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The Golden Key (MacDonald)
The Golden Key may refer to: Film * The Golden Key (1939 film), ''The Golden Key'' (1939 film), a Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko * The Golden Key (2001 film), ''The Golden Key'' (2001 film), a Vietnamese romantic war film directed by Lê Hoàng Literature * The Golden Key (Grimm's Fairy Tales), "The Golden Key" (Grimm's Fairy Tales), a fairy tale * The Golden Key (MacDonald book), ''The Golden Key'' (MacDonald book), an 1867 fairy tale by George MacDonald * The Golden Key (novel), ''The Golden Key'' (novel), a 1996 fantasy novel by Jennifer Roberson, Melanie Rawn, and Kate Elliott * ''The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino'', a 1936 book by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy * "The Golden Key", a religious pamphlet by Emmet Fox See also * Les Clefs d'Or (lit. The Golden Keys), a professional association of hotel concierges * Golden key (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Key (1939 Film)
The Golden Key (russian: Золотой ключик) is a 1939 Soviet fairy-tale movie directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It is based on the story of Pinocchio written by Carlo Collodi. In 2009, Russia TV adapted both the original & its remake into a musical Plot The film tells about the adventures of Buratino and his friends. With the help of a golden key, they get to the magic book and fly to the country where all the children go to school and the old people live well. Starring * Aleksandr Shchagin as Karabas Barabas (as A. Shchagin) * Sergey Martinson as Duremar, village knave (as S. Martinson) * Olga Shaganova-Obraztsova as Buratino (voice) (as O. Shaganova-Obraztsova) * Georgiy Uvarov as Papa Carlo (as G. Uvarov) * Nikolay Bogolyubov as Captain of the airship (as N. Bogolyubov) * Mikhail Dagmarov as Giuseppe (as M. Dagmarov) * Tamara Adelgeym as Malvina (voice) (as T. Adelgeym) * R. Khairova as Pierrot (voice) * Nikolai Michurin as Sandro (as N. Michurin) * Konstantin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Key (2001 Film)
''The Golden Key'' ( vi, Chiếc chìa khoá vàng) is a 2001 Vietnamese Romance film, romantic War film, war film directed by Lê Hoàng. It was well received by critics. External links * 2001 films Vietnamese romance films Vietnam War films 2000s Vietnamese-language films {{Vietnam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Key (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
"The Golden Key" (german: Der goldene Schlüssel) is a fairy tale (of type 2250 on the Aarne and Thompson Index), which is in place 200 of Grimms' Fairy Tales. Plot A poor boy gathering wood with a sleigh wants to warm himself by a fire and finds a small golden key beneath the snow; then he finds a small iron box in the ground. The text ends with the statement that the reader now has to wait until he has unlocked it. Origin Since the second part of the first edition of ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' in 1815, ''The Golden Key'' was always in the last place; since the edition before the last one, in 1850, it was in place 200. According to their notes, the Brothers Grimm got it from Hessen (probably from Marie Hassenpflug Marie Magdalene Elisabeth Hassenpflug (27 December 178821 November 1856) was a German author whose versions of various Fairytale, folk tales were an important source for the collection of tales by the Brothers Grimm. She is best known for her ve ...). They mention a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Key (MacDonald Book)
''The Golden Key'' is a fairy tale written by George MacDonald. It was published in ''Dealings with the Fairies'' (1867). It is particularly noted for the intensity of the suggestive imagery, which implies a spiritual meaning to the story without providing a transparent allegory for the events in it. Plot summary A young boy listens to his Great-aunt's stories about a magical golden key found at the end of a rainbow. One day, he sees an immense rainbow and sets out to find its end in an enchanted forest. As the forest is in Fairyland where everything has an opposite effect, the rainbow only glows brighter when the sun sets. He finds the key, then it dawns on him that he does not know where the lock is. In the same village on the border of this forest, a merchant's neglected daughter is frightened by the fairies. Their first attempt fails but when they make her think the three bears are coming into her bedroom, she flees into the woods. A tree tries to trap her, but a feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Key (novel)
''The Golden Key'' is a 1996 fantasy novel co-written by authors Jennifer Roberson (who penned the story's first act), Melanie Rawn Melanie Rawn (born 1954) is an American author of fantasy literature. She received a BA in history from Scripps College and worked as a teacher and editor before becoming a writer. She has been nominated for a Locus award on three occasions: in ... (author of the book's second section), and Kate Elliott (who finished the work). Set in what might loosely be described as an alternative Spain, the novel traces a family of painters who, by nature of their Gifts, can influence events around them. In the Grijalva family, the Gifted males are usually sterile and short-lived; the women, who may have a talent for painting, but do not have the Gift for the particular type of painting that alters what it portrays, are generally kept within the family to produce children. However, one woman per generation is official mistress to the ruling Duke's Heir, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Key, Or The Adventures Of Buratino
Buratino (Russian: Буратино) is the main character of Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's 1936 book ''The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino'', which is based on the 1883 Italian novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi. Buratino originated as a character in the commedia dell'arte. The name ''Buratino'' derives from the Italian ''burattino'', which means "wooden puppet" or "doll". The book was published in 1936; the figure of Buratino quickly became hugely popular among children in the Soviet Union and remains so in Russia to this day (Buratino is one of the most popular characters of Russian children's literature). The story has been made into several films, including the animated 1959 film and the live-action 1975 film. Origin According to Tolstoy, he had read ''Pinocchio'' as a child, but, having lost the book, he started re-imagining it many years later in an attempt to come up with a series of bedside stories for his own children. The resulting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmet Fox
Emmet Fox (30 July 1886 – 13 August 1951) was an Irish New Thought spiritual leader of the early 20th century, primarily through years of the Great Depression, until his death in 1951. Fox's large Divine Science church services were held in New York City. Biography Fox was born in Ireland. His father, Joseph Francis Fox, who died when Fox was still in his teens, was a physician and Member of Parliament. Fox attended St Ignatius' College, a Jesuit secondary school near Stamford Hill. He became an electrical engineer. He studied New Thought from the time of his late teens; discovering his healing powers early. He came to know the prominent New Thought writer Thomas Troward. Fox attended the London meeting at which the International New Thought Alliance was organized in 1914. He gave his first New Thought talk in Mortimer Hall in London in 1928. Soon he went to the United States, and in 1931 was selected to become the successor to James Murray as the minister of New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concierge
A concierge () is an employee of a multi-tenant building, such as a hotel or apartment building, who receives guests. The concept has been applied more generally to other hospitality settings and to personal concierges who manage the errands of private clients. Duties and functions The concierge serves guests of an apartment building, hotel, or office building with duties similar to those of a receptionist. The position can also be maintained by a security guard over the late night shift. In medieval times, the concierge was an officer of the king who was charged with executing justice, with the help of his bailiffs. Later on in the 18th century, the concierge was a high official of the kingdom, appointed by the king to maintain order and oversee the police and prisoner records. In 19th-century and early 20th-century apartment buildings, particularly in Paris, the concierge was known as a "Suisse", as the post was often filled by Swiss people. They often had a small apar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
