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The Illusion

The Illusion

2003 ·
·3.82·100 Ratings ·72 Pages
“ What we think, what we become. ” ― Buddha
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  • The Cid / Cinna / The Theatrical Illusion

    1975·
    ·3.64·290 Ratings
    The Cid, Corneille's masterpiece set in medieval Spain, was the first great work of French classical drama; Cinna, written three years later in 1641, is a tense political drama, while The Theatrical Illusion, an earlier work, is reminiscent of Shakespeare
  • Cinna

    2005··French
    ·3.41·368 Ratings
    Tragédie sur la grâce. Corneille se demande comment on peut mettre fin à la spirale de la violence. Pour lui la reponse est la magnanimité que l'on trouve dans le pouvoir fort.
  • L'Illusion Comique

    2006··French
    ·3.57·691 Ratings
    Dans L'Illusion Comique, créée en 1636, Corneille met en scène Pridamant, un père à la recherche de son fils Clindor. Grâce au magicien Alcandre, Pridamant assiste à la représentation des aventures mouvementées de cet enfant prodigue… A chaque
  • Horace

    2006··French
    ·3.56·674 Ratings
    Horace et Le Cid de Corneille ont lancé la tragédie classique française. C'est une pièce sombre qui parle directement à notre propre temps. Le sujet vient de l'histoire pré-républicaine romaine: l'épisode légendaire de la triple lutte entre deux
  • Le Cid

    2007··French
    ·3.64·8,524 Ratings
    Dans une Espagne médiévale, héroïque, éclatante, deux jeunes gens se déchirent et s'adorent. Pour laver un affront, Rodrigue tue le père de Chimène. L'honneur et le devoir exigent la vengeance et la haine, mais elle aime éperdument cet assassin.
  • Polyeucte

    2004·
    ·3.52·227 Ratings
    Pierre Corneille was a 17th century dramatist who produced plays over a 40 year span. Along with Moliere and Racine he is considered to be the founder of French tragedy. He is best known for El Cid which was a 1636 tragic/comedy. Written in 1641 Polyeucte
  • Stuck Rubber Baby

    2000·
    ·4.01·3,986 Ratings
    Art and story combine powerfully in this lyrical tale of a young man caught in the maelstrom of the civil rights movement and the entrenched homophobia of small-town America. Toland Polk, the son of an uneducated white carpenter, has grown up in the South
  • The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to Present

    2003·
    ·4.45·118 Ratings
    Maurice Sendak is one of most admired artists in children's literature. His uniquely expressive illustrations, which bring to life a world of fantasy and imagination, have won him the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Caldecott Medal, and most recently t
  • Brundibar

    2002·
    ·3.96·357 Ratings
    Aninku and Pepicek go to town for milk to make their sick mother better but their attempts to earn money by singing are thwarted by a hurdy-gurdy grinder. With the help of three animals and 300 schoolchildren, they defeat the bully. The story is based on
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