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White Nights (short Story)
"White Nights" (russian: Белые ночи, ''Belye nochi'') is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, originally published in 1848, early in the writer's career. Like many of Dostoevsky's stories, "White Nights" is told in the first person by a nameless narrator. The narrator is a young man living in Saint Petersburg who suffers from loneliness. He gets to know and falls in love with a young woman, but the love remains unrequited as the woman misses her lover, with whom she is finally reunited. Plot summary The short story is divided into six sections: ;First Night: The narrator describes his experience walking in the streets of St. Petersburg. He loves the city at night, and feels comfortable in it. Because all the people he is used to seeing are not there, he no longer feels comfortable during the day. He drew his emotions from them: if they were happy, he was happy; if they were despondent, he was despondent. New faces made him feel alone. As he walked, the houses would t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Story
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. Definition The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques. The short story is sometimes referred to as a genre. Determining what exactly defines a short story has been recurrently problematic. A classic definition of a short story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Nights Of A Dreamer
''Four Nights of a Dreamer'' (french: Quatre nuits d'un rêveur) is a 1971 French drama film directed by Robert Bresson and starring Isabelle Weingarten. The film was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. The film is loosely based on the 1848 short story "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Plot The film begins in Paris with Jacques, an unidentified young man, trying to hitchhike a ride. He travels to the countryside with a family and spends the day walking alone. He whistles and rolls somersaults. The scene cuts back to traffic at night in the city, and the opening credits appear. The next scene is of Marthe, standing at a bridge, at the brink of suicide. Jacques is walking by and stops her. He urges her back onto the street, indicating a police car stopped nearby. They sit by the bridge and chat about their lives. The scene cuts to flashbacks. Marthe is a young woman who lives with her mother in a flat. To make ends meet, her mother rents a spare bedroom t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Vecchiali
Paul Vecchiali (28 April 1930 – 18 January 2023) was a French filmmaker and author. Biography Vecchiali was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He spent his childhood in Toulon. His family, suspected of collaboration, preferred to leave this city after the war. His cinema took as a starting point the French cinema of the 1930s, with an experimental and autobiographical tone. His best-known films are arguably ''Rosa la rose'' and ''Encore''.Romain Charbon, 'Vesperales', in ''Têtu'', October 2008, issue 137, page 32 His films were notably low-budget. In 1987, he became the first director to link AIDS to homosexuality in a French film with his film ''Encore''. Vecchiali died in Paris on 18 January 2023, at the age of 92. Filmography *''Les Ruses du diable'' (1965) *''L'Étrangleur'' (1972) *''Femmes Femmes'' (1974) *''Change pas de main'' (1975) *''La Machine'' (1977) *''Corps à cœur'' (1978) *''That's Life'' (''C'est la vie'') (1981) *''At the Top of the Stairs'' (1983) *''Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuits Blanches Sur La Jetée
Nuits (; also known, though unofficially, as ''Nuits-sur-Armançon'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Armançon river *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgo ... References Communes of Yonne {{Yonne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivam Nair
Shivam Nair is an Indian film and television director and editor who is best known for his television serial '' Sea Hawks'' and his 2006 film, '' Ahista Ahista''. Nair has been working in the television industry since 1982, and has been involved in numerous television series. He assisted Sriram Raghavan on '' Raman Raghav, A City, A Killer'' (1991), a docudrama based on serial killer Raman Raghav. He has also directed and edited three other docudramas based on serial killers and murderers Auto Shankar, Ranga Billa and Feroz Daruwalla. ''Ahista Ahista'', based on a script by Imtiaz Ali was his first feature film as director, and the 2008 film ''Maharathi'', based on the play by Uttam Gada, is his most recent one. His next thriller film ''Bhaag Johnny'' starring Kunal Khemu and Zoa Morani released in 2015. The film is produced by T Series. Filmography ; As director * '' Ahista Ahista'' (2006) * ''Maharathi'' (2008) * ''Bhaag Johnny'' (2015) * ''Naam Shabana'' (2017) Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahista Ahista (2006 Film)
