Cristina Branco at Stora Teatern....

Mars 24, 2017

Dominating a wonderful voice register....sometimes on the road to perfection.

Bernardo Couto - portuguese guitar

Bernardo Moreira - contrabass

Luís Figueiredo - piano

Chameleon House....

(click to enlarge) photo: D. Higgins

2017, Coachella Valley, by Doug Aitken (installation)

Quinta dos Azulejos....

photo: Global Images (click to enlarge)

20th Century Women....

Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, and Annette Bening in Santa Barbara

Life is as unpredictable as the next decade, and that´s the nice thing about "our" story. Liberating to see an aging movie star without traces of plastic surgery. Elle Fanning (?) ....a star on the rise ! A very good independent film by Mike Mills.

Hjortens Udde....

..today

The ice girl....

Embankment....

Göteborgs Konserthus....

1935, by Nils-Einar Eriksson

Sameblod....

Elle Marja (Lene Cecilia Sparrok) stuck between two worlds, and steady like a mountain.

Racism has always a history....especially when elevated to science with state participation. Very dark clouds in Sweden's history and the best film from these latitudes for some years. Directed by Amanda Kernell.

Power Station....

Galeria UP....

Lisboa, 1933, by Jorge Segurado (disappeared)

Wonder what the young woman at the door was thinking ...?

A Rampa....

Lisboa, 1956, by Conceição Silva (disappeared)

Thames....

Canela....

33 Earlham Street (excellent coffee)

Chelsea Fire Station....

..50 years later with some changes in color and shape.

Architectural....

..consistency

Tate Modern....

Elvis Costello at Konserthuset....

Konserthuset, Februari 23, 2017   photo: GP

I remember Costello from the early 1980's. Never really understood his music, and always had the perception that the music and the singing, sometimes, went separate ways ? Anyway....after a bit more than two hours alone on the stage, you have to surrender to this great performer. I was far from understanding all his lyrics, but I had the feeling that he meant what he was singing....(his very deep-British sense of humor, not to forget).

Best in show: Watching the Detectives (and the TV-screen)

Tiles....

Colours of Chelsea....

..Bywater Street

Sérgio Godinho no Roy....

Gotemburgo, 18 de Fevereiro de 2017

Tantas décadas e vai seguindo sem namoricos comerciais ! Depois de quase 32 anos, muito prazer....e até à próxima.

Mount Street....

..Printers

Camden modern....

Kensington....

Tate stairs....

Photo graphy....

BFI....

Superb....

Fortnum & Mason....

Roma, Roma....

Camden....

Lansdowne Crescent....

Searching for Watson....

Natural History Museum....

East Wing, 1973, by George Albert Pearce

HMV....

..quite boring these days (closed February 5, 2019), However it seems that the shop will reopen by the end of 2023 and replace an American candy (!) shop....that is good news for London (and public health). 😊

Barkers....

1933, by Bernard George

Piccadilly Circus uncolored....

Prêt-à-ne-pas-porter....

Mahogny....

The musical revelation of 2016....

Susanne Sundfør  "Ten Love Songs"

I, Daniel Blake....

Hayley Squires (Katie) and Dave Johns (Daniel) experience a storm of humiliation

The "welfare state" is playing catch-22 with its most vulnerable citizens. It is not difficult to find the winner of the game. I heard Ken Loach has retired - who will in the future have the guts to wash England's dirty laundry ?

Manchester by the Sea....

Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck (Golden Globe)

When life takes you to the land of sorrow....with no return. A very sad story directed by Kenneth Lonergan.

Conakry....

photo: C. Amorim

Elle....

Une histoire banale....mais madame Huppert (Golden Globe) c'est toujours phénoménal.

Toni Erdmann....

Peter Simonischek and Sandra Hüller 

Maybe by stepping out of the role, one may find the absurdity of the play ? A film directed by a young woman....a lovely piece of work by Maren Ade and the two above.