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The Master and Margarita (2023)

Director: Michael Lockshin

Writing credits: Mikhail Bulgakov, Roman Kantor, Michael Lockshin

Cinematography: Maxim Zhukov

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THE MASTER AND MARGARITA (2024): I don't feel any more qualified to analyze Mikhail Bulgakov's monumental Soviet novel than I do Goethe's FAUST (of which it is to some extent a satirical inversion), but this impressive new Russian feature adaptation, directed by Michael Lockshin and co-written by Lockshin and Roman Kantor, makes the rather bold decision to restructure the story rather than simply dramatizing it (as did Vladimir Bortko's more literal 10-part Russian TV version from 2005). Much has been pared down, sometimes severely, including a lot of the novel-within-a-novel about Pontius Pilate (Claes Bang). Lockshin and Kantor opt instead to focus more tightly on the title characters: the Master (Yevgeny Tsyganov), a writer whose work has abruptly fallen out of political favor, eventually landing him in an asylum, and his fiercely loyal mistress Margarita (Yuliya Snigir, dizzingly attractive), who will literally go to the Devil to save him.

It took me a while to warm to this approach, since "burned-out middle-aged male author pulls improbably beautiful younger woman based entirely on his unappreciated literary genius" is one of my least-favorite tropes; it is certainly an element of the novel (leavened a bit by the awareness that Margarita was based on Bulgakov's wife, Elena Sergeevna Bulgakova, who not only preserved his jumbled manuscripts for the novel, but also later edited them into a final version and arranged for it to finally be published more than 25 years after his death), but there's also a lot more besides that in the book than this film includes. Fortunately, Lockshin and Kantor are not so foolish as to deprive the audience for too long of the sinister delights of Professor Woland (August Diehl) and his diabolical retinue, and their rather belated arrival offers welcome reassurance that the filmmakers have not completely lost their heads like the unfortunate Berlioz (Yevgeny Knyazev).

What the restructuring most achieves is establishing a more palpable sense of peril for the main characters (underlined by Anna Drubich's strong score), something that the novel carefully veils. Tonally, Lockshin's take on Woland's midnight ball and the fate of the two lovers invites comparison with PAN'S LABYRINTH, and the ending, although not really that different from the book, feels darker. It's not quite as dazzling as it wants to be, some special effects are still subpar (although much better than the Bortko version), and it's never as funny or approachable as the the novel, but it's satisfying overall. One minor distracting point: While some characters' dialogue is in languages other than Russian (Woland speaks German, and what's left of the Pilate storyline is in Latin and Aramaic), it's always overdubbed in Russian, so in those scenes, you hear the same dialogue in two languages from two speakers at once; subtitles would be preferrable. CONTAINS LESBIANS? No. VERDICT: A worthwhile and generally compelling cover version, although probably not the best introduction to the story if you've not read the book.

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Kinopoisk has announced the upcoming adaptation of the popular video game "Atomic Heart", with a script written by Roman Kantor, known for his work on "The Master and Margarita" (2023). Production is set to begin next year.

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01 Work, The art of War, Eliran Kantor's Erebus, with Footnotes

Eliran KantorErebusPrint on Premium Paper 250g46×46 cmPrivate collection In Greek mythology, Erebus is the personification of darkness. In Hesiod’s Theogony, he is the offspring of Chaos, and the father of Aether and Hemera (Day) by Nyx (Night); in other Greek cosmogonies, he is the father of Aether, Eros, and Metis, or the first ruler of the gods. In genealogies given by Roman authors, he…

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hey cup :3 Im trying to make a mini comic for a games and Im looking for some inspiration. What are some poems\poets you like and recommended? :D I love your writing and I bet you got great tastes

OMGGG. Okay i will list my favorite poems and poets. I canf wait to see the comics if u post them or anything. It's gonna be below cut So thr post isn't too long.

Poets i like: Olivia gatwood, robert frost, Edgar Allen poe, Emily Dickens, ts Eliot, ollie schminkey, ee Cummings, my mutual @/thegirlhoodtheory on tumblr, donika kelly. These are just a few.

Poems:

1. Ode to the women on long Island - olivia gatwood

2. People you may know - Kevin kantor

3. Hope is a thing with feathers - Emily dickens

4. The lovesong of j Alfred prufrock - ts eliot

5. Lenore - poe

6. The beast -Sylvia plath

7. Song of the open road - Walt whitman

8. Mother to son Langston Hughes

9. Dead dad jokes - ollie schminkey

10. Living with depression - Dan Roman

11. The bestiary (book) - donika kelly

If you need any tws let me know.

