Nino Rota (1911 - 1979) and his music

"His work in film dates back to the early forties. His filmography includes the names of virtually all of the noted directors of his time. First among these is Federico Fellini. He wrote all of the movie scores for Fellini's films from The White Sheik in 1952 to The Orchestra Rehearsal in 1979. Other directors include Renato Castellani, Luchino Visconti, Franco Zeffirelli, Mario Monicelli, Francis Ford Coppola (Oscar for best original movie score), King Vidor, René Clément, Edward Dmytrik and Eduardo de Filippo. He also composed the music for many theatre productions by Visconti, Zefirelli and de Filippo." (http://ninarota.com/ninorota/)

http://www.mixpod.com/playlist/55791746

Un producto revolucionario

Atat de frumos!

CINEUROPA - the best of european cinema

"The European Cinema Portal

Site dedicated to European cinema, films, actors, filmmakers, professionals, producers, distributors, sales agents, scriptwriters, film finance and the film industry as a whole…

The European film and television industries finally have a web site dedicated entirely to them and published in no less than four languages, English, French, Italian, and Spanish."

www.cineuropa.org/index.aspx?lang=en

A charming animated story: The Point

Infinity? No, maybe Infinities...

1001 Before You Die

"The 1001 Before You Die series is a collection of 960-page illustrated reference books originated by Quintessence Editions.

There are currently 14 titles available, with subject matter ranging from movies to wine and from paintings to inventions. Each book comprises 1001 engaging and informative articles compiled by one general editor and written by a team of experts in the field.

Packed with at-a-glance facts, intriguing quotations and arresting images, the books are great to dip into and a pleasure to read from start to finish."

1001beforeyoudie.com/

William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind

"At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life."


www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_how_i_harnessed_the_wind.html

Biblioteca virtuala romaneasca

"Bun venit la Biblior.NET."

www.biblior.net/

Les parapluies de Cherbourg - an amazing movie

"When she made "Umbrellas'' for the French director Jacques Demy, Deneuve was 20, and her work in this film was a flowering that introduced one of the great stars of modern French cinema. The film itself was a curious experiment in which all of the words were sung; Michel Legrand wrote the wall-to-wall score, which includes not only the famous main theme and other songs, but also Demy's sung dialogue, in the style of the lines used to link passages in opera. This style would seem to suggest a work of featherweight romanticism, but "Umbrellas'' is unexpectedly sad and wise, a bittersweet reflection on the way true love sometimes does not (and perhaps should not) conquer all." (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19960517/REVIEWS/605170304/1023)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQatoXwFLHM

Cinemuzica la Radio Romania Muzical

"Filmul este cea mai tânără artă, dar în ciuda acestui fapt a ştiut încă de la bun început să lege o frumoasă prietenie cu artele surori. Aşa încât, de-a lungul istoriei cinematografului, acesta a găsit sursă de inspiraţie în teatru, balet, pictură, muzică.

Muzica a devenit în timp un partener „strategic” al filmului, iar premiile Oscar au introdus în lista lor şi pe cel pentru cea mai bună coloană sonoră.

Mari compozitori au creat pentru filme, melodii care au rămas nemuritoare, iar musicalul, gen cinematografic pe care America l-a creat, a devenit unul de succes.

Muzica a fost sursă de inspiraţie şi pentru scenarişti sau regizori; unii dintre ei au ajuns celebri pentru producţii care au ca subiect arta sonoră, mari compozitori sau interpreţi. Relaţia s-a dezvoltat şi mai mult iar literatura, muzica şi filmul s-au întâlnit în producţii celebre.

