Tag Archives: Luc Besson

muslim brotherhood of aten: looking for “the hidden one”

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dave

Akhenaten created a religious revolution in his time as pharaoh of Egypt from 1378 to 1362 B.C. He was a monotheist and worshiper of the sun god Aten. Ultimately, the question to be asked was whether he was an idealist, … Continue reading →

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the republic on the flying trapeze

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Dave

the relation of Nicolas Sarkozy with high culture has usually been ambivalent, or aggressively indifferent. the “President Bling-Bling” as the snickering and smug detractors of his cultural legacy like to point out, is hardly in the tradition of France’s past. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Alexandre Trauner, Arielle Dombasle, Carla Bruni, devin friedman, diane deriaz, dombasle crazy horse, henry samuel telegraph, Jean Louis Barrault, Jean Paul Sartre, jerome garcin, jessica reed, jessica reed guardian, Lawrence Durrell, louis du funes, Luc Besson, Michael Kimmelman, Michel Carné, pierre bourdieu, Sarkozy, yann moix | Leave a comment

MOUSE TRAPS & REALITY FLAPS

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Dave

”I’m sometimes frightened when I watch his films. Frightened because of some absolute perfection in what he does. This man seems to know not only the magic of all technical means, but also all the most secret strands of human … Continue reading →