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Directed by Alon Schwarz and co-directed by his brother Shaul, the film is about the family torn apart after WWII. There is Izak Szewelewicz, a 68-year-old gardener, born inside the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp and sent for adoption in Israel. Since then he has been living in Israel. His brother Shep, 67, who was visually […]

I have been truly enjoying to learn this joyful concerto. Bach may have played it with his Collegium Musicum in Leipzig, or possible with Family Ensemble at his house (!) in 1738-9. The first movement is a full Da Capo Form, starting with jubilant spirit and fanfare-like tutti! It is lot of fun! That is […]

This movie goes through the recent Chinese history, especially Chinese contemporary arts, with Sigg’s experience with China. Sigg was working for Schindler Escalator and Elevator Company and he was hoping to set up the first joint ventures between Chinese government and his company in 1979, in the post-Mao era. After he finished his assignment with […]

It is the best summer movie! I truly enjoyed every moment. If you are happy now you should see it so that you will be merrier. If you are less happy you should also see it so that you will be really happy. It is my first experience to see the movie by Dominique Abel […]

一転二転三転・・・一つのベールを解き明かすと、次のベールに包まれ、又闇の中へ。「悪意」の最高の解釈で、犯人像を作り上げ、犯人が思いもしなかった角度から、その謎を明かす。きちんと頭の中を整理して読んでいないと、複雑かつ巧妙なトリックにまんまと引っかかり、蜘蛛の巣にからまれるように、にっちもさっちもいかなくなる。そして読者もその蜘蛛の巣にからまれ、本から離れられなくなる。ずっしりした推理小説が読みたければ、この「悪意」是非読んでね！

I have always wanted to learn this Schumann’s monumental work. I have been figuring out, studying, reading, practicing, but finally, I have more time to really focus on Kreisleriana for the last few weeks. Now I can’t stop playing it. The tunes are constantly playing in my head. The images of Clara and Robert are starting […]

２冊目の島本理生作品。割と身近に、精神性ほぼゼロ、現実性満開という人物を知っているので、この本の観点はどう映るのかなあ、と思ってしまった。人間って、とてつもなく強くなれるけど、その反対にちょっとした経験でどん底に行き着くこともある。私も、解決策のない辛い時期を過ごしたので、その「どん底にはまってしまって、出てこれない」感が、多少は分かる。どんなに、一つ事に執着せずに緩やかに物事考えようと思っても、無理なのだ。とにかく無理。そして自分で終わりのない穴倉に向かって、突き進んでいる。そういう危うい精神を、とてもポジテイブに描いていると思う。そして誇示していないところが、とても気に入った！

In 2005 Stephen Paulus, an American composer, and Michael Dennis Browne teamed up together to create the oratorio “To be Certain of the Dawn” commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of death camps in Europe. “Hymn to the Eternal Flame” is drawn from this work. The music gave me tear.. Every face is in you, every voice, […]

First and Most importantly it is a bad movie… It is an insult to French people!! This movie goes through a very shallow surface of France and portraits a French man as a “desire only, no brain” type. I have very good French friends living in a country side near Limoges, and have stayed at […]

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares can destroy, Be there at our walking, and give us, we pray, Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.   Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane […]