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Behind the Mask of Moebius Syndrome
Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital neurological disorder affecting two to 20 out of every million newborns. Patients suffer from total facial paralysis and often cannot even close their eyes or move them from side to side. Unable to smile, frown or otherwise express emotion, their everyday personal relationships are deeply affected. Even eating (chewing) is a problem. This memoir of a woman with Moebius syndrome provides a first-person view of life "behind the mask."
The Films of Jesus Franco, 1953-1966
With more than 180 films during a career spanning several decades, Jesus Franco (1930-2013) was an extraordinarily prolific and chameleon-like Spanish director, covering virtually every genre from horror to film noir, adventure and erotic, and adapting to all kinds of productions. A one-of-a-kind filmmaker, he was boldly original in the themes, style, and in his idea of cinema. This book examines his life and career between his first short film to the moment he cut his ties with his home country and became an "international" director, with a detailed production history and critical analysis of his films, placing his work within the social and political context of Spanish culture, politics, a...
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La expresión Guerra Fría, popularizada en 1947 por el periodista Walter Lippmann, alude al prolongado conflicto que enfrentó a la Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas y a Estados Unidos por la hegemonía mundial. Una pugna que se libró en los frentes político, económico, científico, militar y cultural, donde el cine desempeñó un gran papel. Las películas, de los más variados géneros y estilos fueron el mejor medio de persuasión para inculcar al espectador un orden simbólico que justificase la ideología de cada superpotencia. Pero, también, desafiando a la censura, y gracias a sus sofisticadas formas narrativas e iconográficas, el cine plasmó de manera certera las tensiones sociales y políticas de toda una época, proporcionándonos un documento histórico de primer orden protagonizado por personajes tan diversos como Iósif Stalin, Ronald Reagan, Lev Kuleshov, Sylvester Stallone, Nikita Jruschov, Billy Wilder, Grigoriy Chukhray, John Wayne, Alfred Hitchcock, John Le Carré o Steven Spielberg.
Behind the Mask of Moebius Syndrome
Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital neurological disorder affecting two to 20 out of every million newborns. Patients suffer from total facial paralysis and often cannot even close their eyes or move them from side to side. Unable to smile, frown or otherwise express emotion, their everyday personal relationships are deeply affected. Even eating (chewing) is a problem. This memoir of a woman with Moebius syndrome provides a first-person view of life "behind the mask."
Gli ultimi eroi
C'è una casa rosa in cima a una collina a metà tra Varese e la Svizzera, in cui sono nate storie così incredibili da farla sembrare incantata. In quelle stanze, o passeggiando tra i boschi vicini, il suo unico inquilino ha immaginato per oltre quindici anni contro-passati in cui l'Austria vince la Prima guerra mondiale prendendo alle spalle l'esercito italiano attraverso le Alpi, presenti paralleli in cui il papa lascia San Pietro per trasferirsi nella periferica Zagarolo, un pianeta Terra da cui tutta l'umanità – fatta eccezione per uno – si volatilizza nell'arco di una notte. Tra le sue fantasie di romanzi e i continui rifiuti ricevuti dal mondo editoriale, Guido Morselli ha compos...
Gentile Da Fabriano and the Other Renaissance
Il volume prende avvio dal saggio di Keith Christiansen e da un contributo sulla fortuna critica di Gentile in età moderna e le interessanti vicende collezionistiche. Ciascuna sezione del catalogo delle cento opere in mostra, costituita da schede esaurienti affidate a specialisti e corredate da immagini di qualità, è introdotta da micro-saggi di Andrea De Marchi che ricostruisce la preziosa e variegata produzione artistica di Gentile. Chiude il volume una consistente mole di apparati che prevede la pubblicazione di tutti i documenti sull'autore, un regesto illustrato della sua opera completa, un repertorio biografico di tutti gli artisti del Quattrocento, esposti in mostra, che intorno a lui gravitarono. Edizione in lingua inglese.
The Rise of Henry Morcar
This is the final instalment of Bentley's famous Inheritance Trilogy.Filmed by Granada in 1967, the Inheritance trilogy is Phyllis Bentley's most widely acclaimed work.Set against the backdrop of the textile industry in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the trilogy chronicles the lives of several families over 153 trouble-torn years, from the Luddite riots of 1812 to the death of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965. Vividly depicted, and moving to the last, this trilogy is an example of regional fiction at its finest.Speaking of the reason for the work, Bentley wrote that it is a story of "decency and integrity, courage and compassion... passed down the generations; we are always the heirs of the past and begetters of the future ages. It will be seen that this thought is the meaning of the title 'Inheritance.' It is not material wealth which is meant, but a spiritual heritage."
Roberto Caracciolo da Lecce (1425-1495)
In the second half of the fifteenth century, Roberto Caracciolo’s preaching touched the most important cities of Italy, and met with wide and resounding success. His sermons were read and diffused throughout Italy and Europe, propelled by the emergence of the printing press industry. This book provides a new and comprehensive study of his life, preaching and writing, replacing outdated resources and adding new and hitherto unknown data. It offers a reference work on a relevant social, intellectual and religious actor of Renaissance Italy and a reading of those times through the life and works of a celebrated preacher.
