(Art: Barry Blitt)
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Friday, April 29, 2022
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Nippon konchûki (1963)
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Life story of a woman born in poverty trying to succeed. Through her many schemes, she faces her ups and downs in a cyclical nature, fueled mostly by self-interest.
The
biography of one woman is clearly set as an allegory for the
development of Japanese society in the 20th century, unsparingly
showing her many unsuccessful attempts to cope with life and her often
shockingly hard downfalls; made in a semi-documentary style, a large
cast of good performers and an eventful narrative.
NB: The last scene is a brilliant summary of the film's story: the woman returns by foot to her mountain village walking or rather stumbling up a stony path wearing a pair of geta (Japanese wooden footwear resembling flip-flops). One of the shoes breaks, so she takes the geta off walks on bare-footed.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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Monday, April 25, 2022
New York
Man climbs 85-foot ladder to secure torch on the plastic Statue of Liberty erected at Times Square for the Sixth War Loan Drive, New York, Photo by Weegee, 1944
Author: Diane Di Prima
(ph: James Oliver Mitchell)
Diane di Prima was an American poet, known for her association with the Beat movement. She was also an artist, prose writer, and teacher. Her magnum opus is widely considered to be Loba, a collection of poems first published in 1978 then extended in 1998.
Bio:
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