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Passion For The Revizor
Passion, the Passion or the Passions may refer to: Emotion * Passion (emotion), a very strong feeling about a person or thing * Passions (philosophy), emotional states as used in philosophical discussions * Stoic passions, various forms of emotional suffering in Stoicism Suffering of Jesus * Passion of Jesus, the suffering of Jesus leading up to and during the crucifixion ** Passion (music), musical setting of the texts describing these events ** Passion Play, dramatic representation of these events ** Passion Sunday, the second Sunday before Easter * Passion Conferences, Christian organization People * Pasion, ancient Greek slave and banker * Passion Richardson (born 1975), American former sprint athlete Books * "The Passion" (Milton), 17th-century poem by John Milton * ''The Passions'' an 18th-century poem by William Collins * ''Passion'', (in Italian, '' Fosca''), 1981 novel by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti * ''Passion Play'' (play) or ''Passion'', 1981 play by Peter Nichols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (emotion)
Passion (Greek ''πάσχω'' "to suffer, to be acted on" and Late Latin (chiefly Christian) ''passio'' "passion; suffering" (from Latin ''pati'' "to suffer"; participle: ''passus'')) is a term used to denote strong and intractable or barely controllable emotion or inclination with respect to a particular person or thing. Passion can range from eager interest in, or admiration for, an idea, proposal, or cause; to enthusiastic enjoyment of an interest or activity; to strong attraction, excitement, or emotion towards a person. It is particularly used in the context of romance or sexual desire, though it generally implies a deeper or more encompassing emotion than that implied by the term ''lust'', often incorporating ideas of ecstasy and/or suffering. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) describes passions as "penchants, inclinations, desires and aversions carried to a certain degree of intensity, combined with an indistinct sensation of pleasure or pain, occasioned or accompanied by som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (novel)
''Passion'' is the third novel in the ''Fallen'' series written by Lauren Kate. It is a young adult, fantasy, paranormal romance published in 2011 under Delacorte Press. It continues the story of Lucinda Price who, at the end of Torment, decides to find out more about her past lives by stepping through an Announcer, ignoring Daniel's plea to stop. Daniel, a fallen angel, decides to follow her, promising to find and rescue her. Before Luce and Daniel met at Sword & Cross, before they fought the Immortals, they had already lived many lives. And so Luce, desperate to unlock the curse that condemns their love, must revisit her past incarnations in order to understand her fate. Each century, each life, holds a different clue. But Daniel is chasing her throughout the centuries before she has a chance to rewrite history. ''Goodreads'' is the only critic who reviewed the book, giving it a score of 3.9/5. Despite the reviews, ''Passion'', reached the number 7 spot on the ''USA Today'' Bests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passion Of The Christ
''The Passion of the Christ'' is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film produced, directed and co-written by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus of Nazareth, Maia Morgenstern as Mary, mother of Jesus, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It also draws on pious accounts such as the Friday of Sorrows, along with other devotional writings, such as the reputed visions attributed to Anne Catherine Emmerich.Father John O'Malley ''A Movie, a Mystic, a Spiritual Tradition'' ''America'', March 15, 2004 ''Jesus and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ'' by Kathleen E. Corley, Robert Leslie Webb. 2004. . pp. 160–161.''Mel Gibson's Passion and philosophy'' by Jorge J. E. Gracia. 2004. . p. 145.''Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia'' edited by Philip C. Dimare. 2011. . p. 909. As per the title, the film primarily covers the final 12 hours before Jesus Christ's death, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (1999 Film)
