Posted on 10/12/2007 5:24:40 PM PDT by andyssister
So do I. This strikes several cords for me though. The Brazilian, Seu Jorge, played the character of Pelé dos Santos in "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou." I love the querky Wes Anderson films featuring Bill Murray. The theme of man dashed down from the heights yet in the end showing the pluck to storm the heights once again greatly appeals to me.
Plus, I was stationed in the Azores, Portugal where my daughter was born so the language still intrigues me. Portuguese, with its, often noted, melding of Spanish and French, has a more pleasant sound than either of the other two.
Brazilian writer Olavo Bilac poetically described it as a última flor do Lácio, inculta e bela: "the last flower of Latium, wild and beautiful".
Additionally, I feel that Brazil has the potential to be a mirror of the USA in the Southern hemisphere. I'm more attuned than most people to Brazilian/American inter-cultural occurrences.
Same here. Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and The Royal Tenenbaums are among my all-time faves. And Mark Mothersbaugh does a brilliant job with the soundtracks.
The Kinks-Nothin In This World...,Strangers
Nick Drake-Fly
Mark Mothersbaugh-Let Me Tell You About My Boat
All good videos. I think we saw that movie “Rushmore” a while ago. I’m sure GEORGE slept through it, though.
Love, Martha
(another “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf reference, maybe}{(clinkclink}} RENT THAT MOVIE!
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Eddie Cochran-—
Something Else
Summertime Blues
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-596826532381270314&q=eddie+cochran&total=408&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
LMAO! Thanks “Martha”, will do! ;)
Nevah mix, nevah worry!
Sisterly love, what? Another great line ...”you didn’t eat your din din.” RENT IT I SAY (we own it}.
Hayley Westenra - Pokarekare Ana- (Maori folk song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koi_f3fB2h8&mode=related&search=
Maori folk songs are, to me, very Celtic, no?
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