Welcome Back"
"Forbidden Love"
"Merry X'Mas"
"Heaven with Mochi"
"Travel Expense Scandal"
"Love@Redemption"
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"JAGEL"
"JAGEL Again"
"Say NO!"
Happy Gal in Canada
Roof of Vancouver
Aftershock
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
Kato is a real movie lover, who tries to watch 1001 movies by the end of this year.
So far, he's watched 907 movies.
That is, he must see 93 more movies to accomplish his goal.
I'm particularly interested in Number 892 in the above list.
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Kato jotted down his comment as follows:
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This is a 1962 American psychological thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson, based on the novel "The Executioners" by John D. MacDonald.
Despite help from the local police chief and a private detective, the lawyer is legally powerless to keep the ex-convict from playing his sadistic game of cat and mouse.
Finally, the lawyer must put his family's lives at stake in a deadly trap that leads to one of the most suspenseful and heart-pounding confrontations ever committed to film.
It is a gripping and engaging thriller that will keep you at the ede of your seat.
SOURCE: "Actuial Comment Page"
The above comment sounds quite interesting, doesn't it?
Why don't you see it?
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2014ǯ0905
Tyrannosaur
Tyrannosaur
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...looks like summer is coming
to an end in a week or so.
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From: denman@infoseek.jp
To: diane705@yahoo.ca
cc: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Wed., August 20, 2014 3:31 PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Diane,
What a gorgeous day it is.
But it looks like summer is coming to an end in a week or so, I guess.
Are you taking a new Yoga class or, maybe, chi-gong class?
The other day, I happened to take a look at a GMO movie, which really makes me think twice---if not thrice---about genetically modified foods.
I was certainly moved by the movie.
So, as usual, I've written today's article about it.
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"Genetically Modified"
By the way, I read Page 7 of today's "24Hours" papers.
It reads:
Living in a friendly community
may curb your risk of
having a heart attack,
a new American study has found.
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In a study published in the "British Medical Journal," reseachers followed more than 5,000 U.S. adults with no known heart problems for four years, starting in 2006.
The average age of study participants was 70 and they all took part in the national Health and Retirement Study.
The reseachers said it is known that where a person lives can negatively affect their cardiovascular health if there is a high density of fast food outlets, violence, noise, pollution and drug use.
But they found living in friendly neighborhoods significantly decreased the risk of having heart attack.
The researchers noted this was an observation study, so no difinitive conclusions can be drawn from it.
But a strong support network of family and friends has been linked to better health, and having good neighbors may be an extension of that.
I don't think this finding is quite new at all.
It is all common sense, isn't it?
I'm really glad to live in a friendly neighborhood.
My neighbors on the same floor are nice and friendly.
So I haven't seen any doctor for these twenty years.
I haven't been sick in bed---not even a single day.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,...
How about you, Diane?
Your smiling Bohemian, Kato
with a lot of love as always
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Subj:I read it, too!
From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Wed., August 20, 2014 4:14 PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Kato,
Well, well ... I just finished reading that very article myself a couple hours ago.
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Yes, it does make sense and it's good to know, especially because we both live in a friendly environment and it also helps to make up for not having an extended family around us.
Whew! Looks like we'll be okay.
Like you, I've been very fortunate to have been a healthy kid and a healthy adult ... not to say I've not been to the doctor, but nevertheless nothing big or serious, thank God.
Glad to hear from you as always.
I fashioned a response to you on the Tyrannosaur DVD and it came back because I was using your old email.
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As soon as I send this off, I'll go into my drafts and try again.
Thanks for this GMO information.
I've sort of decided, though, not to worry about what I eat.
I eat well and healthy, I think.
And it's too confusing to spend time sorting out all the information out there.
It's overwhelming sometimes and the experts keep changing their minds it seems.
Ah, well, it will all work out in the end I'm sure.
...hope you're doing well and having lots of fun, my smiling and romantic Bohemian, Kato.
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Love, Diane ~
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Kato, did you receive my email about the above DVD?
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Oh yes, I did.
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Subj:I watched it!
From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Thurs., August 21, 2014 8:14 AM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Kato,
...hope you're enjoying this lovely day.
I just wanted to let you know I've now finished viewing "Tyrannosaur" and thanks for the recommendation.
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I did have difficulty with the male protagonist's accent which was so typically thick of some of those Brits.
It is a sad story, for sure ... two tragic souls.
I see his types at my volunteer jobs sometimes and I must say any woman with any sense whatsoever stays as far away from them as they possibly can.
That fury and anger can erupt at any moment and may be directed at whomever or whatever is closest.
Sure a surprise ending, though.
I actually thought he was going to go over and kill the husband.
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It is a likely scenario, of course.
Don't you think so, Kato?
But I didn't suspect her.
Seems even at the end, though, they were still drawn together.
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Good film, kiddo and I appreciate the recommendation.
...hope you're having a good summer, Kato,
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Love, Diane ~
I expected you to jot down your comment in the library catalogue as I did.
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How come you haven't jotted down a comment.
Well ... I'm kinda shy, you know. I'm not an exhivisionist.
Do you think I'm an exhivisionist?
I don't think so, but how come you jotted down so many comments?
...'cause I've decided to view 1001 movies. So far I've watched 594 movies.
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Actual Page
Unless I jot down a comment, I might borrow the same DVD twice.
I see... but how come 1001 movies?
Good question... 'cause my 1001st movie will be "One Thousand and One Nights" also known as "the Arabian Nights."
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So you'll watch Catherine Zeta-Jones "1001 Arabian Nights" as the 1001st movie, huh?
Yes, I'd love to.
Kato, tell me about your 594th movie.
Oh, it is called "The Scent of Green Papaya"---A Vietnamese movie.
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Actual Page
I think I watched it at the Vancouver International Film Festival---a long time ago.
That's where I watched this movie for the first time.
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So, Kato, you viewed it for the second time, huh?
Yes, I did.
How come?
Well ... if you see the above trailer, you hear Debussy's "Clair de lune" or "moonlight" as background music.
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I love this classic piece.
You watched it twice because you love the background music, didn't you?
Of course not. I watched it twice 'cause this film is really a poetic rendering of a lowly woman's love story. You would love it, too.
Kato, how come you're so sure?
'Cause you love to play the piano. Besides, you're fond of love stories.
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Himiko's Monologue
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I'm fond of love stories, too.
How about you?
A decade ago, I watched "Love Story."
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The theme music is beautiful---I love it better than any other music piece.
However, music is one thing; food is another.
Romance doesn't fill my stomach.
I'm quite hungry now, and feel like eating sushi.
How about you?
Do you like sushi?
I'm sure you do.
Why don't you make California rolls?
I'll show you how to make those rolls.
California Rolls
An Easy Sushi Recipe
Now, you know how to do it.
Enjoy it to the hilt.
In any case, I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"Go Bananas"
"Manwatching"
"Stanley Boardwalk"
"With Your Tiger"
"A Second World"
"Asexual Thought"
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"Stanley 125 Years"
"Sushi @ the Globe"
"Peace@Syria & Pentagon"
"Sweet Memory"
"Unforgettable Movies"
"Typhoon 26"
"Great Luck"
"Diane@World"
"Diane@Spam"
"Sabina"
"Happy New Year"
"Merange & Sabina"
"Beauty in Spa"
"Love @ e-reading"
"Troublesome Slang"
"World Family"
"Mari's Bagels"
"Love & Loyalty"
"Another Cinderella"
"Amazing Two-legged Pooch"
"Delusive Romance"
"Royal Couple"
"Life with Music"
"Poutine@Canada"
"Glorious Summer"
"Biker Babe & Granny"
"Genetically Modified"
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Hi, I'm June Adams.
The contemporary version, internationally known as "sushi", was created by Hanaya Yohei (1799–1858) at the end of the Edo period in Tokyo.
