The anniversary of the death of San Francisco de Asís means the return to the bookstore of the large study dedicated to his figure by the medievalist Jacques Le Goff.
Clearly fascinated by the charisma of Francisco de Asís, Le Goff claims that the revolution poor man I am as much about progress as I am about reaction: a defender of the gospel as I go back to the sources, an enemy of power and knowledge understood as dominance, but also an impulse of cheerful, urban and natural spirituality.
Let’s analyze how the life and personality of the saint seduced the people in the eyes of novelists, filmmakers and poets, from Hermann Hess to Liliana Cavani, from Zeffirelli to Álvaro Pomba.
And here we go:
LETRAS. Criticism tone and blood, the new novel by Nobel laureate Han Kang, a psychological thriller in which the playwright investigates the death of her painter friend. Author’s novel Vegetarianastrophysical intercourse, art, macho violence and the struggle for memory.
ART. Young American sculptor Ruth Asawa will receive a major retrospective organized with SFMOMA and MoMA at the Guggenheim in Bilbao. The exhibition revolves around the iconic sculptures of leaves in holes, grabs, drawings and origami, reflecting on the concept of “continuous form in another form” and its connection in public art and art education.
THEATER. Juan Carlos Fisher presents at La Abadía Last gratitudethe famous novel of Delphine de Vigan, renewed edition of the editors. A minimalist proposal starring Gloria Muñoz, Macarena Sanz and Rómulo I say we understand the pace of time and the importance of giving thanks.
MUSIC. Rodrigo Cuevas, singer, songwriter and stage animal, is based on his ideal of direct expression and presentation Beauty manuala song about life, love and country, with the Asturian language from Bandera and guest stars like Massiel and Ana Belén. Stylistically, he moves more freely from melody to bolero and from pasodoble to pop ochenta.
CINEMA. British filmmaker Kirk Jones signed Uncontrollable (I swear)an emotional film about a politically incorrect neurological disorder that brought over a million people to UK cinemas. Robert Aramayo, El Rond de Rings of Powerhe was awarded the Bafta Award for Best Actor for his role as the protagonist.
SCIENCE. Historian of science Sánchez Ron explains how the certainty of death is inscribed on a cosmic scale and how the science of abiogenesis opens up the possibilities of other forms of life as people seek solace in religions and spiritism.
All this and much more in the next issue of El Cultural. On sale from this weekend, April 3, in stores for €2.50. Available a day in advance for digital PDF subscribers. Subscribe here for 25 euros per year.
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