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Teman Main

roman-romannya aku sudah memasuki stage kegilaan dalam menjalankan aktivitasku. selain karena terdorong sehabis baca bukunya anthony robbins, aku lari hampir tiap hari supaya aku nggak gila. aku betul-betul mau pulang.

tapi kayaknya otak ini emang harus di-reset tiap setahun sekali. dalam perjalanan kehidupan ini, hal-hal kecil yang nggak kita sadari itu ternyata membentuk keyakinan kita. terus ternyata kita jadi punya keyakinan negatif karena dipupuk tiap hari tanpa kita sadari.

salah satu bab di bukunya anthony robbins meminta pembacanya untuk menuliskan keyakinan kuat yang dipegang selama ini. well, yang kuingat tuh yaa keyakinan positif aja. tapi semakin banyak kita ngobrol sama orang lain, ternyata ada juga keyakinan negatif yang nggak disadari itu ternyata jadi keyakinan yang kita pegang.

di seluruh aktivitas huru-hara ini, rasanya emang jalan/makan/belajar/bekerja/main bareng kak abiir di waktu random jadi penjaga supaya aku nggak menggali dan masuk ke sumurku. bau-bau demot. dan ternyata kak zahra juga sempat merasakan hal yang sama di minggu lalu. kayaknya emang itu efek samping bikin kurikulum dan huru-hara yang nggak ada habisnya. dan kayaknya semua orang begitu sih. momen ke polar dan cerita ngalor-ngidul emang jadi sarana recharging. dan juga ke kantor untuk karaokean, haha.

nah, keyakinanku yang sekarang adalah aku harus pulang. supaya aku tetap segar dan waras menghadapi urusan kehidupan ini. semoga bisa pulang ya Allah ga ganti tanggal tiket lagi! aamin!

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Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Harold Russell, and Cathy O'Donnell in The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)

Cast: Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Dana Andrews, Virginia Mayo, Harold Russell, Cathy O'Donnell, Hoagy Carmichael, Gladys George, Roman Bohnen, Ray Collins, Steve Cochran. Screenplay: Robert E. Sherwood, based on a novel by MacKinlay Kantor. Cinematography: Gregg Toland. Film editing: Daniel Mandell. Music: Hugo Friedhofer.

The Best Years of Our Lives is a very good movie, rich in characters and provocative incidents. It's not a great movie, but it's such a satisfying work of popular moviemaking that I'm surprised in this age of sequels and reboots, especially after the recent enthusiasm for the "Greatest Generation," no one has attempted a follow-up on the lives of its characters, taking them into the era of the Korean War, the nuclear buildup of the Soviet Union, the Cold War, McCarthyism, the civil rights struggle, and so on. Because there is something unfinished about the stories of Al, Fred, and Homer, not to mention Milly, Peggy, Marie, and Wilma, that perhaps director William Wyler and screenwriter Robert E. Sherwood couldn't possibly have foreseen in 1946. On the other hand, that's what makes The Best Years of Our Lives such a fascinating and useful document of its times. It's anything but an antiwar film -- although Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) has been mutilated, Fred Derry (Dana Andrews) suffers PTSD nightmares, and Al Stephenson (Fredric March) is well on his way to alcoholism, the film makes no effort to suggest that the war that inflicted these injuries on them was anything but just. The one naysayer, the "America Firster" who tangles with Homer and Fred in the drugstore, gets his just deserts, even if it costs Fred his job. What wins us over most is the performances: Fredric March overacts just a touch, but it won him the best actor Oscar. Harold Russell, the non-actor who received both a supporting actor Oscar and a special award, is engagingly real. And Dana Andrews proves once again that he was one of the best of the forgotten stars of the 1950s, carrying the film through from the beginning in which he seeks a ride home to the end in which he pays a nostalgic visit to the kind of plane from which he used to drop bombs. Neither Andrews nor Myrna Loy ever received an Oscar nomination, but their work in the film exhibits the kind of acting depth that makes showier award-winners look a little silly. Loy makes the most of her part as the wryly patient spouse, Teresa Wright manages to make a role somewhat handicapped by Production Code squeamishness about extramarital affairs convincing, and Virginia Mayo once again demonstrates her skill in "bad-girl" roles.  Wyler was a director much celebrated by the industry, with a record-setting total of 12 nominations, including three wins: for this film, Mrs. Miniver (1942), and Ben-Hur (1959). He's not so much admired by those of us who cling to the idea that a director should provide a central consciousness in his films, being regarded as an impersonal technician. But Best Years is a deeply personal film for Wyler, who had just spent the war serving in the army air force, flying dangerous missions over Germany to make documentary films, during which he suffered serious hearing loss that threatened his postwar directing career. His experiences inform the film, especially the character of Fred Derry. In addition to the best picture Oscar and the ones for Wyler, March, and Russell, Best Years also won for Sherwood's screenplay, Daniel Mandell's film editing, and for Hugo Friedhofer's score. The last, I think, is questionable: Friedhofer seems determined to make sure we don't miss the emotional content of any scene, almost "mickey-mousing" the feelings of the characters with his music. It feels intrusive in some of the film's best moments, such as the beautifully staged reunion of Al and Milly, or the scene in which Homer, fearful that the hooks that replace his hands have destroyed his engagement to Wilma, invites her up to his room to help him get ready for bed, demonstrating the harness that holds his prostheses in place. It's a moment with an oddly erotic tension that doesn't need Friedhofer's strings to tell us what the characters are feeling.

