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Lulu On The Bridge
''Lulu on the Bridge'' is a 1998 American romantic- mystery drama film written and directed by author Paul Auster and starring Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Willem Dafoe. The film is about a jazz saxophone player whose life is transformed after being shot. After discovering a mysterious stone, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful aspiring actress, but their happiness is cut short by a series of strange, dreamlike events. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Jazz saxophone player Izzy Maurer (Harvey Keitel) is shot in the chest during a performance at a jazz club by a deranged man. Izzy survives the seven-hour operation, but loses his left lung, ending his music career. A young aspiring actress named Celia Burns (Mira Sorvino) walks into the Chez Pierre restaurant in New York City where she works as a waitress. She and her boss talk about the shooting. Later she purchases Izzy's latest CD. Following his recovery, Iz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Auster
Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947) is an American writer and film director. His notable works include ''The New York Trilogy'' (1987), ''Moon Palace'' (1989), ''The Music of Chance'' (1990), ''The Book of Illusions'' (2002), ''The Brooklyn Follies'' (2005), ''Invisible (Auster novel), Invisible'' (2009), ''Sunset Park (novel), Sunset Park'' (2010), ''Winter Journal'' (2012), and ''4 3 2 1 (novel), 4 3 2 1'' (2017). His books have been translated into more than forty languages. Early life Paul Auster was born in Newark, New Jersey,Freeman, John"At home with Siri and Paul", ''The Jerusalem Post'', April 3, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008. "Like so many people in New York, both of them are spiritual refugees of a sort. Auster hails from Newark, New Jersey, and Hustvedt from Minnesota, where she was raised the daughter of a professor, among a clan of very tall siblings." to Jewish middle-class parents of Poles, Polish descent, Queenie (née Bogat) and Samuel Auster. He i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Cannes Film Festival
The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film '' Mia aioniotita kai mia mera'' by Theo Angelopoulos. The festival opened with ''Primary Colors'', directed by Mike Nichols, and closed with ''Godzilla'', directed by Roland Emmerich. Isabelle Huppert was the mistress of ceremonies. In 1998, two new sections were added to the Official Selection, the Un Certain Regard and the Cinéfondation. The aim of the Cinéfondation section is to support the creation of works of cinema in the world and to contribute to the entry of the new scenario writers in the circle of the celebrities. For this, fifteen to twenty short and medium-length films by students from film schools from around the world are selected and the best three are awarded by the Cinéfondation and Short films Jury. Section Un Certain Regard "awards young talent and encoura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Auster
Sophie Auster (born July 6, 1987) is an American singer/songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of authors Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt. Early life Sophie Auster was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of authors Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt.Denes, Melissa (February 3, 2006)"The dark side of happiness" ''The Guardian''. At the age of eight, Auster began studying music and classical voice. A year later, at the age of nine, she was cast in the Agnieszka Holland film '' Washington Square'' starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith and Ben Chaplin. After her early professional experiences, Sophie began acting lessons at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. As a teenager, Auster performed jazz standards at local New York clubs and was a member of an off-Broadway troupe at The Gene Frankel Theater in downtown Manhattan. Career Auster was sixteen when she recorded her first record. The album was a collaboration between her and Brooklyn-ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor best known for his roles as Michael Dawson in the ABC television series ''Lost'' (2004–2010), Augustus Hill in the HBO television series '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the Epix television ''From'' (since 2022), Link in ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (both 2003), and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996). He has also starred in the films ''Smoke'' (1995), for which was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, ''The Edge'' (1997), '' The Best Man'' (1999), ''Woman on Top'' (2000), and ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007). His other television credits include '' Sons of Anarchy'' (2012), ''Constantine'' (2014–2015), ''Claws'' (2017–2022), and '' The Rookie'' (2019–2021). Early life Perrineau was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents changed his name to Williams when he was a child, but he later changed it back, after discovering t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Argo
Victor Argo (November 5, 1934 – April 7, 2004) was an American actor of Puerto Rican descent who usually played the part of a tough bad guy in his movies. He had a career span of forty years. He is best known for ''Mean Streets'' (1973), '' Taxi Driver '' (1976), '' Hot Tomorrows'' (1977), '' The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988), ''King of New York'' (1990), and '' McBain'' (1991). Early years Argo was born Victor Jimenez in The Bronx, New York. Both of his parents were born in the town of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Professional career Argo began his career as a stage actor. Attempting to break into show business at a time when there was much prejudice against Latino performers Victor professionally adopted the surname "Argo" to better his casting chances, stating in an interview that he "felt the prejudice was against the name, not even against me." While performing in an Off-Broadway play during the 1960s, Argo met Yoko Ono, with whom he participated in the so-calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Corrigan
Kevin Corrigan (born ) is an American character actor. He has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s, including as Uncle Eddie on the sitcom ''Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005). His film appearances include supporting roles in ''Goodfellas'' (1990), ''Walking and Talking'' (1996), ''Henry Fool'' (1997), ''The Departed'' (2006), '' Superbad'' (2007), ''Pineapple Express'' (2008), ''Seven Psychopaths'' (2012), ''The King of Staten Island'' (2020), and co-starring roles in '' Big Fan'' (2009) and ''Results'' (2015). He has been twice nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Life and career Corrigan was born in the Bronx, New York City, to an Irish-American father and a Puerto Rican mother. After studying at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, he made his film debut in 1989 in ''Lost Angels'', starring Donald Sutherland and Adam Horovitz. He was cast in ''Goodfellas'' as the younger brother of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Byron
