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Quentin Tarantino directs this ensemble action drama set in Europe
during World War Two.
In the first of two converging storylines,
Shosanna (Melanie Laurent), a young Jewish woman in occupied
France, seeks to avenge the death of her parents by the Nazis after
narrowly escaping execution herself and fleeing to Paris. There she
creates a new identity for herself as the owner and manager of a
cinema. Meanwhile, a group of Jewish American soldiers known as
'The Basterds', led by First Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt),
joins forces with German actress and undercover agent Bridget von
Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) to take down the leaders of The Third
Reich.
The Basterds cross paths with Shosanna when her cinema,
which has been commandeered by the Nazis for the screening of their
latest propaganda film, becomes the target for their next attack.
However, unbeknown to them, Shosanna has devised a revenge plan of
her own.
Christoph Waltz gained the Best Supporting Actor Awards at
both the 2010 BAFTAs and Academy Awards for his portrayal of the
devious Colonel Hans Landa.
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Being Singular Plural (Paperback)
Jean-Luc Nancy; Translated by Robert Richardson, Anne E. O'Byrne
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R772
R719
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This book, by one of the most innovative and challenging
contemporary thinkers, consists of an extensive essay from which
the book takes its title and five shorter essays that are
internally related to "Being Singular Plural."
One of the strongest strands in Nancy's philosophy is his attempt
to rethink community and the very idea of the social in a way that
does not ground these ideas in some individual subject or
subjectivity. The fundamental argument of the book is that being is
always "being with," that "I" is not prior to "we," that existence
is essentially co-existence. Nancy thinks of this "being-with" not
as a comfortable enclosure in a pre-existing group, but as a mutual
abandonment and exposure to each other, one that would preserve the
"I" and its freedom in a mode of imagining community as neither a
"society of spectacle" nor via some form of authenticity.
The five shorter essays impressively translate the philosophical
insight of "Being Singular Plural" into sophisticated discussions
of national sovereignty, war and technology, identity politics, the
Gulf War, and the tragic plight of Sarajevo. The essay "Eulogy for
the Melee," in particular, is a brilliant discussion of identity
and hybridism that resonates with many contemporary social
concerns.
As Nancy moves through the exposition of his central concern,
being-with, he engages a number of other important issues,
including current notions of the "other" and "self" that are
relevant to psychoanalytic, political, and multicultural concepts.
He also offers astonishingly original reinterpretations of major
philosophical positions, such as Nietzsche's doctrine of "eternal
recurrence," Descartes's "cogito," and the nature of language and
meaning.
After qualifying as a physician, Robert Richardson (1779 1847)
joined the household of the earl of Belmore, and accompanied him
and his family on a tour of the eastern Mediterranean in his yacht
the Osprey, converted from a captured American schooner. Richardson
dedicated this two-volume work to his patron in 1822. Having spent
several months in Naples, the party travelled through the Greek
islands to Constantinople, arriving in Alexandria in September
1817. Volume 1 recounts their journey up the Nile, exploring both
the antiquities of Egypt and the modern cities, especially Cairo,
where Richardson made the acquaintance of Burckhardt (whose death
he witnessed), Belzoni, Henry Salt and other early explorers of
Egypt's past. Having reached the Nile's second cataract, they
returned to Thebes, where they were greeted with news of Princess
Charlotte's death. Richardson's account is full of detail, both of
the archaeological remains and of everyday life in modern Egypt."
After qualifying as a physician, Robert Richardson (1779 1847)
joined the household of the earl of Belmore, and accompanied him
and his family on a tour of the eastern Mediterranean in his yacht
the Osprey, converted from a captured American schooner. Richardson
dedicated this two-volume work to his patron in 1822. Having spent
several months in Naples, the party travelled through the Greek
islands to Constantinople, arriving in Alexandria in September
1817. Volume 2 describes further exploration in Egypt, before the
party travelled into Palestine, where they visited Jerusalem and
the Holy Places, and the cities of the Old Testament, continuing
through Syria and Lebanon. Their intention of revisiting Greece on
their return was thwarted by reports of the plague, and they
arrived back in Malta in July 1818. Richardson's account is full of
detail, both of the archaeological remains and of everyday life in
the Middle East."
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Frances De La Tour, Chloë Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Richard Griffiths, …
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R153
Discovery Miles 1 530
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Martin Scorsese makes his first foray into children's cinema with
this semi-fantastical drama based on a book by Brian Selznick. Asa
Butterfield stars as Hugo, an orphan who lives in the hidden nooks
of a train station in 1920s Paris. With the help of his friend,
Isabelle (Chloë Moretz), he sets out to solve a mystery left behind
by his late father (Jude Law): a curious puzzle involving a
heart-shaped key, a cranky toy shop owner (Ben Kingsley) and a
broken automaton. Along the way, the tangled lives of the staff and
passengers at the station provide numerous colourful detours, and
Scorsese pays homage to early pioneers of cinema including the
Lumiere brothers and Georges Méliès. The film was nominated for
eleven Oscars and won five awards including Best Cinematography and
Best Visual Effects.
This book, by one of the most innovative and challenging
contemporary thinkers, consists of an extensive essay from which
the book takes its title and five shorter essays that are
internally related to "Being Singular Plural."
One of the strongest strands in Nancy's philosophy is his attempt
to rethink community and the very idea of the social in a way that
does not ground these ideas in some individual subject or
subjectivity. The fundamental argument of the book is that being is
always "being with," that "I" is not prior to "we," that existence
is essentially co-existence. Nancy thinks of this "being-with" not
as a comfortable enclosure in a pre-existing group, but as a mutual
abandonment and exposure to each other, one that would preserve the
"I" and its freedom in a mode of imagining community as neither a
"society of spectacle" nor via some form of authenticity.
The five shorter essays impressively translate the philosophical
insight of "Being Singular Plural" into sophisticated discussions
of national sovereignty, war and technology, identity politics, the
Gulf War, and the tragic plight of Sarajevo. The essay "Eulogy for
the Melee," in particular, is a brilliant discussion of identity
and hybridism that resonates with many contemporary social
concerns.
As Nancy moves through the exposition of his central concern,
being-with, he engages a number of other important issues,
including current notions of the "other" and "self" that are
relevant to psychoanalytic, political, and multicultural concepts.
He also offers astonishingly original reinterpretations of major
philosophical positions, such as Nietzsche's doctrine of "eternal
recurrence," Descartes's "cogito," and the nature of language and
meaning.
An unusual love story that tests the resolution of a husband and
wife never to concede to the demands of the enemy.
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