Sushi invented by Hanaya was an early form of fast food that was not fermented (therefore prepared quickly) and could be conveniently eaten with one's hands.
Originally, this sushi was known as Edomae zushi because it used freshly caught fish in the Edo-mae (Edo Bay or Tokyo Bay).
Though the fish used in modern sushi no longer usually comes from Tokyo Bay, it is still formally known as Edomae nigiri-zushi.
I like temaki sushi.
It is easy to make.
Here are the step-by-step instructions.
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Temaki Sushi
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Love & Loyalty
Love & Loyalty
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Is monogamy really the best answer?
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From: denman@infoseek.jp
To: diane706@yahoo.ca
cc: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Tues., Mar 25, 2014 5:18PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi Diane,
How are you doing?
So, Diane, you enjoyed the new Helen Lawrence production as well as the Floyd Collins musical, didn't you?
In any case, I've just written an article about "Mari's Bagels."
Please click the following link:
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"Mari's Bagels"
I hope you'll enjoy the above article!
By the way, I read an interesting article of "24 hours" community newspaper the other day.
It is about "Modern Love."
Is monogamy really the best answer?
It reads like this:
Sue Johnson is a psychological professor at the University of Ottawa and after decades of neuroscience research into human emotion, claims that just like the bond parents have with their offspring, monogamous love makes sense as a survival code.
According to Johnson, humans are not wired to face the world alone.
Our brains are designed to use the people we love as physiological and emotional safety cues to make the world a safer place.
To quote Johnson, "Secure attachment---having one other person you can count on as an adult---is related to almost every index of good functioning, happiness and health."
Johnson says that social isolation can be detrimental to our health, citing increased risk of anxiety, strokes and heart attacks as side effects to loneliness.
Johnson claims that because we no longer live in small, close knit communities, "People now often depend on romantic love as their main source of social support."
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She explains that the trouble with polyamorous relationships is they don't fulfil our physiological bonding need to have "one person that we depend on, that we come first with."
hum, hum, hum ... sounds naturally reasonable, doesn't it?
But ...
So, Diane, what do you think about it?
Your smiling Bohemian, Kato
with a lot of love
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Subj:I need the presence of
another loving person.
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From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Tues., Mar 25, 2014 7:03PM
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hi my smiling Bohemian, Kato,
Thanks so much for the above article.
... sure hope you make a good friend of Mari when she moves to Vancouver.
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Interestingly enough, I did read that article by Sue Johnson and do believe she's on to something.
Actually, I've always believed that we are stronger together in this world with another to call our partner.
Having said that, though, some folks seem to do just fine.
I have a girlfriend who has been single for years & years and seems to be as happy as punch.
She has many and varied interests, a few friends, lots of peace & quiet and wants nothing further.
So, for her, it's a good life indeed.
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For me, I too like my alone time, but also seem to need the presence of another loving person.
So for me having a boyfriend, but not actually living with him, even though he dearly wishes it, seems to be the answer of the moment.
How about for you?
Are you having some thoughts about your new friend and what that might mean to your life?
Hope so, actually ... might just be what the doctor ordered, as they say here in Canada.
Thanks again,
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Love, Diane
So, Diane, you too like your alone time, but also need the presence of another loving person, eh?
Most definitely. How about you, Kato?
Well ... in Japanese, "human being" is written as "among people (ʹ)." So it is obvious that you can't live alone. In this sense, anyone needs the presence of another loving person, I suppose. But some people need the presence of more than one loving person.
Polyamorous relationships, huh?
That's right. By the way, Diane, the article you read contains the following passage:
Although life is easier when you have someone rooting for you, I'm hesitant to agree that monogamy is the only answer.
Johnson's theories discount the fact that humans can receive emotional support from other people besides their partner.
As for Johnson's assertion that couples in monogamous relationships have more satisfying sex lives, I'm sure many polyamorous people would argue that their sex lives are just as fulfilling, meaningful and scorching hot as those of monogamous couples.
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Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha present scientific and anthropological evidence that humans evolved from small-scale, egalitarian societies where partners were often interchanged---therefore, pointing to the fact that monogamy maybe isn't as "natural" as we have been led to believe.
However, I like to think that one of the byproducts of our evolution is personal choice.
Instead of trying to set ourselves into a set of binary categories, we should choose the relationship style that feels best to us at any given point in our lives whether that's monogamy, polyamory or something in between.
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SOURCE: "Modern Love"
Thuesday, March 20, 2014
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Quite interesting, isn't it? I like the idea that we should choose the relationship style that feels best to us at any given point in our lives whether that's monogamy, polyamory or something in between.
Yes, yes, yes, ... I agree with you, Diane. But some people are really moved to know that a certain couple are amazingly loyal to each other.
Oh ... ? Are you sure about that?
Yes, of course. The other day, I viewed the following movie.
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"Actual Library Catalogue"
The Lost Valentine (Trailer)
So, Kato, you want me to see this movie, don't you?
Oh, yeeessss..., most definitely...'cause this is the kind of movies you'd love to see.
How do you know?
'Cause I've been talking with you on the net since 2011.
No kidding!
Seeing those articles written in the past is believing! And believe me, Diane, you would cry for joy once you're through the movie.
Well ... if you say so, I'll borrow the DVD from Joe Fortes Library. So, Kato, you value a loyal love more than anything else, huh?
Yes and no, I'd say.
Why is that?
It depends... You see, Diane, life is a matter of choice...
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Himiko's Monologue
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"The Lost Valentine" is an emotionally-charged excellent movie.
I cried when I saw Caroline come across the coffin of her deceased husband at Union Station.
Oh, what a heart-wrenching story it is!
But I loved it.
I'm pretty sure that you'd love it, too.
Please run to the nearest library or video rental shop, and borrow one of the DVDs.
I believe that you wouldn't regret it.
In any case, I'd like to meet my "Romeo"---a decent man in my future life.
How come I'm always a loner?
I wish I could meet a nice gentleman at the library in my town as Diane met Kato.
Well, they say, there is a way where there is a will.
I hope Kato will write another interesting article.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following articles:
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"First Love"
"Fright on Flight"
"Boy's Movie"
"From Summer to Eternity"
"Sōseki & Glenn Gould"
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"In Search of Your Footprint"
"Little Night Music"
"Merry X'mas"
"Happy New Year!"
"Long live Diane!"
"Mona Lisa"
"Flu Shot"
"Selfish TD Bank"
"Talk with Mozart"
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Hi, I'm June Adames.
I really enjoyed seeing "The Lost Valentine."
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The film ends with Caroline, who has found peace and closure, seeing that the rosebush Neil had planted long ago in their garden has a new single bloom, the first in a long time.
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This incident seems to imply a long-lasting love, as she remembers her romantic moments with Neil in the same garden, to the sound of "Dream a Little Dream of Me" playing on the radio.
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Beauty is Heart-deep
Beauty is Heart-deep
Kato, they say, "Beauty is skin-deep." Who said, "Beauty is heart-deep"?
I did.
Are you sure?
Absof*ckinglutely!
Tsk, tsk, tsk,... No swearing, Kato... Why is that?
Look at the following list.
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Actual Shelf List
Look at Number 220. After viewing the movie, I jotted down the following comment.
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I see... Beauty is only skin-deep, and the real beauty is heart-deep. Ummmm ... Kato, do you really believe what you said?
Why not?
I suppose I understand what you mean, Kato, but what exactly do you mean by "heart-deep"?
Good question! Look at the following lists.
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Actual Shelf List
Kato, have you really viewed all these movies?
Yes, I have.
Amazing!... 228 movies! ... So, you're really a cinephile, aren't you?
Yes, I am. Look at Number 199.
It is a Hindi movie, isn't it?
Yes, Diane, you're telling me.
What is Devdas?
Well ... Devdas is a Bengali Romance novel by written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1917 when he was only seventeen years of age. In many ways, it parallels the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists---Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi.
