Tag: spirit

L’Esprit de géométrie (1937)

Magritte, René (1898-1967) L’Esprit de géométrie (The Spirit of Geometry) 1937 Gouache on paper, 37.5 × 29.2 cm Tate Britain, London Magritte exchanges the heads of a mother and a baby – compressing one and enlarging the other. The effect is…

Manaò tupapaú (1892)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Manaò tupapaú (Spirit of the Dead Watching) 1892 Oil on jute mounted on canvas, 73.02 x 92.39 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo In 1891, after many years without commercial success in France, Paul Gauguin traveled to the…

Il Sogno (c.1533)

Michelangelo (1475-1564) Il Sogno (The Dream) c.1533 Black chalk on laid paper, 27.8 x 39.8 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London One of the finest Renaissance drawings, The Dream is amongst The Courtauld’s greatest treasures. The meaning of this enigmatic work is elusive,…

Giulietta degli spiriti (1965)

Juliet of the Spirits Director: Federico Fellini Producer: Angelo Rizzoli Screenplay: Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli Genre: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy Music: Nino Rota Country: Italia | France Language: Italian Studio: Cineriz | Rizzoli Film Release date: 1965 Running time: 144 minutes Giulietta Masina (1921-1994)…

The House of the Spirits (1993)

Director: Bille August Producer: Bernd Eichinger Screenplay: Bille August Based on: La Casa de los Espíritus by Isabel Allende Genre: Drama | Romantic Music: Hans Zimmer Country: Germany | Denmark | Portugal Language: English Studio: Miramax Release date: 1993 Running time: 140…