Tales from the Perilous Realm | Farmer Giles of Ham (Radio Drama 1992)
A 1992 BBC Radio 5 series of Tolkien’s three novellas; Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton Major, and one book of poems The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. Adapted by Brian Sibley, produced by John Taylor.
Tales from the Perilous Realm is a compilation, first published in 1997, of several stories and poems by J.R.R. Tolkien, which had been previously published separately. Its only major relation to Middle-earth is The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, which features the character Tom Bombadil.
The first edition of the book (1997) includes:
Farmer Giles of Ham
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
Leaf by Niggle
Smith of Wootton Major
More info.: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Tales_from_the_Perilous_Realm
Farmer Giles of Ham is a short story written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1947, first published in 1949.
The story describes the encounters between Farmer Giles and a wily dragon named Chrysophylax, and how Giles manages to use these to rise from humble beginnings to rival the king of the land. It is cheerfully anachronistic and light-hearted, set in Britain in an imaginary period of the "Dark Ages", and featuring mythical creatures, medieval knights, and primitive firearms. It is only tangentially connected with Middle-earth.
Cast & Characters:
J.R.R. Tolkien - Michael Hordern
Farmer Giles - Brian Blessed
Garm - Jonathan Tefler
The Giant - Brian Sibley
Chrysophylax - Stephen Thorne
Additional voices :
Jonathan Adams
Matthew Morgan
Nicholas Murchie
Joanna Wake
John Webb
Leaf by Niggle: https://rumble.com/v4nxnfl-tales-from-the-perilous-realm-leaf-by-niggle-radio-drama-1992.html
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Secrets of History | Agnès Sorel - First Among Favorites
A 2014 France TV History Documentary hosted by Stéphane Bern. Audio in French with English subtitles.
Agnès Sorel was 20 years old when she met Charles VII. She was the first official mistress of a king of France, in 1444. She was distinguished by her youth and her great beauty. A charm that even her fiercest enemies, like Pope Pius II, recognized in her. Her excess of jewelry, her extravagant outfits and her taste for the arts created scandal at the same time as they brought light into the old palaces of the kingdom. Both free and pious, Agnès transformed King Charles VII, 18 years her senior, and played a major political role at his side, in a kingdom tormented by the Hundred Years' War.
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Secrets of History | Saint Louis - On Earth As In Heaven
A 2014 France TV History Documentary hosted by Stéphane Bern. Audio in French with English subtitles.
Louis IX, also called Saint Louis, is the only king to have been canonized in 1297, only twenty-seven years after his death. In this Secrets of History episode, Stéphane Bern follows in the footsteps of Louis IX. Guided by an unshakeable faith, attentive to his people, Saint-Louis profoundly modified the judicial institutions of the kingdom, thus forging a reputation as a just king.
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Mozart On Tour | Vienna: The Last Year (Episode 13)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: Between 1788 and 1790, Mozart and his wife Constanze suffered from precarious finances and the tragedy of the death of young children; only two of the five children born to them during their eight-year marriage lived to adulthood. With Constanze in fragile health from her pregnancies and taking the waters at Baden, Mozart spent 1791 – the final year of his short life – in Vienna, working to make ends meet. Spending on the arts there had declined, but Mozart earned enough to stabilize his family′s financial situation, although it remained precarious. With his own health in decline, visiting Constanze in Baden every weekend, Mozart wrote some solemn works during the year, such as the Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626, which he never finished; it was performed at his funeral. But he also wrote lighthearted music, such the fairy-tale opera The Magic Flute, and his final piano concerto, Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595, an uplifting work that used the same melody as a children's song about a little boy wishing for the coming of spring. Music performed during the documentary includes portions of The Magic Flute by László Polgár (as Papageno), Ibolya Verebics (as Pamina), and the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, Budpaest, conducted by Wilhelm Keitel; of the Quintet in A major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581, by Otokar Bretšneider (clarinet) and members of the Talich Quartet; and of Piano Concert No. 27 by Aleksandar Madžar.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595, performed by Aleksandar Madžar with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Previn, recorded in the Grosse Galerie ("Great Gallery") at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.
