Monthly Archives: May 2010

A Walk Through the Real Ajami

Posted on May 7, 2010 by admin

A company cultural activity took us today through the district of Ajami, the Southern area of Jaffo made known recently by the movie that was a candidate to the Oscar prize for the Best Foreign Language Film.  Located one and … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 5 – On the Streets of Valletta

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

The first thing that strikes the visitor after walking away from the central bus station towards the city are the walls. Valletta is located on a rocky peninsula and is protected by maybe the most impressive fortified walls that I … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 4 – Roads and Buses

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

Somebody should write once a history of the railroads in the British Empire. All were ambitious projects, designed as a replica of the network that was built as the infrastructure of the industrial revolution in the British islands. The stations … Continue reading →

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Film: L’ete meurtrier (Isabelle Adjani – 1983)

Posted on May 4, 2010 by admin

The source of this film is a book of Sebastien Japrisot – a thriller author and script-writer who also directed a a few films by himself. After having seen the film directed by Jean Becker in 1983 I start to … Continue reading →

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Avigdor Arikha (1929 – 2010)

Posted on May 3, 2010 by admin

A murit pictorul Avigdor Arikha. Nascut in Bucovina (unele surse spun Radauti, altele Cernauti), avea 12 ani cand a fost deportat impreuna cu familia sa in Transnistria. Tatal sau a murit in ghetto, el a supravietuit deoarece desenele sale descriind … Continue reading →

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