''Ahista Ahista'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romance film starring Abhay Deol, Soha Ali Khan and Shayan Munshi. It was released in August 2006. This film marks the directorial debut of Shivam Nair with a story adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story, ''White Nights'', on which an earlier Raj Kapoor film ''Chhalia'' was also based. Nair and Imtiaz Ali had earlier directed a telefilm ''Witness'' for Star Bestsellers, with the same story. Plot Ankush Ramdev scrapes a living by acting as a witness in Delhi's marriage registrar bureau. Megha has run away from her home in Nainital, to marry her love Dheeraj. On the day of their marriage, Dheeraj does not show up. However, Ankush helps Megha by getting her a job at a local old age home so that she has the security of a roof over her head. As time passes Megha begins to realize her potential as an educated girl who had earlier dedicated her life to her boyfriend and that relationship, thinking that there was nothing mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and music composer who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfare Awards and a BAFTA nomination. In 2015, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award. Bhansali's directorial debut was the musical romance '' Khamoshi'' (1996), that earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics). He then attained prominence in Hindi cinema with highly successful love triangle ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999). He then directed the period romance ''Devdas'' (2002) which was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at BAFTA. and the drama ''Black'' (2005) became one of the most critically acclaimed Hindi films, winning him multiple Best Director Awards and Best Film Awards along with additional Best Film (Critics) at Filmfare Awards. He also won multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saawariya
''Saawariya'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story ''White Nights''. The film marked the debut of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. Rani Mukherji and Salman Khan also starred in supporting roles. It was the last film appearance of both Zohra Sehgal and Begum Para before their deaths. Co-produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, it is the first Bollywood film to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studioChhabra, Aseem, "From Bollywood to Chinatown: Warner Bros. teams with India for 'Chandni Chowk' martial-arts musical" '' |
Alain Silver
Alain Silver is a US film producer, director, and screenwriter; music producer; film critic, film historian, DVD commentator, author and editor of books and essays on film topics, especially film noir, the samurai film, and horror films. Filmmakers about whom he has written include David Lean, Robert Aldrich, Raymond Chandler, Roger Corman, and James Wong Howe. Career Education Silver graduated from UCLA with degrees in film production (B.A.) and critical studies (M.A. and PhD). Film production Silver entered the film industry through the Assistant Directors Training Program and was a trainee, second assistant and first assistant director on movies such as ''Every Which Way But Loose'', ''The Manitou'', and ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' and on television series such as '' Police Woman,'' '' Angie,'' ''Mork and Mindy'' and ''Laverne and Shirley''. In 1981, Silver began working as a production manager and producer. Since that time Silver has been executive or supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iyarkai
''Iyarkai'' (, ) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film that was written and directed by S. P. Jananathan in his directorial debut. The film stars Shaam and Radhika. Arun Vijay—who at the time was known as Arun Kumar—and Bollywood actor Seema Biswas play supporting roles. The film's story is set against the backdrop of a lost ship in the port town of Rameswaram, and revolves around a young woman and two men who love her. ''Iyarkai'' marks the Tamil debuts of Radhika and Biswas. It is loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story "White Nights". The film was produced by V. R. Kumar, A. E. Gunasekaran, and G. Natarajan, and it was made on a low budget. The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. ''Iyarkai'' was released on 21 November 2003. Although the film was not very successful at the box office, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 51st National Film Awards in 2004, and N. K. Ekambaram won the Tamil Nadu State Film Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farzad Motamen
Farzad Motamen ( fa, فرزاد مؤتمن; born 9 August 1957), is an Iranian film director. Early life and background Farzad Mo'temman spent his childhood and teenage in south of Iran and, after graduating from high school, went to the United States to study. In 1979, he left school in the field of cinema and returned to Iran. After that, Motemn was active in photography, filming Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of Film, motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (o ..., and documenting. He has also been teaching at Sooreh University and Pars University since 1999 besides making films. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Motamen, Farzad Soore University faculty 1957 births Living people Iranian film directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