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Mozart On Tour | Munich: Way Station (Episode 12)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: By 1790, Mozart had visited Munich eight times – it usually was the first large city he passed through on his journeys and thus served as a way station for him, and his piano performances and works always were popular in Munich – but had never secured steady employment there. Munich saw important performances of many of Mozart′s works, including the world première of his 1775 opera La finta giardiniera ("The Pretend Garden-Girl") and of his 1781 opera seria Idomeneo. He played his 1788 Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major "Coronation," K. 537, at the coronation of Leopold II as Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt-am-Main in September 1790 and played it for the King of Naples, Ferdinand IV (1751–1825) in Munich on his way home. A noteworthy aspect of the written version of the concerto is that it does not contain all the notes of the solo part, preventing dishonest copyists from distributing the work without proper payment. In many of his piano works, Mozart expected pianists to understand what he wanted them to play from a musical sketch which required them to improvise the necessary harmonies, sometimes by sight. To this day, the "Coronation" concerto is played in this way, sometimes using cadenzas recommended by the composer or other authorities and sometimes with the individual pianist using his or her own interpretation. Music performed during the documentary includes portions of La finta giardiniera by members of the Choir of the Hungarian National Opera, Budapest, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, Budpaest, conducted by Wilhelm Keitel, and of Divertimento No. 15, K. 287, by the Chamber Ensemble of the National Theatre, Prague.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major "Coronation," K. 537 with cadenzas by Edwin Fischer, performed by Homero Francesch with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen ("Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic") conducted by Gerd Albrecht, recorded in the Christian Zaiss Saal ("Christian Zeiss Hall") in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Episode 13: https://rumble.com/v4npopk-mozart-on-tour-vienna-the-last-year-episode-13.html
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Mozart On Tour | Frankfurt: Coronation (Episode 11)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: Austria's Emperor Leopold II traveled to Frankfurt-am-Main in early October 1790 to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Left out of the Viennese court's official delegation, Mozart paid his own way to travel to Frankfurt-am-Main in the hope of making money by performing concerts. However, he was left out of the musical activities related to the coronation entirely, and instead of Mozart receiving a commission for an opera, the opera Axur, re d'Ormus by Antonio Salieri (1750–1825) was performed as part of the coronation festivities. By the time of the coronation ceremony on 9 October 1790, Mozart had done little to compose new music or make professional contacts among the dignitaries attending the festivities. In the end, Mozart finally gave a concert on 15 October 1790, after the newly crowned emperor and most other officials had left the city. The concert, which included performances of Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459, and Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major "Coronation," K. 537, was not a commercial success. Music performed during the documentary includes portions of Piano Concerto No. 19 by Radu Lupu with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen ("Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic") conducted by David Zinman; Piano Concerto No. 26 with cadenzas by Edwin Fischer, performed by Homero Francesch with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen conducted by Gerd Albrecht; and Antonio Salieri′s opera Tarare with Anna Caleb as Spinette,Jean Pierre Lafont as Atar, and the Radiosinfonieorchester Stuttgart ("Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra") conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459, performed by Radu Lupu with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen ("Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic") conducted by David Zinman, recorded in the Sophiensaal in Munich, Germany.
Episode 12: https://rumble.com/v4npk3w-mozart-on-tour-munich-way-station-episode-12.html
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Mozart on Tour | Prague: Success with Da Ponte (Episode 10)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: In 1787, Mozart received an invitation to Prague to conduct his opera buffa The Marriage of Figaro. The opera was a smash hit in Prague, and led to Mozart receiving a commission to compose the music for his opera Don Giovanni to a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749–1838). Music performed during the documentary includes portions of Symphony No. 38 in D major "Prague," K. 504, by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen ("Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic") conducted by Gerd Albrecht; Don Giovanni, K. 427, by István Gáli (as Don Giovanni), Zsuzsanna Dénes (as Donna Anna), László Polgár (as Leporello), and the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television conducted by Wilhelm Keitel; Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478, by the Ars Quartet; and 6 German Dances, K. 509, by the Chamber Ensemble of the National Theatre, Prague.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488, performed by Zoltán Kocsis with the Virtuosi di Praga conducted by Jiřà Bělohlávek, recorded in the Rittersaal ("Knight′s Hall") of the Wallenstein Palace in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Episode 11: https://rumble.com/v4np4px-mozart-on-tour-frankfurt-coronation-episode-11.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - Behind the scenes (ITA SUB)
Disc III - Backstage material filmed by Costa Botes
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | Middle-earth Atlas
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 9
This map gives a geographical context to the events that take place in The Fellowship of the Ring.
