The dynamic octagenarian duo review the Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz romantic drama called "Elegy." These two old-school movie veterans bring a fresh, funny and insightful perspective to film reviews. [ More Detail ]
Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Polish: Symfonia pieśni żałosnych), is a symphony in three movements composedby Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December 1976. The work is indicative of the transition between Górecki's dissonant earlier manner and his more tonal later style.A solo soprano sings a different Polish text in each of the three movements. The first is a 15th-century Polish lament of Mary, mother of Jesus, the second a message written on the wall of a Gestapo cell during World War II, and the third a Silesian folk song of mother searching for son killed in the Silesian uprisings.The first and third movements are written from the perspective of a parent who has lost a child, and the second movement from that of a child separated from a parent. The dominant themes of the symphony are motherhood and separation through war.Until 1992, Górecki was known only to connoisseurs, primarily as one of several composers responsible for the postwar Polish music renaissance.That year, Elektra-Nonesuch released a recording of the 15-year-old symphony that topped the classical charts in Britain and the United States. It has now sold more than a million copies, vastly exceeding the expected lifetime sales of a typical symphonic recording by a 20th-century composer. This success, however, has failed to generate interest in Górecki's other works.Symphony No. 3 is constructed around simple harmonies, set in a neo-modal style which makes use of the medieval musical modes, but does not adhere strictly to medieval rules of composition. The symphony is written for solo soprano, four flutes—two players doubling on piccolo—four clarinets, two bassoons, two contrabassoons, four horns, four trombones, harp, piano and strings. Performances typically last about 50 minutes.The musicologist Adrian Thomas notes that the symphony lacks dissonance outside of modal inflections (that is, occasional use of pitches that fall outside the mode), and that it does not require nonstandard techniques or virtuosic playing. Thomas further observes that "there is no second-hand stylistic referencing, although if predecessors were to be sought they might be found, distantly removed, in the music of composers as varied as Bach, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and even Debussy."Ronald Blum describes the symphony as "mournful, like Mahler, but without the bombast of percussion, horns and choir, just the sorrow of strings and the lone soprano".The work consists of three elegiac movements, each marked Lento to indicate their slow tempi.Strings dominate the musical textures and the music is rarely loud—the dynamics reach fortissimo in only a few bars.Lento e largo—TranquillissimoThe nine-minute second movement is for soprano, clarinets, horns, piano and strings, and contains a libretto formed from the prayer to the Virgin Mary inscribed by Blazusiakówna on the cell wall in Zakopane.According to the composer, "I wanted the second movement to be of a highland character, not in the sense of pure folklore, but the climate of Podhale ... I wanted the girl's monologue as if hummed ... on the one hand almost unreal, on the other towering over the orchestra."The movement opens with a folk drone, A--E, and a melodic fragment, E--G♯--F♯, which alternate with sudden plunges to a low B♭--D♭ dyad. Thomas describes the effect as "almost cinematic ... suggest[ing] the bright open air of the mountains". As the soprano begins to sing, her words are supported by the orchestra until she reaches a climaxing top A♭. The movement is resolved when the strings hold a chord without diminuendo for just over two minutes. The final words of the movement are the first two lines of thePolish Ave Maria, sung twice on a repeated pitch by the soprano.Second MovementNo, Mother, do not weep,Most chaste Queen of HeavenSupport me always."Zdrowas Mario." (*)(Prayer inscribed on wall 3 of cell no. 3 in the basement of "Palace," the Gestapo's headquarters in Zakopane; beneath is the signature of Helena Wanda Blazusiakówna, and the words "18 years old, imprisoned since 26 September 1944.")(*) "Zdrowas Mario" (Ave Maria)—the opening of the Polish prayer to the Holy Mother.Artwork:Zdzisław Beksiński [ More Detail ]