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Usta ile Margarita Filmi İncelemesi

Usta ile Margarita Usta ile Margarita filmi, ünlü yazar Mikhail Lokshin tarafından yönetilmektedir. Senaryosu ise Roman Kantor ve Mikhail Lokshin tarafından kaleme alınmıştır. Peki, bu etkileyici eserin hikayesi nedir? Usta ile Margarita filminin oyuncu kadrosunda kimler yer alıyor? USTA İLE MARGARITA FİLMİNİN KONUSU NE? Usta ile Margarita, edebiyat dünyasında fırtınalar estiren bir yazarın,…

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Holidays 10.27

Holidays

Big Bang Day (London, UK)

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Frankenstein Friday [Last Friday]

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Mokosh Day (Ukraine) [Last Friday]

National Bandanna Day (Australia) [Last Friday]

National BETA Founder’s Day [4th Friday]

National Breadstick Day [Last Friday]

Nevada Day (Nevada) [Last Friday]

Red Friday [Friday of Last Full Week]

World Lemur Day [Last Friday]

World Teachers’ Day (Australia) [Last Friday]

Independence Days

Mount Henadas (Declared; 2011) [unrecognized]

Saint Vincent & Grenadines (from UK, 1979)

Soda (a.k.a. Bicarbonate of Soda; Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

Suverska (Declared; 2013) [unrecognized]

Wyvern (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Abbán (Christian; Saint)

Abraham the Poor (Christian; Saint)

Buffon (Positivist; Saint)

Clam Sauce Day (Pastafarian)

Diwali, Day 4 (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Day of Cowdung (Krishna)

Day of Oxen

Day of Self (Newar)

Gobardhan Puja (Krishna)

Goru Puja

Goru Tihar

Mha Puja (Newar)

Elesbaan (Christian; Saint)

Festival of the Conspiracies (Church of the SubGenius)

Frumentius (Roman Catholic Church)

Gaudiosus of Naples (Christian; Saint)

Kaleb of Axum (Christian; Saint)

Lee Krasner (Artology)

Mary Moser (Artology)

Mice Wedding Day (Pagan)

Namatius (a.k.a. Namace; Christian; Saint)

Nekhebet’s Day (Pagan)

Oran of Iona (Christian; Saint)

Quackers (Muppetism)

Roy Lichtenstein (Artology)

Silly Walks Day (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [50 of 57]

Premieres

All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (Novel; 1928)

The Americanization of Emily (Film; 1964)

Andersonville, by MacKinlay Kantor (Historical Novel; 1955)

Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse (Album; 2006)

Barbara Broadcast (Adult Film; 1977)

Buddy the Woodsman (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Come See About Me, recorded by The Supremes (Song; 1964)

Crocodile Rock, by Elton John (Song; 1972)

Don't Give Up, by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush (Song; 1986)

Foyle’s War (UK TV Series; 2002)

Fun with Mr. Future (Disney Cartoon; 1982)

The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan (Novel; 2009) [Wheel of Time #12]

Godzilla (Film; 1954)

The High King, by Lloyd Alexander [Chronicles of Prydain #5]

Jesus Christ Superstar (Soundtrack Album; 1970)

The Last Ship, by Sting (Musical Play; 2014)

Leaving Las Vegas (Film; 1995)

Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered (WB Animated Film; 2014)

The Matrix Revolutions (Film; 2003)

The Moonspinners, by Mary Stewart (Novel; 1962)

