big sur is a 2013 american adventure drama film directed by michael polish .

it is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by jack kerouac .

the story is based on the time kerouac spent in big sur , california and his three brief sojourns to his friend lawrence ferlinghetti 's cabin in bixby canyon .

these trips were taken by kerouac in an attempt to recuperate from his mental and physical deterioration due to his sudden success .

the film debuted on january 23 , 2013 at the 2013 sundance film festival , where it received generally positive reviews .

the film was released in the united states in a limited theatrical release on november 1 , 2013 .

big sur ( film )

the big sur international short film screening series showcases the best of short films from around the world .
sur thing … hiking trails at pfeiffer big sur state park , california . photograph : alamy
big sur residents may notice more than just local scenery in the film . julian tolentino of big sur’s namaste therapeutic bodyworks makes his acting debut in the movie as jack .
big sur proves inspiration for the film always shine . | 831 ( tales from the area code ) | urltoken
the film will definitely change takal’s career . but making always shine in big sur also has changed the director’s personal life .
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the monterey county film commission reports that more than $ 100 million has come into local communities from film production since the film commission was created by the monterey county board of supervisors in 1987 .
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a listing of credits on friday with a film review of “big sur , ” using information from a publicist , omitted a composer of the film’s music . besides bryce and aaron dessner , kubilay üner was also a composer .
she wrote , simply ,
big sur . my favorite place - am .
big sur
cracks the code of how to adapt jack kerouac for the screen .
hit the road , jack . . . kerouac novel big sur heads to big screen . photograph : jerry yulsman / associated press
henry miller memorial library : highway 1 , big sur ; or 831 - 667 - 2574 . events held here include workshops , performances , readings , film screenings . urltoken
this is one of the most beautiful venues in the world to view film .
before embarking on creating a feature film together , worden and sampas decided to put their newfound collaboration to the test by doing a documentary film . surprisingly , they easily settled on big sur , a challenging read depicting kerouac’s downward spiral into madness and alcoholism .
with the headline : screen : love along big sur seacoast ; elizabeth taylor stars with richard burton .
jack kerouac’s big sur dreams – and nightmares – are memorialized in an ambitious new dvd / cd .
yup , it & apos ; s definitely on for kate bosworth and her big sur director michael polish .
big sur came out in limited release on november 1st , 2013 . find out more about it here .
fifty - plus years later , the beat generation is finally making its mark in film .
niya suddarth , media correspondent for the beat museum , interviews actor jean - marc barr about his upcoming film , big sur , in which he plays mr . jack kerouac . the interview takes place during the sundance film festival , in park city , utah , 2013 . production by : visual creativ interview with jean - marc barr “big sur” from visual creativ . on vimeo . some [ … ]
always shine follows aspiring actress anna and her actress friend beth ( caitlin fitzgerald of showtime’s masters of sex ) as they attempt to reconnect during a weekend trip to big sur . local viewers will appreciate the movie’s knowing depiction of big sur and identifiable locations including the big sur roadhouse , pfeiffer beach and andrew molera state park . the film’s insider knowledge about everything from the big sur bakery’s tasty cookies to a humorous view of an esalen institute men’s retreat is due to takal , the director , having spent two months living in the area .
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big sur , calif . — the road to big sur is a narrow , winding one , with the pacific ocean on one side , spread out like blue glass , and a mountainside of redwood trees on the other .
urltoken was the first website in big sur . here ' s how it looked on oct 17 , 1997 !
ultimately , big sur demonstrates the limitations of kerouac ' s text , how personal it is to each reader and how unsatisfactory it feels on the big screen .
take me home , country road : the big sur cabin where kerouac wrote was a place of joy , pain .
one fast move or i’m gone : kerouac’s big sur was shot over the spring and summer of 2007 in new york city , san francisco , carmel beach and big sur’s bixby canyon , where the cabin kerouac stayed in is located . over an almost weeklong period in june of 2007 , worden and his 20 - person crew shot the documentary’s big sur segments .
“big sur” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) for sexuality , nudity and strong language .
splendid isolation … aloe vera plants in bloom by ocean at california , big sur . photograph : darrell gulin / getty images
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a recounting of jack kerouac ' s three sojourns to the cabin in big sur owned by his friend , poet lawrence ferlinghetti .
kirk is also president of the big sur chamber of commerce , and estimates that about 450 tourists a day are using the trail . but not all businesses are benefiting : the historic deetjen’s big sur inn remains closed , unconvinced people will hike their luggage over .
on may 9 , 2008 , one fast move or i’m gone made its film festival debut at the opening night of the santa cruz international film festival . since then , it’s been shown at the 2008 lone star international film festival in fort worth , texas and at this year’s litquake , a weeklong literary event in the bay area .
“after we shot the movie , my husband and i decided to move here [ to california from new york city ] because we had such a wonderful time in big sur and in california , ” she says . “we wanted to be close [ to big sur ] . ”
the red hot chili peppers mentioned big sur in their 2000 surf - and - sky - loving single
road trippin '
and morissette sang about big sur on the tune
torch
from her 2008 album
flavors of entanglement .
morissette also offered a simple but perfect tribute to big sur last fall on twitter , when she posted a beachy picture of herself pregnant , staring off into the waves .
levine and takal lived in big sur for a month prior to filming , in part to figure out how they were going to shoot the movie . then , once filming began , the cast and crew lived together in a house in big sur for a month while making always shine .
takal says that big sur truly added to the feel of her film . “for me , big sur is a place that is so removed from the superficial bullshit of hollywood and celebrity and stupid shit like that , ” she says . “you are forced to confront who you really are because there is no noise . so to me bringing anna and beth to big sur was a way of getting them out and away from all of the things that are distracting them from looking inward , so that they have to look inward and confront their demons . ”
takal , who directed the film , and her husband lawrence michael levine , who wrote the script and portrays a bartender named jessie , had visited big sur a handful of times before shooting it . “the first time i went to big sur i was blown away by how beautiful it was , ” she says from her new home in los angeles . “i always say it made me believe in god . ”
already , kerouac films is developing feature films of both big sur and kerouac’s 1958 novel the dharma bums . ( currently , francis ford coppola owns the rights to kerouac’s masterwork , 1957’s on the road ) . worden says that the screenplay for the feature film version of big sur is completed and being passed around to some directors in los angeles . “it’s definitely going to be a motion picture , ” he says .
filming has commenced on director michael polish’s ( the astronaut farmer ) adaptation of jack kerouac’s big sur . the film stars jean - marc barr as kerouac , josh lucas as neal cassidy , and kate bosworth as billie , the love interest of both men . deadline reports that production just recently began on the film , which tells the story of kerouac’s move from new york city to northern california .
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vows at san francisco city hall followed by an evening ocean side in big sur . thank you once wed for featuring sarah and dan’s amazing celebration !
the film includes the necessary interviews with individuals who were important characters in the book , including ferlinghetti , the poet and co - founder of san francisco’s city lights booksellers & publishers who lent kerouac his bixby canyon cabin , which kerouac refers to as raton canyon in big sur .
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to indie & film festivals : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken urltoken big sur focuses on a moment in jack kerouac ' s life when , overwhelmed by the success of his opus on the road and struggling with alcoholism , he retreats to his publisher lawrence ferlinghetti ' s cabin in the small , coastal california town of big sur .
the major flaw of “big sur” is a rushed quasi - happy ending in which kerouac endures a terrifying psychotic episode , recovers his spirits and decides to go home to long island . but it is really an admission of defeat . filmed without a trace of sentimentality , “big sur” is an achingly sad last hurrah .
joining the influx of films turning a nostalgic lens onto the icons of the beat generation is big sur , director michael polish’s lush adaptation of jack kerouac’s 1962 novel of the same name . the film works in fascinating contrast to recent beat movies , most significantly fellow sundance entry kill your darlings , which chronicles the columbia university days of kerouac and his contemporaries . whereas kill your darlings captures the genesis of a movement , big sur vividly captures its decline .
. that film stars kristen stewart , garrett hedlund and sam riley , kirsten dunst and viggo mortensen . hit the jump for a synopsis of
big sur rises and fades , shifts and moves , through movements and melodies , singing a beautifully sad song for an era and a man who lost his way .