So, Devdas is a title of the novel, isn't it?
Yes, it is. It is also the name of a young man from a wealthy Bengali Brahmin family in India in the early 1900s.
You're saying, Kato, the movie is about a romance based on the above novel, aren't you?
Yes, I am. Here's a trailer you can take a look at the romance.
Devdas
This is the third Hindi version and the first colour film version of the story in Hindi.
The film is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and stars Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, and Aishwarya Rai in the leading roles.
At the time of its release, Devdas was the most expensive Bollywood film ever produced, with a reported budget of Rs 50 crores.
Shahrukh Khan's performance won him a Filmfare Award.
The film also made Aishwarya Rai win a Filmfare Award for her performance as Paro and is considered among the best.
The song "Dola Re Dola" became a hit with its unique dance duet between Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit.
Devdas was declared hit in India by Box Office India.
The film was recently included in Time Magazine's top 10 movies of the millennium worldwide.
It was also India's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.
Time Magazine named Devdas as the best movie of 2002 among all the movies released around the world in 2002.
Plot summary
Paro is a young woman from a middle class Bengali family.
The two families lived in a village in Bengal, and Devdas and Paro were childhood friends.
Devdas goes away for a couple of years to live and study in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata).
During vacations, he returns to his village.
Suddenly both realise their easy comfortability in each other's innocent comradeship has changed to something different.
Devdas realises Paro is no longer the small girl he knew.
Paro looks forward to their childhood love blossoming into their lifelong journey together in marriage.
Devdas's father, who also loved the little Paro, did not want Devdas to get married so early in life and wasn't very keen on the alliance.
Paro's father, feeling insulted at the rejection, finds an even richer husband for Paro.
When Paro learns of her planned marriage, she stealthily meets Devdas at night, desperately believing that Devdas will accept her hand in marriage.
Devdas had never previously considered Paro that way.
He feels surprised at Paro's bravery of visiting him alone at night and also feels pained for her.
He decides he will tell his father about marrying Paro.
Devdas' father disagrees.
In a confused state, Devdas then flees to Calcutta, and from there, he writes a letter to Paro, saying that they were only friends.
Within days, however, he realizes that he should have been bolder.
He goes back to his village and tells Paro that he is ready to do anything needed to save their love.
By now, Paro's marriage plans are in an advanced stage, and she declines going back to Devdas and chides him for his cowardice and vacillation.
She makes, however, one request to Devdas that he would return to her before he dies.
Devdas vows to do so.
Devdas goes back to Calcutta and Paro is married off to the betrothed widower with three children.
He is an elderly gentleman, a zamindar.
He had found his house and home so empty and lustreless after his wife's death that he had decided to remarry.
He spent most of his day in Pujas and looking after the zamindari.
In Calcutta, Devdas' carousing friend, Chunnilal, introduces him to a courtesan named Chandramukhi.
Devdas takes to heavy drinking at Chandramukhi's place, but the courtesan falls in love with him, and looks after him.
His health deteriorates because of a combination of excessive drinking and despair---a drawn-out form of suicide.
Within him, he frequently compares Paro and Chandramukhi.
Somehow he feels betrayed by Paro, never realizing that she was the one who had loved him first, that she had said it out loud first.
He doesn't realise this, but Chandramukhi does, and tells him so.
In his non-drunk state he would hate Chandramukhi and loathe her presence.
So he drank, so that he could forget his prejudices.
Chandramukhi saw it all, felt it all and suffered silently, but she had seen that real man behind the fallen, aimless Devdas he now was and couldnn't help but love him.
Sensing his fast-approaching death, Devdas returns to meet Paro to fulfill his vow.
He dies at her doorstep on a dark, cold night.
On hearing of the death of Devdas, Paro runs towards the door, but her family members prevent her from stepping out of the door.
SOURCE:"Devdas (2002 Hindi film)"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The story reminds me of "Romeo and Juliet" as well as "West Side Story."
Oh, does it?
Tell me, Kato, how come you talk about the above movie to explain exactly what you mean by "heart-deep."
As you said, the story reminded me of "West Side Story" when I first saw the above movie.
West Side Story
Trailer (1961)
As you know, this musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s.
That's right.
As you know, Maria is a young woman who is sister to Bernardo Nuñez---the Sharks leader.
George Chakiris plays Bernardo Nuñez in the movie, doesn't he?
Yes, he does. Maria has her first taste of love with Tony Wycek, the former head of the Jets. At the dance party, Tony and Maria see each other, become infatuated, going into a trance-like state. It is a love at first sight, oblivious to the rivalry between their ethnic groups. Diane, do you remember your first love?
Yes, of course, I do.
How did you feel when you fell in love for the first time?
Well ... I was quite happy.
So was Maria, and she sings in the movie:
"I feel pretty"
So, tell me, Kato, exactly what you mean by "heart-deep."
As you see, you feel pretty when you're happy deep down in your heart. That is, the real beauty is heart-deep.
Himiko's Monologue
Yes, yes, yes, ... I always feel pretty because I'm a happy-go-lucky girl.
By the way, I enjoyed Easter.
I love Easter eggs.
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I also love the Easter bunny.
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Besides, I always enjoy wearing my Easter outfit.
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And I felt pretty too because I was darn happy at the time.
In any case, I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
"Wright and Japan"
"Taliesin Banzai"
"Memrory Lane to Sendai"
"Aunt Sleepie"
"Titanic @ Sendai"
"Birdcage"
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"Roly-poly in the wild"
"Silence is dull"
"Zen and Chi Gong"
"Piano Lesson"
"Dangerous Relation"
"Electra Complex"
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"Covent Garden"
"Fatal Relation"
"Notre Dame"
"Anne Frank"
"Biker Babe"
"Diane Girdles the Globe"
"Diane in Casablanca"
"Infidelity Neighbourhood"
"Forest Bathing"
"Enjoy Ramen!"
"Sex, Violence, Love"
"Halifax to Vancouver"
"A Thread of Destiny"
"Fujiyama Geisha"
"Beaver Lake"
"God is Near!"
"Holy Cow@Rose Garden"
"Vancouver Earthquake"
"Birthplace"
"KIFF"
"You Love Japan, eh?"
"Eight Bridges"
"First Love"
"Fright on Flight"
"Boy's Movie"
"From Summer to Eternity"
"Sōseki & Glenn Gould"
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"Dream Dream Dream"
"In Search of Your Footprint"
"Little Night Music"
"Merry X'mas"
"Happy New Year!"
"Long live Diane!"
"Mona Lisa"
"Flu Shot"
"Selfish TD Bank"
"Talk with Mozart"
"Bliss for Diane!"
"Romantic Bohemian"
"TD Bank or Mozart?"
"Diane@TD Bank"
"Tear Jerker"
"Diane in Chorus Line"
"Pork or Friend?"
"Easter Bloopers"
Hi, I'm June Adams.
In the movie "West Side Story," Natalie Wood plays Maria, and Richard Beymer plays Tony Wycek.
After the dance, Maria and Tony eventually kiss, but Bernardo angrily interrupts them.
He orders Maria home and tells Tony to stay away from his sister.
It's at this point that Riff proposes a "war council" with Bernardo, who agrees to meet at Doc's drug store after the dance.
Tony leaves in a happy daze. Later, Tony discreetly visits Maria outside the fire escape at her home and the couple confirm their love, singing the famous song---"Tonight."
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Notre Dame
Notre Dame
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Here We Come !
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From: diane@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 9:41 pm.
Pacific Daylight Saving Time
Hello, Kato !
We've returned now from our whirlwind theatre tour of London... whew!
I'm exhausted and recouperating, but it was a good experience overall.
We managed ten plays in the same number of days, different venues and different themes.
Overall, I'd say they were no more superior than what is offered right here in Vancouver.
Before we left, we saw "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and a few weeks before that we saw Dostoesky's "The Idiot" at UBC.