FOTR - Behind the Scenes Movie:
https://rumble.com/v4nl6i6-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-behind-the-scenes-ita-sub.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | Elrond Council (different angle)
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 8
Elrond Council from a different angle.
Extra 9: https://rumble.com/v4nl5xb-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-appendices-pt.-2-middle-earth-atlas.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | Bag End Set Test (ITA SUB)
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 7
Extra 8: https://rumble.com/v4nl5j6-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-appendices-pt.-2-elrond-council-different-an.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | Pre-Vis Animatic
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 6
- Pre-Vis Animatic - Gandalf Rides to Orthane
- Pre-Vis Animatic - The Stairs of Khazad-dum
- Pre-Vis to Film Comparision - The Bridge of Kazad-dum
Extra 7: https://rumble.com/v4nl4fl-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-appendices-pt.-2-bag-end-set-test-ita-sub.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | New Zealand as Middle-earth
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 2
Extra 3: https://rumble.com/v4nl0ik-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-appendices-pt.-2-making-words-into-images-it.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | The Prologue: Early Storyboard Sequence (ITA SUB)
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 1
Extra 2: https://rumble.com/v4nkx8n-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-appendices-pt.-2-new-zealand-as-middle-earth.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | Storyboard to Film Comparision
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 5
- Storyboard - Nazgul Attack at Bree
- Storyboard to Film Comparision - Nazgul Attack at Bree
Extra 6: https://rumble.com/v4nl3xw-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-appendices-pt.-2-pre-vis-animatic.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | Abandoned Storyboard Sequence
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 4
- Abandoned Storyboard Sequence - Orc Pursuit into Lothlorien
- Abandoned Storyboard Sequence - Sarn Gebir Rapids Chase
Extra 5: https://rumble.com/v4nl2j0-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-appendices-pt.-2-storyboard-to-film-comparis.html
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The Fellowship of the Ring - The Appendices Pt. 2 | Making Words Into Images (ITA SUB)
Disc II - Part II - From Vision to Reality - Extra 3 (Storyboards and Pre-Viz)
Extra 4: https://rumble.com/v4nl1k8-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-appendices-pt.-2-abandoned-storyboard-sequen.html
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Mozart On Tour | Vienna and Prague: The Other Side of the Coin (Episode 9)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: In Vienna in 1786, Mozart composed the opera buffa The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart and his librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte (1749–1838), based it on a satirical political play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), which was banned in the Austrian Empire. Although not as politically charged as Beaumarchais's work, The Marriage of Figaro nonetheless satirized the aristocracy and their relationships with their servants. It also broke new ground in opera in its three-dimensional treatment of its characters, its exploration of their sexual attractions to one another, and in its use and style of music, which departed from previous operatic conventions in many ways. Thanks to these qualities and to the palace intrigue and social politics that tended to determine musical success or failure in Vienna, the opera premiered in Vienna on 1 May 1786 but closed after only nine performances, receiving a mixed reception. Shortly after its premiere, however, connoisseurs of music in Prague invited Mozart to attend a performance of the opera in Prague, where it premiered in December 1786. In Prague, The Marriage of Figaro achieved tremendous success. In 1789, The Marriage of Figaro was revived in Vienna, cementing its place in the Mozart repertoire. Music performed during the documentary includes portions of Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 – which Mozart composed in 1786, a few weeks before the world premiere of The Marriage of Figaro – performed by André Previn with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Previn; The Marriage of Figaro by István Gáti (as Figaro); Der Schauspieldirektor ("The Impresario"), K. 486, by István Rozsos (as Buff), Ingrid Kertesi (as Madame Herz), and Katalin Farkas (as Madame Silberklang); and Antonio Salieri′s (1750–1825) Prima la musica e poi le parole ("First the music and then the words") by Mária Zempeléni (as Tonina) with the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television conducted by Wilhelm Keitel.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 with cadenzas by André Previn, performed by André Previn with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Previn, recorded in the Grosse Galerie ("Great Gallery") at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.