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already , the director inadvertently turned a handful of folks onto the book while filming the segments of his documentary on location in big sur . “i think most of the crew knew who jack kerouac was but they had not read big sur , ” he says . “and then you start interviewing these really cool people , and they start talking about the story . after two days of shooting , every crew member had a copy of big sur in their back pocket , and they were reading it every chance they get . ”
while some of the contributors lend more authority to the project than others , there’s a handful of scenes that truly illuminate the book big sur and kerouac’s state at that time .
1 . our first audio book ! romancing the sur written and read by linda sonrisa jones . listen ! 2 . a presentation by shelley alden brooks author of big sur : the making of a prized landscape at the grange jan 27 , 2018 . listen ! buy the book here !
in 2008 ,
one fast move or i ' m gone : jack kerouac and big sur ,
a documentary about the experiences the book was based , on was released .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
as sharply as it delineates an america of spotty , informal economies , the film avoids articulating most of the people who live and work in these spaces .
an adaptation of american literary icon jack kerouac ' s novel of the same name , big sur focuses on a moment in kerouac ' s life when , overwhelmed by the success of his opus on the road and struggling to battle inner demons , he seeks respite in three brief sojourns to a cabin in the small , coastal california town of big sur . michael polish ' s film is at once a poetic meditation and a love - letter to the work of an author who defined the beat generation . ( c ) ketchup
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with its vertigo - inducing cliffs , thick veils of fog and raw beauty , big sur is an ideal setting for sophia takal’s intense psychological thriller always shine . premiering at the 2016 tribeca film festival , the movie created a big buzz with publications including entertainment weekly , and garnered a best actress award for mackenzie davis , who stars as the tempestuous anna . it begins screening locally at the osio theater dec . 2 .
there’s a great history of filmmaking in monterey county , and a wealth of film locations for features , commercials , tv , and all other related media productions .
the screenings are on thursday nights , outdoors in our natural amphi - theatre , under the towering redwoods at the henry miller memorial library in big sur , ca . schedule and reservations here .
beat generation poet lawrence ferlinghetti also had a cabin in big sur , in the wilderness of bixby canyon . kerouac , one of the beats ' most important writers , stayed in that cabin for a time , and wrote about it in his 1962 book
big sur ,
ranting as fictional alter - ego jack duluoz about his own real - life loneliness and alcohol - fueled delirium .
during the film , ventimiglia’s reading of selected passages from big sur is like a narrative highway 1 connecting wide - ranging themes and scenes together . except for a scene of farrar playing that almost seems like a detour into a music video , the acoustic blues riffs and organ swells composed and recorded by farrar and gibbard course naturally through one fast move or i’m gone like bixby creek .
among literary figures , miller probably has the strongest association with the area .
big sur has a climate all its own and a character all its own ,
he wrote in his 1957 autobiographical book
big sur and the oranges of hieronymus bosch .
it is a region where extremes meet , a region where one is always conscious of weather , of space , of grandeur , and of eloquent silence .
the shots of big sur ( m . david mullen is the gifted cinematographer ) woven throughout the film—the billowing fog , the towering redwoods , the long line of crashing waves , the cloudy sky out to sea—are magnificent as well as alienating . the visuals evoke a beauty so grand that we can never hope to enter into it . it is a beauty that is closed to kerouac , a fact that he finds distressing . we see kerouac sitting by the waves staring out to sea . we see him wading by the creek , we see him typing . he reads
dr . jekyll & mr . hyde
by the fire , and , of course , over the course of the film his own split personality will crack open , revealing the abyss within . it is clear that there will be no coming back from big sur . something died during his short time out there . he had less than 10 years left to live . watching
big sur
, you are amazed kerouac lasted even that long .
this mgm short film narrated by richard burton promotes it ' s upcoming major release the sandpiper ( 1965 ) starring burton and his then wife elizabeth taylor . panoramic shots of the ocean , the seashore and the desert segue into the artistic community with various of its well - known artists at work and play . it all leads to clips from the film being made .
“big sur” cracks the code of how to adapt jack kerouac for the screen . the secret is deceptively simple : go to the source and stay there . the hot - wired energy and spontaneity of the beat mystique are embedded in writing that distills its feverish essence better than any hyped - up action . the hard part is melding readings with live action , but “big sur” makes it look so easy that you hardly notice the transitions .
makenzie davis breaks out big as anna thanks to a powerful depiction of psychological duress .
meanwhile , sampas was creating the film’s soundtrack , with some input from his partners at kerouac films . “although there is just a bit of jazz in the film , we wanted to stay away from the whole jazz thing , because we thought that it might be too predictable for a beat poet , ” he says . “keep the bongos away , so to speak . ”
published in 1962 , the autobiographical big sur charts the meltdown of a feted young author , who flees his native new york to hole up in a cabin on the coast of california . it was based on kerouac ' s own experiences at big sur , where he fled to escape the whirlwind success that followed the publication of on the road . the author died in october 1969 from an internal haemorrhage , brought on by years of heavy drinking .
in 2010 , another beat generation writer got his big screen turn . james franco portrayed allen ginsberg in
howl ,
a hybrid film involving readings from the titular poem , interviews with franco as ginsberg and reenactments from his obscenity trial , starring jon hamm as his lawyer .
published by the japanese publisher ga , big – recent project is a monograph that documents 28 recent projects developed by the big cph and big nyc offices . in addition the book also includes an interview with bjarke ingels by yoshio futgawa and an essay on social infrastructure .
miller ' s longtime partington ridge property 14 miles south of the big sur post office still exists , overlooking the ocean . miller painted and wrote there , entertaining visitors ranging from young misfit fans of his work to established artists .
kerouac is as inscrutable to the viewer as he is to those around him , as barr turns in an enigmatic and reserved performance . with minimal on - screen dialogue , the only glimpses we get into his psyche are through a series of voiceovers : jazzy readings of kerouac’s poetry and prose played against scenic views of the pacific ocean . polish , whose past films include the haunting for lovers only , creates a melancholy , dream - like reality that relies heavily on grand vistas and an atmospheric score by the national . mimicking the disjointed cadences of the novel that inspired it , the film is less a character study than it is a meditative portrait of artistic ennui . while at times this more contemplative approach puts the film in danger of becoming a study in navel - gazing , polish manages to pull back by shooting the film with a simplicity that works to underscore rather than overwhelm kerouac’s state of mind . a delicate , exquisite - looking film , big sur is a brief , glittering portrait of an artist .
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the film is driven by narration taken from passages of kerouac ' s own prose , which celebrate the enthusiasm and passion he holds for life while his addictions eat away at his body and mind .
early on , tom waits tosses out the gem that “ big sur always reminded me of a chronicle of a man being eaten by ants . ” before delivering a bebop influenced reading of kerouac’s drive down the big sur coast , former grateful dead lyricist robert hunter echoes waits’ sentiment by enthusing that the 1962 novel “is an ugly , ugly book of ugly places in the mind , of sordid places in the psyche . ” and it’s poet aram saroyan who nails the tone of big sur before kerouac descends into madness . he says : “it’s like a goofy holy man’s journal in this wonderful place . the first 40 pages , or whatever it is , of the book is just like a little kid exploring in nature . ”
bosworth is among the stars in polish & apos ; s big sur — a 2012 film based on author jack kerouac & apos ; s legendary life . at last week & apos ; s coldplay show , bosworth couldn & apos ; t help herself , according to a witness :
she kept hanging all over him , kissing him , coming up behind him and squeezing him while kissing the back of his neck and biting his ear !
big sur is a humane , precise account of the extraordinary ravages of delirium tremens on kerouac , a superior novelist who had the strength to complete his poetic narrative despite his affliction . here we meet san francisco s poets and recognize dean moriarty , ten years after on the road . at the peak of his suffering , kerouac was able to write through it all , ending this book with a tribute to the hallucinatory sounds of the pacific ocean at big sur [ barnes and noble ] .
takal strove to make the movie without getting in the way of big sur residents’ daily lives . “one of the things that was really important to me was to have a small enough crew that we wouldn’t be an intrusion on people , ” she says .
miller , famed for his explicit novel
tropic of cancer ,
lived and worked in big sur between 1944 and 1962 , drawn to the stretch of coast ' s idyllic setting and a revolving cadre of creative , kind , hard - working residents .
typical : you wait a lifetime for a big - screen beat generation movie and then three roll off the rank at once . hard on the heels of last year ' s howl and walter salles ' s yet - to - be - released on the road comes big sur , an adaptation of the jack kerouac novel by writer - director michael polish .
