The title of Euripides’s Iphigenia in Tauris can literally be translated as ‘Iphigenia Among the Taurians’. The term Tauris is not actually a place, but it refers to the Greek word for the Crimean Peninsula (Taurike). The Iphigenia story has fascinated and horrified artists since antiquity. Several later versions of the Iphigenia…
Month: January 2019
À nous la liberté (1931) Film Review
À nous la liberté (1931) Director: René Clair ★★★☆☆ “Freedom for us all” is a quirky French musical/comedy directed by René Clair. It contains beautiful set designs, not unlike Clair’s other French films of the early 1930s, like Sous les toits de Paris. The films tells the story of two…
What Is The Old Testament?
The “Old Testament” is a name that has been ascribed by latter religions, primarily Christianity, to various collections of the ancient Hebraic texts. It implies two things: one that the writings of the ancient Israelites, such as the Torah or the wisdom books, represent one whole and consistent “testament”. Second,…