National Velvet, by Enid Bagnold (Novel; 1935)

1989, by Taylor Swift (Album; 2014)

1999, by Prince (Album; 1982)

Rebel Without a Cause (Film; 1955)

Rescue Squad Mater (Pixar Cartoon; 2008)

Romeo + Juliet (Film; 1996)

Skylarking by XTC (Album; 1986)

Stand By Me, recorded by Ben E. King (Song; 1960)

Waiting for the Barbarians, J.M. Coetzee (Novel; 1980)

Wideo Wabbit (WB MM Cartoon; 1956)

You Bet Your Life (Radio Series; 1947)

Today’s Name Days

Christa, Sabina, Wolfhard (Austria)

Nestor (Bulgaria)

Bartol, Florijan, Gordan, Namat (Croatia)

Šarlota, Zoe (Czech Republic)

Sem (Denmark)

Eila, Eili, Häili, Hälli, Heili (Estonia)

Hellä, Helle, Helli, Hellin (Finland)

Emeline (France)

Christa, Sabina, Stefan, Wolfhard (Germany)

Louppos, Nestor (Greece)

Szabina (Hungary)

Delia, Fiorenzo (Italy)

Irita, Lilita, Lita (Latvia)

Ramojus, Sabina, Tautmilė, Vincas, Vincentas (Lithuania)

Sture, Sturla (Norway)

Frumencjusz, Iwona, Sabina, Siestrzemił, Wincenty (Poland)

Dimitrie (Romania)

Sabína (Slovakia)

Bartolomé, Florencio, Sabina, Vicente (Spain)

Sabina (Sweden)

Nestor (Ukraine)

Cale, Caleb, Feodor, Isaac, Isaak, Issac, Izaac, Kaleb, Ted, Teddy, Teodor, Theodora Theodore (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 300 of 2024; 65 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 43 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 25 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 13 (Wu-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 12 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 12 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 30 Shù; Nineday [30 of 30]

Julian: 14 October 2023

Moon: 98%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 20 Descartes (11th Month) [Buffon]

Runic Half Month: Hagal (Hailstone) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 34 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 4 of 29)

Calendar Changes

Hagal (Hailstone) [Half-Month 21 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 11.10)

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Holidays 10.27

Holidays

Big Bang Day (London, UK)

Boxer Shorts Day

Černová Tragedy Day (Slovakia)

Cliche Day

Crack-Nut Night (a.k.a. Nut-Crack Night)

Cranky Co-Workers Day

Dress Purple Day (Ontario)

Etiquette Day

Good Bear Day

Heliotrope Day (French Republic)

Infantry Day (India)

International Be More Toddy Day (UK)

International Day of Text Corrections

International Mentoring Day

International Panda Day

International Religious Freedom Day

Kashmir Black Day (Pakistan)

Mishinden (Mouse Feastday; Bulgaria)

National Black Cat Day (UK)

National Civics Day

National Day of Action Against Antisemitism

National Electricity Day (Indonesia)

National Henry C. Ramos Day

National Hostage Awareness Day

National Mentoring Day

National Tell a Story Day (Scotland)

Navy Day (unofficial) [also 10.13]

New York Subway Day

Occupational Therapy Day

Radio Broadcast License Day

Read for The Record

Scanderberg Commemoration Day

Sylvia Plath Day

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (UN)

World Occupational Therapy Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

American Beer Day

National American Beer Day

National Cheese Toastie Day (UK)

National Potato Day [also 8.19]

Sandwich Day

4th & Last Friday in October

Bring Your Jack-O-Lantern to Work Day [Last Friday before Halloween]

Education Communication Day [Last Friday]

Frankenstein Friday [Last Friday]

Global Champagne Day [4th Friday]

International Champagne Day [4th Friday]

Mokosh Day (Ukraine) [Last Friday]

National Bandanna Day (Australia) [Last Friday]

National BETA Founder’s Day [4th Friday]

National Breadstick Day [Last Friday]

Nevada Day (Nevada) [Last Friday]

Red Friday [Friday of Last Full Week]

World Lemur Day [Last Friday]

World Teachers’ Day (Australia) [Last Friday]

Independence Days

Mount Henadas (Declared; 2011) [unrecognized]

Saint Vincent & Grenadines (from UK, 1979)

Soda (a.k.a. Bicarbonate of Soda; Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

Suverska (Declared; 2013) [unrecognized]

Wyvern (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Abbán (Christian; Saint)

Abraham the Poor (Christian; Saint)