a big screen adaptation of jack kerouac ' s
big sur ,
about the famed author ' s detox period on a california mountain following his whirlwind time traveling to and from his new york city home , has set its main cast . deadline reports that in director michael polish ' s film ,
dogville
star jean - marc barr is playing kerouac , josh lucas is taking on inspiration / maniac / best friend neal cassady , and kate bosworth is playing billie . in addition , playing smaller roles are anthony edwards , rahda mitchell , balthazar getty and henry thomas .
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in the end , the process of scoring a film where parts of the score were already written wasn ' t all that different from scoring a film that has been given a temp score (
temp score ,
or temporary score , refers to the very common practice of filmmakers laying pre - existing music into a film during editing , before the original score is written to replace it ) . especially since we didn ' t use any of the existing musical material in the new cues . of course , as opposed to working with regular temp scores , this one stayed in the picture and worked beautifully - so it was a pleasure to work around it .
on oct . 20 , the dvd and cd will be available at urltoken in different formats including a digital album ( $ 9 . 99 ) , a standard cd ( $ 12 . 99 ) , a cd / dvd combo package ( $ 19 . 99 ) and a limited edition box set ( $ 49 . 99 ) with cd , dvd , a 24 page book of unpublished photos of jack kerouac and a paperback copy of kerouac’s big sur . further information : urltoken film
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i find that scoring a film is a lot like acting : while you always bring your own experiences , your taste and your sensibilities to every project , in the end it ' s the film that determines the music , not the composer . i expected this to be even more the case when writer - director michael polish asked me to continue the beautiful score started by bryce and aaron dessner of the national . as mike was writing the screenplay of big sur , based on jack kerouac ' s novel of the same name , he had been listening incessantly to the national ' s music . to him the band ' s dark , strong sound perfectly captured kerouac ' s journey as he slowly approached the end of his rope .
released last autumn , howl starred james franco as the poet allen ginsberg , with todd rotondi as kerouac . due for release at the end of 2011 , on the road stars sam riley , kristen stewart and viggo mortensen . production on big sur is reportedly already under way .
the film is quite strong in its unblinking portrayal of alcoholism , depression , and mania , but it would have been stronger without a voice telling me over and over and over again how i was supposed to be feeling about it .
film music is always just one part of an artistic whole , but in this film , with its strong images , ever - present voiceover and expressive natural sounds , this was even more the case . the production track ( all sounds of the film minus the music - dialogue , voiceover , environmental sounds etc . ) had to remain audible during the whole writing process , because even more than usual the music was but one
instrument
in the overall soundtrack . in fact , after all the preparations and experiments , creating music for this film felt very much like a being part of a live , improvised group performance . all the planning and thinking , even though it certainly informed everything i ended up doing , ultimately had to fall away again completely , allowing me to become merely one improviser in that quintet of actors ' performances , voiceover , visuals , natural sounds and music . to close with kerouac :
there ' s no need to say another word .
filmmakers ila beka & louise lemoine look under the skin of big ' s 8 house in copenhagen . the ∞ happiness explores the inner workings of the building documented by the bekas through their month - long stay as the buildings residents . the film can be seen at hot to cold , national building museum in washington d . c until august 30th , 2015 .
in 1960 , three years after the publication of
on the road
, which made him a celebrity , jack kerouac was finding his fame wearying . he was pushing forty , and harassed by beatnik groupies who thought he had the answers to life . he was a severe alcoholic . fearful that he was losing his grip on his art , he went to stay in poet pal lawrence ferlinghetti ' s big sur cabin for a back - to - nature writing retreat . it didn ' t quite work out as planned , and the book that resulted , titled
big sur
, is an excruciating howl of pain exacerbated by delirium tremens and restless anxiety that sometimes tipped into insanity . written in kerouac ' s typically honest stream - of - consciousness style , and owing much to james joyce ,
big sur
exists entirely inside the mind of a man going mad .
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when you ' re there , though , big sur ' s isolated beauty is staggering . fog settles into the steep flank of the santa lucia mountains , above beaches lined with tide pools and massive rock formations . guest houses are surrounded by thick walls of green foliage , and not much else .
in addition , the documentary captures revealing information about the famed writer by getting collaborators and colleagues including jazz artist david amram , beat poet michael mcclure and carolyn cassady , the wife of kerouac’s dear friend neal cassady , to speak on film . but there are also some unexpected contributors to the movie , like amber tamblyn , who was the star of tv’s joan of arcadia , and donal logue , the scruffy canadian actor from the 2000 film the tao of steve and the former fox sitcom grounded for life .
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exclusive : director michael polish has started production on the 1960s pic big sur , setting dogville’ s jean - marc barr to play jack kerouac , josh lucas to play beat generation fixture neal cassady and kate bosworth to play billie , the woman linked to both . the drama covers kerouac’s move from new york to northern california , as he tries to rediscover himself after badly handling the fame , drugs and decadent lifestyle that came with his groundbreaking novel on the road . anthony edwards , radha mitchell , balthazar getty , patrick fischler , stana katic , john robinson and henry thomas are also in the polish - scripted film . 3311 productions , a newly formed financing / production company , funded the film . polish produces with 3311’s ross jacobson , mark roberts , eddie vaisman and adam kassen . orian williams is also producing .
with the only road in or out cut off , residents have been stranded in the middle , and the only tourists getting in were the mega - rich who could afford a helicopter . but big sur has finally found a way to reopen to everyone – if you don’t mind a bit of adventure .
a special bilingual issue on the latest projects by big brought to you by one of denmark’s leading architectural publications arkitektur dk . essays by boris brormann jensen and jens - thomas arnfred critically investigate the work of big in the larger danish context .
director michael polish ( twin falls , idaho ) is helming the big sur adaptation with a cast including jean - marc barr in the kerouac / duluoz role , josh lucas as neal cassady and kate bosworth as billie , with anthony edwards , radha mitchell , balthazar getty , and henry thomas filling in smaller roles .
while big sur ' s influence on the arts has been turning up in poems , books and songs in american popular culture for nearly a century , its human history goes back much farther than that . earliest inhabitants included the native american esselen tribe , followed by pioneers who settled the area in the late 19th century .
the henry miller library in big sur ( aka the mothership – 48603 highway 1 ) is now open six days a week 11 am to 6 pm . . ( closed tuesdays ) . we look forward to seeing you ! if you can’t stop by in the near future please stay in touch by joining the digest !
but there are more reasons to return to big sur , with two star attractions reopening . the popular campground at pfeiffer big sur state park reopened on 1 july , following the opening of some of its smaller trails in may . the park , loved for its redwood groves and rushing rivers , was closed for a year after this winter’s rainfall and last summer’s massive soberanes fire wreaked havoc . ( “we’re hoping famine and pestilence aren’t next , ” quipped rob o’keefe , from the tourist board of monterey county . ) the campground is already near capacity every night . wildly photogenic pfeiffer beach , also cut off by landslides , will be accessible by august .
big is thrilled to share the publication of a special big dossier by arquitectura viva ' s av proyectos . in english and spanish , the issue presents 16 of our newest projects all over the world , organized in a thermodynamic itinerary from hot to cold .
helping visitors get to the emergency trail is a dedicated shuttle bus , run by a local operator . trying to book gives you a measure of big sur’s remoteness : phone reception is limited . you fill in an online form and can expect a reply within 72 hours . this may be california , but it’s not silicon valley .
with the documentary screening at more film festivals and gaining a higher profile due to the release of the accompanying cd , kerouac’s overlooked novel may undergo a critical reappraisal . “i really hope that people watch the documentary and decide that they have to read the book , ” worden says .
polish wrote and is directing the film , which features a supporting cast that includes anthony edwards , rahda mitchell , balthazar getty , patrick fischler , stana katic , john robinson and henry thomas . this marks the second kerouac adaptation in a year , as walter salles recently filmed an adaptation of
the kimball art center ' s governing board unanimously voted big to design the new building in the future arts and culture district of park city , utah . big ' s long - standing relationship and deep understanding of kimball dates back to 2011 , when big was originally chosen to redesign the main street building . a catalyst for art , the new kimball art center is projected to open in 2020 .
