Portugal seems to exist not only at the edge of the continent, but also – as some believe – at the end of the world. As Andrzej Stasiuk wrote, the former empire today leads its “slightly unreal life outside the mainstream of history and events”, yearning for fulfilment and dreaming of its past glory. This unreal character of Portugal became one of the themes of Gomes’ triptych, in which he superimposes the most recent history of his homeland onto the poetic structure of loosely interpreted Arabian Nights. In telling the story of the country, he focuses on the problem of the economic crisis of 2013-2014. He introduces this thread at the beginning of the film odyssey – with a documentary image of the shipyard workers in Viana do Castelo, who became victims of mass layoffs. He intertwines their story with the fate of Scheherazade, one of many extraordinary figures in his gallery of curiosities, which also includes, among others, the figure of an African shaman, an exploding whale and a dying mermaid.
Portugal seems to exist not only at the edge of the continent, but also – as some believe – at the end of the world. As Andrzej Stasiuk wrote, the former empire today leads its “slightly unreal life outside the mainstream of history and events”, yearning for fulfilment and dreaming of its past glory. This unreal character of Portugal became one of the themes of Gomes’ triptych, in which he superimposes the most recent history of his homeland onto the poetic structure of loosely interpreted Arabian Nights. In telling the story of the country, he focuses on the problem of the economic crisis of 2013-2014. He introduces this thread at the beginning of the film odyssey – with a documentary image of the shipyard workers in Viana do Castelo, who became victims of mass layoffs. He intertwines their story with the fate of Scheherazade, one of many extraordinary figures in his gallery of curiosities, which also includes, among others, the figure of an African shaman, an exploding whale and a dying mermaid.
Spektrum to sala kinowa na drugim piętrze KOTa. Wzorowane na amerykańskich pałacach filmowych wnętrze zapewnia wygodne miejsca dla 100 osób. Spektrum to przestrzeń, która przypomina widzom, że prawdziwe ekranowe emocje można przeżywać tylko w kinie.
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André Rieu’s 2024 Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver
Sunday, January 19, 2025
2:30 PM
