Flowers and Trees (1932) Director: Burt Gillett ★★★★☆ The second great film to emerge from the early era of Disney studios, Flowers and Trees is fondly remembered for being the first technicolor cartoon short film. It was released as a Disney “Silly Symphony” in 1932. All later “Silly Symphonies” were…
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Introduction to the Analects of Confucius
Master Kong, or the latinized version of his name “Confucius”, is a figure that looms large over Chinese thought. He is said to have lived during the ‘Warring States’ period of ancient China during the Zhou dynasty, which is also referred to as the Spring and Autumn period. Much of Confucius’s…
A Farewell To Arms (1932) Film Review
A Farewell to Arms (1932) Director: Frank Borzage “The Greatest Love Story of the War” ★★★★☆ Frank Borzage’s interpretation of Hemingway’s famous novel stars Gary Cooper -who also starred in the 1943 version of Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls– and Helen Hayes. The film won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography…
What Is A Fable?
Unlike the Homeric epics or the histories recounted in the early Biblical texts, the fables of Aesop are short allegories intended to encourage virtuous actions. As elsewhere recounted, the Homeric epics are concerned with the noble deeds of great men, particularly the duality between wrath of swift-fated Achilles and long-enduring…