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the veteran cameraman says he employed a philosophy for shooting the film that allowed the words spoken in the film to stand out as one fast move or i’m gone ’s primary attraction . “i intentionally chose to keep the shots very , very simple , ” he says . “there’s not a whole lot of camera movement . there’s none of this dolly and zooming in . it wasn’t a ton of camera motion . i mean there are some beautiful shots . they were hand selected so that they worked for what they were supposed to work for , but they didn’t overpower jack kerouac’s prose . ”
two years ago , a reissue of on the road marked the 50th anniversary of its 1957 publication , earning renewed kudos . now f - stop / atlantic records is honoring the 40th anniversary of his death on oct . 21 , 1969 – while his legend lives on , living up to the legend proved intolerably hard for the writer – with the release of a 98 - minute documentary about big sur . an album featuring an unlikely collaboration between alt country icon jay farrar ( uncle tupelo , son volt ) and ben gibbard of the grammy - nominated indie pop group death cab for cutie will accompany it . directed by curt worden , the documentary is a collage of passages from the book read by the sopranos ’ john ventimiglia , images of the big sur coast ( fog dispersing into the sky like creamer clouding coffee , waves creating a rind of whitewater on the shoreline ) and a parade of talking heads : some essential , some seemingly scattershot . the dvd and cd are both titled one fast move or i’m gone : kerouac’s big sur .
trying to capture the paradox of writers embracing life with a near - suicidal ferocity without using their language is probably futile , as walter salles’s disappointing screen adaptation of “on the road” ( 2012 ) suggested . there were kerouac quotations in “on the road” but not nearly enough to sustain the electric current that runs through the much more modest “big sur . ”
“just being surrounded by mountains , i find so humbling , ” she says . “if i’m trapped in my own self - absorption , i just look out my window and see these huge mountains then it reminds me that there is more to life than the dumb shit i am worrying about . i think big sur is the ultimate place like that . ”
venerated in books by late authors henry miller and jack kerouac , it ' s no wonder then that big sur continues to be a haven for writers , artists and musicians such as alanis morissette and the red hot chili peppers , all inspired by a hybrid landscape of mountains , beaches , birds and sea , plus bohemian inns and ultra - private homes .
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the narrative is structured around his three visits to a cabin in bixby canyon in big sur , owned by the poet lawrence ferlinghetti ( anthony edwards ) that is a kind of oasis and stopover for beat poets and fellow travelers . they include the poets michael mcclure ( balthazar getty ) , philip whalen ( henry thomas ) and lew welch ( patrick fischler ) .
after the success of on the road made his mind all goopy with fame , celebrity , beat wannabe kids yakking , hangovers ringin’ his head like an empty bell , jack kerouac decided to dry out in big sur – he got a ride down highway 1 past swishing seashores splish splashing and past redwood trees quietly meditating to bixby canyon where a bridge was stretched out like a spider web over a deep ravine – in the canyon , where a creek gurgled like an old man gargling and wrecks from the road above sat in the vegetation like twisted puzzle pieces , the so - called king of the beats went lights - out crazy and wrote his 1962 novel big sur in the creepy crawly cabin that belonged to his friend lawrence ferlinghetti .
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big sur is often ignored by critics and kerouac fans alike . we all want the freedom of on the road , the craziness of the dharma bums — the celebration of the beat lifestyle . we want young jack living his american dream of the road . but big sur shows what happens to kerouac as fame and age taint that dream . “i’m just plumb sick and tired…of the whole nerve - wracking scene , ” he says , and means it . reading this novel is vital for anyone who wants to know what happens to an adult who lives on the edge when faced with responsibility and success . i have many friends who need this novel — friends who think they are challenging a system , when really they are living a permanent adolescence .
a harrowing chronicle of alcoholism and self - doubt , big sur finds kerouac replacing his alter ego sal paradise from on the road with another troubled , thinly veiled stand - in , jack duluoz . five years after a new york times review of on the road compared the novel’s importance to that of ernest hemingway’s the sun also rises and proclaimed kerouac the “avatar” of the beats , big sur received a decidedly more mixed reception . the times stayed behind kerouac in their review of the book , proclaiming it “certainly kerouac’s grittiest novel to date and the one which will be read with most respect by those skeptical of all the beat business in the first place . ” but time magazine felt the work revealed kerouac as a “confirmed one - vein literary minor . ”
andreas klok pedersen joined big in 2004 and is the design director of big london . since joining big , andreas has led a number of big’s competitions , master plans and large - scale projects in europe and asia . most recently , andreas has led the design for the parc research center in paris , transitlager in basel , greenland national gallery of art and the shenzhen energy hq as well as the regional planning project the loop city . his projects also count the urban future award research project for audi , the carbon neutral zira island in azerbaijan , tamayo museum , scala library , arlanda hotel and big’s contribution to the venice biennale in 2004 and 2010 . in addition to managing competitions and concept development at big , andreas ran an architecture studio at the royal danish academy of fine arts in copenhagen and was guest - professor at the aho school of architecture in oslo norway in the fall of 2011 .
the dual releases of one fast move or i’m gone : kerouac’s big sur are the first ventures for kerouac films . the fledgling company began when music producer jim sampas contacted veteran tv man and documentary filmmaker curt worden about getting into the film business two years ago . worden’s resume includes a decade – long stint as director of photography at abc news in new york . following his time on staff at abc news , worden worked as a freelancer on 60 minutes , 20 / 20 , the oprah winfrey show and pbs’ nova . he also has taken home two emmy awards for his work covering the first gulf war and for a project titled the making of a summit , which featured president bill clinton and ted koppel .
the celebrity author , harassed by fans at his home , flees to the west coast to write in a relaxing atmosphere , free of the troubles of the real world . lawrence ferlinghetti lends him the big sur cabin in bixby canyon that should have been his salvation , but instead fuels an alcohol - induced breakdown . near the beginning of the book , kerouac’s beloved cat dies , prompting him to begin a fantastic drunk that lasts weeks . in the midst of this self - destruction he starts a twisted love affair with neal cassady’s mistress , “billie . ” but kerouac’s descent into the depths of alcoholism ruins this love affair , his friendship with the other beats , and most of all his appreciation for the beauties of the world around him , signified by the backdrop of big sur itself .
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by jerry cimino and then there were two . as a friend of mine put it most succinctly a few weeks ago , “i’ve been waiting fifty years for a new film adaptation of one of kerouac’s books , and now we’ve got two of them coming one on the heels of the other . ” truer words were never [ … ]
another poem by jeffers ,
the beaks of eagles ,
later inspired a beach boys ' song on their 1970s album
holland .
in the early ` 70s , beach boys co - founder al jardine even built a recording studio , red barn , a 10 - minute walk from pfeiffer beach , a picturesque oceanside expanse in the middle of big sur covered in lavender - tinted sand .
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with his 2004 debut , primer , shane carruth challenged the long - held conventions of the sci - fi genre , taking the traditional time - travel narrative and twisting it into a dense examination of human relationships . with upstream color , carruth once again offers up an imaginative but deeply disorienting film that he himself has admitted is virtually “impossible to spoil . ”
big is incredibly proud to present our latest publication big + small in collaboration with japanese a + u . the special issue highlights big ' s latest projects ranging from the large - scale urban projects to smaller residences worldwide , including recent pictures from construction sites in miami , copenhagen , nyc , shenzhen , bahamas , mexico and many more . antón garcía - abril ' s essay everything is possible and jeffrey inaba ' s thought provoking interview with bjarke ingels provide fresh insights into his philosophy and design thinking .
the cd , which blossomed from the recording of just a few songs for the documentary’s soundtrack , is now a 12 - song set of original music paired with lyrics adapted from kerouac’s big sur . “california zephyr” finds gibbard – who penned some of the songs for his band’s billboard - topping album narrow stairs in the cabin that kerouac describes in big sur – singing lyrics about the author’s train ride to california over acoustic guitar strums as wide open as the american countryside that passed outside kerouac’s window . others , like “low life kingdom” are typical farrar country rock compositions complete with dense verbiage delivered in his unmistakable molasses drawl over steel guitar lines strung out like taffy . some standouts include “all in one , ” a more upbeat number that’s as refreshing as a blast of coastal air , and “final horrors , ” where the dark blues sound of the music perfectly suits the lyrics describing the despairs ofalcoholism .
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story of a love affair ( italian : cronaca di un amore ) is a 1950 italian drama film directed by michelangelo antonioni and starring massimo girotti and lucia bosè .

