Ce n'est pas important, quelle année, quel mois, quel jour, quel minute, quel moment, sans doute, il y a de temps qui passe et qui arrive, simplement...this is another classics in the film history on 1961. Alain Resnais played Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi and Sacha Pitoeff in Last Year at Marienbad. There is no reason why it had to be at Marienbad, a spa-town in Czech (Mariánské Lázně), or right, it could be any place, and it was not important. Actually the film was shot at Chateau Nymphenburg, Chateau Schleissheim, and Chateau Amalienburg in Munich, though the audience may think that it was a chateau in France. The film should be a bomb in 1961, and the stylish beats of editing skill and the mysterious story telling trait with a narrative-centred arrangement are astonishing. The film is a very good demonstration of story telling that can be put on the drama stage. It reinvigorates me a lot my passion on film making and drama production. The film consists of a strong sense of uncertainty, true or false interpretation and cuts, and it plays déjà-vu and first-person narrative, and the result is in harmony. The scene design is excellent and it has an aesthetic touch of dualism. People and objects were mostly in pairs in the film. Viewing Seyrig and Albertazzi meeting in the different scenes of the ballroom, corridors, stairs and gardens, the sensation is tragically elegant. The beautiful moments of the pairing guests passing in between the camera and the characters by the side of the bar table were film classics. Nim is a character in the film when Albertazzi played the game with Pitoeff. It is a matter of winning or loss. Cycle is perhaps a repetitive theme in the film as well. The poetic camera captures the glamourous architecture and decoration in the Chateau while people remain silent and still. It is exactly the classics when the whole world becomes you and me. Distance appears to be an important element in the film. Lovers were poets. Physical background of when and what and how and where become unimportant. C'est la même. Sculptures played in the film too, and simultaneously, Seyrig and Albertazzi become the sculptures of Marienbad. Of course, having the debut attention to the world film industry, Seyrig is always the angel of flair in Marienbad...ou n'importe où.
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Affichage des articles dont le libellé est chateau. Afficher tous les articles
vendredi, juillet 21, 2006
L'année dernière à Marienbad...(21/7)
Ce n'est pas important, quelle année, quel mois, quel jour, quel minute, quel moment, sans doute, il y a de temps qui passe et qui arrive, simplement...this is another classics in the film history on 1961. Alain Resnais played Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi and Sacha Pitoeff in Last Year at Marienbad. There is no reason why it had to be at Marienbad, a spa-town in Czech (Mariánské Lázně), or right, it could be any place, and it was not important. Actually the film was shot at Chateau Nymphenburg, Chateau Schleissheim, and Chateau Amalienburg in Munich, though the audience may think that it was a chateau in France. The film should be a bomb in 1961, and the stylish beats of editing skill and the mysterious story telling trait with a narrative-centred arrangement are astonishing. The film is a very good demonstration of story telling that can be put on the drama stage. It reinvigorates me a lot my passion on film making and drama production. The film consists of a strong sense of uncertainty, true or false interpretation and cuts, and it plays déjà-vu and first-person narrative, and the result is in harmony. The scene design is excellent and it has an aesthetic touch of dualism. People and objects were mostly in pairs in the film. Viewing Seyrig and Albertazzi meeting in the different scenes of the ballroom, corridors, stairs and gardens, the sensation is tragically elegant. The beautiful moments of the pairing guests passing in between the camera and the characters by the side of the bar table were film classics. Nim is a character in the film when Albertazzi played the game with Pitoeff. It is a matter of winning or loss. Cycle is perhaps a repetitive theme in the film as well. The poetic camera captures the glamourous architecture and decoration in the Chateau while people remain silent and still. It is exactly the classics when the whole world becomes you and me. Distance appears to be an important element in the film. Lovers were poets. Physical background of when and what and how and where become unimportant. C'est la même. Sculptures played in the film too, and simultaneously, Seyrig and Albertazzi become the sculptures of Marienbad. Of course, having the debut attention to the world film industry, Seyrig is always the angel of flair in Marienbad...ou n'importe où.
Libellés :
chateau,
delphine seyrig,
moving objects,
resnais
mercredi, novembre 23, 2005
Les reluires et les mascarons...(23/11)
When you look into the weathy content of the European history and culture, there are many specialties that worth life-long researching. To me, a few of these have fascinated my scope and thoughts recently. As a beginner, let's share some of your thoughts and findings...