''Passion'', known in some releases as ''Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger'', is a 1999 Australian drama film about some episodes in the life of the pianist and composer Percy Grainger. It stars Richard Roxburgh as Grainger. Plot ''Passion'' concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual interests (especially his obsessive self-flagellation, though homosexuality is also hinted at), which affect his relationship with a woman who comes to love him. It is set mainly in London in 1914, when Grainger's mother Rose was ill (she later jumped to her death in New York, following ill-founded rumours of incest with her son). Cast * Richard Roxburgh as Percy Grainger * Barbara Hershey as Rose Grainger * Bille Brown as John Grainger * Emily Woof as Karen Holten * Claudia Karvan as Alfhild de Luce * Simon Burke as Hermann Sandby * Linda Cropper as Lilith Lowery * Julia Blake as Queen Alexandra * Roy Billing as John Perring Jr * Genevieve Mooy as Ada Crossl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (1998 Film)
''Passion'' ( hu, Szenvedély) is a 1998 Hungarian drama film directed by György Fehér. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the 1934 novel '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' by James M. Cain. It was awarded six prizes at the 1998 Hungarian Film Week, including best film, best direction, best cinematography, best actress (Ildikó Bánsági), best actor(s) (Djoko Rosic and János Derzsi), and the Foreign Film Critics' Gene Moskowitz prize. Cast * Ildikó Bánsági as The wife * Djoko Rosic as The husband * János Derzsi as The man * István Lénárt as The attorney * László Gálffi as The priest * Zoltán Bezerédi as The doctor's scribe (as Bezerédi Zoltán) * Géza Bereményi as The doctor * Dénes Ujlaky * Péter Haumann as The lawyer * Gergõ Borhi * Imre Csuja * Gábor Székely * Tibor Viczkó Tibor is a masculine given name found throughout Europe. There are several explanations for the origin of the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passions (1994 Film)
''Passions'', whose title (russian: Увлеченья, Uvlechenya) can also be translated "Enthusiasms," is a 1994 romantic comedy by Ukrainian director Kira Muratova based on the novellas of Boris Dedyukhin. It was screened at the Locarno Festival in 1994. It received two Nika Awards, for Best Picture and Best Director (Muratova). The picture also won the Special Jury Prize of the Kinotavr film festival. Plot The film's story unfolds in a small town on the beach. Two females: a blonde - Lilia and a brunette - Violetta, are fond of horse racing and the jockeys are fond of the women. Star jockey Oleg Nikolaev teaches Violetta horse riding and another horseman who is also interested in the same girl, summons Oleg Nikolayev to a duel. Cast *Renata Litvinova Renata Muratovna Litvinova (russian: Рената Муратовна Литвинова; born 12 January 1967) is a Russian actress, film director, and screenwriter. Biography Litvinova was born in Moscow to Volga Tatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passions (1984 Film)
''Passions'' is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film written by Janet Greek and Robin Maxwell and directed by Sandor Stern. The film stars Joanne Woodward, Lindsay Wagner, Richard Crenna, Mason Adams and Heather Langenkamp. The plot focuses on a widow who discovers her late husband led a double life and had a son with another woman during the course of their marriage. The film premiered on CBS and while the performances were met with positive reviews, the storyline has been met with some criticism. Plot Businessman Richard Kennerly is married to the socialite Catherine, and they have a daughter, Beth. Richard leads a seemingly normal life in Beverly Hills with his wife and daughter, but this masks an affair he has been having for the past 8 years with an artist, Nina Simon, with whom he has a six-year-old son, Eric. Richard set Nina and their son up in a beachside home in Malibu and has been living a double life. Catherine is unaware of Nina and Richard's relationship, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (1982 Film)
''Passion'' is a 1982 film by Jean-Luc Godard, the second full-length film made during his return to relatively mainstream filmmaking in the 1980s. Set in winter in Switzerland, it is about the making of an ambitious art film that uses re-creations of classical European paintings as tableaux vivants, set to classical European music. Only incomplete scenes of the film within the film are shown, because it has no settled plot and never gets finished. While making it, the crew become involved in various ways with the locals, some of whom are recruited as extras. Plot Jerzy is a Polish director, making a film at a studio in Switzerland which contains a series of tableaux vivants. His producer László is impatient because there is no apparent story to the film and Jerzy keeps delaying and cancelling shoots, repeatedly citing difficulties with the lighting. During the filming, Jerzy gets involved with two local women: Isabelle, an earnest young factory worker with a stutter, and Hann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Passion