Iată de ce Radio România Muzical propune un format care să cuprindă toate acestea şi încă multe alte surprize (...)."

www.romania-muzical.ro/emisiuni/es-index.shtml?sh=92

L'ofici de viure

"L'ofici de viure és un programa sobre creixement personal, psicologia positiva i nova espiritualitat."

www.catradio.cat/programa/1038/Lofici-de-viure

Gallica Classique

"Gallica "Classique" est une collection du site Gallica. Cette sélection permet un accès direct aux textes fondateurs de la littérature française ainsi qu'une appropriation rapide. Conçu tant pour les lycéens et les étudiants que pour les professeurs, les chercheurs ou les curieux, ce site propose des outils de recherche et de navigation (chronologies, listes de sites) ainsi qu'un mode d'emploi. Les documents y sont disponibles, comme dans Gallica, en mode image et/ou en mode texte (...). Avec cette nouvelle collection, Gallica, jusqu'à présent consacré au XIXe siècle francophone, s'ouvre à la littérature française, depuis le moyen âge jusqu'à la veille de 1914. Cette initiative s'inscrit dans la politique de la Bibliothèque nationale de France qui vise à diffuser le plus largement sa bibliothèque numérique afin d'assurer le rayonnement de la culture francophone sur l'Internet. Très prochainement, Gallica donnera ainsi accès à plus de dix millions de pages."

gallicadossiers.bnf.fr/Classique/

Shhh... You've found us. Welcome to The Auteurs. Your online cinema. Anytime, anywhere.

"Bienvenue sur le site The Auteurs, une salle de cinéma en ligne pour les cinéphiles du monde entier.

REGARDEZ des films dans des conditions exceptionnelles de définition et de qualité. Une véritable expérience de cinéma à portée de clic.

DÉCOUVREZ des films primés, films d'auteurs et classiques du cinéma dans le Catalogue. Soyez à l'écoute du monde de la Cinéphilie grâce aux Carnets.

ÉCHANGEZ avec les cinéphiles du monde entier, grâce au Forum."

www.theauteurs.com/

The Fun Theory

"This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better."

thefuntheory.com/

Portraits d'un nouveau monde : l'émigration - un monde métissé ou cloisonné

"Portraits d'un nouveau monde : une collection documentaire multimédia qui nous raconte de Pékin à Rio, les grands bouleversements du 21ème siècle à travers des histoires particulières (...).

Chaque année, 200 millions de migrants partent à la recherche d'une vie meilleure. Favoriser le métissage ou fermer nos frontières : à quoi ressemblera notre société demain ?"

documentaires.france5.fr/series/portraits-dun-nouveau-monde-emigration

The Big Picture - Shanghai's Expo

"Officials now estimate the 6-month event, themed "Better City, Better Life", will attract up to 100 million visitors, 95 percent of them Chinese. Shanghai has spent 400 billion yuan (58.6 billion US dollars) preparing for the Expo, according to state media - more than was spent on the Beijing Olympics."

www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/shanghais_expo_nearly_ready.html

Miroslaw Balka's black hole at Tate Modern

"Miroslaw Balka’s box of darkness is disturbing in its historical echoes but beautiful as well. The Times
Miroslaw Balka's black hole at Tate Modern is terrifying, awe-inspiring and throught-provoking. It embraces you with a velvet chill. The Guardian" (http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/unilevermiroslawbalka/default.shtm)

www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/unilevermiroslawbalka/explore/

The interactive story of the last great supply of fresh drinking water on Earth.

A very well designed educational website.

waterlife.nfb.ca/

Vesničko má středisková ("My Sweet Little Village", 1986)

"Here is a movie in which every moment seems to be smiling at itself. "My Sweet Little Village" tells the story of some ordinary people who live in an ordinary village in Czechoslovakia, and how they quietly triumph over a bureaucrat, who is looking for a summer cottage (...).

Menzel is one of the original members of the Czech new wave, that extraordinary generation of the 1960s that produced Milos Forman and Jan Kadar. He won an Academy Award for "Closely Watched Trains" in 1968.

In "My Sweet Little Village," he discovers some of the same gentle, ironic humor that Forman found in "The Fireman's Ball." He uses everyday life as an instrument for a subtle attack on bureaucracy and a cheerful assertion of human nature. This movie is joyful from beginning to end - a small treasure, but a real one." (by Roger Ebert / January 9, 1987, http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19870109/REVIEWS/701090301/1023)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O_oZPrNBZg&feature=player_embedded