ELEGY stars Oscar®-nominee Penélope Cruz and Academy Award®-winner Ben Kingsley, with extraordinary supporting performances from Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Sarsgaard, ELEGY is based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Roth's short novel The Dying Animal. Driven by Isabel Coixet's visually assured and deeply observant direction, ELEGY charts the passionate relationship between a celebrated college professor and a young woman whose beauty both ravishes and destabilizes him. As their intimate connection transforms them—more than either could imagine—a charged sexual contest evolves into an indelible love story. With humanistic warmth, wry wit and erotic intensity, ELEGY explores the power of beauty to blind, to reveal and to transform. [ More Detail ]
Lyrics: Dear Lord and Father of mankind,Forgive our foolish ways;Reclothe us in our rightful mind,In purer lives Thy service find,In deeper reverence, praise.In simple trust like theirs who heard,Beside the Syrian sea,The gracious calling of the Lord,Let us, like them, without a word,Rise up and follow Thee.O Sabbath rest by Galilee,O calm of hills above,Where Jesus knelt to share with TheeThe silence of eternity,Interpreted by love!With that deep hush subduing allOur words and works that drownThe tender whisper of Thy call,As noiseless let Thy blessing fallAs fell Thy manna down.Drop Thy still dews of quietness,Till all our strivings cease;Take from our souls the strain and stress,And let our ordered lives confessThe beauty of Thy peace.Breathe through the heats of our desireThy coolness and Thy balm;Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,O still, small voice of calm.iraq baghdad falluja marines elegy for dunkirk war anbar tikrit operation iraqi freedom enduring freedom troops army platoon ied terror john mccain barack obama ad bill o'rielly orielly fox news msnbc cnn george w bush democrats republicans republican democrat election terrorism 911 9/11 wtc afghanistan saddam hussein insurgents osama bin ladin support our troops mission recruitment surge georgia russia hamas the thin red line saving private ryan ron paul keith olbermann atonement attack home troops [ More Detail ]
EntertainmentEntertainmentExtraKingsley Proves Age Is Just a Number in 'Elegy'Kingsley Proves Age Is Just a Number in 'Elegy'The Associated PressSir Ben Kingsley chats about his latest role opposite Penelope Cruz in 'Elegy.' (Aug. 7)Sony Pictures Entertainment1. Trailer clip 'Elegy' VOICE-OVER: A COLLEGE PROFESSOR FALLS FOR A BEAUTIFUL STUDENT WITH DRAMATIC RESULTS IN DARK TALE 'ELEGY' Sony Pictures Entertainment2. Trailer clip 'Elegy' VOICE-OVER: ADAPTED FROM THE PHILIP ROTH NOVEL 'THE DYING ANIMAL', IT'S ABOUT AGE, MORTALITY AND LOVE AP EntertainmentLondon, 23 July 20083. SOUNDBITE (English) Sir Ben Kingsley:"It takes 2 hours for him to surrender, the slow and lovely examination - sometimes the rhythm of the film is extremely fast - but the ultimate surrender of him to love." Sony Pictures Entertainment4. Trailer clip 'Elegy' VOICE-OVER: ISABEL COIXET DIRECTS AN EMOTIONALLY COMPLEX TALE, AS THE PROFESSOR STRUGGLES WITH PASSION, JEALOUSY AND FEAR OF COMMITMENT. AP EntertainmentLondon, 23 July 20085. SOUNDBITE (English) Sir Ben Kingsley:"D.H. Lawrence said you must learn to know the other more than she knows herself. And it's that journey delights and fascinates me and if I can have the opportunity to say to the audience, 'intimacy's not bad you know guys, you should try it', modestly just whisper to the audience 'give it a go.'" Sony Pictures Entertainment6. Trailer clip 'Elegy' VOICE-OVER: WATCH OUT FOR THE TWIST IN THE TALE. NICKI FINLAY - ASSOCIATED PRESS [ More Detail ]