I. The armory general and the coat-of-arm
The interesting combinations and artworks of coat-of-arm (le blason et les corporations) attract much of my interest after I came to Paris. The traditional arts for the royal and the noble class in the past developed its variety in army fashion as well as signs for the shields. The design of identities varies from place to place, and from a little sign, you can discover so much treasures in the past...I was visiting the Chateau de Chantilly a few months before, and there was a very comprehensive showcase display of the French bindings and coats-of-arm for the different cities and regions. This should be the most informative display I have seen so far. I tried to search for some books or illustration of the bindings from the bookstore but nothing has been found...
I met a professional who works for heraldry in Scotland, and she introduced 2 books for me, "Illustrations to the Armorial General" by V. Rolland et al and "The General Armory". I got a chance to look for the books on amazon.com. Indeed there is no stock available on the bookstore, while there is one second hand copy available ( )...the price is quite scary though...
II. Les mascarons
The facade and architecture in Paris is fascinating, and among the numerous elements, the mascarons should be a remark to the outlook of the buildings and structure. Again, when I look for information about the mascarons, I did not find much information about the subject from wikipedia, yahoo or amazon. Seems that I do not manage to find the right track...
Libellés :
belle epoque,
blason,
chateau,
mascaron,
paris
vendredi, novembre 18, 2005
Chateau de Pommard...(18/11)
After having a tour in the Bourgogne region, I realise that Pommard is actually one of the origins that produce nice wine. Chateau de Pommard should be the most famous domaine in the region...Having a history since 1098, the Chateau was once upon a time a destination for Louis XV. The Chateau turned into a wine domaine in 1726, and it has then become a significant wine maker in the region with its 20-hectare grapeyard. The Chateau has purchased by one of the fifth richest French and is now negotiating with a Hong Kong importer to introduce its wine to the wine tasters in Hong Kong. The Chateau has kept vintages since 1962, and inevitably, you would not be able to resist from buying one for the collection of your home...
dimanche, juillet 03, 2005
Live8 in Versailles...(2/7)
A full day for the event of Live8 concert at Chateau de Versailles. Voice out to the leader of G8, the world needs more balance and love. Well, agree that an easy way to voice out is to sing, but that doesn't mean that when you sing, you have voiced out. The use of media in one way is powerful and efficient. So did anybody hear anything?
For me, it's an energetic day, but mainly physically. A ride from Paris to Versailles, 1.5hr single way, and as I always admit, cycling provides additional means to view the world and the micro-environment, and it's when you ride from Paris to Versailles that you understand more the landscape of the Versailles. Avoiding the highway, I passed through the ville of Issy, Meudon, Sevres, Chaville and Virolay after exiting the Porte de Versailles, and this is so I encountered the sleepest slope I have ever seen. Somewhat like the one in Sai Kung, and I surrendered with my bike and my unbreathable heart...but all in all, a field trip to the countryside was quite nice.
Over 300,000 were at the concert in Versailles, and performing groups included Andrea Bocelli, Cerrone / Nile Rogers, Craig David, The Cure, Diam's, Dido, Florent Pagny, Kool Shen, Kyo, Louis Bertignac, Muse, Placebo, Raphael, Shakira, Sheryl Crow, Tina Arena, Yannick Noah etc. Muse should be the greatest group!! So thrilling their live performance. Perfecto!! The trio did produce a powerful and layer of vivid sound in front of the audience. Placebo is another surprise. They played more impressive than last time they performed in Hong Kong, and surprisingly, they were quite popular in Paris. They became the performer of the night...good to see the band coming back in well shape.
The Cure is an expectation for the show, and they did it well, but sad to say, they are getting really old now...
There were quite a lot of young people joining the concert, and as criticised by some other media, is this just another concert to us all?
Again, I admire so much the slogan of the event..."Make poverty history". Human is still human, can human really change the world, or at least the world we have created??
some moments...
http://www.zirhc.com/live81.avi
http://www.zirhc.com/live82.avi
http://www.zirhc.com/live83.avi
http://www.zirhc.com/live84.avi
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