Buster Keaton in "The General"

Jacques Brel (1929-1978)

"Le "galérien des galas" abandonne sa carrière au sommet de sa gloire en 1966. Le Grand Jacques enflammait les salles, habitait ses personnages, gesticulait, suait... Ses spectacles étaient de véritables marathons. Rarement un chanteur aura exprimé ses rages et ses passions avec autant de sincérité et de gravité que Jacques Brel." (http://www.rfimusique.com/sitefr/biographie/biographie_8932.asp)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNeR0HkDMks&feature=PlayList&p=AF6F01A70B30A70F&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

Gagarin - Short Film Palme d'or in 1995

Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concertos

"The autograph score of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos is dated 24 March 1721. In an elegant French dedication Bach explains that the collection of six concertos was the result of a commission from Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, whom he had met two years earlier - probably while in Berlin to collect a new Mietke harpsichord for his employer Prince Leopold of Cöthen. Musicologists and performers have always found it impossible to explain the wayward variety of the Brandenburg Concertos, often concluding (in desperation) that the diversity of the pieces must be the very quality which binds them together. The fact that Bach presented the Margrave with a score rather than parts is in itself significant, and the works were in any case unsuitable for the Margrave's small musical establishment. There is no evidence that the Margrave either thanked Bach or paid him a fee for the commission." (http://www.recorderhomepage.net/brandenburgs.html)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpf38dQpMzk&feature=PlayList&p=0B8C370A1754F355&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

Une belle interprétation du Concert pour piano n° 20 de Mozart

Trafic - Short Film Palme d'or in 2004

"Traffic

Directed by Catalin Mitulescu
With Maria Dinulescu, Andi Vasluianu
Romania 2004, 35mm, color, 15 min.
Romanian with English subtitles

An enigmatic episode in a seemingly average day of a disaffected Romanian business. Caught in Bucharest traffic and fragmentary conversations with his four year old daughter, his mind and eyes begin to wander. Mitulescu’s haunting short was winner of the 2004 Palme d’Or for Short Films at Cannes." (http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2007fall/romanian.html)

http://www.trilulilu.ro/omufaranick/aca72a8ccf18b3

Sniffer - Short Film Palme d'or in 2006

El Héroe (Palme d'or du meilleur court métrage en 1994)

The Lunch Date (Short Film Palme d'Or, 1990)

Nicolae Ceausescu and the Nationalism

L'Homme Sans Tête (The Man Without a Head)

The word "fuck"

WC - Love

Romania in photos

http://silviu.dap.ro/

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The music of a war child

"For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he's become an international hip-hop star and an activist for kids in war zones. In words and lyrics, he tells the story of his amazing life."

http://www.ted.com/talks/emmanuel_jal_the_music_of_a_war_child.html

The Sun

"The solar wind has also dropped to its lowest levels in 50 years. Scientists are unsure of the significance of this unusual calm, but are continually monitoring our closest star with an array of telescopes and satellites. Seen below are some recent images of the Sun in more active times."

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_sun.html

Alberto Iglesias (1955 - )

"Alberto Iglesias, compositor español, con una formación musical que incluye estudios de piano,
composición, contrapunto y música electrónica y una larga trayectoria internacional en la creación
de bandas sonoras para cine. Sus nominaciones al OSCAR de la Academia de Hollywood, a los
GLOBOS DE ORO y al BAFTA (British Academy of Films and Televisión Arts), unidos a los 7
Premios GOYAS (Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de España) y otros premios
nacionales e internacionales por diferentes bandas sonoras avalan su trayectoria." (http://www.albertoiglesias.net/base.htm)

http://www.mixpod.com/playlist/55453532

Hârtia va fi albastră (The Paper Will Be Blue), 2006

"The December 1989 fall of Communist Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu sets the stage for co-writer/director Radu Muntean's wry action drama following one perplexed militia's attempt to find out just who has assumed control of Bucharest once the despised tyrant has fallen. Romanian despot Ceausescu has been overthrown by a combination of military coup and civil insurrection, and now Lt. Neagu (Adi Carauleanu) has been assigned the task of maintaining the peace in a small Bucharest suburb. When Lt. Neagu and his heavily armored militia squad hear news that pro-Ceausescu forces are attempting to wrestle control of a national television station away from anti-Ceausescu counterparts, ambitious militiaman Costi (Paul Ipgate) suggests that the troupe leave to help fend off the "terrorists" who would see the feared dictator reinstated. After Costi slips away from the militia to help defend the television station, he is recruited to help defend a house full of protestors from terrorists. Inexplicably, Costi himself is accused of terrorism by the very people he was attempting to help and is forced to convince the protestors of his democratic beliefs. Realizing that Costi has deserted the militia and frightened that he will be held responsible for losing his soldier, Lt. Neagu and his squad discover that their mission is far from over after arriving as Costi's suburban home. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide" (http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/361881/Hartia-Va-Fi-Albastra/overview)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecspkajLTfk&feature=PlayList&p=7A4757D91D9F05B7&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

One of the best comedies I have ever seen