EntertainmentExtraLove Is in the Air at 'Elegy ' PremiereLove Is in the Air at 'Elegy ' PremiereThe Associated PressPenelope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, and Peter Sarsgaard attend the New York premiere of 'Elegy'. (Aug. 6)SHOTLIST (including transcript):-Samuel Goldwyn Films'Elegy' EPK1. Clip from 'Elegy' trailerAP EntertainmentNew York, 5 August 20082. Medium zoom of Elegy movie poster at the Tribeca Grand Screening Room3. medium shot of Penelope Cruz on red carpet4. Pan and zoom of Dennis Hopper and his wife on red carpet5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Hopper/Actor:"Why I decided to take this character because my agent called me and said 'You've been offered a part in a picture with Sir Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz,' and I said 'Great!' That was how easy that was, but I did read the script and the script was wonderful and the part's wonderful." 6. Medium shot and zoom out of Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, and Penelope Cruz on red carpet. 7. Penelope Cruz/Actress:"I love the film. I've been attached to the project for five years, and since I read the book five years ago, I knew I wanted to do this movie. We had to go through a lot of different stages, a lot of different people were going to be part of it, and finally we did it with Isabel Coixet and Ben Kingsley, and I don't imagine anybody better to play the character or to direct it." Samuel Goldwyn Films'Elegy' EPK8. Clip from 'Elegy' trailerAP EntertainmentNew York, 5 August 20089. SOUNDBITE (English) Isabel Coixet/Director: "The main character, he's like 60, 64, but then his mind is like 14 and sometimes he acts like six, he's 7. So I think it says a lot about, about men. But in a nice way, it's not, you know, I don't think it's a film who feeds the battle between men and women. It's just let us know your different, and then let's try to find a common ground."10. Medium shot of Gerard Butler talking with Producer Tom Rosenberg11. "SOUNDBITE (english) Gerard Butler/Actor:"We get a bad rap, men deservedly so, but we get that rap. We're known for what we are, but women it's like who knows what's going on, and you can't blame them for anything. (gasp) 'How dare you say that!?' Men it's all right, you know what I'm a dog, I'm sorry, game's over. It's like we all know, we know who we are."Samuel Goldwyn Films'Elegy' EPK12. Clip from 'Elegy' trailerAP EntertainmentNew York, 5 August 2008 13. zoom and medium shot of 'Elegy' cast with director Isabel Coixet14.SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Sarsgaard/Actor:"I think most people are afraid of commitment because they haven't found the right person, and they're right. And they should be afraid. When it's the right thing I think it usually falls into place without an enormous amount of struggle."15. Zoom out of Patricia Clarkson on red carpet16. SOUNDBITE (English) Patricia Clarkson/Actress:"I think relationships can sink or swim no matter you can be 14, you can be 89. Well maybe not 89, maybe at 89 you've worked it out. Oh God please."Samuel Goldwyn Films'Elegy' EPK17. Clip from 'Elegy' trailerCLEARANCE DETAILSSamuel Goldwyn Films [ More Detail ]
Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson, along with director Isabel Coixet, discuss their new sensual film "Elegy," which stars Sir Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz and opens in limited release on Aug. 8th. [ More Detail ]
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EntertainmentEntertainmentExtraHopper, Clarkson Perform Their 'Elegy'Hopper, Clarkson Perform Their 'Elegy'The Associated PressDennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson discuss their new independent drama 'Elegy.' Starring Sir Ben Kingsley, 'Elegy' is the story of an older college professor and his younger loves. (Aug. 5)This video contains ONLY natural sound. No script is available. [ More Detail ]
Written by Tchaikovsky and arranged for a saxophone quartet. I decided to play it but realised it was a death march after I recorded it. Ooops! [ More Detail ]
http://gyoogletube.com/Search/?Query=_Games_All"Elegy Trailer"Charismatic professor David Kepesh glories in the pursuit of adventurous female students but never lets any woman get too close. When gorgeous Consuela Castillo enters his classroom, however, his protective veneer dissolves. Her raven-haired beauty both captivates and unsettles him. Even if Kepesh declares her body a perfect work of art, Consuela is more than an object of desire. She has a strong sense of herself and an emotional intensity that challenges his preconceptions. Kepesh's need for Consuela becomes an obsession, but ultimately his jealous fantasies of betrayal drive her away. Shattered, Kepesh