Synopsys
25 November 2020
Film review: Disrupting Wine (2020) by Johan Rimestad, ***
Synopsys
23 November 2020
Film review: A Year in Burgundy (2013), by David Kennard, ***
The film follows Martine Saunier seven wine-making families in the Burgundy region of France through the course of a full year, and delves into the cultural and creative process of making wine, as well as its deep ties to the land. What lies within the rhythm of a year, from vines to grapes to wine?
19 November 2020
Film Review: A seat at the table (2019) by David Nash and Simon Mark-Brown , **
Synopsis
A New Zealand winemaking team enters the period known as Vintage when wine is made 24/7 for months on end. Sleepless nights, endless labor, time away from home means they must ensure nature, science and magic come together to overcome each challenge Vintage presents. (from imdb)
Review
A missed opportunity. The makers of this documentary had access to the whole process of harvesting at a large New Zealand vineyard but we learn very little in over one hour of watching this repetitive production. We hear a hundred times how hard the work is during harvest, and how awesome everyone in the multinational team of pickers is, but little else.
Some information that one learns in this film: foreigners now own one third of NZ wine production, the French were the first to invest, in the 1980s.
Biodynamics taking off.
Not so many rules like in Europe about controlled origins, allowed varieties, irrigation, chaptalization, so NZ can experiment more.
One curiosity: lots of pigs apparently threaten the harvest at night, and even deer. As for birds, they try and do their share of eating but mostly cause botrytis, which is some parts of the world is welcome as it allows to make sweet wines, but not here.
Read my reviews of films about wine here.
09 November 2020
Film review: Somm, into the Bottle (2015), by Jason Wise, ****
01 November 2020
Film review: The Barolo Boys (2014) by Paolo Casalis and Tiziano Gaia, ****
26 October 2020
Arrivo a Roma da Londra e tampone COVID-19
Regole per spostarsi in Italia |
Decido di andare in Italia, e prendo l'aereo. Volo British Airways, partenza in orario.
18 October 2020
Film review: Somm (2012) by Jason Wise, ****
28 September 2020
La raccolta dei rifiuti a Fregene, comune di Fiumicino
Gentile signor Marco Carnovale, non ci risultano problematiche particolari del servizio prenotazioni per il ritiro di ingombranti. Le rimettiamo in allegato i contatti e gli orari previsti per richiedere il servizio e concordare l'appuntamento con la società, in indirizzo per conoscenza, che svolge il servizio. Cordiali saluti
Come prenotare? Facile
Per prenotare il servizio basta chiamare i seguenti numeri:
- Numero Verde (Solo da fisso) 800 020 661
- Numero (da cellulare): 06 65.22.920
attivi dal lunedì al sabato dalle ore 09.00 alle ore 14.00
Cosa puoi smaltire e in che quantità?
Puoi smaltire ingombranti come: armadi, divani, materassi, poltrone, sedie, scrivanie... oppure i RAEE (Rifiuti di Apparecchiature Elettriche ed Elettroniche) come: frigoriferi, monitor, televisori, lavatrici, scaldabagni...
Puoi richiedere il ritiro gratuito a domicilio gratuito entro il limite di 2 mc a ritiro (esempio, 2 pezzi quali frigorifero,armadio a 2 ante, lavatrice, tavolo) per un massimo di 5 mc/anno.
Solo che al telefono non rispondeva mai nessuno. Anzi per essere precisi: durante gli orari di apertura degli uffici la linea era sempre occupata, durante gli orari di chiusura, ovviamente, la linea era libera ma non rispondeva mai nessuno.
Dopo qualche giorno la conferma per email. Le confermo l'appuntamento per il 4 Novembre, entro le 12 il divano deve essere esposto fuori l'abitazione sul piano stradale, il ritiro avverrà dopo le 12. Il divano deve essere lineare senza angoli o penisole.
In un'altra occasione dovevo liberarmi di una vecchia lavatrice. Insieme alla lavatrice, mi dissero, può mettere solo 2 mobiletti per via del limite quantitativo concesso. La parola concesso mi ricorda di quando andavo a scuola dai preti, e a fine anno mi davano una medaglietta per il buon profitto dicendo che mi era stata concessa. Non che me l'ero guadagnata. E qui pure mi concedono di ritirare i miei rifiuti, invece di dire che stanno facendo il loro dovere dato che pago le tasse comunali e loro lavorano per me.
19 August 2020
FIlm review: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) by Jan Kounen, ****
Synopsys
27 July 2020
Film review: Queen of the Desert (2015) by Werner Herzog, *****
Gertrude Bell, a daughter of wealthy British parents, has no interest in the social life of the London elite. Balls, receptions and the British aristocracy bring her only boredom. She wants to study, learn and above all see the world.
Aspiring to have at least some kind of activity in her life, Gertrude decides to find freedom and move to be with her uncle, who occupies a high diplomatic position in Tehran. From Iran she moves on to Amman and Damascus, some of the main political centers in the crumbling Ottoman Empire.
So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, Henry Cadogan, and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence.
With an all-star cast, including Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Damien Lewis and James Franco, Queen of the Desert is the uplifting, inspiring and extraordinary true story of one woman who, against all odds, changed the course of history.
Review
A gripping historical film on the life of an extraordinary woman who carved the life she wanted out of a hard world made for men.
We learn a lot about life in the latter part of the Turkish occupation of what is now Jordan and Iraq, areas where nomads roamed free without borders and ancient religions perpetuated irreconcilable conflicts.
Never seeking power she ended up making political decisions that are still relevant in the Middle East a century later. It would have been interesting if the movie had shown why she helped certain tribes rise to power through British help and not others. In the end, a successful but unhappy woman who spent most of her life alone.