despite some neorealist background , the film was not fully compliant with the contemporary italian neorealist style both in its story and image , featuring upper-class characters portrayed by professional actors .

ferdinando sarmi was , however , a fashion designer rather than a professional actor .

its story was inspired by the james m. cain 's novel the postman always rings twice .

in the film , the camera pans the same street corner in ferrara , the director 's native city , that appears in his film par-delà les nuages forty-five years later .

in 1951 the film won the nastro d'argento silver ribbon award for best original score ( giovanni fusco ) and the special silver ribbon ( michelangelo antonioni ) for human and stylistic values .

story of a love affair was antonioni 's first full length feature film .

story of a love affair

the stars of netflix ' s love talk about the show ' s love affair with l . a .
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michelangelo antonioni co - wrote and directed his first film , story of a love affair ( cronaca di un amore ) , in 1950 .
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a young woman meets a vital young man , but their love affair is doomed because of the man ' s materialistic nature .
not another cheesy love story . . . so far it ' s interesting .
the affair : an enthralling story of love and passion and hollywood glamour - kindle edition by gill paul . literature & fiction kindle ebooks @ amazon . com .
after ang lee received the golden globe award , he stated , “this is a universal story . i just wanted to make a love story . ” but that is really not the case . brokeback mountain is not a universal love story , as
a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story actors includes any a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
it was the romantic and tragic story of a young couple whose love for one another was sadly cut short .
michael moore at goldman sachs in capitalism : a love story . photograph : everett collection / rex features
the story follows a group of birds on a journey where they try to find a better life for themselves and the ones they love .
the story of humanity’s love affair with alcohol goes back to a time before farming—to a time before humans , in fact . our taste for tipple may be a hardwired evolutionary trait that distinguishes us from most other animals .
a british woman recalls coming of age during world war i - a story of young love , the futility of war , and how to make sense of the darkest times .
this is the story of a love affair based on sadomasochistic role - play , with the choreography of sub and dom and the traditional paradox about who is really in charge . it is a passion based on a secret theatre of humiliation and pain . but what happens when one of the parties falls out of love and wants to end the affair , and the real humiliation and real pain come into play ?
the tasty sandwich shop , filming site for
good will hunting
and
love story .
this is the story of a husband and his wife who want to adopt a child .
ultimately the story is one of love and loneliness , and this is the most poignant juxtaposition of all , for those in love are just not supposed to be so devastatingly lonely .
amidst a sea of litigation , two new york city divorce lawyers find love .
an enthralling story of love and passion from the bestselling author of the secret wife , set against the stunning backdrop of one of the most iconic hollywood movies ever made .
renowned filmmaker martin scorsese has declared story of a love affair to be one of his all - time favourite films and mr bongo films is proud to present it for the first time ever on dvd in the uk remastered from restored 35mm print .
anthony ' s pier 4 restaurant , filming site for
the thomas crown affair .
no fourth river . a novel based on a true story . a profoundly moving read about a wo . . .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
is about the simultaneity of love and loneliness , and is a story filled with contradictions and juxtapositions . it begins at the end , with a memory , a dream . the main character , ennis del mar , awakes and recalls his murdered lover , jack twist . the remainder of the story then revolves around the memory of ennis and jack’s deep and troubled homosexual love affair , which began during a summer when the two men worked as ranch hands on
made of four short tales , linked by a story filmed by wim wenders . taking place in ferrara , portofino , aix en provence and paris , each story , which always a woman as the crux of the story , . . . see full summary »
i love this film . the director did an excellent job in directing the special characteristics of each persons in the movie . it is a beautiful romantic but sad love story between a handsome young & most talented pianist & his exquisite most sensitive female ' mentor ' . thank you for a beautiful film . i love the story you built in this film ! i laughed & cried with all the casts . i love your movies ! ! !
a depiction of the love / hate relationship between queen elizabeth i and robert devereux , the earl of essex .
rome , 1961 . as the cameras roll on cleopatra , the world is transfixed by the love affair emerging between hollywood’s biggest stars : richard burton and elizabeth taylor .
secret love affair
takes over the jtbc mondays & tuesdays 21 : 50 time slot previously occupied by
can we fall in love , again ?
and followed by
steal heart
on may 19 , 2014 .
nature plays a crucial role both in proulx’s original story as well as in the film adaptation of brokeback mountain . proulx uses nature expertly within her short story to create a great economy of words , allowing
providing a shield against the fear of death and the annihilation of personal identity or consciousness . this use of love would explain the inexorable connection between love and death in the characters ' speeches and actions .
a royal affair is a movie starring alicia vikander , mads mikkelsen , and mikkel boe følsgaard . a young queen , who is married to an insane king , falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever .
the story has been compared by some critics to a greek tragedy or the story of star - crossed lovers , similar to romeo and juliet , but more accurately the story is about two rugged men living in a rugged terrain and a homophobic society , and it is a story about a relationship that simultaneously transcends and destroys both heroes as they try understand what drives their love and desire for one another and strive to have some kind of satisfactory relationship in the face of fear , denial and cultural stigma .
she began dating hollywood bad boy steve mcqueen and their tumultuous love affair - known for its alcohol - fuelled battles and passionate break - ups and make - ups - ended in a bitter public divorce .
the story stars beatty as mike gambril , a playboy sportscaster who is engaged to a millionaire talk show hostess .
oh hye won , a 40 year - old successful career woman . . . a love affair with lee sun jae , a 20 year - old innocent young man . . . 20 years gap doesn ' t feel like it . . . love the chemistry and how the story unveils every episode . you just deliberately appreciate and understand their individuality . the intensity and complexity of the story line gives emphasis to the core value of the discreet characters that makes me grasps and want to justify their cause . i love the musicality theme , as well ! hope ending is favorable .
as an american the social issues of a love affair between a mature woman and a youthful lover are not nearly as dramatic as they might be for your typical asian audience , it is just another story of two people with difficult circumstances . it just happens to be a very good story with an absolutely stellar musical score . it strikes me that , for once , the music is not entirely focused on difficult pieces played with accented power for a korean drama .
affair
is gentle on the senses , visual and audio , and the change is very much welcomed . i loved it .
despite the generally accepted view that heathcliff and catherine are deeply in love with each other , the question of whether they really
love
each other has to be addressed . this question raises another ; what kind of love - - or feeling - - is emily brontë depicting ? her sister charlotte , for example , called heathcliff ' s feelings
perverted passion and passionate perversity .
i list below a number of interpretations of their love / ostensible love .
my “first” response to this story is “i like it . ” that is because it is not my first time reading it . the first time i read this story i was shocked by the ending and disappointed with her view of marriage . at the time of my first reading of this story , i was newly married and “high on love” so to speak . therefore , i couldn’t possibly believe that someone could look at love and marriage in such a negative light .
the years haven ' t been kind to “story of a love affair” ( “crònanca di lin amore” ) , michelangelo antonioni ' s first feature , made in 1950 , but they have at least given it historical importance in view of the highly personal , hugely better films he made afterward , from “l ' avventura” to “the passenger . ”
with hindsight one can see here , the beginning of a style that this idiosyncratic italian marxist would go on to develop into what became virtually a genre all its own—the film about people disconnected from each other and the world around them . i doubt that if we saw “story of a love affair” today , without the benefit of hindsight , we would do much more than snicker between extended yawns .
set in 1930 ' s calcutta , this semiautobiographical novel by the world - renowned scholar mircea eliade details the passionate love affair of alain , a young french engineer , and maitreyi , the daughter of his indian employer . at once horrifying and deeply moving ,
a digitally remastered version of cronaca di un amore ( story of a love affair ) was released on dvd by noshame films in 2005 . this version of antonioni ' s first dramatic feature is the one restored by the cine citta studio lab in rome . the dvd package contains a booklet with the complete details of this restoration process , plus an interview with antonioni excerpted from the italian magazine cinema , april 1950 .