Episode 10: https://rumble.com/v4noz8w-mozart-on-tour-prague-success-with-da-ponte-episode-10.html
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Mozart On Tour | Vienna: The Best City for My Métier (Episode 8)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: Mozart enjoyed life in Vienna and never returned to Salzburg after a three-month stay there to visit his father Leopold in 1783. For his part, Leopold viewed Wolfgang′s lifestyle in Vienna as frivolous, and made his distaste known. But by the years from 1783 to 1785, Wolfgang had become history′s first successful freelance composer, and made a comfortable living from his compositions and performances. He enhanced his reputation by taking part in a number of large-scale concert events in Vienna known as musical "academies," each of which centered around the works of a featured composer. Wolfgang befriended Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), celebrated by his contemporaries as the greatest composer of his time, and during a visit Leopold made to Vienna in 1785, Haydn thanked Leopold for his contribution to the musical education of Wolfgang, who Haydn said was the greatest composer he had ever known, leading to a warming of relations between Wolfgang and Leopold. Wolfgang often performed piano works by sight-reading them at their premiere without rehearsal, and his piano works from this period provide insight into his talent and skill as a performer. Music performed during the documentary includes portions of Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 performed by Ivan Klánský with the Virtuosi di Praga conducted by Jiřà Bělohlávek; the Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 performed by soprano Andrea Rost with the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart conducted by Helmuth Rilling; and String Quartet No. 19, K. 465 performed by the Talich Quartet.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, with cadenzas by Ivan Klánský, performed by Ivan Klánský with the Virtuosi di Praga conducted by Jiřà Bělohlávek, recorded in the Rittersaal ("Knight's Hall") of the Wallenstein Palace in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Episode 9: https://rumble.com/v4ni8nb-mozart-on-tour-vienna-and-prague-the-other-side-of-the-coin-episode-9.html
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Mozart On Tour | Vienna: A Double Abduction (Episode 7)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: After the death of Empress Maria Theresa in November 1780, Archbishop Colloredo in 1781 ordered Mozart to accompany him and his retinue to Vienna for the official mourning period. Resolved to stay in Vienna and chafing at the archbishop′s treatment of him, Mozart resigned from his service while in Vienna at the archbishop′s request and against his father Leopold′s wishes. In Vienna, giving music lessons, Mozart met the Webers, who had moved there from Mannheim after the death of the father Fridolin. By the summer of 1782, Mozart was in love with Constanze Weber, but needed money to marry her, get her away from her mother, and set up his own household with her. Mozart composed the opera buffa The Abduction from the Seraglio in 1782, and used the money he earned from it to "rescue" Constanze from her mother′s household. Music performed during the documentary includes portions of Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 performed by Dezső Ránki with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate; The Abduction from the Seraglio by Dénes Gulyás (as Belmonte) and the Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, Budapest, conducted by Wilhelm Keitel; and Sonata for Violin and Piano, K. 371, by Jitka Nováková (violin) and František Kúda (piano).
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453, performed by Dezső Ránki with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Tate, recorded in the Grosse Galerie ("Great Gallery") at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.