Donald Byron (born November 8, 1958) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet but has also played bass clarinet and saxophone in a variety of genres that includes free jazz and klezmer. Biography His mother was a pianist. His father worked as a mailman and played bass in calypso bands. Byron listened to Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis while growing up, but he was exposed to other styles through trips to the ballet and symphony orchestra. When he was a child, he had asthma, and a doctor recommended playing an instrument to improve his breathing. This was why he started playing clarinet. He grew up in the South Bronx among many Jewish neighbors who sparked an interest in klezmer. Other influences include Joe Henderson, Artie Shaw, Jimmy Hamilton, and Tony Scott. In his teens he took clarinet lessons from Joe Allard. George Russell was one of his teachers at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. At the school he was a member of Klezme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Edson
Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. Personal life Edson was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family. He has one brother, Steven, who resides in the Boston area, and two sisters, Andrea, who resides in Newton, Massachusetts and Jennifer, who resides in New York City. His father, Arnold (1917-2012), was one of the first Marine officers to land at Guadalcanal in August 1942. After the war, his father became a toy manufacturer His mother, Marian, a retired school teacher resides in New Rochelle. Music career In 1979, Richard was a founding member of the San Francisco art rock band The Alterboys with Snuky Tate, Tono Rondone, Richard Kelly and JC Garrett, playing both drums and trumpet. From 1981 to 1982, he was Sonic Youth's original drummer and played drums for Konk at the same time. After the release of Sonic Youth's self-titled debut album, Edson left the band to play with Konk full-time. Edson also played trumpet with San Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ha'penny Bridge
The Ha'penny Bridge ( ; , or ''Droichead na Life''), known later for a time as the ''Penny Ha'penny Bridge'', and officially the Liffey Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge built in May 1816 over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. Made of cast iron, the bridge was cast in Shropshire, England. Name Originally called the ''Wellington Bridge'' (after the Dublin-born Duke of Wellington), the name of the bridge changed to ''Liffey Bridge''. The ''Liffey Bridge'' () remains the bridge's official name to this day, although it is most commonly referred to as the Ha'penny Bridge. History Before the Ha'penny Bridge was built there were seven ferries, operated by a William Walsh, across the Liffey. The ferries were in a bad condition and Walsh was informed that he had to either fix them or build a bridge. Walsh chose the latter option and was granted the right to extract a ha'penny toll from anyone crossing it for 100 years. Initially the toll charge was based not on the cost of cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandora's Box (play)
''Pandora's Box'' (german: Die Büchse der Pandora) is a 1904 play by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the second part of his pairing of 'Lulu' plays, the first being '' Earth Spirit'' (1895), both of which depict a society "driven by the demands of lust and greed".See the article "Frank Wedekind" in Banham 1998, pp. 1189-1190 G. W. Pabst directed a silent film version ''Pandora's Box'' (1929), which was loosely based on the play. Both plays together also formed the basis for the opera ''Lulu'' by Alban Berg in 1935 (premiered posthumously in 1937). In the original manuscript, dating from 1894, the 'Lulu' drama was in five acts and subtitled 'A Monster Tragedy'. Wedekind subsequently divided the work into two plays: '' Earth Spirit'' (German: ''Erdgeist'', first printed in 1895) and ''Pandora's Box'' (German: ''Die Büchse der Pandora''). It is now customary in theatre performances to run the two plays together, in abridged form, under the title ''Lulu''. Wedekind is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earth Spirit (play)
''Earth Spirit'' (1895) (''Erdgeist'') is a play (theatre), play by the Germany, German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the first part of his pairing of 'Lulu' plays; the second is ''Pandora's Box (play), Pandora's Box'' (1904), both depicting a society "riven by the demands of lust and greed".Article "Frank Wedekind" in Banham 1998, pp. 1189-1190). In German folklore an ''erdgeist'' is a gnome, first described in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Goethe's ''Faust Part One, Faust'' (1808). Together with ''Pandora's Box'', Wedekind's play formed the basis for the silent film ''Pandora's Box (1929 film), Pandora's Box'' (1929) starring Louise Brooks and the opera ''Lulu (opera), Lulu'' by Alban Berg (1935, premiered posthumously in 1937). In the original manuscript, dating from 1894, the ‘Lulu’ drama was in five acts and subtitled ‘A Monster Tragedy’. Wedekind subsequently divided the work into two plays: ''Earth Spirit'' (German: ''Erdgeist'', first printed 1895) and ''Pandora's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erdgeist
Erdgeist is the Spirit of the Earth whom Johann Wolfgang von Goethe describes in ''Faust, Part 1''. 'Du, Geist der Erde, bist mir näher; schon fühl ich meine Kräfte höher,...Goethe depicts Erdgeist as a timeless being who endlessly weaves at the Time-Loom—both in life and in death. In this conception, Erdgeist is the means by which the immaterial becomes manifest. In the German language, ''Erdgeist'' literally means ''Earth spirit''. In the context of German folklore, ''erdgeist'' specifically refers to a gnome, the quintessential earth elemental mentioned by Paracelsus. '' Erdgeist'' is also an 1895 play by Frank Wedekind, which formed the basis of a 1923 film directed by Leopold Jessner Leopold Jessner (3 March 1878 – 13 December 1945) was a noted producer and director of German Expressionist theater and cinema. His first film, '' Hintertreppe'' (1921), is considered a major turning point which paved the way for the later .... Characters in Goethe's Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
