The Holy Innocents

	The Holy Innocents The Holy Innocents may refer to: * The victims of the Biblical Massacre of the Innocents, and any of several artistic depictions of this massacre (e.g. by Giotto di Bondone) * The Holy Innocents (Adair novel), by Gilbert Adair ** The Dreamers (2003 film), a film based, in part, on the Adair novel * The Holy Innocents (Delibes novel), by Miguel Delibes The Holy Innocents (film) ''Los santos '' or ''The Holy Innocents'' is a Spanish drama film directed by Mario Camus, based on famous Miguel Delibes' novel of the same title. The movie stars Alfredo Landa and Francisco Rabal, who both won the Best Actor Award at the 1984 C ... , film based on the Delibes novel {{DEFAULTSORT:Holy Innocents, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Giotto Di Bondone Giotto di Bondone (; – January 8, 1337), known mononymously as Giotto ( , ) and Latinised as Giottus, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages. He worked during the Gothic/Proto-Renaissance period. Giotto's contemporary, the banker and chronicler Giovanni Villani, wrote that Giotto was "the most sovereign master of painting in his time, who drew all his figures and their postures according to nature" and of his publicly recognized "talent and excellence".Bartlett, Kenneth R. (1992). ''The Civilization of the Italian Renaissance''. Toronto: D.C. Heath and Company. (Paperback). p. 37. Giorgio Vasari described Giotto as making a decisive break with the prevalent Byzantine style and as initiating "the great art of painting as we know it today, introducing the technique of drawing accurately from life, which had been neglected for more than two hundred years".Giorgio Vasari, ''Lives of the Artists'', trans. George Bull, Penguin Classics, (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Holy Innocents (Adair Novel) ''The Holy Innocents'' (1988) is a novel by Gilbert Adair about French siblings and an American stranger who enters their world. Its themes were inspired by Jean Cocteau's 1929 novel '' Les Enfants Terribles'' (''The Holy Terrors'') and by the 1950 film of the same name directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. Publishing The book has been printed in hardcover and paperback only once. ''The Holy Innocents'' was revised in conjunction with the development of the film, however, and this new version has been published under the title ''The Dreamers''. Plot ''The Holy Innocents'' is the story of three young cinephiles, Matthew, an American studying in Paris, and the French twins Guillaume and Danielle. Set in the tumultuous months of 1968, it is a story of obsession and youth. The initial obsession is cinematic. Matthew is studying film, the twins are fascinated by the cinema, and they become close because of their shared interest. Spending their evenings at Paris' grand Cinémathèque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gilbert Adair Gilbert Adair (29 December 19448 December 2011) was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic, and journalist.Stuart Jeffries and Ronald BerganObituary: Gilbert Adair ''The Guardian'', 9 December 2011. He was critically most famous for the "fiendish" translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel '' A Void'', in which the letter ''e'' is not used,Jake Kerridge"Gilbert Adair: a man of many parts" ''The Telegraph'', 10 December 2011. but was more widely known for the films adapted from his novels, including ''Love and Death on Long Island'' (1997) and '' The Dreamers'' (2003). Life and career Adair was born in Edinburgh but from 1968 to 1980 he lived in Paris. His early works of fiction included ''Alice Through the Needle's Eye'' (following ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and ''Through the Looking-Glass'') and ''Peter Pan and the Only Children'' (following ''Peter and Wendy''). He won the Author's Club First Novel Award in 1988 for his novel ''The Holy Innocents''. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Dreamers (2003 Film) ''The Dreamers'' is a 2003 romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The screenplay is by Gilbert Adair, based on his 1988 novel ''The Holy Innocents''. An international co-production by companies from France, the United Kingdom, and Italy, the film tells the story of an American university student in Paris who, after meeting a peculiar brother and sister who are fellow film enthusiasts, becomes entangled in an erotic triangle. It is set against the backdrop of the 1968 Paris student riots. The film makes several references to various movies of classical and French New Wave cinema, incorporating clips from films that are often imitated by the actors in particular scenes. There are two versions: an uncut NC-17-rated version, and an R-rated version that is about three minutes shorter. Plot Matthew is an American exchange student who has come to Paris to study French. While at the Cinémathèque Française protesting the firing of Henri Langlois, he meets the free-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Holy Innocents (Delibes Novel) ''The Holy Innocents'' (1981) is a novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ... by Miguel Delibes about the everyday life on a farm in Extremadura during the Franco dictatorship. Adaptation A Spanish film adaptation was released in 1984, directed by Mario Camus. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Holy Innocents 1981 Spanish novels 1981 in Spain Spanish novels adapted into films Novels by Miguel Delibes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Miguel Delibes Miguel Delibes Setién Medal of Merit in Labour, MML (; 17 October 1920 – 12 March 2010) was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied List of members of the Real Academia Española#e seat 2, letter "e" seat. Educated in commerce, he began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. He later became the editor for the regional newspaper ''El Norte de Castilla'' before gradually devoting himself exclusively to writing novels. He was a connoisseur of the flora and fauna of Castile (historical region), Castile and was passionate about hunting and the countryside. These were common themes in his writing, and he often wrote from the perspective of a city-dweller who remained connected with the rural world. He was one of the leading figures of post-Spanish Civil War, Civil War Spanish literature, winning numerous literary prizes. Several o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]