Buffon (Positivist; Saint)

Clam Sauce Day (Pastafarian)

Diwali, Day 4 (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Day of Cowdung (Krishna)

Day of Oxen

Day of Self (Newar)

Gobardhan Puja (Krishna)

Goru Puja

Goru Tihar

Mha Puja (Newar)

Elesbaan (Christian; Saint)

Festival of the Conspiracies (Church of the SubGenius)

Frumentius (Roman Catholic Church)

Gaudiosus of Naples (Christian; Saint)

Kaleb of Axum (Christian; Saint)

Lee Krasner (Artology)

Mary Moser (Artology)

Mice Wedding Day (Pagan)

Namatius (a.k.a. Namace; Christian; Saint)

Nekhebet’s Day (Pagan)

Oran of Iona (Christian; Saint)

Quackers (Muppetism)

Roy Lichtenstein (Artology)

Silly Walks Day (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [50 of 57]

Premieres

All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque (Novel; 1928)

The Americanization of Emily (Film; 1964)

Andersonville, by MacKinlay Kantor (Historical Novel; 1955)

Back to Black, by Amy Winehouse (Album; 2006)

Barbara Broadcast (Adult Film; 1977)

Buddy the Woodsman (WB LT Cartoon; 1934)

Come See About Me, recorded by The Supremes (Song; 1964)

Crocodile Rock, by Elton John (Song; 1972)

Don't Give Up, by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush (Song; 1986)

Foyle’s War (UK TV Series; 2002)

Fun with Mr. Future (Disney Cartoon; 1982)

The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan (Novel; 2009) [Wheel of Time #12]

Godzilla (Film; 1954)

The High King, by Lloyd Alexander [Chronicles of Prydain #5]

Jesus Christ Superstar (Soundtrack Album; 1970)

The Last Ship, by Sting (Musical Play; 2014)

Leaving Las Vegas (Film; 1995)

Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered (WB Animated Film; 2014)

The Matrix Revolutions (Film; 2003)

The Moonspinners, by Mary Stewart (Novel; 1962)

National Velvet, by Enid Bagnold (Novel; 1935)

1989, by Taylor Swift (Album; 2014)

1999, by Prince (Album; 1982)

Rebel Without a Cause (Film; 1955)

Rescue Squad Mater (Pixar Cartoon; 2008)

Romeo + Juliet (Film; 1996)

Skylarking by XTC (Album; 1986)

Stand By Me, recorded by Ben E. King (Song; 1960)

Waiting for the Barbarians, J.M. Coetzee (Novel; 1980)

Wideo Wabbit (WB MM Cartoon; 1956)

You Bet Your Life (Radio Series; 1947)

Today’s Name Days

Christa, Sabina, Wolfhard (Austria)

Nestor (Bulgaria)

Bartol, Florijan, Gordan, Namat (Croatia)

Šarlota, Zoe (Czech Republic)

Sem (Denmark)

Eila, Eili, Häili, Hälli, Heili (Estonia)

Hellä, Helle, Helli, Hellin (Finland)

Emeline (France)

Christa, Sabina, Stefan, Wolfhard (Germany)

Louppos, Nestor (Greece)

Szabina (Hungary)

Delia, Fiorenzo (Italy)

Irita, Lilita, Lita (Latvia)

Ramojus, Sabina, Tautmilė, Vincas, Vincentas (Lithuania)

Sture, Sturla (Norway)

Frumencjusz, Iwona, Sabina, Siestrzemił, Wincenty (Poland)

Dimitrie (Romania)

Sabína (Slovakia)

Bartolomé, Florencio, Sabina, Vicente (Spain)

Sabina (Sweden)

Nestor (Ukraine)

Cale, Caleb, Feodor, Isaac, Isaak, Issac, Izaac, Kaleb, Ted, Teddy, Teodor, Theodora Theodore (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 300 of 2024; 65 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 43 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 25 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 13 (Wu-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 12 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 12 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 30 Shù; Nineday [30 of 30]

Julian: 14 October 2023

Moon: 98%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 20 Descartes (11th Month) [Buffon]

Runic Half Month: Hagal (Hailstone) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 34 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 4 of 29)

Calendar Changes

Hagal (Hailstone) [Half-Month 21 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 11.10)

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Shpuld say some of them are live read on YouTube e esp Kevin Kantor/ollie schminkey/olivia gatwood

im listening to Dan Roman rn! :3 thank you for letting me know

[jonfarreporter]

Award-winning Mime Troupe Spotlights San Francisco’s Homelessness Crisis

Founded over six decades ago, the Tony-Awarded San Francisco Mime Troupe has always been at the forefront of the pulse of the City and the issues of the day. SFMT opens its 64th season on July 1 with a new musical called: “Breakdown - Sometimes it’s not all just happening in your mind.”

