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The Encounter
The Encounter may refer to: Film and TV * ''The Encounter'' (2002 film), a film by Ömer Kavur * ''The Encounter'' (2011 film), a Christian film directed by David A.R. White * "The Encounter" (''Twilight Zone''), a 1964 ''Twilight Zone'' episode * ''The Encounter'' (TV series), a 2016 American television series Books * The Encounter «Встреча», 1923 poem by Vladimir Nabokov * "The Encounter" (short story), a 1969 short story by Jorge Luis Borges * ''The Encounter'' (novel), a 1996 Animorphs book Music *"The Encounter", an art song by John Ireland *"The Encounter", an art song by Toru Takemitsu TORU or Toru may refer to: *TORU, spacecraft system *Tōru (given name), Japanese male given name *Toru, Pakistan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Tõru Tõru is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Es ... See also * Encounter (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Encounter, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encounter (2002 Film)
The Encounter may refer to: Film and TV * The Encounter (2002 film), ''The Encounter'' (2002 film), a film by Ömer Kavur * The Encounter (2011 film), ''The Encounter'' (2011 film), a Christian film directed by David A.R. White * The Encounter (Twilight Zone), "The Encounter" (''Twilight Zone''), a 1964 ''Twilight Zone'' episode * The Encounter (TV series), ''The Encounter'' (TV series), a 2016 American television series Books * The Encounter «Встреча», 1923 poem by Vladimir Nabokov * The Encounter (short story), "The Encounter" (short story), a 1969 short story by Jorge Luis Borges * The Encounter (novel), ''The Encounter'' (novel), a 1996 Animorphs book Music *"The Encounter", an art song by John Ireland (composer), John Ireland *"The Encounter", an art song by Toru Takemitsu See also * Encounter (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Encounter, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encounter (2011 Film)
''The Encounter'' is an American 2011 Christian films, Christian film. The role of Jesus, in modern dress, appearing at a diner in modern-day America, is played by Bruce Marchiano who played Jesus in ''The Visual Bible: Matthew''. It is the first installment of the franchise ''The Encounter''. Plot ''The Encounter'' follows 5 strangers living in California: Nick, an Atheism, atheist, former NFL player, and owner of a chain of burger restaurants; Hank and Catherine, whose marriage is falling apart; Melissa, a Christians, Christian on the way to visit her boyfriend (who is an atheist), and Kayla, a Hitchhiking, hitchhiker escaping her Child abuse, abusive stepfather in Los Angeles. When a detour road is closed off, the 5 are stranded in a diner with its omnipresent owner, who discreetly reveals himself to be Jesus, and attempts to help each of the patrons to face the truth in his or her life, particularly its dark side, to seek repentance and go for reconciliation. Along with servin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encounter (Twilight Zone)
"The Encounter" is episode 151 of the American television series ''The Twilight Zone''. First broadcast on May 1, 1964, its racial overtones caused it to be withheld from syndication in the U.S. until 2016. It is the only original episode pulled from syndication. Opening narration Plot Digging through his attic, an American World War II veteran named Fenton finds an old katana. A young Japanese American named Arthur Takamori comes in looking for work, on a tip from a neighbor. Fenton is gruff yet cordial, and invites Takamori to share a beer with him in his cluttered attic. Fenton makes a remark about the incongruity between his first name and his obvious ethnicity. Arthur takes offense at first. But when it becomes apparent that Fenton meant no harm, he admits that he changed his name from Taro. Fenton shows Takamori the sword and says he took it off a Japanese soldier whom he killed during the war 20 years earlier. When Fenton leaves to fetch more beer, Takamori takes hold of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encounter (TV Series)
''The Encounter'' is an American 2011 Christian film. The role of Jesus, in modern dress, appearing at a diner in modern-day America, is played by Bruce Marchiano who played Jesus in '' The Visual Bible: Matthew''. It is the first installment of the franchise ''The Encounter''. Plot ''The Encounter'' follows 5 strangers living in California: Nick, an atheist, former NFL player, and owner of a chain of burger restaurants; Hank and Catherine, whose marriage is falling apart; Melissa, a Christian on the way to visit her boyfriend (who is an atheist), and Kayla, a hitchhiker escaping her abusive stepfather in Los Angeles. When a detour road is closed off, the 5 are stranded in a diner with its omnipresent owner, who discreetly reveals himself to be Jesus, and attempts to help each of the patrons to face the truth in his or her life, particularly its dark side, to seek repentance and go for reconciliation. Along with serving them, Jesus helps Hank and Catherine re-establish dialogue a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov ( ; 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (), was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian (1926–1938) while living in Berlin, where he met his wife, Véra Nabokov. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in English. Trilingual in Russian, English, and French, Nabokov became a U.S. citizen in 1945 and lived mostly on the East Coast before returning to Europe in 1961, where he settled in Montreux, Switzerland. From 1948 to 1959, Nabokov was a professor of Russian literature at Cornell University. His 1955 novel ''Lolita'' ranked fourth on Modern Library's list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels, 100 best 20th-century novels in 1998 and is considered one of the greatest works of 20th-century literature. Nabokov's ''Pale Fire'', published in 1962, ranked 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encounter (short Story)
"The Encounter" (original Spanish title: "El encuentro") is a 1969 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo ( ; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish literature, Spanish-language and international literatur ... and later included in the collection "''Dr. Brodie's Report''", first published in 1970 References Short stories by Jorge Luis Borges 1969 short stories Argentine speculative fiction works es:El congreso {{1960s-fantasy-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encounter (novel)
This is a list of all books in the ''Animorphs'' series by K. A. Applegate. For a list of authors who ghostwrote much of this series using Applegate's name, see . List of main books and companion books in publication order There are fifty-four books in the main series. Chronological list This is a chronological list of the ''Animorphs'' books by K. A. Applegate, as applies to storyline continuity. *''The Andalite Chronicles'' () **This book is divided into three parts: #1: ''Elfangor's Journey'', #2: ''Alloran's Choice'', and #3: ''An Alien Dies''. *''1: The Invasion'' (Spring 1997) *''2: The Visitor'' *''3: The Encounter'' *''4: The Message'' *''5: The Predator'' *''6: The Capture'' *''7: The Stranger'' *''Megamorphs 1: The Andalite's Gift'' (Summer 1997) *''8: The Alien'' *''9: The Secret'' *''10: The Android'' *''11: The Forgotten'' *''12: The Reaction'' *''13: The Change'' *''14: The Unknown'' *''15: The Escape'' *''16: The Warning'' *''17: The Underground'' *''18: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ireland (composer)
John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 187912 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral work "The Holy Boy", a setting of the poem "Sea-Fever" by John Masefield, a formerly much-played Piano Concerto (John Ireland), Piano Concerto, the hymn tune My Song Is Love Unknown, Love Unknown and the choral motet "Greater Love Hath No Man". Life John Ireland was born in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, Bowdon, near Altrincham, Cheshire, into a family of English and Scottish descent and some cultural distinction. His father, Alexander Ireland (journalist), Alexander Ireland, a publisher and newspaper proprietor, was aged 69 at John's birth. John was the youngest of the five children from Alexander's second marriage (his first wife had died). His mother, Annie Elizabeth Nicholson Ireland, was a biographer and 30 years younger than Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toru Takemitsu
TORU or Toru may refer to: *TORU, spacecraft system *Tōru (given name), Japanese male given name *Toru, Pakistan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Tõru Tõru is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish Lääne-Saare Parish () was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality of Estonia, ..., village in Kaarma Parish, Saare County, Estonia * Toru River, river in North Sumatra, Indonesia {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
