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The Cuckoo (2010 Film)
The Cuckoo may refer to: * ''The Cuckoo'' (film), a Russian film * ''The Cuckoo'' (novel), a Japanese novel * "The Cuckoo" (song), a folk song See also * Cuckoo (other) * The Cuckoos (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuckoo, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cuckoo (film)
''The Cuckoo'' (russian: Кукушка, translit. Kukuška) is a 2002 Russian war comedy drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. It takes place during World War II, and the action is seen from the opposing perspectives of a Soviet soldier and a Finnish soldier stranded together at a Sami woman's farmhouse. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot In September 1944, in the final moments of the Continuation War against the Soviet Union, Veikko (Ville Haapasalo), a Finnish soldier, is turned in by his German compatriots for being in their eyes a would-be deserter. As punishment, the young man is placed in shackles, chained to a rock outcrop in a remote Lapland forest, and left with nothing but a few supplies and a Karabiner 98k rifle and ammunition - effectively forced to be a Kamikaze ''kukushka'' sniper. To ensure his willingness to fight, they dress him in the uniform of the German Waffen-SS, as Soviet soldiers feel little mercy towards SS men. Days pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cuckoo (novel)
, also called ''Nami-ko'' in English, is a Japanese novel first published by Kenjirō Tokutomi (under the pen name Rōka Tokutomi) in serialized form between 1898 and 1899. It was republished as a book in 1900 and became a bestseller. Beginning in 1904, it was also widely translated and read in the United States and Europe. The story is a tragic melodrama about the family conflict that ensues when Namiko, a young wife, contracts tuberculosis. Her husband initially resists his mother's pressure to end the marriage, but when he is drafted into the First Sino-Japanese War, his mother dissolves their marriage and Namiko dies. The novel critiques Japanese feudal values, especially the vulnerable social position of women. Synopsis The novel is an example of the Meiji period genre of '' katei shōsetsu'', or "domestic fiction". Namiko, the daughter of a general, and Takeo, a naval officer and son of a deceased baron, begin the story happily married. Their happiness is undermined by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cuckoo (song)
"The Cuckoo" (Roud 413) is a traditional English folk song, also sung in the United States, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. The song is known by many names, including "The Coo-Coo", "The Coo-Coo Bird", "The Cuckoo Bird", "The Cuckoo Is a Pretty Bird", "The Evening Meeting", "The Unconstant Lover", "Bunclody" and "Going to Georgia". Lyrics usually include the line (or a slight variation): "The cuckoo is a pretty bird, she sings as she flies; she brings us glad tidings, and she tells us no lies." According to Thomas Goldsmith of '' The Raleigh News & Observer'', "The Cuckoo" is an interior monologue where the singer "relates his desires — to gamble, to win, to regain love's affection." The song is featured in the E.L. Doctorow book ''The March''. A soldier suffering from a metal spike stuck in his head sings verses from the song. Synopsis Usually, but not always, the song begins with a verse about the cuckoo, for example: The cuckoo is a fine bird he sings as he flies,He brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuckoo (other)
A cuckoo is a bird of the family Cuculidae. Cuckoo may also refer to: Film and television * ''Cuckoo'' (2009 film), a British film * ''Cuckoo'' (2014 film), an Indian film * ''Cuckoo'' (2024 film), an American film * ''The Cuckoo'' (film), a 2002 Russian film by Aleksandr Rogozhkin * ''Cuckoo'' (TV series), a 2012 British comedy series * ''The Cuckoo'' (TV series), a 2024 British drama series Music * D'Cuckoo, an electronic percussion ensemble * ''Cuckoo'' (album), an album by the British band Curve * "The Cuckoo" (song), a folk song * "Cuckoo" (Lissie song) (2010) * "Cuckoo" (Netta song) * "Cuckoo!", a song composed by Benjamin Britten included in ''Friday Afternoons'' * "Cuckoo", a 2012 song by Adam Lambert from ''Trespassing'' * "Cuckoo", a 2003 song by I Am Kloot from ''I Am Kloot'' * "Cuckoo" a song by The Monks Places * Cuckoo, Virginia, an unincorporated settlement in Virginia ** Cuckoo (Mineral, Virginia), a historic house in Cuckoo, Virginia * Cuckoo, Tasman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