Directed by Michael Gene Sullivan, Breakdown features a five-person cast, with original music & lyrics by Daniel Savio.

The musical reflects what is currently happening in San Francisco as homelessness continues amid a stressed-out economy from the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation. The story/plot of this musical is how can we help those struggling with actual mental illness? And who is driving the country insane?

The main character, portrayed by Kina Kantor is a homeless woman named Yume. She lives on the San Francisco streets of an increasingly intolerant urban landscape. Yet that doesn’t mean all her issues can be solved by a passionate social worker, named Saidia, portrayed by Alicia M.P. Nelson.

In the City “by The Bay” San Francisco seems to have more bureaucracy and paperwork than compassion. Help is always just around the Kafkaesque labyrinthine corner!

But that doesn’t mean San Francisco is the hellhole of progressivism as an up-and-coming Fox News commentator, named Marcia Stone, portrayed by Jamella Cross, seeks to present San Francisco that way to the rest of the country.

As playwright/director Sullivan and music composer/lyricist Savio strive to illustrate…whether it’s an individual, a bureaucracy, or a national sanity, everything is headed for a…”Breakdown!”

While SFMT’s initial inspiration was and is rooted in mime, as Sullivan explained.

“We use the term ‘mime’ in its classical and original definition,” he said.

"The exaggeration of daily life in story and song." “It is a form of popular theater that is as old as the marketplace itself,” he said.

Similar to SFMT is Theatre in Paris, in France. Upon hearing the news about the upcoming 64th season and SFMT’s new musical, Carl de Poncins, one of the founders of Theatre in Paris agreed with Sullivan, saying…

“Yes…The history of mime relied on elaborate movement and gesture but also incorporating speech and some song.” Pointing to mime’s universality as an art form, de Poncins noted…

“variations of the practice also found their way into ancient aboriginal, Indian, and Japanese theatrical heritages, all of which feature performances that blend music and dance with a narrative told through a stylized gesture and facial expression.”

“The Japanese Noh tradition of masked theatre, in particular, is another example, said de Poncins, and Noh would go onto influence many contemporary French theorists of mime.”

Co-founders of Theatre in Paris, Christopher Plotard and Romaine Beytout, like de Poncins are very pleased and excited for SFMT as they present an entirely new production. Bringing live theatre directly to the people in public places such as parks is what they are all about. They applaud the work SFMT is doing.

Following much of the basic commedia dell'Arte format, SFMT revels in the ability for art to enhance and improve people’s lives. Adding further, Sullivan said. “From the ancient Greek and Roman farces to the Renaissance/Shakespearean era to modern Chinese Opera, we are using archetypes comically to illustrate people's issues.”

“This is a time honored worldwide tradition,” said Sullivan just as de Poncins mentioned. “Our broadly drawn characters are instantly recognizable allowing the audience to immediately engage in the action,” he said.

BREAKDOWN - A New Musical, opens July 1 at Cedar Rose Park in Berkeley and continues with a showing at Dolores Park in the Mission District on July 4. Shows will continue throughout the Bay Area in SF, Marin (Mill Valley), Ukiah (Mendocino), Cotati (Sonoma), East Bay, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz, San Jose, and Davis, until September 4.

All performances are free of charge unless otherwise listed. Some performances will require an RSVP.

Written by Michael Gene Sullivan with Marie Cartier, BREAKDOWN - A New Musical has been made possible by contributions from The Don Stevens Laugh and Love Fund; California Arts Council, Grants for the Arts; and Individual Donors. For a complete schedule and more information, visit sfmt.org or call 415-285-1717. (Photos by David Allen Studio, Courtesy of SFMT).

