Afghanistan: The Great Game – A Personal View by Rory Stewart is a 2012 documentary in two parts written and presented by Rory Stewart that tells the story of foreign intervention by Britain, Russia, and the United States in Afghanistan from the 19th century to the present day. (wiki)
Tag: 20th century
1699 – Groundhog Day (1993)
timespace coordinates: February 2, 1992 Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott. Murray portrays Phil Connors, a cynical TV weatherman covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who becomes trapped in a time loop forcing him to relive February 2 repeatedly.
In the years since its release, the film has grown in esteem and is often considered to be among the greatest films of the 1990s and one of the greatest comedy films of all time. The film has been analyzed as a religious allegory by Buddhists, Christians, and Jews, who each see a deeper philosophical meaning in the film’s story. (wiki)
An exquisite bas-relief of Bodhisattva (probably Padmapani or Avalokiteshvara) adorning the outer wall of Candi Plaosan Lor southern main temple. A fine example of the 9th century classical Javanese Buddhist Sailendran art, Plaosan, Klaten Regency, Central Java.
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1684 – Spacewalk (2017)
timespace coordinates: March 1965 space mission Voskhod 2 – first spacewalk / landing in the inhospitable forests of Upper Kama Upland, somewhere west of Solikamsk / 1960s, during the Cold War and the Space Race between USSR and the United States.
The Age of Pioneers (Russian: Время первых, romanized: Vremya Pervykh, lit. “Time of the first ones”), also known as Spacewalk or The Spacewalker, is a Russian historical drama film about cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first human to perform a spacewalk (and pilot Pavel Belyayev). Leonov himself served as a consultant for the film. The Age of Pioneers was directed by Dmitriy Kiselev and co-produced by Timur Bekmambetov and Yevgeny Mironov, the latter also starred in the leading role. (wiki)
“This is a real-life story of extreme bravery against all odds, with wonderful cinematography and special effects that take us back to the Cold War battle for supremacy in space.” (Nigel Watson Starburst)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sovfoto/Universal Images Group/Shutterstock (3828858a) Voskhod 2 mission, soviet cosmonaut alexei leonov during world’s first space walk (eva) in 1965. VARIOUS
1673 – Beyond The Visible – Hilma af Klint (2019 documentary)
Hilma af Klint (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɪ̂lːma ˈɑːv ˈklɪnːt]; October 26, 1862 – October 21, 1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings were the first Western abstract art known to the current art community. She belonged to a group called “The Five”, a circle of women inspired by Theosophy who shared a belief in the importance of trying to contact the so-called “High Masters“—often by way of séances. Her paintings, which sometimes resemble diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas. (wiki)
Violblommor med riktlinjer, 1919 Akvarell, bl�, blyerts och metallf� p�apper 50 �26,8 cm HAK457 � Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk
1667 – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
timespace coordinates: 2286 > 1986 San Francisco
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a 1986 American science fiction film directed by Leonard Nimoy and based on the television series Star Trek. It is the fourth feature installment in the Star Trek film series, and is a sequel to Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); it completes the story arc begun in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and continued in The Search for Spock.
Intent on returning home to Earth to face trial for their actions in the previous film, the former crew of the USS Enterprise finds the planet in grave danger from an alien probe attempting to contact now-extinct humpback whales. The crew travel to Earth’s past to find whales who can answer the probe’s call. (wiki)
1646 – Bronson (2008)
timespace coordinates: 1970’s – 1980’s Britain
Bronson is a 2008 British biographical crime film directed by Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn. The film stars Tom Hardy as Michael Peterson, known from 1987 as Charles Bronson.
Bronson told The Times “I honestly believe nobody on the planet could play me as Tom did. He is more like me than I am”, (wiki)
1634 – The Glorias (2020)
timespace coordinates: 40’s >70’s America, late 50’s India
The Glorias is a 2020 American biographical film directed and produced by Julie Taymor. It is based upon My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem. It stars Julianne Moore as Steinem, with Alicia Vikander portraying a younger Steinem, from ages 20 to 40. Timothy Hutton, Lorraine Toussaint, Janelle Monáe, and Bette Midler complete the cast. (wiki)
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