Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Vor 9 Stunden · Within an apparently nurturing environment, Morrison's childhood was saturated with stories of and from the South, and she has said in several interviews that ghost stories, jokes, tales, music, and other elements of African American folk culture were staples in her household. Additional influences came from Morrison's religious upbringing, including her switch from her mother’s Protestant ...
Vor 9 Stunden · Don’t let its wry title fool you—truth be told, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024) is a deeply sentimental movie that’s sure to pull at your heartstrings. Pat Boonnitipat’s latest film, which has already become one of the highest-grossing domestic Thai flicks, is a charming tale of family, kinship and second chances.
Vor 9 Stunden · Book Review. Bangladeshi writer and translator Shabnam Nadiya’s translation of writer and translator who was born in northern Bangladesh in 1968, Mashiul Alam’s “The Meat Market” is a disturbing and moving short tale that explores themes of sacrifice, consumerism, and the brutality that underlies our society’s conventions yet is frequently ignored.
Vor 9 Stunden · Her Side Of The StoryBy Alba de Cespedes, translated by Jill Foulston Fiction/Pushkin Press/Paperback/485 pages/$28.10/Amazon SG (amzn.to/3VhZxfx) 5 stars Read more at straitstimes.com.
Vor 9 Stunden · Riitta: It’s taken from a folk tale about a dog – or sometimes it’s a troll – that lives beneath a bridge and has eyes as big as plates. For us, it is a metaphor for the curiosity that guides these collaborations. We ask each participant what has happened in their life; how do they make sense of their surroundings. They dictate what happens during the shoot and we enter with wide open ...
Vor 9 Stunden · Creating the soul of the film is the grandmother played by actress Usha Seamkhum (78 years old). It is worth mentioning that Ms. Usha is an amateur actress, only a housewife, and was suddenly trusted by director Boonnitipat to play the main role. She had difficulty memorizing the dialogue in the movie, but with her deadpan acting, "as if she wasn't acting", Ms. Usha made the audience sob.
Vor 9 Stunden · The ending really deserves special attention. I was invested in the narrative; its elements—such as the characters’ relationship, the magical elements, and the bizarre nightmarish dimension—were so intriguing that I was expecting a lot more. The final moments leave you hanging, confused, and unsatisfied.
