Observatoire Audiovisuel sur les Liberte

Manual labour on film could really work

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:29:02 +0000

Manual labour on film could really work
I don’t think I’m alone in agreeing with whoever said, “I love work. I could watch it all day” After watching the almost pristine print of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1926) at the Berlinale a few weeks ago, it occurred to me that the lion’s share of the time spent by the vast majority of the population of the world is seldom portrayed on screen. Namely, manual labourers and their work. Why this …

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I just found a French coin: “LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 20 CENTIMES 1981″. What is the US value?

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:11:24 +0000

It was mixed in a roll of quarters. Is it the equivalent of a US quarter? Will my bank exchange it?

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Charity official, engineer kidnapped in Haiti

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:06:34 +0000

Charity official, engineer kidnapped in Haiti
Dajabon (Dominican Republic), Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) An official with the Catholic charity Caritas and a chemical engineer have been kidnapped in eastern Haiti, the organisation Solidaridad Fronteriza and a Jesuit group that aids migrants said here.

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