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Very good.

Dear Bartle, I found your request while scrolling through the latest comments. I don't know if I can be of help, but your heartfelt appeal immediately made me think of the delightful painting by Gustave Courbet, aptly titled "L'origine du Monde" - 1866 - (Musée d'Orsay. - Best wishes and kisses.

P.S. and thanks also to the omniscient Supersoul for the tip about Workin' Man Café, which seems pretty good after a quick listen...

In addition to being probably fitting (I know Longanesi better than Ray Davies), it is certainly surprising, the pairing. Very enjoyable reading your pages, Mr. Imasoulman, but they are all so "white"... and from a nickname like yours, with such ease and effectiveness of eloquence, I expect some contributions on the soul and "black" side, which is quite neglected in DeBaser. Not even two lines on Sam&Dave, for example... - In the meantime, I found this record that I hadn't heard in ages, and I admit that the description you provide is quite spot on. Thank you for dusting it off.

While I partly share the points you highlight on the page, the element that struck me as most significant and characterizes the essence of the director's operation is the use of all the stylistic features of successful Indian cinema, the typical Bollywood films whose stories are practically identical, with minimal variations on the eternal theme of love thwarted by events, which triumphs only after claiming victims and undergoing the inevitable ordeal of adverse situations. On this framework, the film operates measured and decisive interventions, balancing between respect and parody, and manages to function on multiple levels. Boyle spares us the dance sequences that typically appear several times in longer Indian genre films, but recovers in the finale, with the closing credits and the choreography between the tracks. Another fundamental element, related to the construction of the narrative (which is set up almost like a moral operetta and seems to have escaped your notice), is quite evident and also emphasized by a couple of lines from the protagonist (the young actor is excellent): for every correct answer, the boy paid a very high price. They are made possible, in fact, only by the experiences of his existence, and each answer corresponds to an event marked by the loss of things very important to him ("I wish I hadn't known the answer," he says at a certain point, or something similar): his mother, the autographed photo of his favorite actor (the image of the child covered in shit running toward his idol is wonderful) all the way to the loss of his brother, which, in some way, makes the final triumph possible. I was also quite biased, and I'm not a fan of Boyle, but I had to change my mind. However, I fear that if the sense of the work of ironic "cannibalization" of Indian cinema is not grasped, much of the references and richness of the film will be lost. The soundtrack is perfect, even enjoyed separately.

What a little mess, Sphascia!! But I like them, even though so far I've only taken them in small doses: I can't handle the full medieval treatment these days... Thanks a lot, Sir.

"World Music for the 21st Century" is written on the homepage of their site. Indeed, the album is very well-crafted and "modern." One of the three (Carmen Rizzo, the one on the right on the cover) is an Italian-American sound engineer and producer, and you can certainly feel his touch in this excellent work. The singer, Azam Ali, I read was born in Iran and has lived in India, and among her sources of inspiration, she mentions the great mystic and visionary Hildegard Von Bingen. In her way of singing, all three influences can be perceived (with the Persian component being predominant). I didn't think you would like this album so much, dear Sphascia... For me, it was an almost obligatory listen (the Afghan boy who lives with us listens to tons of Persian music and related genres...) and, perhaps due to familiarity, I ultimately favor the acoustic version of most of the tracks. Excellent recommendation, Sir. Best regards to josa-(C'è DePosta per Lei)

The quality of your pages, I’ve already told you Jake, has gradually improved and is now established at a perfect mix of fluency and information, descriptions and references. It's a pleasure to read you, a pleasure to listen to the music you propose. I will look for this; if you haven't heard the trio work with Towner and Grigoryan yet, check out the Deposta ;) The invitation stands for you too, Hal. CiaU - P.S. Regarding the variations: if anyone finds them, I’m interested too...

The Italian band repertoire is a great heritage, the unquestionable quality of Trovesi's orchestrations, a true master in that field, is a guarantee. Probably no one is better than him at maximizing such an idea. Thank you for the tip; I will look for it right away.

Hi, Aunt. I’ve even saved myself from the comatose girlfriend and I’m happy. With all the books we can read... - Mr. Gimmi Carter, here’s a letter: you need to take care of the bold and fix it before "has started": h