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The Joy Of Living (play)
Joy of life may refer to: * Joie de vivre, a French expression Art * ''Le bonheur de vivre'', a 1906 painting by Henri Matisse * ''Joy of Life'' (Valadon), a 1911 painting by Suzanne Valadon Film and television * ''Joy of Living'', a 1938 American film directed by Tay Garnett * ''The Joy of Living'' (film), a 1961 film directed by René Clément * ''The Joy of Life'', a 2005 American film * ''Joys of Life'', a 2012 Singaporean television series * ''Joy of Life'' (TV series), a 2019 Chinese television series Music * The Joy of Living (album), a 1959 album by Nelson Riddle * The Joy of Living (song), a 1970 song by Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin * "The Joy of Living", a song by Ewan MacColl James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a British folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as o ... * Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacCo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joie De Vivre
( , ; " joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit, and general happiness. It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do… And ''joie de vivre'' may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life, a ''Weltanschauung''. Robert's ''Dictionnaire'' says "joie" is , that is, involves one's whole being." Origins and development Casual use of the phrase in French can be dated back at least as far as Fénelon in the late 17th century, but it was only brought into literary prominence in the 19th century, first by Michelet (1857) in his pantheistic work ''Insecte'', to contrast the passive life of plants with animal ''joie de vivre'', and then by Émile Zola in his book of that name from 1883–84. Thereafter, it took on increasing weight as a mode of life, evolving at times almost into a secular religion in the early 20th century; and subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bonheur De Vivre
''Le bonheur de vivre'' (''The Joy of Life'') is a painting by Henri Matisse. Along with Picasso's '' Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'', ''Le bonheur de vivre'' is regarded as one of the pillars of early modernism. The monumental canvas was first exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants of 1906, where its cadmium colors and spatial distortions caused a public expression of protest and outrage. Description In the painting, nude women and men cavort, play music, and dance in a landscape drenched with vivid color. In the central background of the piece is a group of figures that is similar to the group depicted in his painting '' The Dance'' (1909–10). Inspiration Art historians James Cuno and Thomas Puttfarken have suggested that the inspiration for the work was Agostino Carracci's engraving of ''Reciproco Amore'' or ''Love in the Golden Age'' after the similarly named painting by the 16th-century Flemish painter Paolo Fiammingo. Based on the many similarities with the engrav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Of Life (Valadon)
''Joy of Life'' (''La Joie de vivre'') is an oil painting by Suzanne Valadon, completed in 1911. It was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, in 1967. Description and interpretation Suzanne Valadon's ''Joy of Life'' depicts a landscape with four nude and seminude women who are watched by a nude man. The nude male was modeled by Valadon's lover, André Utter. They met through her son, Maurice Utrillo, and Utter modeled nude for several of Valadon's paintings, including ''Adam and Eve'' (1909) and '' Casting the Net'' (1914). ''Joy of Life'' is based on the theme of "women as nature", a typical subject at the time. Gill Perry has argued that the painting reworks the theme of bathers in nature. She notes that the women "seem strangely separate from each other, the male viewer and from the nature that surrounds them", which suggests a "more ambiguous, dislocated relationship with both nature and the male spectator". There is a certain disconnection between th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Of Living
''Joy of Living'' is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Irene Dunne and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. with supporting performances from Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Jean Dixon, Eric Blore and Lucille Ball. It features the hit song "You Couldn't Be Cuter," written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields. Plot Margaret "Maggie" Garret is the star of a new musical show, ''Glamour'', having come up the hard way, following the family tradition of stage performance. She now earns a large salary but is devastated to learn that she is deeply in debt. She has worked extremely hard to make the show a success, but spends huge sums on a palatial home, and supporting her parents Dennis and Minerva, her sister Salina (also her understudy) and Salina's work-shy husband, Bert Pine. After the show one night, she forces her way through her adoring fans and is accosted by Dan Webster, who latches on to her and won't be put off. Taking him as a "masher", she drives to the police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joy Of Living (film)
''The Joy of Living'' (, ) is a 1961 Italian-French comedy film directed by René Clément. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The story is set in Rome, in the year 1921. Ulisse (Alain Delon) enrolls in the Italian Fascist party because he cannot find any employment. The first task entrusted to him by the party leads Ulysses to the printer Fossati, where he's hired as an apprentice. This brings him into contact with a family of anarchists, who will turn him into a reluctant hero for love of the beautiful Franca ( Barbara Lass). However, at a time when he must make a decisive choice, Ulysses obeys neither the anarchists nor the fascists, and risks his life for a different idea of freedom. Cast * Alain Delon as Ulisse Cecconato * Barbara Lass as Franca Fossati * Gino Cervi as Olinto Fossati * Rina Morelli as Rosa Fossati * Carlo Pisacane as Grandfather "Fossati" * Paolo Stoppa as Hairdresser * Giampiero Littera as Turiddu * Didi Perego as Isabella * Nand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joy Of Life
