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The Europeans (other)
''The Europeans'' is an 1878 short novel by Henry James. The Europeans may also refer to: * ''The Europeans'' (1979 film), a Merchant Ivory film based on Henry James' novel * ''The Europeans'' (2020 film), a Spanish film based on a 1960 novel by Rafael Azcona *The Europeans (band) The Europeans were a British new wave group formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1985. They released three albums, none of which achieved much in terms of chart position. In 1989, their former keyboard player and co-lead vocalist Steve Hogarth ..., a British New Wave rock group (1981–85) * ''The Europeans'' (podcast), a podcast about European current affairs *''The Europeans'', a book by Italian journalist Luigi Barzini, Jr. (1983) *The Europeans cricket team, an Indian first-class cricket team (1877–1948) See also * Europeans (band), a British post-punk group from Bristol (1977–79) * European (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Europeans, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Europeans
''The Europeans: A sketch'' is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two visitors from Europe with those of their relatives living in the "new" world of New England. The novel first appeared as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' for July–October 1878. James made numerous minor revisions for the first book publication. Plot introduction The tale opens in Boston and New England in the middle of the 19th century, and describes the experiences of two European siblings shifting from the old to the new world. The two protagonists are Eugenia Münster and Felix Young, who since their early childhood have lived in Europe, moving from France to Italy and from Spain to Germany. In this last place, Eugenia entered into a Morganatic marriage with Prince Adolf of Silberstadt-Schreckenstein, the younger brother of the reigning prince who is now being urged by his family to dissolve the marriage for political r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Europeans (1979 Film)
''The Europeans'' is a 1979 British Merchant Ivory film, directed by James Ivory, produced by Ismail Merchant, and with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, based on Henry James's novel ''The Europeans'' (1878). It stars Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Tim Woodward and Lisa Eichhorn. It was the first of Merchant Ivory's triptych of Henry James adaptations. It was followed by '' The Bostonians'' in 1984 and '' The Golden Bowl'' in 2001. The plot follows the interaction between two European siblings and their American cousins. Facing hard times in Europe, Eugenia, a Baroness by marriage, and her younger artistic brother arrived for the first time in New England in the 1850s to meet their wealthy maternal uncle and their three cousins, the Wentworths. Their bohemian sophistication and alien ways dazzle some of their puritanical American relations and wary others. ''The Europeans'' was the first of Merchant Ivory's period dramas, the genre for which they would become best known. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Europeans (2020 Film)
''The Europeans'' ( es, Los Europeos, links=no) is a 2020 Spanish romantic comedy film directed by Víctor García León, starring Raúl Arévalo and Juan Diego Botto. The film was nominated for three Goya Awards and four Feroz Awards. Cast * Raúl Arévalo as Miguel Alonso * Juan Diego Botto as Antonio * Stéphane Caillard as Odette * Carolina Lapausa as Vicen * Dritan Biba as Dimitri * Boris Ruiz as Matín Ojeda *Aida Ballmann ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December 1 ... as Erika Plot In the late 1950s, in Spain, Miguel and Antonio, two unmarried men in their early thirties, embark on a journey to Ibiza, enticed by the allure of the European sexual myth and the promise of liberation. However, their experiences on the island turn out to be far from what they had ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Europeans (band)
The Europeans were a British new wave group formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1985. They released three albums, none of which achieved much in terms of chart position. In 1989, their former keyboard player and co-lead vocalist Steve Hogarth joined Marillion as lead vocalist. The Europeans should not be confused with the similarly named Europeans, a Bristol band that were active 1977-1979. Line-up * Steve Hogarth - keyboards, programming, lead vocals *Colin Woore - guitars *Ferg Harper - bass, lead vocals * Geoff Dugmore - drums History In 1980, a Scottish band called Motion Pictures (consisting of Harper, Woore, Dugmore) moved to London and advertised for a keyboard player. Steve Hogarth, who had recently moved to London from Doncaster, was chosen. The band rehearsed in Shepperton, changing their name to The Europeans in early 1981. Their first appearance on record was as the backing band on John Otway's ''All Balls and No Willy'' in 1982. They signed to A&M Records i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Europeans (podcast)
''The Europeans'' is a weekly independent podcast focusing on the "often overlooked news items affecting Europe". It is produced and presented by Katy Lee, a journalist based in Paris, and Dominic Kraemer, an opera singer based in Amsterdam. __TOC__ In May 2018 the podcast was the Dutch national nominee for the ''European Charlemagne Youth Prize'', and in 2019 was a winner of the European Commission's ''Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach'', for "works that aimed to enhance young peoples' understanding of the European Union, with a focus on participation in EU democratic processes." Also in 2019, and in the context of that year's European Parliament elections, the podcast received a grant from the European Cultural Foundation to produce the three-part series ''Bursting the bubble'' to "explain how the E.U. actually works without boring you to death." Lee and Kraemer, both originally from England, intended for the show "to make Europe cool again" and consequently it "proudly ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Barzini, Jr
is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the younger fraternal twin brother and sidekick of Mario, Nintendo's mascot. Luigi appears in many games throughout the ''Mario'' franchise, oftentimes accompanying his brother. Luigi first appeared in the 1983 Game & Watch game ''Mario Bros.'', where he is the character controlled by the second player. He would retain this role in many future games, including ''Mario Bros.'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', '' Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', among other titles. He was first available as a primary character in '' Super Mario Bros. 2''. In more recent appearances, Luigi's role became increasingly restricted to spinoffs, such as the ''Mario Party'' and ''Mario Kart'' series; however, he has been featured in a starring role in '' Luigi's Hammer Toss'', '' Mario is Missing'', ''Luigi's Mansion'', '' Luigi's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europeans Cricket Team
The Europeans cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament and Lahore tournament. The team was founded by members of the European community in Bombay who played cricket at the Bombay Gymkhana. The Europeans were involved in the Bombay tournament from its outset in 1877, when they accepted a challenge from the Parsees cricket team to a two-day match. At this time, the competition was known as the Presidency Match. They played first-class matches from 1892 to 1948. There was also a European team composed of European cricketers from Madras Presidency who played in the Madras Presidency Matches. Players *See: List of Europeans cricketers (India) Sources * Vasant Raiji, ''India's Hambledon Men'', Tyeby Press, 1986 * Mihir Bose, ''A History of Indian Cricket'', Andre Deutsch, 1990 * Ramachandra Guha, ''A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport'', Picador A ''picador'' (; pl. ''picadores'') is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europeans (band)
Europeans were a new wave band formed in Bristol, England in 1977. The line-up was Jonathan Cole (formally of Colortapes, on vocals, guitar and synthesizers), Jon Klein (ex-Emergency Exit on lead guitar), Steve Street (ex-Public Enemy Number One on bass guitar) and James Cole (drums and percussion). According to Klein, ‘we were going to be called 'The Noses.' Their single "Europeans" / "Voices" was engineered by David Lord at his Crescent Studios in Bath and was the second release of Bristols' Heartbeat Records. This single was heard by Cherry Red Records and led to a licensing agreement between them and Heartbeat. The band later contributed the track "On the Continent" to the label's '' Avon Calling'' compilation album. The band split in 1979 when Rialto Records signed Jonathan Cole as a solo artist. Jon Klein went to London with Kevin Mills from The X-Certs to form Specimen (and was involved with the Batcave); he later joined Siouxsie and the Banshees and played on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
