This week our topics cover gender and sexuality. The two films "Bliss", directed by Abdullah Oguz and "Ma Vie en Rose," (My life in Pink), directed by Alain Berliner addresses certain issues about gender and sexuality and give the viewer insight into how other cultures and customs can react to such things. In the first film Bliss, the director takes the viewer on a journey in the life of a young Turkish girl. Meryem was condemned to death for a crime she did not do. It is her village 's customs
Alain Berliner's Ma Vie En Rose I watched the foreign film Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink), a Belgian film by filmmaker Alain Berliner. It is a warm, startling, funny, and realistic study of what happens when a seven-year-old boy is convinced, beyond all reason and outward evidence to the contrary, that he is really a girl. His certitude is astonishing in one so little, and his gender conviction is so strong that his belief can't be laughed away as the result of a “phase” or an “active imagination
inferences to WW2 denoting a heart beating and being alive only to erase all grief with the feeling of love. Likewise, the song’s allegoric qualities act as an extended hopeful metaphor of a happy and peaceful lifestyle. The title of the song, “La Vie En Rose” translates to life in pink. The artist is not singing about literally seeing life in pink but rather using the color pink as a reference to love and every individual’s happy place. Likewise, the lyrics are organized in an accentual- syllabic
Louis Armstrong was born August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans. He was born into a poor family and was the grandson of slaves. His father abandoned the family when Louis was an infant. His mother later left Louis and his younger sister and left them with Louis’ grandmother. At age 5, he moved back in with his mother, her relatives and a parade of “stepfathers”. He went to school at Fisk School for Boys. At this school is where he most likely had exposure to music. He sold many items for money but the money
Louis Armstrong was famous musician who made iconic songs such as "A Wonderful World", "When The Saints Go Marching In", and " La Vie En Rose." Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 4 1904 and died July 6, 1971. Louis Armstrong played the trumpet and cornet and played jazz music through many of his days. Louis Armstrong grew up in a poor family and his father left his family when he was still an infant. He went to Fisk School for Boys, where music was most likely exposed to
The Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the most important historical site in the 20th arrondissement, and the most popular tourist attraction. Established in 1804 on land formerly belong to Jesuits. Originally, Catholic Parisians were wary of being buried there, as the cemetery was a public one and had not been blessed by the church. After the strategic move of a number of famous Parisians to the cemetery, people were suddenly flocking to be buried there. Ever since, the cemetery has been the main attraction
and incorporated his unique jazz style from his hometown into his music combined with popular jazz including Broadway. He also incorporated singing into his recordings. His most famous songs include, “What a wonderful world,” “Star Dust,” and "La Vie En Rose.” One of Louis Armstrong’s last songs was, “What a wonderful world,” that was written in 1968 performed in the jazz genre. This song came out during the Vietnam War and was written to try to bring joy and hope to millions of victims who have lost
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Step 1: The 1920s is a decade that helped set the tone for the rest of the century. This decade was known as the “Roaring ‘20s”. During the 1920s, wages increased and workers had to spend more money on taxes and other needs. The stock market crashed in 1929 which lead to the loss of jobs, fortune and businesses for millions of people. Four year later, the building industry faced a huge decline. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution claimed that the selling and consumption of alcohol was illegal
Louis Armstrong, a New Orleans native, was always interested in music. He first started to play music at a local tavern. Then after being put in a boy’s military reform school, he began to play in the band. King Oliver was one of Armstrong idols. Louis Armstrong played a major role in history by helping develop many styles that help shape the previous and current Jazz. Mr. Armstrong had many of talents such as singing, film star, comedian, and being a bandleader. Although he was blessed with many
Throughout history, different types of music have been a distinguishing characteristic of varying cultures. One genre of music that harbors such culture and historical significance is jazz. Jazz originated between the late 1800s and the early 1900s, right here in the United States. Jazz was known for incorporating African American forms of music with that of European music. It was seen as a cultural movement, and interestingly enough, the emergence of jazz coincided with the Harlem Renaissance. New
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Louis Armstrong and His Music “The essence of jazz- making something new out of something old, making something personal out of something shared- has no finer exemplar than Armstrong.” (Hasse par. 3) During the 1920’s a young African American man, otherwise known as Louis Armstrong, helped create and represent a new twist on popular music. This music that became so famous and well loved today is also referred to as jazz. Louis Armstrong had a very successful jazz career performing and composing popular
This Boy's Life is the autobiographical account of teenager. Toby and his mother's search for financial stability and a peaceful life. Toby’s family was split down the middle as a child, leaving his father and older brother on the East Coast and, for the most part, uninvolved in Toby’s life. The story begins when Toby and his mother, Rosemary, leave her abusive boyfriend in Florida to take their chances at becoming rich in the uranium mines in Utah. They are short on money, a theme that continually
The Jazz Mecca There’s a relaxing feeling that comes over me when I tune in to 90.9FM on the radio on my way to school. There aren’t many people my age that listen to jazz, though. I told a friend of mine to listen to a standard that I’d heard earlier that day, and he told me he turned it off as soon as he recognized the genre, telling me that “it’s old-folk music, I can’t take it seriously”. Although I didn’t take his comment to heart, I really thought about our generation and why jazz music