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My purpose is to make films that will help people to live, even if they sometimes cause unhappiness. 

Ph Andrei Tarkovsky on his 16th birthday

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Mirror. Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky. 1975.

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Solaris / Солярис (1972) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

It may seem that the nature scenes that introduce the film are too lengthy, but the layering of these scenes, which depict a certain farewell to nature on Earth, creates the emotional basis of the story after the main character is sent up to the space station, and tortures the viewer with an incredible nostalgia for Earth’s nature, a feeling akin to being homesick. Without this long introduction, you cannot make the audience experience the actual desperation felt by the people trapped on the Solaris station. 

I saw this film late one night at a screening room in Moscow, but while I was watching it, my heart was aching from an incredible longing to return to Earth. Just where is scientific progress leading mankind? This film manages to capture perfectly the sheer fearfulness. Without it, science fiction becomes mere fancy.

These thoughts were racing through my mind while I was a captive of the screen.

Tarkovsky was sitting in the corner of the screening room watching the film with me, but he got up as soon as the film was over, and looked at me with a shy smile. I said to him, “It’s very good. It’s a frightening movie.” He seemed embarrassed, but smiled happily. Then the two of us went to a film union restaurant and toasted with vodka.

Tarkovsky, who does not usually drink, got completely drunk and cut off the speakers at the restaurant, then began singing the theme of Seven Samurai at the top of his lungs. I joined in, eager to keep up.

At that moment, I was very happy to be on Earth. — Akira Kurosawa 

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For anyone on the idealistic side of things

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by  escapecadet

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(via 30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall, impressions of a kid born in the Soviet Union.)

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https://citizenfall.com/2020/08/05/grieving-alongside-the-lebanese-people-across-the-globe/

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HOW THIS CUP OF TEA WILL MAKE THE LIFE OF A WHOLE VILLAGE MORE PROSPEROUS

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Not all matcha is equal!

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When you catch the last Golden Light Sun Rays making anything on the living room table look this photogenic! ⚡️️Hardcore Bircher Müsli🔥 Raw Breakfast or just for any time you want to snack healthy!😋 You'll need👉🏻 .Oats, .Quinoa, .Dates, .Hazelnuts .Raw Almonds .Raw Pecans .Chia Seeds .Soaked goji berries (I soak them in tea), .Lime or lemon zest, .Greek yogurt and or milk, .Raw honey if you like it a bit sweet (the dates add sweetness already) .Granny Smith apples or any other kind .Flax seeds (I blend mine in my Vitamix) I blend the nuts very quick in the vitamix, then I blend the oats a tiny bit so that they are easier to mix in with the yogurt and milk. Don't over blend or you'll have flour. . . . . . . #igers #picoftheday #birchermuesli #iphoneonly #bestoftheday #rawfood #colorful #goldenlighy #Brooklyn #nyc #igersbrooklyn #rawfoodie #healthy #nuts #snackattack #gojiberries #rawalmonds #organic #rawlife #eatitraw

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Hope you enjoy reading about how I started blogging about tea....the beginning of it all. On the picture: Milky Oolong by Man Cha Teas

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Had a great time tasting teas soon available at La Colombe with the great hostess @teaspoonsandpetals ! 👌🏻 . . . . . . #IgersNYC #teatasting #lacolombe #teaaddict #hudsonstreet #balance #livetoexplore #exploringNYC #southvillage #sharethelove #neverstoplearning #keepitreal #tealover #teatime (at La Colombe)

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Some important points about the poor quality matcha that is available to tea drinkers in the US.

To read the whole thing: https://humbletealeaf.com/2016/11/30/things-you-should-know-about-matcha/

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Sean Young, Blade Runner (1982) dir. Ridley Scott