has , in many cases , become the foundation for a national joke . characters in the film were transformed into larger - than - life manly stereotypes in order to become more palatable to the movie - going public ( as in the scene with ennis standing tall with fireworks blazing behind him ) and there seems to be the need to define and market this as a “universal” love story rather than a story specifically about the tragedy of a homosexual affair in a homophobic society .
secret affair
tells the story of secret romance between oh hye - won ( kim hee - ae ) , a woman in her 40 ' s , and lee sun - jae ( yoo ah - in ) , a man in his 20 ' s .
love affair
depends on grace and style to make its effect , and that ' s just as well , because most of the people seeing this movie are going to know how it turns out . if they haven ' t seen the original
love affair
( 1939 ) with irene dunne and charles boyer , or the remake
an affair to remember
( 1957 ) with deborah kerr and cary grant , they ' ve seen
sleepless in seattle
( 1993 ) , which was about people who loved the earlier films .
i love piano and mozart , so much ! ! ! high recommend kdrama . you are so beautiful stunning great unnie # kimheeae . love you , much
after a series of striking documentary short subjects , michelangelo antonioni made his first feature , cronaca di un amore ( story of a love affair ) , a loose , neutral treatment of a seemingly standard noir subject . cronaca is much like robert bresson’s early les dames du bois de boulogne —you can detect the future abstract style of the director underneath the conventional material . with these two films , a new type of reflective cinema was born , dedicated equally to the interior lives of actor “models” and the obscure surfaces of the photographed world .
until recently the love story seemed to be a threatened genre in hollywood . women characters in movies were more likely to stab you than kiss you . then came
sleepless in seattle
and
only you
and now
love affair ,
all movies about nice people getting into goofy misunderstandings because they love one another so much . you have to be in the right mood to enjoy movies like this . or maybe they put you in the mood .
“story of a love affair , ” which opened yesterday at the cinema studio , has a number of easily identifiable antonioni moments , some quite fine , such as the scene in which the lovers are reunited after seven years , and another , photographed in the stairwell of an office building , when the pair ascend from one floor to the next only to reach an absolute impasse in their relationship .
after making highly regarded documentaries , story of a love affair was michelangelo antonioni ' s first feature length dramatic film . it also signalled a significant change in the direction of post - war neo - realism . antonioni , the future director of l ' avvetura , l ' eclisse , and blow up had already begun to set down the fundamentals of his future films , exploring the uneasy emotions that lie between the gazes of his characters .
he looks too cute and baby looking for this character in secret affair , i wish he didn ' t selected this role .
story of a love affair is a more straightforward endeavor than antonioni ' s later masterpieces , but it ' s still a mix of beautiful moving images and cinematic formalism . i wish i could take the film in without subtitles , but oh well . two images in particular stand out in my mind : the shot of lucia bose staring around the car door , and paola and guido walking through the park while a man plays guitar .
15 . one of the other axed love stories involved an african couple supporting each other through famine .
capitalism : a love story is by turns crude and sentimental , impassioned and invigorating . it posits a simple moral universe inhabited by good little guys and evil big ones , yet the basic thrust of its argument proves hard to resist .
freud explained this urge as an inherent part of love :
at the height of being in love the boundary between ego and object threatens to melt away . against all the evidence of his senses , a man who is in love declares ‘i ' and ' you ' are one , and is prepared to behave as if it were a fact .
an emotionally charged journey through a harrowing true story of redemption and despair . . . and the risks one woman takes in the hope of loving again .
ennis’ dreams . but , while his dream at the beginning of the story steeps him in reverie , with fond and happy memories of jack , in his dream at the end of the story , there is a darker and menacing feeling , one of grief and sorrow , danger and death .
watched the series twice and i keep checkinf each time for a new season . . . hands downbthe best i have ever watched . amazing love story and cast . . could not have been better
how could this series have low ratings , i wonder . perhaps because of the stigma that the word
affair
holds . this series is done in no way audacious , and causes one to just drop the word affair in
love affair
and make one believe that it is just love . the characters were very convincing ; the 20 - yr old guy did his best i . e . while playing the piano , the 40 yr old woman plays her character elegantly which makes you feel that she ' s a goddess from somewhere , and even down to the scene of her drunken husband . . . oh and another thing , captivating musi
the unsurpassed beauty of antonioni ' s visual art lifts his two - penny story and hollow people into the exalted realm of the senses .
driven by dead - eyed commercial imperative . peter strickland’s new film , the duke of burgundy , is different : it is a labour of love , whereas
eventually , o ' neal met and fell in love with farrah fawcett , but said on oprah today that macgraw has always been his obsession and truly was his first love .
there you go guys , if you want to cheat on your girlfriend or wife just make sure you are doing it for love and affection from the other girl and you should be good to go . heck most of the women on hear would apparently be taken by the
love story
of your infidelity alone .
i found the details outlined in the book of the making of the movie cleopatra fascinating , but the affair depicted in the book was not that intriguing and i found myself often . . .
proulx , annie “getting movied , ” brokeback mountain : story to screenplay , scribner , 2005 .
in today’s era of overstuffed action movies and raunchy comedies , the epic hollywood love story is mostly a thing of the past . there was a time , however , when it was a moviegoing staple . starting with gone with the wind , which set the standard for the genre back in 1939 , historical romances on a monumental scale were big business for decades . even by the mid - 60s , when the hollywood studio system was beginning to crumble , an epic love story could still command an epic audience .
the story of one young man crossing the burning bridge between innocence and experience , spring ' s fall is a narrative dramatic poem about identity .
however , jack and ennis were not working as cowboys when they met and fell in love , but rather as shepherds , who have often been portrayed as living on the margin of society . the story is about two these young wyoming ranch hands who unexpectedly ( for the reader and characters alike ) fall in love as teen - age boys and continue their ill - fated affair in secret for the next 20 years , until jack is murdered .
according to the assistant director francesco ( citto ) maselli , the story of a love affair took its inspiration from the 1948 bellentani murder case , which thrilled italy at the time , including antonioni . the similarities between fact and fiction are fewer than we might expect - - the high society milanese setting is the same and pia bellentani ' s lover was a silk merchant but that ' s about it .
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in an industrial area , giuliana , an unstable woman , attempts to cope with life by starting an affair with a co - worker at the plant her husband manages .
story of a love affair ( cronaca di un amore ) 1950 | dir michelangelo antonioni | writ antonioni , citto maselli , daniele d
anza . silvio giovenetti , piero tellini | cine enzo serafin | edt eraldo da roma , raffaello vianello , antonioni | score giovanni fusco ( sax marcel male , piano arnando renzi ) | production design piero filippone costume design ferdinando sarmi prod franco villani
this drama is one - of - a - kind . the combination of story , music , and acting is just amazing . yoo ah in is superb as always !
and then , of course , there is the other side of the story . there are the lengths to which people throughout history have gone to go on a bender .
oh hye - won works as the director of planning for the seohan arts foundation . she is elegant and excels at dealing with other people . oh hye - won becomes involved in a love affair with lee sun - jae . he is genius like pianist in his 20 ' s .
the americans stars keri russell and matthew rhys have starred opposite each other on the fx spy drama since 2013 . and as their characters contended with the intricacies of a kgb orchestrated marriage , rhys and russell embarked on a real - world love story off screen .
if you like danielle steele , you ' ll love this . join an eclectic group of american visitors as they take a tour of ireland they will never forget .
looking forward to this drama . although i ' m not feeling kim hee ae but , i ' ll watch this drama for yoo ah in . hopefully their love story will be intense .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
a french playboy and an american former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship . they arrange to reunite six months later , after he has had a chance to earn a decent living .
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i do realize that mircea must have suffered a great deal because there was no physical culmination of this delightful never - ending love affair but i thank my stars that it was not . otherwise it would have finished there . this everlasting yearning freshly grown gives me a glimpse of eternity . . .
based on the true story of an impoverished girl and a wealthy aristocrat , you will not want to put this book down . captivating from start to finish .