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"The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
at Vancouver Playhouse
Both were very professional and provacative and exciting.
But we did see a wonderful play about Shakespeare's life after retirement called inexplicably "Bingo."
Shakespeare was played by Patrick Stewart of Star Trek fame and he did a fabulous job.
I could go on and on about the plays, of course, and the city itself and Covent Gardens and Hamstead Heath and Borough's Market and Carnagy Street and Picadilly Circus and St.Paul's Cathedral and the museums and pubs and such, but it would take too long.
My boyfriend was great for the most part (a bit of a know-it-all sometimes) and tried to make sure it was a good experience for me.
He's not as good to travel with as my Bob was, but guess I'll have to put more effort into training him, don't you think?
I enjoyed the interesting clips you found there on Fatal Attraction.
Certainly, it was one movie that stayed with us all, don't you think?
Who knows how many hundreds of thousand of possible straying husbands?
God it was scary.
Fatal Attraction (Trailer)
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I never thought about the Madame Butterfly theme, but can see it now.
Michael Douglas looks so young in those clips, so does Glen Close.
Here in Vancouver, I saw Glen just recently in the film Albert Nobbs and she was excellent, truly excellent in that role.
So when is the end not the end?
I never knew that what we saw was actually the second ending.
All considered, they made the right decision to change the ending I would say.
It is such a powerful, powerful film.
Thanks for digging up this juicy information, Kato.
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"Fatal Attraction's" Alternate Ending
I sent you a cool postcard from London, and loved the stamps I got which were designed especially for postcards and are really brilliant in my opinion.
Of course, I do have a thing for postcards so that could be just my opinion.
Thanks for all of this,
Will see you soon I hope at (of course) the VPL
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Love, Diane ~
Welcome back, Diane.
Thank you, Kato... I'm very glad to be here with you.
My pleasure...so, Diane, you saw "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at Vancouver Playhouse before you hit the road to London, didn't you?
Yes, I did.
How did you like it?
Oh, marvellous!... so exciting!...I wish you'd been there with me.
I know...I know...
How do you know?
Well...I read one of the audience reviews.
Tell me about it, Kato.
It goes like this:
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I have to thank you so much for an incredible evening last night at opening night of Hunchback. The production was absolutely incredible.
Craig and I were so impressed by those hugely talented performers and also by the creativity displayed in the sets and costumes.
It was a wonderfully progressive and contemporary production of an old classic (that I had never seen before - gasp!) I took great pleasure seeing the due pride and excitement on the performers faces as they took their bows.
They knew it was an awesome show and they earned ALL of the applause!
SOURCE: "Reviews for the hunchback"
At first, I thought you'd jotted it down.
What made you think so?
...'Cause you told me exactly the same review.
Kato, don't you like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?
Yes, of course, I do. Everybody seems to enjoy the play or the movie for that matter.
"The Hunchback of Notre-Dame"
The story begins on Epiphany (6 January), 1482, the day of the 'Feast of Fools' in Paris, France.
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Quasimodo, the deformed hunchback bell-ringer of Notre Dame, is introduced by his crowning as King of Fools.
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Esmeralda, a beautiful Gypsy with a kind and generous heart, captures the hearts of many men, including those of a Captain Phoebus and a poor street poet, Pierre Gringoire, but especially those of Quasimodo and his adoptive father, Claude Frollo, the Archdeacon of Notre Dame.
Frollo is torn between his obsessive love and the rules of the church.
He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but the hunchback is suddenly captured by Phoebus and his guards who save Esmeralda.
Quasimodo is sentenced to be flogged and turned on the pillory for one hour, followed by another hour's public exposure.
He calls for water.
Esmeralda, seeing his thirst, offers him a drink.
It saves him, and she captures his heart.
Esmeralda is later charged with the attempted murder of Phoebus, whom Frollo actually attempted to kill in jealousy, after seeing him about to have sex with Esmeralda, and is tortured and sentenced to death by hanging.
As she is being led to the gallows, Quasimodo swings down by the bell rope of Notre Dame and carries her off to the cathedral under the law of sanctuary.
Clopin, a street performer, rallies the Truands (criminals of Paris) to charge the cathedral and rescue Esmeralda.
Frollo asks the king to remove Esmeralda's right to sanctuary so she can no longer seek shelter in the church and will be taken from the church and killed.
When Quasimodo sees the Truands, he assumes they are there to hurt Esmeralda, so he drives them off.
Likewise, he thinks the King's men want to rescue her, and tries to help them find her.
She is rescued by Frollo and her phony husband, Gringoire.
But after yet another failed attempt to win her love, Frollo betrays Esmeralda by handing her to the troops and watches while she is being hanged.
When Frollo laughs during Esmeralda's hanging, Quasimodo pushes him from the heights of Notre Dame to his death.
Quasimodo then goes to the vaults under the huge gibbet of Montfaucon, and lies next to Esmeralda's corpse, where it had been unceremoniously thrown after the execution.
He stays at Montfaucon, and eventually dies of starvation.
About eighteen months later, the tomb is opened, and the skeletons are found.
As someone tries to separate them, Quasimodo's bones turn to dust.
SOURCE: "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame"
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So, you know the story, don't you?
Yes, of course, I do. It's a world-famous novel written by Victor Hugo. It was published in 1831. In the English-speaking world, it is known by that title, but in French it means "Our Lady of Paris (Notre-Dame de Paris)." So, naturally, the story is centered around the Notre Dame Cathedral---one of the largest and most well-known cathedrals in the world.
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But you seem to be against the above review.
You know, Diane, I was kinda preoccupied with the 1939 movie:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Trailer (1939)
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So, you like this movie more than any play or any other film, don't you?
Yes, I do.
How come?
Well... simply 'cause I saw this movie for the first time in my life as far as "The Hunchback story" is concerned.
So, this old classic has imprinted the unforgettable impression on your mind ever since, hasn't it?
You're right on, Diane. I like Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O'Hara as Esmeralda.
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The 1939 film is considered by some reviewers to be the best of the many film versions of Victor Hugo's classic novel.
Do you think so, too?
Yes, I do. As a matter of fact, this movie later strongly influenced the 1996 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.
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1996 Animation Trailer
But kato, do you know that the 1939 movie is quite fifferent from the original novel?
Oh...quite different?...in what way?
Well... The main differences are that Esmeralda and Quasimodo remain alive at the end, unlike in the novel, in which Esmeralda is hanged and Quasimodo is presumed dead, but two years later a hunchback skeleton is found at her grave site.
Is that right?
Besides, the character of Frollo was heavily changed. Instead of being an archdeacon, he is a judge and a close advisor of King Louis XI, while in the novel they do not meet each other. Frollo's death was portrayed close to the original one, but a major difference is that in the novel he was watching Esmeralda's execution when Quasimodo killed him.
Oh, was he?
Furthermore, Phoebus, who is only wounded by Frollo in the novel, is killed by him in this 1939 film version. Therefore, as in the novel, Esmeralda is wrongly accused for the crime, but her attraction for Phoebus is not explored by the film after the incident.
I see...
The personal history of Esmeralda is ignored by the film. In the novel, it is revealed that she was not born as a gypsy and her mother is a recluse in Paris. In the film, her mother is not portrayed and neither is her background.
Gee... Amazing!... Diane, you're quite knowlegeable.
At the end of the film, Esmeralda is pardoned and is freed from hanging and then leaves with Gringoire and a huge crowd out of the public square. In the novel, Gringoire left Esmeralda with Frollo capturing her and saves her goat instead, resulting in Esmeralda's death. The film also makes it clear that Esmeralda eventually comes to love Gringoire, whereas in the novel, she merely tolerates him.
I didn't know that you're such a keen reseacher and cinefile.
Don't pull my leg, Kato. You can easily obtain such infomation on the Net.
Tell me, Diane, if the hunchback was based on the real figure at the time or not.