Episode 8: https://rumble.com/v4ni4t0-mozart-on-tour-vienna-the-best-city-for-my-mtier-episode-8.html
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Mozart On Tour | Paris: Far from Salzburg (Episode 6)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: Mozart disliked his birthplace and childhood home, Salzburg, and found it humiliating to make music for the Archbishop of Salzburg, Count Hieronymus von Colloredo. After a prominent French pianist named Mademoiselle Jeunehomme – her first name is not recorded – visited Salzburg and performed some of Wolfgang's works, he and his family decided that he should visit Paris. When Mozart wrote the Archbishop and diplomatically requested that he grant Mozart a leave of absence so that he could travel and seek other opportunities, the Archbishop responded by firing Mozart, so Mozart and his mother set out for Mannheim, where they stayed for four months, and then moved on to Paris, arriving there in March 1778. In Paris, he received few job offers and turned down the ones he did receive. On 3 July 1778, his mother died in Paris. Mozart returned to Salzburg with no job and large debts, never to return to France. Although he viewed himself as a failure during this period of his life, it was a fruitful time in terms of his musical compositions.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, "Jeunehomme," K. 271, performed by Mitsuko Uchida with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg conducted by Jeffrey Tate, recorded at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg during the Salzburg Festival in 1989.
Episode 7: https://rumble.com/v4nhy7i-mozart-on-tour-vienna-a-double-abduction-episode-7.html
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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso Director's cut (Film 1988)
Nuovo cinema Paradiso (literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 French-Italian coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It was internationally released as Cinema Paradiso in France, Spain, the UK and the US. Audio in Italian with English subtitles.
Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre. This Italian-French co-production stars Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Leopoldo Trieste, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano and Salvatore Cascio. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone and his son, Andrea, marking the beginning of a collaboration between Tornatore and Morricone that lasted until Morricone's death on 6 July 2020.
In 1988 Rome, Salvatore Di Vita, a famous film director, returns home late one evening, where his girlfriend sleepily tells him that his mother called to say someone named Alfredo has died. Salvatore shies from committed relationships and has not been to his home village of Giancaldo, Sicily in thirty years. As his girlfriend asks him who Alfredo was, Salvatore is not able to fall asleep and flashes back to his childhood.
Credited with revitalizing Italy's film industry, Cinema Paradiso has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time. The ending is considered among the greatest endings in movie history.
It was a commercial success, and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix. It was nominated for 11 BAFTA Awards and won five; including Best Actor for Philippe Noiret, Best Supporting Actor for Salvatore Cascio, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film, a record for a foreign language feature until it was broken by All Quiet on the Western Front in 2023.
Cast & Characters:
Philippe Noiret as Alfredo
Salvatore Cascio as child Salvatore Di Vita
Marco Leonardi as teenage Salvatore
Jacques Perrin as adult Salvatore
Agnese Nano as Elena Mendola
Brigitte Fossey as adult Elena (extended cut only)
Antonella Attili as Maria Di Vita
Pupella Maggio as old Maria
Enzo Cannavale as Spaccafico
Isa Danieli as Anna
Leopoldo Trieste as Father Adelfio
Roberta Lena as Lia
Nino Terzo as Peppino's father
Leo Gullotta as the Usher
Tano Cimarosa as the Blacksmith
Nicola Di Pinto as the Village Idiot
Cinema Paradiso was shot in director Tornatore's hometown Bagheria, Sicily, as well as Cefalù on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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Mozart on Tour | Schwetzingen: Musicians and Princess (Episode 5)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: Mozart arrived in Mannheim in October 1777, hoping to become court composer to the Elector of Bavaria, Charles IV Theodore (1724–1799); under Charles Theodore, Mannheim and Schwetzingen, where Charles Theodore maintained a country palace, had become important European artistic and cultural centers. Travelling without his father Leopold, it was the first time in Mozart′s life that he had sought employment and artistic recognition on his own. He pursued a permanent paid position at court without success, in no small part because of his lack of diplomacy and diffidence. While awaiting a chance to secure full-time employment, he tried to met expenses by composing music and giving music lessons, including for the elector's second family by his deceased mistress. He used his Piano Concert No. 8 in C Major, K. 246, in teaching his students. Music performed during the documentary includes portions of The Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K. 285, by Hana Huberná (flute) and members of the Talich Quartet and Piano Concert No. 8 in C Major, K. 246, by Christian Zacharias and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concert No. 8 in C Major K. 246, performed by Christian Zacharias with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti, recorded in the Rokokotheater ("Rococo Theater") at Schwetzingen Palace in Schwetzingen, Germany, where Charles Theodore’s court spent a great deal of time during Mozart′s stay.