ah in did superb in secret love affair , so did kim hee ae . probably his best role so far , an innocent young boy who knew nothing but gradually became a real man through his affair with an older woman . i usually hate a storyline involving younger man loves older woman , but this drama hit me so hard that even i wish ah in engaged in a same kind of relation with kim hee ae for real . their chemistry was just so amazing and it makes me want to cry whenever i remember it .
brokeback mountain indeed is riddled with numerous contradictions and juxtapositions : a short , 55 pages that were turned into a film of epic proportions that infiltrated contemporary american culture . it is a story written by a female author about two men . it is a romantic love story , yet the characters are two rough , inarticulate western men who are never able to communicate their love for one another . the story begins in the 1960s – a time in american history typically associated by free love and experimentation . but clearly that freedom did not extend to two young gay men in the american west . it focuses on the desolation and loneliness of the west , yet the harsh landscape of this environment is also representative of the natural beauty and the love and closeness between ennis and jack . proulx’s descriptions of the landscape are at once poetic and beautiful and hard and desolate . the book’s prologue is an epilogue ; the tale begins at the end , book - ended by ennis’ dreams that represent both happy reverie and gut - wrenching grief .
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here are a few secrets shared over the years as well as a few insider ones thanks to love actually creator richard curtis ' wife , emma freud .
recently restored and re - released in celebration of its 50th anniversary , ' doctor zhivago ' has come to be regarded as one of cinema’s greatest love stories .
with a phd in history and a special expertise in cleopatra , diana bailey leaves london and her husband trevor to consult on a film in rome - - and that film just happens to be a very real film , the magnificent cleopatra , starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton ( and their passionate affair ) . trevor hates to see her leave , but diana yearns for a bit of excitement before settling into years of motherhood . in rome , she quickly finds that all is not as it seems . history , romance , and murder meld into a fast - paced story set against a glamorous hollywood film backdrop . set in the 1960s , gill paul brings to life the fashions , scenery , and customs of the era with an expert eye . the affair is a passionate , well - told story set in a glamourous period and place . five - stars for this engaging read !
with the release of
concussion
on december 25 , here ' s a look at the real story of dr . bennet omalu and his battle to raise awareness about the issue of brain damage in retired nfl players .
the tasty sandwich shop was an institution in nearby cambridge , immortalized in scenes in both good will hunting and love story . unfortunately it closed in 1997 , replaced by various retail and bank chains in the years since .
and , so it would seem that while the film adaptation introduced this story to a significantly wider audience than the original written work , this new audience has not been able to truly experience the power and depth of proulx’s story . there is certainly nothing humorous about this tale , yet
“dirty dancing” is one of the great sleeper hits in film history , a dance - filled love story starring patrick swayze and jennifer grey that moviegoers , especially women , latched onto with a fervor that surprised even the people who made it . ( will the remake that abc broadcast last wednesday generate the same affection ? i’m going to guess , no . ) ms . grey plays baby , a teenager who with her parents and sister vacation at an old - school catskill resort in summer 1963 . there , she falls into a love affair with a dance instructor , johnny , mr . swayze’s character , who introduces her to the forbidden joys of steamy , pelvis - grinding dances and more .
wow 20 gaps love relationship , i wish i ' m not going to be annoyed watching this drama .
he talked about how he believed she was his first real love , even though the two never dated .
nevertheless , it is the passion of heathcliff and catherine that most readers respond to and remember and that has made this novel one of the great love stories not merely of english literature but of european literature as well . simone de beauvoir cites catherine ' s cry ,
i am heathcliff ,
in her discussion of romantic love , and movie adaptations of the novel include a mexican and a french version . in addition , their love has passed into popular culture ; kate bush and pat benetar both recorded
wuthering heights ,
a song which bush wrote , and mtv showcased the lovers in a musical version .
31 . liam neeson ' s character , daniel , has a love story with carol . . . who he later calls karen . that ' s emma ' s character ' s name just in case you were wondering . . . ( dies happy )
the city’s good looks have provided the backdrop to some of the world’s most popular movies and blockbuster franchises ; there is a high concentration of glitzy hotels and seductive restaurants , making it a firm favourite with movie stars ; and the city is home to the world’s oldest film festival , taking place from 28 august to 7 september this year as part of the venice biennale . on top of all this , there is the venetians’ near obsessive love affair with hollywood .
love it ! ! ! ! passionate kiss ep . both r awesome : ) : ) : ) : )
i loved this little story - - it takes a couple of twists and turns that makes the ending ironic and unobvious . the year the story was written ( 1894 ) is included , and this adds interest to the content of the story . the fact that louise recognizes her oppression from the male - dominated society of the time is interesting to me . for some reason ( i don’t know why ) i haven’t read much work in which a woman of the time period speaks of feeling that a long life with her husband is undesirable . but when she realizes her husband is dead , louise’s view of a long life changes from dread to hope .
there are other significant differences in the film adaptation of the story . in addition to echoing proulx’s use of place and nature to enhance the story , the film also used music very effectively as an enhancement . a beautiful , simple score by gustavo santaolalla features a lone guitar , with long silences in the melody , a perfect complement to the themes of the story . the filmmakers did not choose to try to re - create proulx’s device of book - ending the beginning and ending of the story with descriptions of ennis’ reminiscences of jack . also , the character of ennis’ oldest daughter , alma , jr . , is developed much more in the film version than the book , and she is portrayed as a counterpoint to ennis . quiet like her father , “junior , ” as ennis calls her , also has a difficult time expressing herself . however , the message seems to be that despite their similarities , she is promised a happy and fulfilled life of love with her new husband , in stark contrast to her lonely , homosexual father .
? ? when miss bose ' s husband starts looking into her past . the fact that the affair is renewed as a result of the husband ' s groundless suspicions is an irony that is not to be taken lightly in a film that is completely without intentional humor .
i first saw a paperback version of eliade ' s bengal nights in 1995 . i recognized eliade ' s name from texts assigned in a survey course on world religions that i had taken as a university freshman , and i also recognized the title because i was aware that a french film with that same title had been made in 1987 - 88 , in calcutta . seeing that the book was about a
passionate love affair
between a western man and an indian woman , i purchased the book .
as with most of antonioni ' s films , the movement of the eyes tells the truth of the subtext , revealing the vacuity of words . paola and guido only make eye contact when in conflict and avert it when telling love words . the story is compelling and has a centrifugal effect on the viewer while the characters by contrast set us into a centripetal spinning away from it . brilliant photography and very poor sound .
a great combination of actress , actor , writer , director and music director . the story is not my type , i dont like any stories about affair but i like classic music . at the first i wasnt sure if i can finish this drama but yoo in ha and kim hee ae performance made me cant stop watching this drama . well it is of course not a drama for teenager who love a lovely dovely drama . full of realistic , a dark stories of someone life . sometimes life is not as lovely as we hope . i can understand why hye won love the talanted sun jae and i can understand why sun jae fall in love with the charismatic hye won . anyway , i give a thumb up for the music director . he / she can make this drama beautiful and dark with the music . i really enjoy all the music . and also for the director , must be hard to make this drama , with his kind of story , to be more accaptable , but he did awesome . 수고했어요 . 드라마는 너무 이쁘다 . 음막 도 너무 아름답다 .
i ' ve been coming to this page like 15 times since 2014 . . . just wondering should i watch it or not . to be honest , i ' m not a fan of a noona - doengseng love story , especially if it ' s 20 years apart ( just reading the synopsis already made my mood down )
opening credits are on pages of a book , through which a female hand is paging .
the story and much of mr . antonioni ' s treatment of it recall the kind glossy soapopera movie that was immensely popular in europe a quarter of a century ago , before europeans discovered the edifying joys of television drama . it ' s about the impossible love of a poor auto salesman ( massimo girotti ) and his former sweetheart ( lucia bose ) , who has married a rich milan textile manufacturer and moved bag and baggage into the upper classes , where she ' s lonely but very happy to be overdressed .