''The Passion of Anna'' ( sv, En passion – "A passion") is a 1969 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, who was awarded Best Director at the 1970 National Society of Film Critics Awards for the film. Plot The audience is introduced to Andreas Winkelman, a man living alone and emotionally desolate after the recent breakdown of his marriage. A neighbour, Anna, arrives and asks permission to use his phone. She walks with the aid of a cane. (It is later revealed that her husband and son died as a result of her driving off the road.) While Anna uses Andreas' phone, he eaves-drops on her conversation, after which she departs in tears. Anna has left her handbag behind and Andreas looks through it, finding and reading a letter from her husband that reveals that he is unhappy in their marriage and fearful for possible "psychological and physical violence". The narrative of the film is periodically interrupted by brief footage of each of the four main actors being i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (1954 Film)
''Passion'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Howard Estabrook, Beatrice A. Dresher and Joseph Lejtes. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Yvonne De Carlo, Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr., Rodolfo Acosta and John Qualen. The film was released on October 6, 1954, by RKO Pictures. Plot A greedy California land baron stakes a claim to the property of Gaspar Melo, sending hired guns to seize control. A rancher, Juan Obreon, learns that Melo's granddaughter Rosa has given birth to a baby. Juan is the child's father and intends to marry Rosa, but she is forced to hide her new son before hired gun Sandro shoots her. Rosa has a sister, Tonya, who flees before Sandro or his man Castro can find her. Captain Rodriguez, a friend of Juan's, becomes involved when Juan seeks vengeance for Rosa by killing the new land owner's men. Thanks to the captain's intervention, Juan is able to live in peace with Tonya and his child. Cast *Cornel Wilde as Juan Obreon *Yvonne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (1951 Film)
''Passion'' is a 1951 French drama film directed by Georges Lampin and starring Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour and Paul Frankeur.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.380 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. Cast * Viviane Romance as Marie Charbonnier * Clément Duhour as Gérard Latour * Paul Frankeur as Jacques Charbonnier * Jean Brochard as Le directeur de la prison * Claire Olivier as Georgette Lamy * André Carnège as Le président de la Cour * Marcel Raine as Me. Dalmet * Daniel Crouet as Me. Barbier * France Descaut as Soeur Dominique * Jacques Gencel as Le petit Louis * René Hell as Le bistrot * Christian Simon as Christian * André Darnay as l'avocat général * Odette Barencey Odette Barencey (20 August 1893 – 4 March 1981) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1927 and 1958. She was married to the actor Marcel Barencey. Selected filmography * '' My Childish Father'' (1930) * ' ... as Madame Latour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (1940 Film)
''Passion'' (german: Leidenschaft) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Walter Janssen and starring Olga Tschechowa, Hans Stüwe and Paul Otto.Bock & Bergfelder p. 150 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon and Heinrich Richter. It was partly shot on location in Tyrol. Cast * Olga Tschechowa as Gerda * Hans Stüwe as Hans Strobel * Paul Otto as Graf Hubert * Hilde Körber as Leni * Traudl Stark as Angelika * Fritz Rasp as Boddin * Hubert von Meyerinck as Graf Christian * Otto Gebühr as Dr. Myrbach * Hans Junkermann as Dr. Hermann * Ilse Abel * Lina Carstens * Will Dugal * Karl Etlinger * Hilde Larsen * Paul Mederow * Hellmuth Passarge * Paul Rehkopf * Georg H. Schnell * F.W. Schröder-Schrom * Bruno Ziener Bruno Ziener (11 June 1870 – 9 February 1941) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in over 100 films between 1913 and 1941. He also directed 28 silent films such as '' The Flight into Death'' (1921).Grange p. 95 Selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