Episode 6: https://rumble.com/v4nhw49-mozart-on-tour-paris-far-from-salzburg-episode-6.html
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La Vita di Giulio Cesare
Luciano Canfora racconta Giulio Ceare.
Luciano Canfora è uno storico del mondo antico e filologo italiano, professore emerito di filologia greca e latina presso l’Università di Bari. Profondo conoscitore della cultura classica e autore di importanti studi sulla storia antica e su quella contemporanea. Membro dell’Institute for the classical tradition di Boston, della Fondazione Istituto Gramsci di Roma, e del comitato scientifico dell’Istituto della Enciclopedia Treccani, dirige la rivista Quaderni di storia e la collana La città antica e collabora con il «Corriere della Sera» e altre testate. I suoi numerosissimi studi, tradotti in varie lingue, sono caratterizzati da un approccio multidisciplinare e un ampio ambito di ricerca.
Autore di molti best seller, i suoi libri sono stati anche tradotti in diverse lingue. Tra le sue pubblicazioni: Europa gigante incatenato (Dedalo, 2020), La democrazia dei signori (Laterza, 2022), Lezioni di filologia classica (il Mulino, 2023), Sovranità limitata (Laterza, 2023), La democrazia. Storia di un’ideologia (Laterza, 2023).
Tra le sue pubblicazioni per Laterza, più volte ristampate e molte delle quali tradotte nelle principali lingue: Storia della letteratura greca; Giulio Cesare. Il dittatore democratico; Prima lezione di storia greca; La democrazia. Storia di un’ideologia;L’occhio di Zeus;Il papiro di Artemidoro; La natura del potere;I l mondo di Atene; Intervista sul potere (a cura di A. Carioti); La crisi dell’utopia. Aristofane contro Platone; Augusto figlio di Dio; Tucidide. La menzogna, la colpa, l’esilio; Cleofonte deve morire;La scopa di don Abbondio. Il moto violento della storia;Il sovversivo. Concetto Marchesi e il comunismo italiano; Fermare l’odio; La metamorfosi; Il tesoro degli Ebrei. Roma e Gerusalemme; Catilina. Una rivoluzione mancata; Sovranità limitata.
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Mozart on Tour | Mannheim: Aloysia and Constanze (Episode 4)
- DOCUMENTARY SEGMENT: Mozart arrived in Mannheim in 1777 to seek a position in the court of the Elector of Bavaria Charles IV Theodore (1724–1799). He spent a year there, encountering the Mannheim school of composers and orchestral techniques, and the school had a major influence on his future compositions. In Mannheim, he met the music copyist Franz Fridolin Weber (1691–1754) and his four daughters. Mozart fell in love with Weber′s second-oldest child, the soprano Aloysia Weber (c. 1760–1839). Weber′s oldest child, the soprano Josepha Weber (1758–1819), later created the role of the Queen of the Night in Mozart′s 1791 opera The Magic Flute. Weber′s third child, soprano Constanze Weber (1762–1842), later became Mozart's wife. Mozart also met the conductor of the Mannheim orchestra, Christian Cannabich (c. 1731–1798), who greatly impressed him, and he composed for Cannabich′s daughter Rose. Music performed during the documentary includes portions of Sonata No. 22 for Violin and Piano, K. 293d, by Jitka Nováková (violin) and František Kúda (piano) and Symphony No. 31 in D Major "Paris", K. 297, by the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg conducted by Jeffrey Tate.
- CONCERT SEGMENT: Piano Concerto No. 6 in B Major, K. 238, performed by Christian Zacharias with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti, recorded in the Rokokotheater ("Rococo Theater") at Schwetzingen Palace in Schwetzingen, Germany, where Charles Theodore’s court spent a great deal of time during Mozart′s stay in Mannheim.
Episode 5: https://rumble.com/v4n8cc0-mozart-on-tour-schwetzingen-musicians-and-princess-episode-5.html
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