When the author arrived to London, he met with Mrs. Strckland again. After her sister's death she received an inheritance and lived very well. In her cozy living room reproductions of Strickland hang, and she behaved as if she and her husband had a great relationship. Speaking to Mrs. Strickland, the author recalled the son of Strickland and Ata, as if he saw him on a fishing schooner. And above him the author saw a thick blue sky, stars, and, the water wilderness of the Pacific Ocean as far as the eye can see.
суббота, 1 июня 2013 г.
Individual Reading. "The Moon and Sixpence" by Maugham. (chapters 46 - 51)
Some times later the author knew that Strickland died from leprosy. Having learnd of his illness, he wanted to go to the forest, but his wife Ate didnt let him. They lived together, not talking to people. They lived together, not talking to people. Despite his blindness (it was the last stage of leprosy), Strickland continued to work, drawing on the walls of the house. This murals were only seen by a doctor when he came to see the patient, but he did not find him alive. The doctor was shocked. His works conveyed something great, sensual and passionate, as if it was made by human hands, penetrated into the depths of nature and discovered it frightening and wonderful mystery.
The author understood: Strickland got what he wanted: he expelled a demon, that for many years owned his soul by means of this painting. Before his death the artist ordered his wife to burn the house.
The author understood: Strickland got what he wanted: he expelled a demon, that for many years owned his soul by means of this painting. Before his death the artist ordered his wife to burn the house.
Individual Reading. "The Moon and Sixpence" by S. Maugham. (Chapters 35- 45)
Strickland and the author met again. The former finally showed the later his paintings. They made a strong and strange impression on him. The author felt in them an incredible effort to express something, the desire to get free of the force, which holds an artist. When the fate threw the author to Tahiti, where Strickland spent the last years of his life, he asked about the artist of all locals who knew him. He was told how Strickland, withou tmoney and job, being hungry, lived in a doss house in Marseilles. Strickland hired out as a worker on a ship bound for Australia but came to Tahiti. Residents of the island,considering him to be a vagabond thought it was not interested in his "pictures". And now they regreted that at the time missed the opportunity to buy paintings for pennies. Old Tahitian, an owner of the hotel, where the author lived, told him how she found Strickland's wife - native Ata, her distant relative. Immediately after the wedding, Strickland and Ata went into the woods, where Ata had a small piece of land, and the following three years were the happiest of the artist's life. Ata did not bother him, did everything he ordered her and brought their child ...
Review 4.
"The Great Getsby."
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton.
Synopsis:
This movie is a screen version of the novel of the same name by American writer Scott Fitzgerald who had crrated his famous mesterpiece in the middle of the 1920s. The main character Nick Carraway comes to New York in the early 20th century. It is the time of the introduced "dry law", gradually decomposing moral, incomparable jazz and at the same time it's a period of a prosperous crime. Carraway follows his father's advice - to learn not to judge people. However, he is fascinated by the mysterious past and luxurious present lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Carraway appeares in the circle of Getsby's friends, but he becomes a witness to obsession and tragedy...
Review:
Any film adaptation possesses some kind of the fascination that lies in seeing how the director has perceived the source material, with some new interpretation. "The Great Gatsby" has exactly the same fascination. Beautiful, dizzy, amazing but at the same time very profound plot from the point of view of outstanding director Luhrmann will not leave indifferent viewers. Luhrmann created vivid 1920s backdrops: everybody sing and dance that conveys an unique atmosphere of jazz, the Age of jazz. There are black-and-white footage and depthless digital panoramas of New York, hyper-real street scenes through which Gatsby roars in his sports car. All of these create a great impression of mad rhythm of 1920s.
The cast is wonderful, especially Leonardo DiCaprio who performed his role perfectly. And Mulligan's Daisy has gentleness and charm in her image. Their initial meeting over tea in Nick's cottage, has some charge, and DiCaprio and Mulligan handle it well.
In general the film is worth to watch. The classics is always the classics, even in the modern intepretation.
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton.
Synopsis:
This movie is a screen version of the novel of the same name by American writer Scott Fitzgerald who had crrated his famous mesterpiece in the middle of the 1920s. The main character Nick Carraway comes to New York in the early 20th century. It is the time of the introduced "dry law", gradually decomposing moral, incomparable jazz and at the same time it's a period of a prosperous crime. Carraway follows his father's advice - to learn not to judge people. However, he is fascinated by the mysterious past and luxurious present lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Carraway appeares in the circle of Getsby's friends, but he becomes a witness to obsession and tragedy...
Review:
Any film adaptation possesses some kind of the fascination that lies in seeing how the director has perceived the source material, with some new interpretation. "The Great Gatsby" has exactly the same fascination. Beautiful, dizzy, amazing but at the same time very profound plot from the point of view of outstanding director Luhrmann will not leave indifferent viewers. Luhrmann created vivid 1920s backdrops: everybody sing and dance that conveys an unique atmosphere of jazz, the Age of jazz. There are black-and-white footage and depthless digital panoramas of New York, hyper-real street scenes through which Gatsby roars in his sports car. All of these create a great impression of mad rhythm of 1920s.
The cast is wonderful, especially Leonardo DiCaprio who performed his role perfectly. And Mulligan's Daisy has gentleness and charm in her image. Their initial meeting over tea in Nick's cottage, has some charge, and DiCaprio and Mulligan handle it well.
In general the film is worth to watch. The classics is always the classics, even in the modern intepretation.
Rendering 16 (music)
The article "Still Young, Even at 50" was published on the website of The New York Times newspaper by Vivien Schweitzer on May 28, 2013. It reports about New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall.
Speaking of the symphony it's neccessary to note that since 1984, it has awarded commissions to 102 composers age 30 and under, whose works have won three Pulitzer Prizes and the Grawemeyer Award, among other accolades. Those commissioned by the ensemble include Michael Torke, Aaron Jay Kernis, Augusta Read Thomas, Kevin Puts and Derek Bermel.
As part of this impressive commitment to music by living composers, the Youth Symphony — which offers tuition-free instruction to talented musicians ages 12 to 22 — presents a new piece at each of its Carnegie Hall concerts. On Sunday afternoon it was the premiere of John Glover’s “Natural Systems,” performed as part of the orchestra’s 50th-anniversary celebrations.
Speaking of the symphony it's neccessary to note that since 1984, it has awarded commissions to 102 composers age 30 and under, whose works have won three Pulitzer Prizes and the Grawemeyer Award, among other accolades. Those commissioned by the ensemble include Michael Torke, Aaron Jay Kernis, Augusta Read Thomas, Kevin Puts and Derek Bermel.
As part of this impressive commitment to music by living composers, the Youth Symphony — which offers tuition-free instruction to talented musicians ages 12 to 22 — presents a new piece at each of its Carnegie Hall concerts. On Sunday afternoon it was the premiere of John Glover’s “Natural Systems,” performed as part of the orchestra’s 50th-anniversary celebrations.
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