[wien1983]

Mittwoch, 12.Oktober

Um sieben Uhr aufgestanden, gefrühstückt, die Piaf Cassette gehört, auf die Romanistik im Neuen Institugsgebäude gefahren. Es gibt eine Vorlesung über den Nouveau Roman. Habe mich oft gemeldet, war nicht mehr schüchtern. Der Professor, ein Loewe, hat gefragt, ob jemand einen Schriftsteller vermisse. Ich erwähne Hélène Cixous, er wird böse und meint, dass er nicht jeden kennen könne, ob ich etwas von ihr hätte. Ja klar, sie ist ja kein Schriftsteller, die kann er nicht brauchen. Danach bin ich in die Ringbuchhandlung gegangen, weil ich die Gedichte von Ernst Meister bestellt hatte, sie sind noch nicht gekommen, erst nächste Woche. Habe ein Buch von Petra Kantor gekauft, im Eigenverlag herausgegeben! Weiter zum Kuppitsch: Choix de nouvelles modernes. Da war ein ganz lieber Buchhändler, so fesch wie Harald, mein Cousin. Bei Gerold am Graben Enfance von Nathalie Sarraute gekauft, in der NORDSEE gegessen, Bremer und Cola. Wollte in die Racine Vorlesung gehen, aber es war schon zu spät. In die Schlickgasse zu Mag. Souy, ich kann in F4 gehen, es wird alles von der Innsbrucker Romanistik angerechnet. In Literatur muss ich gar nichts mehr machen für den ersten Studienabschnitt.

In der Bibliothek habe ich im Wörterbuch das Verb engueuler nachgeschlagen und abgeschrieben. Noch eine Studentin kam und hat das Gleiche getan. Danach hat sie sich mit mir unterhalten, sie erzählte mir, dass sie schon einmal beim B. durchgefallen sei, dass er einen mündlich mindestens eine Stunde lang prüfe. Ja klar, wenn man so eine Aussprache hat, Wiener Slang statt Französisch, da muss man seine Minderwertigkeitskomplexe los werden. Den Söll frage er von hinten bis vorne durch, ich wollte mir den überhaupt nicht kaufen.

Die Stunde bei Frau Manus war fein, sie hat immer nur Französische gesprochen, sehr schön. Wenn ich die französische Sprache höre, werde ich glücklich.

Auf die Theaterwissenschaft wegen der Studienordnung, der Mensch, der in der Bibliothek gesessen ist und Journaldienst hatte, hat mir den Studienplan gegeben und gesagt, dass er nicht wisse, was eine Studienordnung sein soll. Er war sehr nett und sehr schön. Früher einmal, als ich ihn gesehen habe, schaute er mich komisch an und ich dachte mir, dass er unsympathisch sei.

Zum Schwedenplatz einkaufen, beim Konsum 2 Baguettes und nach Hause. Mittagessen. Mama hat mir eine Postkarte geschrieben, sie hat alles erledigt. Den Dauerauftrag für die Miete muss ich aber selbst rückgängig machen. Hier zahle ich die Miete einfach persönlich an die Hausfrau, sie wohnt ja in der gleichen Wohnung.

Das Buch von Hélène Cixous gesucht und durchgeschaut, am Schwedenplatz hatte ich wieder ein starkes Gefühl von Claude, als ich daran dachte, wie wir geschmust hatten, an seinen Muschelmund. Das tut so weh. Wie er da saß und einen Gastronomieführer durchlas und mir erklärte, dass ihn das interessiere.

Bin gerade vom THEATERBRETT nach Hause gekommen, mit eibnem Theaterbrett-Kalender. Dort hätte Irrläufe, eine Pantomime von R. Cousse, sein sollen; aber es waren nur drei Leute dort. Ich kam hin und Nika Bretschneider sagte zu mir: Du bist der 4. Zuschauer. Ich bekam einen Weißwein. Wir haben dann mit den Schauspielern gesprochen. Sie wollen ein Stück von Comeinius spielen, einem berühmten Pädagogen aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Es heißt LABYRINTH DER WELT und PARADIES DES HERZENS, spielt auf einer Insel; wenn man über die Grenze kommt, stirbt man. Die Menschen tragen Masken und damit zeigen sie ihr wahres Gesicht. Nika Bretschneider ist so schön und so liebevoll. Sie hat mich aber dauernd an Elmar Schaber aka Schäbs erinnert, die Stirn, die Haare, die Magerkeit.

In der U-Bahn bekam ich so große Sehnsucht, dass ich es fast nicht mehr aushielt. Ich wollte schreien, aufspringen, heulen wie eine Wölfin. Wenn ich an ihn denke, tut mein ganzer Körper und die Seele und der Kopf weh. Alles, alle Wörter, alle Menschen, alle, die nicht er sind, alles tut weh, alles. Wenn ich in Autos hinein schaue, sehe ich manchmal Menschen und glaube, dass er es ist, aber er ist es nie. Es gibt niemanden, der ihm ähnlich ist. So souverän. Dabei hat er mir viel später geschrieben, dass er schwere Alkoholprobleme hatte, die auch mir nicht entgangen sein können. Aber sie sind mir entgangen in meiner romantischen Verklärung.