on reading the story this time around i see a much more positive side to the story . i probably also see it a little more objectively now . there are many signs of life in the story that represent a re - birth of this young woman . prior to her husband ' s death she dreaded each day and was “pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body . ” now that he is dead she sees the potential for life ( her life ) with phrases like “new spring life , breath of rain , and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves . ” most of the story deals with her quick accepance of her husband ' s death and her quick acceptance of the new possibilities for her own life and soul . the title of the story would seem to reinforce this idea of quick acceptance . it indicates that her important transition took place within one short hour . normally people take months to fully come to terms with the death of a family member . mrs . mallard , however , is quick to put it all into perspective .
wow ! ! ! what a way to end the week with episode 6 . great show . i love the subtleties and the attention to detail .
i am going to watch the drama , coz i am a fan of ah in yoo , i love his acting prowess . i ' m going to wathc it next week .
romantic love takes many forms in wuthering heights : the grand passion of heathcliff and catherine , the insipid sentimental languishing of lockwood , the coupleism of hindley and frances , the tame indulgence of edgar , the romantic infatuation of isabella , the puppy love of cathy and linton , and the flirtatious sexual attraction of cathy and hareton . these lovers , with the possible exception of hareton and cathy , are ultimately self - centered and ignore the needs , feelings , and claims of others ; what matters is the lovers ' own feelings and needs .
who was l . frank baum and where did his story come from ? in celebration of his birth , we explore the imagination of the author who created the beloved children ' s book series .
the trouble with the film is not that their problems are mini . to paraphrase claude chabrol , there are no small problems , only small films . in a better movie we might he able to take seriously miss bose ' s inability to cast aside her life of luxury , and mr . girotti ' s inability to see her for the bore she is . but “story of a love affair” is tacky . it seems to share miss bose ' s fascination for high society , which , as shown in the movie , means playing bridge all afternoon and throwing fur coats floors .
ah , venice . its film festival can only mean one thing : love . and food . and frocks . and photo opportunities on a gondola . oh , and films . but this year ' s fest , so far at least , looks to be all about the love
interestingly , this device of menacing weather to frame these scenes was not used in the film . however , nature and place do play crucial roles in the cinematography . for marketing purposes , the film’s tagline is “love is a force of nature . ” this suggestion that that ennis’ and jack’s love was a force of nature over which they had no control might be one meaning of the use of nature as symbol in this story . but , neither proulx nor the film’s director of photography , rodrigo prieto , uses nature to represent this message solely . rather prieto’s photography captures the magnificence of the natural setting , while successfully echoing proulx’s use of the outdoor environment to suggest both natural beauty as well as the feeling of remoteness , isolation and loneliness of the american western terrain .
a wealthy industrialist becomes curious about his trophy wife paola’s past and hires a private investigator . the detective discovers that she had fallen desperately in love with the handsome guido as a young girl , and may have participated in a crime to win his hand…
instead of chilling and enjoying the movie , emma kindly decided to live tweet . bad news for emma ' s thumbs , good news for love actually fans .
awww . . . young man really is in love , they both do . real love holds no boundaries . . . true love knows no reason , no boundaries , no distance , it just flows when it ' s there . . . nobody shall cease . . . no inhibitions . open ended story but both showed compassion most likely they ' ll wait and decide to stay together . . . who knows ? as what lee sun jae said she ' s his home and even though they ended up breaking up , at least they gave it a try . love is more painful when you lost it as dyland park says , in angel eyes : - )
a touching drama about love , age gap , poignancy of life , rich and poor how they live their life and values and also an examination of the life on how have one lived done pretty well that focuses more on naturalness and substance with a touch of candy but not too much .
just out of curiosity . . . does anyone have any ideas about what the title of the story suggests ? what about the idea that louise may have died of guilt ? maybe she thought her husband was actually a ghost . she did scream when she saw him .
on set and reported dedication to the role hasn’t really amounted to much on screen . his chemical romance with harley quinn is an intriguingly toxic love affair , a morally questionable relationship that we certainly don’t see often in a superhero blockbuster . more joker and harley , and less … everybody else would have resulted in something far more interesting than the zombie shoot - ’em - up we were left with .
this story is both humorous and is valuable in a historical perspective . it is first a commentary on the feelings that a woman trapped into marriage during this time period may have experienced . marriage may have seemed to be an interminable “trap” and the only “honorable” way out for a woman may have been through death of her husband . this story is ironic in that the narrator ' s death is attributed to being overcome with great joy , when in fact she died of a combination of shock and disapointment . i liked this story , and i think that despite the time that the story was written , it is very easy to relate to . it also presents the way death can encourage many different feelings at once . the narrator admits that she will probably miss her husband , but she can also see the years of freedom stretching into the future .
clifford collins calls their love a life - force relationship , a principle that is not conditioned by anything but itself . it is a principle because the relationship is of an ideal nature ; it does not exist in life , though as in many statements of an ideal this principle has implications of a profound living significance . catherine ' s conventional feelings for edgar linton and his superficial appeal contrast with her profound love for heathcliff , which is
an acceptance of identity below the level of consciousness .
their relationship expresses
the impersonal essence of personal existence ,
an essence which collins calls the
love as addiction . is what catherine and heathcliff call love and generations of readers have accepted as ideal love really an addiction ? stanton peele argues that romantic or passion love is in itself an addiction . what exactly does he mean by addiction ? an addiction exists when a person ' s attachment to a sensation , an object , or another person is such as to lessen his appreciation of and ability to deal with other things in his environment , or in himself , so that he has become increasingly dependent on that experience as his only source of gratification . individuals who lack direction and commitment , who are emotionally unstable , or who are isolated and have few interests are especially vulnerable to addictions . an addictive love wants to break down the boundaries of identity and merge with the lover into one identity . lacking inner resources , love addicts look outside themselves for meaning and purpose , usually in people similar to themselves . even if the initial pleasure and sense of fulfillment or satisfaction does not last , the love - addict is driven by need and clings desperately to the relationship and the lover . catherine , for example , calls her relationship
a source of little visible delight , but necessary .
the loss of the lover , whether through rejection or death , causes the addict withdrawal symptoms , often extreme ones like illness , not eating , and faintness . the addict wants possession of the lover regardless of the consequences to the loved one ; a healthy love , on the other hand , is capable of putting the needs of the beloved first .
a couple ' s big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy .
i pour a few fingers into a flimsy plastic cup . bits of grain float to the top .
i did not expect a story that would give a semi history lesson . i was a 23 year old woman who remembers the whole liz taylor epic . i would only recommend this book to people who like to read glorified history stories .
this drama always makes me on my toes . . . so afraid to watch them together worried for them to get caught . i hate and love the love affair , feel sorry sometimes love has to be that way and life can be so cruel . i just in episode 9 when i wrote this , and the character great and daring acting kept me from one to another ; the moment i want to quit here comes another heart thump plot line . i wish they can live together as a couple but in reality especially in asian country finally the woman will back to his family life and the boy will find his another true love , the husband will not grant the divorce just to keep his ego while he actually never cares anything about the wife well being
the tragedy of this story is that not only do ennis and jack lose each other , but they also lose themselves , and are unable to clearly articulate their love or live satisfactory lives . they are lost in memory , fantasy , fear and the constraints of their society . “it’s because of you that i’m like this – nothing , nobody , ” cries ennis toward the end of the story . and , jack longs to be freed of his feelings , pleading , “i wish i knew how to quit you , ” trying to deny the depth of his affection for ennis , as mendelsohn points out in his essay .
if you like danielle steele , you ' ll love this . set in ireland , carmel believes she was abandoned at birth but a facebook message reveals her past .
the unsurpassed beauty of antonioni ' s visual art lifts this fairly average story and it ' s people into the exalted realm of the senses . each scene is so tastefully done , and one can see the slight differences in each segment , yet the film works seamlessly , a beautiful piece of work by one of the all time masters of film .
the pair , who had earlier parted full of guilt when they did nothing to prevent the accidental death of mr . girotti ' s fiancee , are reunited , first in fear , then in love ,