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Rehearsals began and distracted Julia's troubled mind. Besides Roger, her son, arrrived from Austria to see his mother. He had been spending a few weeks on a Carinthian lake, talking about everything: about his future profession, about their relationship with Roger's father and mainly about theatre. Three days later Roger went up to Scotland and Julia studied her part, creating the character she was going to act by observation. Finally everything was success. The play went well from the beginning. There had been great applause after each act. Julie gave an excellent performance. After her triump, she realised that never in all her life there was another moment like this.  She had a sudden desire to see nobody and be seen by nobody. She wanted just for one hour to be obscure. She took a taxi and went to the restaurant, where her favourite table was waiting for her.

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One day Tom acquainted Julia with a young actress Avice Crichton, who was playing in Sunday night show. After watching her performing, Julie realized that Tom had fallen in love with Avice. Julie knew, that once their relationship came to the end, that's why she let him out. Tom was going to join Avice Crichton at the supper party, while Julie went to bed. Next morning she went to Paris to come to see her mother and relax. There Julia spent several happy days choosing her clothes and having the first fittings. She enjoyed every moment of them. In a few days she left for London to begin her rehearsals.

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Julia wasn’t satisfied with her life with Michael, because of his placidity. Michael’s character didn’t change: he remained kind and polite, but Julia wanted love. After some period of time their calm life was disturbed by war. To Julia’s pride and anguish Michael went to war as an officer. His life in army wasn’t really hard, but during the war Michael aged. Julia noticed that, when her husband returned home, and fell out of love with him though he still was rather handsome. Everything that had attracted Julia to Michael, at that time annoyed her. At the same time their business went almost perfect and they managed to get enough money to open their theater. They also moved form a small flat to a modern house, because Julia was pregnant. Time passed, and their theater gave them a lot of money, but Michael’s character was becoming worse and worse, and Julia couldn’t understand, why some years before that she had been full of passion to this man.

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In this part the author finishes the biography of Michael and Julia. Michael’s work in America was not successful and the man, who had engaged him, refused to sign a new contract with Michael. Gosselyn was really confused, and he had to return home, Julia had strange feelings: she didn’t like, that her love was deeply mortified, but at the same time she was pleasant to see him again. Soon after Michael’s return, he offered Julia to marry him as soon as possible, and that event made Julia more than happy. Michael also decided to move to London.

Review 4 "Great Gatsby"

A couple days ago I was offered an opportunity of watching an awesome a 2013 3D romantic drama film. An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name, the film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke. It follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick, who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties. The film was released on May 10, 2013 in 3D.

Now I'd like to share my thoughts, feelings and personal view concerning this film. To begin with, let's consider its plot, cast, production, development, costumes and my own impression.


Cast
Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby
Mia Farrow as Daisy Buchanan
Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan
Sam Waterston as Nick Carraway
Karen Black as Myrtle Wilson
Scott Wilson as George Wilson
Lois Chiles as Jordan Baker
Edward Herrmann as Ewing Klipspringer
Howard Da Silva as Meyer Wolfsheim
Kathryn Leigh Scott as Catherine
Regina Baff as Miss Baedecker
Vincent Schiavelli as Thin Man
Roberts Blossom as Mr. Gatz
Beth Porter as Mrs. McKee
Patsy Kensit as Pammy Buchanan


Plot

“The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into thecaptivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

Production

Production Companies:

• Bazmark Films
• Sony Pictures
• Red Wagon Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Pictures(In Talks)
• Columbia Pictures (Formerly Rumored)

Development 

Prior to this version there had already been a Broadway play and numerous film adaptations of F. Scott Fitzgerald's acclaimed 1925 novel of the same name. In December 2008,Variety magazine reported that this film adaptation was to be made with Baz Luhrmann to direct it.

Luhrmann stated that he planned it to be more timely due to its theme of criticizing the often irresponsible lifestyles of wealthy people. In order to commit to the project, in September 2010 Luhrmann moved with his family from Australia to Chelsea in Lower Manhattan, where he had intended to film The Great Gatsby. While Luhrmann was at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011, he told The Hollywood Reporter that he had been workshopping The Great Gatsby in 3D, though he had not yet decided whether to shoot in the format. In late January 2011, Luhrmann showed doubt about staying on board with the project, before deciding to stay.

In 2010 it was reported that the movie was being set up by Sony Pictures Entertainment but by 2011 Warner Bros. was close to acquiring a deal to finance and take worldwide distribution of The Great Gatsby, according to Deadline Hollywood.