faces up to the ravages of time, immersing himself in work and confronting the loss of old friends. Then, two years later, Consuela comes back into his life -- with an urgent, desperate request that will change everything. Also Known As: The Dying AnimalUntitled (Lakeshore/Isabel Coixete Project) Production Status: Awaiting Release Genres: Drama and Adaptation Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min. Release Date: August 8th, 2008 (limited) MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, nudity and language. Distributors: Samuel Goldwyn Films Production Co.: Lakeshore Entertainment Filming Locations: New York, USAVancouver, British Columbia, Canada Produced in: United States Penelope Cruz Consuela Castillo Ben Kingsley David Kepesh Patricia Clarkson Carolyn Peter Sarsgaard Kenneth Kepesh Dennis Hopper George O'Hearn Deborah Harry Amy O'Hearn Sonja Bennett (II) Beth Chelah Horsdal Susan Reese Shaker Paleja Kris Banjee Charlie Rose Himself Starring: Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Dennis Hopper Directed by: Isabel Coixet Produced by: Richard Wright (VII), Eric Reid (II), Terry A. McKay [ More Detail ]
Heres a virtual movie of Chidiock Tichborne singing his poem /elegy composed the night before his execution in the Tower of London.. it is performed by myself Jim Clark (vocals) and Willpower (music) and is aka Hyperbole's Version of a sad and beautiful Elizabethan poem/elegy....Chidiock Tichborne (1558--September 20, 1586) is remembered as an English conspirator and poet.He was born in Southampton in 1558 to Roman Catholic parents. Given the recent succession of Elizabeth I to the throne over Mary I, he was allowed to freely practice his religion for most of his early life. However in 1570 the Queen was excommunicated by the Pope for her support of the Protestant religion and in retaliation ended her tolerance of the Catholic Church. Catholicism was made illegal, and Roman Catholics were once more banned by law from practicing their religion.In 1583, Tichborne and his father were arrested and questioned concerning the use of "popish relics." Though they were released without charge, records suggest that this was not the last time they were to be questioned by the authorities over their religion.In June 1586, Tichborne agreed to take part in the Babington Plot to murder Queen Elizabeth and replace her with the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots who was next in line to the throne. The plot was foiled by Sir Francis Walsingham using double agents, most notably Robert Poley who was later witness to the murder of Christopher Marlowe, and though most of the conspirators fled, Tichborne had an injured leg and was forced to remain in London. On August 14 he was arrested and he was later tried and sentenced to death in Westminster Hall.While in custody in the Tower of London on September 19 (the eve of his execution), Tichborne wrote to his wife Agnes. The letter contained three stanzas of poetry that is his only known piece of work, Tichborne's Elegy, also known by its first line My Prime of Youth is but a Frost of Cares. The poem is a dark look at a life cut short and is a favourite of many scholars to this day.On September 20, 1586, Tichborne was executed with Anthony Babington, John Ballard, and four other conspirators. They were disembowelled while still alive on specially erected gallows in St Giles Field, London as a warning to other would-be conspirators; however, when the Queen heard reports of these particularly gruesome executions, she gave orders that the remaining seven conspirators were to be allowed to hang until dead before being disembowelled.Article from Wilkepedia..All rights are reserved on this video sound recording /original music Jim Clark/William Beatty Wilpawa/Hyperbole 2008 [ More Detail ]
Driven by Isabel Coixet's visually assured and deeply observant direction, ELEGY charts the passionate relationship between a celebrated college professor and a young woman whose beauty both ravishes and destabilizes him. As their intimate connection transforms them—more than either could imagine—a charged sexual contest evolves into an indelible love story. With humanistic warmth, wry wit and erotic intensity, ELEGY explores the power of beauty to blind, to reveal and to transform. [ More Detail ]