In der Buchhandlung GEROLD hat ein Buchhändler zu einer Buchhändlerin, die gerade weg ging, gesagt: Bleib nicht zu lange weg, ich halte das nicht aus. Eines Nachts war ich traurig oder so...., das habe ich einmal im KOMM Sekretariat an der Wand gelesen. Jetzt habe ich eine Baguette mit Butter gegessen und Orangensaft getrunken, ich gehe ins Bett. Bonne nuit, Claude, je t'aime, mais où es tu? Demain je te rencontrerai, je vais parler avec Dieu!

[kingagrzonkowska]

REVIEW OF THE PLAY

Recently I had a pleasure to watch a play titled “umarła klasa” by T. Kantor. It can be translated to English as “dead class”. The premiere happened in Krzysztofory on 15th of November of 1975. The play is quite old as for now, but it is said that it is one of the most remarkable achievements of its director. I saw the show in two parts. I was able to watch some part of it from school during my theatre class with my collogues and second part from my hotel room. The play is viable on YouTube, and I will attach the link at the end in case You are interested to watch it. During this post I will briefly describe and evaluate particular elements of the play but also express my opinion. It is important to notice that we all have different tastes, so it is good to develop your own opinion on the topic as mine is subjective. For me the plot was complicated, but it was interesting to get to know another significant play which inspired me to do some research to get to know the interpretation of it. 

So, what can be found in the play? What is going on? During the play adults can be seen in old classroom. From looking at the faces of characters we can assume that they are over 30. All of them wear masks. Each person has a doll on their back. We can suspect that the doll is visualization of how they looked like when they were younger. Characters sit in their desks and atmosphere of the classroom can be felt. Questions are asked and “students” start whispering to help each other and exchange thoughts. Many things and sounds are happening at the same time which may be found chaotic, but this is atmosphere of real school. At first it was hard to understand the symbolism of dolls and adults in school but connecting title with what can be seen and few words of interpretation by experts made it clearer for me. The scenes change dynamically. The soundtrack was influenced as it was a recording of the play. 

The main actors in this play were: Tadeusz Kantor, Maria Stangret-Kantor, Zofia Kalińska, Andzrej Wełmiński, Maria Górecka, Bogdan Grzybowicz, Mira Rychlicka, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, Roman Siwulak, Czesław Łodyński, Lila Krasicka, Jan Książek, Zbigniew Gostomiński, Krzysztof Miklaszewski, Stanisław Rychlicki. The performers in this play were carefully chosen and matched the role they were given. They worked perfectly with dolls, so they looked like living people. The climate of the play was well given. As I was watching I could feel, hear and see an atmosphere of a real classroom. I believe that actors did good job in performing as they made the atmosphere so real which is not easy in a complex art-piece. They all stayed in focus which is hard when they are speaking for their character as well as the doll they are accompanied by. I was impressed by their skill to execute the vocal part. It required fast talking ability as well as the ability to find where their part belongs when many things are happening at once. Even the smallest moves they made were very important. To express chaos without play losing its sense is an uneasy task. If someone gets confused and moves a bit in wrong direction others may get lost or lose their position in a scheme. Although I liked how actors performed and was impressed by their achievement I got lost when watching the play for the first time. It could have happened as I was watching it in school where other things were distracting. Even at the second seating to watch whole play I was impressed by ability to give realistic atmosphere. 

The elements of design in the play were well generally well executed. The set and props were correctly chosen in every aspect. The material and colors matched what was performed and gave out the correct scenery. The dolls gave the impression of children and make up of people made them look dead which explained the title. The dolls were well made as they moved or at least for me it looked like this in a way a clumsy child would. This showed how much has changed since characters were in school. Actors were sitting in correct positions and movement between actors was correctly executed. The sounds are mainly whispers and talks between characters which makes it realistic. Lightning was visible in correct spots to emphasize what was the most interesting/ important. The face makeup was applied in a way that actors looked like dead people. The costumes were dark which made them unnoticeable, and that wade faces of actors more visible. I liked that all elements fitted the idea of school or class life and aspect of death. 

To sum up, all the elements of the play were matching the main thought, after some research (really short one) I was enlightened by the main idea. After second time watching it I was a bigger fun then before. I believe that it was due to the distractions in school. Actors did great job and it made me reflect on passing time. I would recommend to watch it but try to stay focused and analyze it while watching it.