The discovery of heaven dvd
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The Discovery of Heaven
Introduction
Aside from Left Luggage, Dutch director Jeroen Krabbé has only made one other film, this in 2001 thought apparently he has another project in pre-production. He seems to spend his time acting, and stars in both of the films which he directed. In this he plays the angel Gabriel who, with another, is charged by God to bring the Ten Commandments back to Heaven as he is tired of the human race and finds them undeserving of the stone tablets.
The problem is that angels can't descend to earth so the two angels are given seventeen Earth years to manipulate proceedings so that a human can do the job. They orchestrate a meeting between Onno (Stephen Fry) and Max (Greg Wise) who become firm friends and fall in love with the same woman, Ada (Flora Montgomery). Space-time continuum be damned, they have sex with her at the same time, though in different places, and she becomes pregnant.
The child is a genius and has piercing blue eyes and, because his parentage is unknown, spends his formative years with Max's family in Copenhagen as Onno is following in the family footsteps as a politician, living in Amsterdam. As Quinten grows up he has vivid dreams and visions, drawing places that he's never seen, all thanks to the guiding hands above him.
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"Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived." |
Oscar Wilde |
For those of you who know who Stephen Fry is, skip to the middle of paragraph three. What follows in paragraphs two and a half is a bit of an appreciation...
Stephen Fry is something of a singular hero in this household. His appeal crosses generations, sexes, sexual persuasions and it seems, intellectual capacities. He encourages the acceptance and promotion of intelligence in the media in an age of vapidity and the almost constant celebration of idiocy. His novels and non fiction make long car journeys preferable and not tedious and of course, his Harry Potter readings are another version of the J.K. juggernaut far from the computer generated eye-poppery of the movies and all the better for it despite my sneaking and growing regard for Warner Brothers' burgeoning cash cow. He promotes intelligence in his broadcasting (QI being the obvious example) and his two two-part series on manic depression and AIDS were justly hailed as significant television. The scene of his praising the bravery and wisdom of a young woman in the latter series stays with me as an example of kindness and honesty that truly moves you (and the recipient was glowing).
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The Finding of Nirvana
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2000
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Alexander, Geraldine, Barge, Gillian, Blanken, Nettie, Carling, Falls, Fielding, Tight spot, Franklyn-Robbins, Privy, Fry, Author, Hallam, Mollie, Harris, Sean, Jong, Lois de, Krabbé, Jeroen, Palliser, Nicholas, Unsteady, Monique precursor de, Vogel, Ellen, Weatherall, Viv, Obliquely, Greg
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K4750DVD
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8713045202859
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