Smashbomb

"Simon of the Desert utilizes austere staging to create a particular mood and feel, and so, too, does Woman in the Dunes. Except here we have traded in the desert for the dune, and it is even bleaker, as a young man literally climbs into an existential nightmare from which there seems to be no escape. Just as contrast plays an important role in Japanese kabuki theater and Butoh dance and is used to great effect by photographers like Daido Moriyama and Eikoh Hosoe, postwar Japanese filmmakers seem to have a heightened sensitivity to the power of darkness and light as well. The role of shadow here really helps convey a feeling of claustrophobia and helplessness, which seems to be a key aim of the film. All of that being said, it is a very beautiful and enigmatic film and well worth an attentive watch."

Source

Kudos

Ooredoo Inland Sea

Navigation and Travel

(0 Ratings) Rate It

App

Ooredoo presents a handy guide to the Inland Sea in Qatar. This application is designed not only to...

101 Easy Everyday Recipes Cookbook: Delicious Dishes & Desserts in Under 30 Minutes or with 5 Ingredients or Less

Gooseberry Patch

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Voices of Arabia: Through The Eyes Of The Greatest Travellers

Eid Al-Yahya

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

When oil was discovered in the Gulf, the lives of the desert tribes changed forever. The old timers...

Describing the Behavior and Effects of Pesticides in Urban and Agricultural Settings

Russell L. Jones, Mah Shamim and Scott H. Jackson

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Studies of the behavior and effects of pesticides in the environment have been conducted for decades...

Names for Things: A Description of Household Stuff, Furniture and Interiors 1500-1700

Victor Chinnery

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Wonder Valley: A Novel

Ivy Pochoda

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

When a teen runs away from his father's mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that...

thriller

Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Cutie's Big Adventures: Cutie Meets Mr. Lizard in Books

Jun 16, 2018

Cutie’s Big Adventures: Cutie Meets Mr. Lizard by Felicia Di John is a wonderful story.
Cutie is a sweet, curious and adventurous dog who lives in a house in the desert. Her mom Ava Rose is six years old and loves Cutie very much. She would like to play with her all day, but she must go to school. Cutie is never happy when her mom leaves her for school because that means she will be home all alone. So today, Cutie decides to go outdoors by herself to play. She explores the desert around her, makes a new friend, and finds that some animals eat strange things. She is having so much fun that she almost forgets to get back home before her mom arrives.

I read this book to my 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students. They loved the book and begged for more stories of Cutie. The story was captivating and the pictures appeared to jump off the page.