''The Joy of Life'' is a 2005 experimental landscape documentary film by filmmaker Jenni Olson about the history of suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge, suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge, and the adventures of a butch lesbian in San Francisco, California. Following its January 2005 premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the film played a pivotal role in renewing debate about the need for a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge and garnered praise and awards for its unique filmmaking style. The film combines 16mm landscape cinematography with a lyrical voiceover (performed by LA-based artist/actor Harry Dodge) to share two San Francisco stories: the history of the Golden Gate Bridge as a suicide site, suicide landmark, and the story of a lesbian in San Francisco searching for love and self-discovery. The two stories are punctuated by Lawrence Ferlinghetti's reading of his ode to San Francisco, "The Changing Light", and bookended by opening and closing credits music from le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joys Of Life
''Joys of Life'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Alien Huang, Rui En, Chen Liping, Zheng Geping, Chloe Wang, Kate Pang, Andie Chen, Huang Wenyong, Lin Meijiao and Zhang Yao Dong as the cast of the series. The series was produced to celebrate 30 years of Chinese language drama being broadcast in Singapore. Set in post-World War II Singapore, the story line spans the decade between the end of the Japanese occupation and the HDB's clearing of squatters during the late 1950s to early 1960s. It is the first on-screen pairing of Rui En and Alien Huang, and Huang's first Singaporean drama. Story In an old tenement house at Huaxiang Street, several families live together and play out the acts in life every day. The story revolves around six friends – Zhao Mingxing (Alien Huang), Qian Yiduo (Zhang Yaodong), Han Yongyong ( Rui En) and her sister Rourou ( Chloe Wang) and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Of Life (TV Series)
''Joy of Life'' (), also known as ''Thankful for the Remaining Years'', is a 2019 Chinese television series that is based on the novel ''Qing Yunian'' () by Mao Ni. It stars Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin and Chen Daoming. The series premiered on Tencent Video and iQiyi on November 26, 2019. It garnered high viewership and mostly positive reviews, and won two awards at the Shanghai Television Festival, including Best Adapted Screenplay. Series 1 and 2 are currently available via Rakuten Viki. Series 3 has not yet been filmed but was announced to air in 2026. Plot ;Season 1 Fan Xian is born in the ancient empire of Southern Qing with memories of the 21st century. He is raised by his grandmother in the rural town, Danzhou as the illegitimate son of the Minister of Finance. His mother, Ye Qingmei was once a celebrated inventor who founded the Inspection and Control Bureau, the country's spy network and the Royal Treasury but was killed shortly after her son was born. Fan Xian has been protec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joy Of Living (album)
''The Joy of Living'' is the sixth studio album by American composer and arranger Nelson Riddle, released in 1959. Reception William Ruhlmann reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that the arrangements "never get too lively or somber" and felt the casual, mid-tempo pieces were an assertion by Riddle of his stature with the popularity of Billy May and Gordon Jenkins. Ruhlmann felt the album was a precursor to Riddle's arrangements on Frank Sinatra's 1960 album ''Nice 'n' Easy'' as an "easygoing collection of small tonal joys". ''Gramophone'' magazine described ''The Joy of Living'' as an "outstanding Riddle collection" upon its 1998 reissue. Single Capitol Records released the title track "The Joy of Living" as a 45 rpm single, backed with a Nelson Riddle composition, "Somethin' Special." Track listing Side 1 Side 2 Personnel *Nelson Riddle – arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joy Of Living (song)
"The Joy of Living" is a song by British singers Cliff Richard and Hank Marvin released as a single in February 1970. It peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. Release and reception "The Joy of Living" was Richard's second single with Marvin, excluding their work with the Shadows, with the first, " Throw Down a Line", released the previous year. It was written by Marvin and Paul Ferris, the latter of whom had previously written " Visions" for Richard. It was released as a single with two B-sides. The first, "Leave My Woman Alone", written and originally recorded by Ray Charles, was sung only by Richard. The second, "Boogitoo", was written by Marvin and Richard Anthony Hewson and was sung only by Marvin. The song has been described as "a cynical look at the modern age, where Britain is in danger of being turned into one huge motorway". Richard has said that "the 'multicoloured crocodile' was the car, killing the trees and poisoning the air. I mean! It was kind of the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewan MacColl
James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a British folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as one of the instigators of the 1960s folk revival as well as for writing such songs as "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and " Dirty Old Town". MacColl collected hundreds of traditional folk songs, including the version of " Scarborough Fair" later popularised by Simon & Garfunkel, and released dozens of albums with A.L. Lloyd, Peggy Seeger and others, mostly of traditional folk songs. He also wrote many left-wing political songs, remaining a steadfast communist throughout his life and actively engaging in political activism. Early life and early career MacColl was born as James Henry Miller at 4 Andrew Street, in Broughton, Salford, England, on 25 January 1915 to Scottish parents, William Miller and Betsy (née Henry), both social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tribute To Ewan MacColl
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