Good point, Kato,... well, In 2010, British archivist Adrian Glew discovered references to a real-life hunchback who was a foreman of a government sculpting studio in Paris in the 1820s. This person worked on post-Revolution restorations to the Cathedral. Hugo might have picked up this man as a model of Quasimodo.
I see...
You know, Kato, it was the first novel to have beggars as protagonists. Besides, it was the fist fiction to encompass the whole of life, from the King of France to Paris sewer rats, in a manner later co-opted by Balzac, Flaubert and many others, including Dickens. The enormous popularity of the book in France spurred the nascent historical preservation movement in that country and strongly encouraged Gothic revival architecture. Ultimately it led to major renovations at Notre-Dame in the 19th century led by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. Much of the cathedral's present appearance is a result of this renovation.
Quite interesting!
Furthermore, the name Quasimodo has become synonymous with "a courageous heart beneath a grotesque exterior."
Diane, you just reminds me of the 1980 film "Elephant man."
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Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins), a surgeon at the London Hospital, discovers John Merrick (John Hurt) in a Victorian freak show in London's East End, where he is managed by the brutish Bytes (Freddie Jones).
Merrick is so deformed that he must wear a hood and cap when in public, and Bytes claims he is an imbecile.
Treves is professionally intrigued by Merrick's condition and pays Bytes to bring him to the Hospital so that he can examine him. There, Treves presents Merrick to his colleagues in a lecture theatre, displaying him as a physiological curiosity.
Treves draws attention to Merrick's most life-threatening deformity, his oversized skull, which compels him to sleep with his head resting upon his knees, as the weight of his skull would asphyxiate him if he were to ever lie down.
The ward nurses are horrified by Merrick's appearance, so Treves places him in a quarantine room under the watchful care of the formidable matron, Mrs. Mothershead (Wendy Hiller).
Mr. Carr-Gomm (John Gielgud), the hospital's Governor, is reluctant to house Merrick (who has thus far remained mute), as the hospital is not designed as a residence for "incurables".
To persuade Carr-Gomm that Merrick has potential, Treves coaches him to recite a few polite phrases. Carr-Gomm sees through the ruse, but as he walks away, both men are astonished to hear Merrick recite the 23rd Psalm. Shocked by this display of intelligence, Carr-Gomm allows Merrick to remain.
Merrick is gradually revealed to be sophisticated and articulate.
Carr-Gomm arranges a suite of rooms for him to reside in at the hospital, and Merrick passes his days reading, drawing and making a model of a church visible through his window. One day, Treves brings him to take afternoon tea at home together with his wife, Ann (Hannah Gordon).
Merrick, overwhelmed by the familial love he perceives in the domesticity about him, shows them his most treasured possession, a picture of his mother, and expresses his wish that she would love him if she could only see what "lovely friends" he now has.
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Phoebe Nicholls as John's mother
Later, Merrick begins to receive society visitors in his rooms, including the celebrated actress Madge Kendal (Anne Bancroft).
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Anne Bancroft
He becomes a popular object of curiosity and charity to high society.
As these connections and visits increase, Mrs. Mothershead (who has charge of Merrick's daily care) complains to Treves that he is still being treated as a freak show attraction, albeit in a more upper class, celebrated style.
Bytes abducts Merrick to continental Europe, where he is once again put on show and subjected to cruelty and neglect. Treves, consumed with guilt over Merrick's plight, takes action against the night porter with the help of Mrs. Mothershead.
Merrick escapes with the help of his fellow freak show attractions, and makes it back to London. However, he is harassed by a group of boys at Liverpool Street station, and accidentally knocks down a young girl. He is chased, unmasked, and cornered by an angry mob, at which point he cries out: "I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I ... am ... a ... man!", before collapsing. When the police return Merrick to the hospital, he is reinstated to his rooms.
He recovers a little but it is soon clear he is dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. As a treat, Mrs. Kendal arranges an evening at the musical theatre.
Resplendent in white tie, he rises in the Royal Box to an ovation, having had the performance dedicated to him from Mrs Kendal.
That night, back at the hospital, Merrick thanks Treves for all he has done and finishes his model of the nearby church. Imitating one of his sketches on the wall—a sleeping child—he removes the pillows that have allowed him to sleep in an upright position, lies down on his bed and dies, consoled by a vision of his mother, Mary Jane Merrick, quoting Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Nothing will Die".
The Elephant Man
1980 Film Trailer
SOURCE: "The Elephant Man (film)"
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Do you like "The Elephant Man" more than "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?
Well... I like both movies, but the elephant man impressed me greatly.
Oh...? Like what?
At the end, Merricks mother is smiling beautifully, staring at the camera, reminding Merrick, called John, and reminding me that nothing will die. Death is not an ending. It is just another change. He could move from a nightmare to a dream.
I see... the name Quasimodo has become synonymous with "a courageous heart beneath a grotesque exterior." So, Kato, how about the name John Merrick?
Well,... I'd say, the name John Merrick has become synonymous with "a noble heart beneath a grotesque exterior."
Himiko's Monologue
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The elephant man's real name is not John Merrick, but Joseph Merrick.
He was born in Leicester and began to develop abnormally during the first few years of his life.
His skin appeared thick and lumpy.
He developed an enlargement of his lips, and a bony lump grew on his forehead.
One of his arms and both feet became enlarged and at some point during his childhood he fell and damaged his hip, resulting in permanent lameness.
When he was 11, his mother died and his father soon remarried.
Merrick left school at 12, and had difficulty finding employment.
Rejected by his father and stepmother, he left home.
In 1884, Merrick contacted a showman named Sam Torr and proposed that Torr should exhibit him. Torr agreed, and arranged for a group of men to manage Merrick, whom they named the Elephant Man.
In any case, I'd like to meet my "Romeo"---a decent man in my future life.
How come I'm always a loner?
I wish I could meet a nice gentleman at the library in my town as Diane met Kato.
Well, they say, there is a way where there is a will.
I hope Kato will write another interesting article.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"Hello Diane!"
"I wish you were there!"
"Jane Eyre"
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"Jane Eyre Again"
"Jane Eyre in Vancouver"
"Jane Eyre Special"
"Love & Death of Cleopatra"
"Nice Story"
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"Scrumdiddlyumptious"
"Spiritual Work or What?"
"What a coincidence!"
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"Wind and Water"
"Yoga and Happiness"
"You're in a good shape"
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"Hellelujah!"
"Ecclesiophobia"
"Uncorruptible"
"Net Travel & Jane"
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"Net Love"
"Complicated Love"
"Electra Complex"
"Net Début"
"Inner World"
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"Madame Riviera and Burger"
"Roly-poly in the North"
"Amazing Grace"
"Diane in Paris"
"Diane in Montmartre"
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"Diane Well Read"
"Wantirna South"
"Maiden's Prayer"
"Bandwidth"
"Squaw House and Melbourne Hotel"
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"Tulips and Diane"
"Diane in Bustle Skirt"
"Diane and Beauty"
"Lady Chatterley and Beauty"
"Victorian Prudery"
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"Diane Chatterley"
"From Canada to Japan"
"From Gyoda to Vancouver"
"Film Festival"
"Madame Taliesin"
"Happy Days"
"Vancouver Again"
"Swansea"
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"Midnight in Vancouver"
"Madame Lindbergh"
"Dead Poets Society"
"Letters to Diane"
"Taliesin Studio"
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"Wright and Japan"
"Taliesin Banzai"
"Memrory Lane to Sendai"
"Aunt Sleepie"
"Titanic @ Sendai"
"Birdcage"
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"Roly-poly in the wild"
"Silence is dull"
"Zen and Chi Gong"
"Piano Lesson"
"Dangerous Relation"
"Electra Complex"
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"Covent Garden"
"Fatal Relation"
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Hi, I'm June Adames.
Joseph Merrick died on 11 April 1890, aged 27.
The official cause of death was asphyxia, although Treves, who dissected the body, said that Merrick had died of a dislocated neck.
