Zeitgeist is originally a German expression that means "the spirit of the age", literally translated as "time (Zeit) spirit (Geist)". It describes the intellectual and cultural climate of an era. In German, the word has more layers of meaning than the English translation, including the fact that Zeitgeist can only be observed for past events.
"Zeitgeist" refers to the ethos of a select group of people, that express a particular (predominantly post-modern) world view, which is prevalent at a particular period of socio-cultural progression.
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Memories and memories, and the movie was, and still is, a testament to the musicals.
Theatrical brilliance in teenage urban love story, set to Shakespeare's classic "Romeo and Juliet". It was about Anton & Maria, although 'Nardo/George Chaikiris, Anita/Rita Moreno, Riff/Russ Tamblyn and Baby John/Eliot Feld stole my heart.
Steven Spielberg and the UFO's, the special effects and the SF motif... great! Loved the 5 tones music "re - mi - do - do (octave lower) - sol" of John Williams
Brigitte Bardot at her best in an overnight sensation. It was condemned by the Catholic League of Decency. To this day, the scene of Bardot dancing barefoot on a table is considered by some to be one of the most erotic scenes in the history of cinema ...
The film is considered by critics to be one of the central works of the Fifth Generation movement that brought the Chinese film directors of that period to world attention.
Like several other Fifth Generation films, Farewell My Concubine explores the effect of China's turbulent political landscape during the mid-20th century on human lives. In this case, the lives are those of two Peking opera performers and the woman who comes between them.
The film is an adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee.
Good play, I loved the note "By nature I'm a girl, not a boy," ...
The 1969 film version, Sweet Charity, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, starred Shirley MacLaine and John McMartin, recreating Fosse's original Broadway role.
Sweet Charity follows the adventures of Charity Hope Valentine, a taxi dancer at a dance hall euphemistically called the "Fandango Ballroom" in New York City.
It's not the movie, the brilliant miss Shirley MacLaine or the plot of this film which got legendary. To me it was the part of the clip Big Spender, maybe together with The Aloof-dance performance of the dancers in Sweet Charity, which was absolutely the best I've ever seen. Remember in those days of the 60s and 70s this was top of the bill because of the guts to show prostitutes in a clip-like song, included dance, top make-up, styling & hair. And all in the trendy looks of those old days. A must !!!
Just loved the Cabaret movie for miss Saaly Bowles aka Liza Minnelli, the phantastic songs, the echo of WW II, wonderful Michael York, and the seventies for all it mysteries ...
Cabaret was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 1973, and nearly performed a clean sweep, winning 8, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Joel Grey), and winning for Cinematography, Editing, Music, Art Direction and Sound (losing Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay to The Godfather). It won 7 BAFTA awards, including Best Film, Best Direction and Best Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy). Cabaret was produced by ABC Pictures and first distributed in the US by Allied Artists. Warner Bros. is the current US distributor.