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In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part of our noble forests.
- John James Audubon, born today in 1785
On this day in 1954, Akira Kurosawa's great film The Seven Samurai was released.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is one of the most profoundly beautiful, heartbreaking & haunting works of film. It is considered one of the most important animated films ever made.
The Color of Pomegranates (1969) is a visual feast by Sergei Parajanov. Using poetic images, he tells the story of Armenian singer Sayat-Nova. It is considered one of the greatest films ever made.
I'm off for Easter so I hope you all have a wonderful one.
I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important part to play in the formation of human beings; that they can stimulate, amaze & inspire.
- Hayao Miyazaki. It's the 35th anniversary of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
The art of Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist Alfons Mucha.