He believed that Merrick, who had to sleep sitting up because of the weight of his head, had been attempting to sleep lying down, to be like other people.
The exact cause of Merrick's deformities is unclear.
The dominant theory throughout much of the 20th century was that Merrick suffered from neurofibromatosis type I.
In 1986, a new theory emerged that he had Proteus syndrome.
In 2001 it was proposed that Merrick had suffered from a combination of neurofibromatosis type I and Proteus syndrome.
DNA tests conducted on his hair and bones have proven inconclusive.
In 1979, Bernard Pomerance's play about Merrick called The Elephant Man débuted and David Lynch's film, also called The Elephant Man, was released the following year.
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Subj:I'm glad
you enjoyed "The Birdcage"!
From: diane03760@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 7:04 pm.
Hi Kato Akira Kaato,
Such a great name!
How's it going?
...glad you enjoyed "The Birdcage".
"Birdcage"
(December 30, 2011)
Like you, the first time I saw it, I almost laughed myself to death.
It was SO funny and it's so West-End Vancouver, don't you think?
How hilarious!
I couldn't access your response to the movie, but I'm sure it was fun as well.
The guys who make these movies must be geniuses, I'm sure.
My boyfriend and I are going to see "The Artist" tomorrow.
A critic says, it should have us tap-dancing out of the theatre.
All the reviews I've seen are positive, but I'm still not convinced a movie with NO dialogue can be that great.
Time will tell, as they say.
...hope you're doing well, staying out trouble, and meeting lots of wonderful, sensual and mysterious women!
Love, Diane ~
Subj:Daine, do you remeber
the life in Yukon?
From: barclay1720@aol.com
To: diane03760@vancouver.ca
Date: Wed., Jan 4, 2012 4:52 PM
Hello, Diane,
Have you ever heard of this name---Chris McCandless?
The young man threw away his real name and his background, then called himself Alexander Supertramp, and walked into the wilderness.
Unfortunately, he was found dead in August, 1992.
This incident made a sensational news at the time.
Now, you might recall it.
Well, I read the book "Into the Wild" about the above incident and viewed the DVD with the same title.
Since it has something to do with you and me,
I've just written a story. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...
Please click the following link:
"Roly-poly in the wild"
(January 4, 2012)
I hope you'll enjoy reading it.
Your truly wild Taliesin,
Kato
:) with love
Subj:Wow! What an interesting
story line!
From: diane03760@vancouver.ca
To: barclay1720@aol.com
Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 7:20 pm.
Hi Kato,
Very inspiring .. thanks!
I do vaguely recall this story, and the trailer was fascinating.
I must reserve the DVD one day soon.
I just love Sean Penn as an actor and can only imagine that he's equally professional as a director.
What an interesting story line!
Tales of adventure and freedom are always interesting.
He's just like you, Kato, a world traveller.
How are you doing?
...hope you're getting lots of exercise and socialization as well as your computer work ... although this time of year does encourage more indoor activities, I know.
Have you seen much of that mysterious lady lately?
Gotta run,
Love, Diane ~
Kato, have you seen much of that mysterious lady lately?
Yes, I have.
So, you told her, she didn't have to sit at the online computer in order to see her DVD, didn't you?
No, I didn't.
Why not?
'Cause she yawned several times and then started nodding as soon as she inserted her DVD into the drive. I didn't want to disturb her peaceful sleep.
Don't tell me such a fib, Kato.
I'm not joking, not even jesting.
Are you saying, she sank into a doze whenever she viewed her DVD?
That's right. I always wonder what she is doing with her DVD, which seems to poroduce a pleasant lullaby. With a pair of earpieces over her head she always nods comfortably while listening to her favorite lullaby DVD.
Well...probably, she slipped into a romantic dream.
Anyway, how did you like "The Artist"?
The Artist
The Artist is a 2011 French romance film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo.
The story takes place in Hollywood between 1927 and 1932 and focuses on a declining male film star and a rising actress, as silent cinema grows out of fashion and is replaced by the talkies.
Much of the film itself is silent; it is shot in black-and-white, and has received wide praise from critics and many accolades.
Dujardin won the Best Actor Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where the film premiered.
The film has six Golden Globe nominations, the most of 2011.
Plot
Swashbuckling silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) attends the premiere of his latest film A Russian Affair.
Outside the theater, Valentin is posing for pictures for the paparazzi when a woman, Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), admiring Valentin while lost in a sea of adoring fans, drops her purse.
She bends down to get it, but is accidentally pushed into Valentin.
She ends up photographed, and the next day, she is on the front page of Variety with the headline "Who's That Girl?".
Later, Miller auditions as a dancer and is spotted by Valentin.
He insists she have a bit in his new film, despite objections from the studio boss, Al Zimmer (John Goodman).
Peppy slowly rises in the industry, her roles growing larger and larger.
Two years later, Zimmer announces the end of production of silent films, but Valentin insists that sound is just a fad.
When Zimmer unloads all his silent stars, George decides to produce and direct his own silent film, financing it himself.
It opens on the same day as Miller's new sound film, and Valentin is ruined.
His wife, Doris (Penelope Ann Miller), kicks him out, and he moves into an apartment with his valet, Clifton (James Cromwell).
Miller goes on to become a major Hollywood star.
Later, Valentin fires Clifton and sells off all his effects.
Desperate and drunk, Valentin starts a fire in his home.
His dog gets help and he awakes in a bed in Miller's house.
Clifton is now working for Miller.
Miller insists that Valentin co-stars in her next film, or she will quit Zimmer's studio.
After Valentin learns that Miller had purchased all of his auctioned effects, he has a nervous breakdown and returns to his burnt-out apartment.
Miller arrives, panicked, as Valentin is attempting suicide.
Peppy and George reconcile, and remembering that he is a superb dancer, she convinces Zimmer to let them make a musical together, and the picture ends with the implication that Valentin will return to fame again.
In the final shot, the sound finally comes in as the film starts rolling.
Afterwards, Zimmer calls 'Cut! Perfect. Beautiful. Could you give me one more?'.
Valentin, in his first audible line, replies in a clearly French accent, "With pleasure", revealing the reason he refused to speak on camera.
Production
Director Michel Hazanavicius had been fantasizing about making a silent film for many years, both because many filmmakers he admires emerged in the silent era, and because of the image-driven nature of the format.
According to Hazanavicius his wish to make a silent film was at first not taken seriously, but after the financial success of his spy-film pastiches OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: Lost in Rio, producers started to express interest.
The forming of the film's narrative started with Hazanavicius' desire to work again with actors Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, Hazanivicius's wife, who had starred in the OSS 117 films.
Hazanavicius chose the form of the melodrama, mostly because he thought many of the films from the silent era which have aged best are melodramas.
He did extensive research about 1920s Hollywood, and studied silent films to find the right techniques to make the story comprehensible without having to use too many intertitles.
The screenplay took four months to write.
The film was produced by La Petite Reine and ARP Sélection for 13.47 million euro, including co-production support from Studio 37 and France 3 Cinéma, and pre-sales investment from Canal+ and CinéCinéma.
Both the cast and crew were mixed French and American.
Filming took place during seven weeks on location in Los Angeles.
Throughout the shoot Hazanavicius played music from classic Hollywood films while the actors performed.
Only one song (sung, with lyrics) is used in the soundtrack, "Pennies from Heaven," sung by Rose "Chi-Chi" Murphy (uncredited).
SOURCE: "The Artist (film)"
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As you know, I read quite a few reviews, which were mostly positive, but I wasn't convinced. A movie with NO dialogue cannot be that great.
So, you were disappointed, weren't you?
No, not quite... Actually, I liked the movie because the performances of both Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo were elegant and delightful, but I must say that, halfway through, the movie became quite slow with no dialogues. I almost dropped into a dead sleep like the mysterious lady at Joe Fortes Library.