Costumes 

The Great Gatsby achieved the iconic 1920's look by altering pieces from the Prada and Miu Miu fashion archives.
Catherine Martin and Miuccia Prada were behind the wardrobe and worked closely together to create pieces with "the European flair that was emerging amongst the aristocratic East Coast crowds in the 1920s".

Impression

First of all, I'd like to underline that this amazing film supressed all my imagination. There is no doubt that Great Gatsby was really worth-watching film. This film is  reaaly GREAT. It is visually amazing, brilliant in its comparison of decadence and greed, with the unshakeable vision of Gatsby, who is really a man, who will sail the ends of the earth for love, even if his desires are set upon someone. That's why I found Great Gatsby  a very entertaining film with excellent acting and a superb plot.

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The article published on the website http://www.guardian.co.uk on May 30, 2013 is headlined "These New Puritans: 'I didn't know how to record a hawk, and now I do'". The article reports at length about These New Puritans (sometimes abbreviated to TNPS) , a British art rock band from the Southend-on-Sea area. The group consists of Jack Barnett (songwriter, producer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist), his twin brother George Barnett (drums, loops), Thomas Hein (bass guitar, sampler, drums), and Sophie Sleigh-Johnson (keyboards, sampler).

The author of the article, Alexis Petridis, the Guardian's head rock and pop critic, carries a lot of comment on the These New Puritans' second album Hidden was rightly being acclaimed as one of the most remarkable releases of 2013, the band's mastermind Jack Barnett announced that he already had a follow-up planned out. Critics boggled at Hidden's mix of ferocious Japanese taiko drumming, brass and woodwind, electronics inspired by Jamaican dancehall: music that suggested that These New Puritans were a markedly different proposition than they had initially appeared to be. 

There is every reason to beleve that the Barnett's voice is very much still in evidence, albeit sharing vocal duties with a Portuguese jazz and fado singer (female), the owner of the lowest bass voice in Britain (male), of whom more later, and a children's choir. "I always say things like that, and I'm always just completely wrong. That's why I'm not going to say what I'm going to do next," he sighs.

The article concludes by saying that as you may have gathered, Field of Reeds is a most unconventional album. If you are looking for comparisons, then maybe the sharp left turns taken by Japan and Talk Talk in their latter years offer a clue. But that's not really helpful. Best just to listen using the player below – and tell us what you make of it.

To sum it up, I can't share the author's view as I have not listened These New Puritans et. Anyway I found this article very useful, and of good value. The message of the author was clear to understand his opinion to thisthis group. 

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The article published on the website http://www.guardian.co.uk on May 29, 2013 is headlined "Glastonbury 2013: a lineup proving you can keep everybody happy". The author of the article Sam Wolfson, a journalist who writes mostly about music for the national media and a slew of popular culture mags and sites , carries a lot of comments on the Glastonbury 2013 Festival .

The author of the article Barry Neild points out that Glastonbury has announced the lineup for this year, and about bloody time. As the other festivals spent the past few months carving up this year's headliners, it seemed Michael Eavis would be left begging for scraps. Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem, the Kings Of Leon, the Killers, the Stone Roses, Justin Timberlake and My Bloody Valentine and Elton John had all been booked in exclusive deals that would prevent them stepping foot on Worthy Farm.

It was revealed by the author of the article that undoubtedly, it's the inclusivity of the event, rather than the headliners, that most impresses. A few years ago Eavis appeared on the BBC News channel's interview programme Hardtalk. The presenter, Stephen Sackur, comfortable with taking politicians to task on corruption and hypocrisy, looked ridiculous on the farm porch trying to apply the same tactics. Accprding to the autor's words, Glastonburyt is a great pleasure for everyone.

The author concludes the article by saying that the festival is also one of the few places where children are afforded the same good times as adults – 13-year olds are free to roam through the fire-pits of Arcadia at 5am with no one checking what they're swigging on. And UK garage obsessives Disclosure, baby-faced troubadour King Krule and Odd Future head honchos Tyler the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt, all of whom were born in the 90s, will provide some high-quality children's entertainment.

Well, to my view,this festival is considerd to be the most unispiring line up in the history. I love new bands I love live music.I find the festival as a unique feast of music set on a huge site offering a grand scale of entertainment unlike any other festival in the world. . As well as music from nearly every genre imaginable on over 50 stages, there's performing arts with cabaret, theatre, circus, children's entertainment, poetry, healing, green crafts and information and much more. Vibrant, spontaneous, colourful, and hugely entertaining festival.