Freedom Writers (2007) Based on the true story of Erin Gruwell and her 1994 freshmen class, the movie "Freedom Writers" focuses on reality and has a powerful message. The first impression is that this movie is a simple story of a new teacher wanting to help disadvantaged students. Behind that is more. There are the teacher's …
It hurts, and you want to get rid of the pain. You don’t want it anymore. You don’t want to live with it anymore… You don’t want to feel it because it hurts too bad. But you don’t want to dig and go through it. When you decide to wear your heart on your sleeve, you …
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Viceroy's House (2017) This is an interesting historical movie, and is based on true and sad events reflecting the results of the empire's greediness and wishes for power. After 300 years of colonialism, Britain withdraws from India. - We have to protect our interests here. … Look at the map. Look where the power will …
The first review of my book came as a beautiful surprise early in the morning. I want to share it with you and thank Patricia Furstenberg who has written and posted the review on her blog https://alluring creations.co.za/wp/. Here is an excerpt from her post. Also, you can read the whole review and visit her …
Continue reading Review – Happiness Recipe by Manuela Timofte
Happiness Recipe is the title of my new book published in English and Romanian. It is released in Kindle format on Amazon and is free from tomorrow, Monday, March 20, 2023, until Friday, March 24, 2023, at 11:59 PM PDT. I try (in 80 pages) to highlight "5 common ingredients" we all benefit from or …
El Greco (2007) El Greco is a biographical film of a great Greek artist life, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known worldwide as El Greco. Fighting for freedom and searching for love, he has to leave his homeland Crete and go to Venice, then Toledo, Spain. At the time, Crete was part of the Republic of Venice. Domenicos …
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) I start by saying 'The Agony and the Ecstasy" is an excellent movie about Michelangelo's life, focusing on his struggles to paint the Sistine Chapel. It starts with a short documentary (around 10 minutes) as a tribute to Michelangelo's work. The plot follows the conflict between Michelangelo and Pope …
Secrets, tears and yet… love. It may seem hard to believe or understand, but we all hide secrets, sometimes cry when lying in bed and hide our heads in pillows, and yet, we return to love. Secret I learned that we all are entitled to our own secrets. Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook Image: Peter H from Pixabay The …
In a Love World 