I agree with you, Diane.
Kato, did you see the movie?
Oh, no, but I saw the trailer. Besides, I also read quite a few reviews. As you told, most of the reviews are favorable, but some say that making a silent film at present isn't a serious endeavour. I got the same gut feeling as you had, Diane, when I read your mail.
A movie with NO dialogue cannot be that great.
That's right. We're living in the days of talkies so that our minds always create so many dialogues in the brain even if we see a silent movie. Therefore, as you told, the silent movie becomes quite slow with no dialogues. Whenever I see a silent movie, I stop viewing within the first ten minutes 'cause I cannot stand the sugguishness anymore. My mind feels the movie so dull that my brain goes to sleep.
Silent movies are so dull, aren't they?
You're telling me, Diane. But there are two exceptions?
Oh...? What is it?
Ben-Hur of 1925.
Ben-Hur of 1925
This silent movie was made with almost 4 million dollars at the time---the most expensive silent film ever made, and became a mega spectacle with 120,000 extras. The film of the chariot-race scene became 60 kilometer long so that it was shortened to 229 meter by edit. I borrowed the DVD from Joe Fortes Library and enjoyed it immensely. Diane, you're gonna love it.
What makes you think so?
Well..., unlike Ben-hur 0f 1959, the silent version is like a Christmas movie.
Ben-Hur of 1959
Tell me about it.
The birth of Christ was filmed in the silent version, and three wise men watched the sparkling star fall from the sky. You can see Mother of God as well. So, you'll be able to show it to the kids in your church the next X'mas.
Is that all?
Oh, no...the current prints of the 1925 version are from the Turner-supervised restoration, which includes the color tints and Technicolor sections, set to resemble the original theatrical release. There is an addition of a newly recorded stereo orchestral soundtrack by Carl Davis with the London Philharmonic Orchestra that was originally recorded for a Thames Television screening of the movie.
Where can I find it?
It can be found at Joe Fortes Library. You'll find the DVD complete with the Technicolor segments---the four-disc collector's edition of the 1959 version starring Charlton Heston.
I can hardly wait to see the silent version. By the way, what is the other exception?
A good and timely question, Diane! It is called "Double suicide of Sonezaki."
Wow! What a deadly and shocking title! I don't think I've ever heard of that.
It's a Japanese film made in 1978.
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
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This isn't a silent movie, is it?
No, it isn't. The silent version is actually a Japanese puppet show.
Japanese puppet show
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What is so fascinating about this puppet show?
You see, puppets don't talk, but their movements are elegant, subtle, and delicate. Those puppeteers are recognized as "human-treasure" in Japan. Manipulated and controlled by those experts, the movements of those puppets are actually more sophisticated than human actors.
Yes, I can tell.
Can you?
But "Double suicide" is againt my religion.
I know...I know...I don't mean that you should accept double suicide. I just wanna tell you that Michel Hazanavicius, the director of "The Artist," might as well perform the drama as a French puppet show.
Himiko's Monologue
Wow! ... I'm glad Renge didn't commit suicide.
As you know, you don't have to feel lonely because everybody is born alone and dies alone.
The thing is, how to meet a better half.
Unfortunately, I haven't met my better half so far, although I met so many unromantic morons.
Come to think of it, I've never met my "Romeo"---a decent man in my life.
How come I'm always a loner?
I wish I could meet a nice gentleman at the library in my town as Diane met Kato.
Well, they say, there is a way where there is a will.
I hope Kato will write another interesting article.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
"Hello Diane!"
"I wish you were there!"
"Jane Eyre"
"Jane Eyre Again"
"Jane Eyre in Vancouver"
"Jane Eyre Special"
"Love & Death of Cleopatra"
"Nice Story"
"Scrumdiddlyumptious"
"Spiritual Work or What?"
"What a coincidence!"
"Wind and Water"
"Yoga and Happiness"
"You're in a good shape"
"Hellelujah!"
"Ecclesiophobia"
"Uncorruptible"
"Net Travel & Jane"
"Net Love"
"Complicated Love"
"Electra Complex"
"Net Début"
"Inner World"
"Madame Riviera and Burger"
"Roly-poly in the North"
"Amazing Grace"
"Diane in Paris"
"Diane in Montmartre"
"Diane Well Read"
"Wantirna South"
"Maiden's Prayer"
"Bandwidth"
"Squaw House and Melbourne Hotel"
"Tulips and Diane"
"Diane in Bustle Skirt"
"Diane and Beauty"
"Lady Chatterley and Beauty"
"Victoria Prudery"
"Diane Chatterley"
"From Canada to Japan"
"From Gyoda to Vancouver"
"Film Festival"
"Madame Taliesin"
"Happy Days"
"Vancouver Again"
"Swansea"
"Midnight in Vancouver"
"Madame Lindbergh"
"Dead Poets Society"
"Letters to Diane"
"Taliesin Studio"
"Wright and Japan"
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"Aunt Sleepie"
"Titanic @ Sendai"
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Hi, I'm June Adames.
The film "The Artist" premiered on 15 May in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
It was initially announced as an out-of-competition entry, but was moved to the competition a week before the festival opened.
The Weinstein Company bought the distribution rights for the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.
The film was released in the United States on 25 November 2011.
Ninety-seven percent of critics have given the film a positive review based on 133 reviews, with an average score of 8.7/10, making the film a "Certified Fresh" on the website's rating system.
Mark Adams of Screen Daily called the film "a real pleasure" propelled elegantly forward by delightful performances from Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo.
He added however: "The film does feel a little sluggish towards the end of the first third as the music is a little repetitive and the intertitles are infrequent, but Hazanavicius manages to give the film a real sense of charm and warmth."
Well...if you've got some time, why don't you see the movie and judge it yourself?
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I borrowed the "Titanic" DVD from the Joe Fortes Library a week ago and viewed it. Oh!...that was a fantastic film!---more than three-hour long, yet I viewed it without an intermission!
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Did you? But it was made in 1997, wasn't it?
Yes, it was---14 years ago. For some reason, I didn't see it when it was first released.
Do you know, Kato, the 3-D version of "Titanic" will be released in the next year.
Why released in 2012?
Remember! That sinking disaster took place in 1912.
Oh,... I see---The next year is its hundredth anniversary, isn't it?
Yes, it is.
Diane, did you see it back in 1997?
Yes, of course, I did...it was reportedly a mega film that took $200 million---the most expensive movie ever made in the history, they said. Besides, I heard, it was a state-of-the-art fantastic movie. So I could hardly wait, and stood in a long waiting line to get a ticket.
Yeah, I've heard of it. The film earned more than a billion dollars worldwide, and set a record. Although I didn't pay a cent, it was such a spectacle movie of such magnitude that it's hard to imagine feeling you didn't get your time and money's worth. I really enjoyed the movie myself.
Oh, did you?
The first part is kinda eerie with underwater images of the Titanic's remains resting beneath the Atlantic since its close encounter with an iceberg in 1912. When I first saw this part, I thought that I was viewing a different documentary movie, and wondered if I should return it.
You know, Kato, the director---James Cameron---is a underwater nerd who filmed the remains by himself. He was so preoccupied with the Titanic. That preoccupation was the motive to make the film in the first place.
Oh, was it?
Before filming the Titanic movie, he took part in the salvage expedition.
I see...Did James Cameron find that fabulous blue diamond?
That diamond didn't exist in the first place, neither did the romance between Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) and Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio).
No kidding!
James Cameron created a "Romeo and Juliet" story on the Titanic so that he thought the movie would attract a great number of viewers and could get enough funding for making the movie from film companies.
I thought the movie was filmed based on the historical facts.
Yes, it's true in part, but half the characters in the movie are fictional figures created by James Cameron.
Diane, how do you know?
'Cause I've read about the background story---as much as possible on the Net.
Have you?...so, you're saying that the "Romeo and Juliet" story on the Titanic didn't actually happen at all, aren't you?
No, not at all.
Well..., it's such a letdown, isn't it?
Kato, did you genuinely believe that the romance actually took place on the Titanic?
Yes, I did...that romance is the core of the whole movie, isn't it?
Yes, it is, but that romance is a fiction. By the way, Kato, are you talking about another Titanic ship made in Sendai---your second home town in Japan?
Oh, no. There is no Titanic made in Japan as far as I know.
Then, how come you've picked up "Titanic @ Sendai" as a title.
A good question, Diane...well, as you know, the core of the romance goes like this:
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Distraught by her engagement to Cal Hockley---the wealthy yet caddish and bullish man, Rose considers suicide by jumping off the ship's stern.
A drifter and artist named Jack Dawson stops her.
Discovered with Jack on the stern, Rose tells Cal that she was looking over the ship's edge in curiosity and that Jack saved her from falling.
At Rose's insistence, Cal invites Jack to dinner the following night to show his appreciation.
Jack and Rose develop a tentative friendship, though Cal and Ruth are wary of the young third-class man.
Following the first-class dinner that night, Rose secretly joins Jack at a party in the ship's third-class quarter.
The couple enjoyed the party to their bone.
Forbidden to see Jack by Cal and Ruth, Rose attempts to rebuff Jack's continuing advances.
She soon realizes, though, that she prefers him over Cal, and meets him at the bow of the ship during what turns out to be the Titanic's final moments of daylight.
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They go to Rose's stateroom and she asks Jack to sketch her nude wearing the Heart of the Ocean---Cal's engagement present.
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Yes, this is the fictional Romeo and Juliet story on the Titanic.
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The same romance happened to me in Senday.
Are you kidding?
Oh, no, of cource not. I'm dead serious. In fact, I've already written the story in Japanese.
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Kato, as I told you before, I cannot read Japanese. Besides, when I used the GOOGLE translator to read one of your stories, it tralslated the nitty-gritty of a tale into a confusing mass so that I couldn't understand the story at all.
Well,...in that case, I'd better tell you now.
Please do...I'm all ears.
It all started when I was a college boy. First of all, take a look at the memo Naoko gave me.
Cherry Blossoms
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Cheers for your hard work!
I'm grateful for the nude drawing you've made.
My classmates are always laughing at my pigeon tits and sticking-out buttocks.
I'm sort of bullied everyday.
Such being the cae, I was full of self-pity, remorse, and shame.
Inferiority complex engulfed me entirely.
I became like a ragged mass of misery.
Then, all of a sudden, you gave me a praising voice, drawing me in the nude.
What a lovely drawing!
It certainly pulled me up from the abyss of self-pity.
Oh, how I thank you?
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The hot pants I wore on the day was a gift from my aunt who had bought them for me at Sachs on the Fifth Avenue.
I had been thinking that I would put them on for someone important.
Now, I'm glad to know that you liked those too.
Although I was a bit shameful while posing stark-naked in front of your eyes, I'm happy now because I have confidence in my own body image for the first time.
Your lovely drawing gave that confidence to me.
I've got a feeling that I'm now a full-fledged woman.
This feeling really makes me soar up in the sky.
However, I'm a little bit concerned about your praise.
Haven't you given me more praise than I deserve?
Whenever I think about it, I feel uneasy.
Can I be your "love in your heart"?
Some day, I might disappoint you.
Whenever I take a look at my inner self, I'm really worried about it.
Nevertheless, I am happy with the drawing you just made.
At least, I was all alone with you in the room while you were drawing me in the nude while cherry flowers were in full bloom outside.
I hope this new year will give you a lot of joy.
From Naoko with love
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Kato, is this a thnak-you letter from the woman in Sendai?
Yes, it is.
Are you saying, you---like Jack Dawson in the movie---drew the Sendai woman in the nude?
Yes, I am.
Show me the drawing, will you?
Here it is.
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So, you were an artist when you were a college student, weren't you?
You're telling me, Diane.
Did you draw many women in the nude?
Not quite many, but I took several drawing lessons. Actually, the above drawing was for somebody else.
Another girlfriend?
No, one of the models.
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I see...she is beautiful. By the way, where is Titanic?
There is no Titanic. The movie title reminds me of the occasion in which I drew Naoko in the nude just as Jack drew Rose.
I see...how about a blue diamond?
A blue diamond?...well, there is no jewel involved in the case of Naoko. I would say, the hot pants might be the "Heart of the Ocean," though she wasn't wearing those while posing for me. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ... By the way, Diane, would you like to pose for me?
For nude drawing?
Yes, I'm pretty sure I would be able to make a lovely drawing since you're in such an enchanting shape.
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Do you really want me to soar up in the sky as Naoko did?
Yes, I do.
No, thank you. I'm scared of heights. But I'd rather have a blue diamond as Rose did.
Oh, yes...you'll definitely have one called a "Heart of Love" while posing nude for me.
Don't be silly, Kato. I don't want any imaginary jewel.
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Wow! ... Can you believe that?
Well, I might as well pose for a nude drawing.
I'd like to save my glorious youth that way as a memento for my older days.
If you're lucky enough, you might as well come across with an artist like Jack Dawson.
Come to think of it, I've never met a "Jack Dawson" in my life.
How come I'm always a loner?
I wish I could meet a nice artist at the library in my town as Diane met Kato.
Well, they say, there is a way where there is a will.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
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If you've got some time,
Please read one of the following artciles:
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"Hello Diane!"
"I wish you were there!"
"Jane Eyre"
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"Jane Eyre Again"
"Jane Eyre in Vancouver"
"Jane Eyre Special"
"Love & Death of Cleopatra"
"Nice Story"
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"Scrumdiddlyumptious"
"Spiritual Work or What?"
"What a coincidence!"
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"Wind and Water"
"Yoga and Happiness"
"You're in a good shape"
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"Hellelujah!"
"Ecclesiophobia"
"Uncorruptible"
"Net Travel & Jane"
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"Net Love"
"Complicated Love"
"Electra Complex"
"Net Début"
"Inner World"
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"Madame Riviera and Burger"
"Roly-poly in the North"
"Amazing Grace"
"Diane in Paris"
"Diane in Montmartre"
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"Diane Well Read"
"Wantirna South"
"Maiden's Prayer"
"Bandwidth"
"Squaw House and Melbourne Hotel"
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"Tulips and Diane"
"Diane in Bustle Skirt"
"Diane and Beauty"
"Lady Chatterley and Beauty"
"Victoria Prudery"
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"Diane Chatterley"
"From Canada to Japan"
"From Gyoda to Vancouver"
"Film Festival"
"Madame Taliesin"
"Happy Days"
"Vancouver Again"
"Swansea"
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"Midnight in Vancouver"
"Madame Lindbergh"
"Dead Poets Society"
"Letters to Diane"
"Taliesin Studio"
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"Wright and Japan"
"Taliesin Banzai"
"Memrory Lane to Sendai"
"Aunt Sleepie"
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Hi, I'm June Adames.
I saw "Titanic" too.
It was a mind-boggling movie, especially amazing in the sinking scene.
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I was totally engrossed in those astounding scenes.
Although half of the characters are fictional, some historical characters appear such as Margaret "Molly" Brown whom Kathy Bates plays in the movie.
Brown is looked down on upon by other first-class women, including Ruth, as "vulgar" and "new money" due to her sudden wealth.
She is friendly to Jack and lends him a dinner jacket (bought for her son) when he is invited to dinner in the first-class dining saloon.
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Although Brown was a real person, Cameron chose not to portray her real-life actions.
Molly Brown was dubbed "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" by historians because she, with the support of other women, commandeered Lifeboat 6 from Quartermaster Hichens.
Some aspects of this altercation are portrayed in Cameron's film.
She is referred to as "Molly" within the film.
However, during her lifetime, she was called "Maggie," with the "Molly" appellation coming along posthumously.
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