Roberto Rossellini, famous Italian film director and icon of neorealism, would have been 100 years old on 8 May 2006. Isabella Rosellini, offspring of the Bergman/Rossellini cinema dynasty, herself a film star, author and celebrated photo model has dreamed up a very special hommage to her father on the centenary of his birth.
When a cardboard carton dotted with airholes arrived at her door, Isabelle Rossellini expected to welcome thirty-eight yellow chicks to her Long Island farm. Much to her surprise, her newly hatched brood included a diverse mix of heritage breeds - a discovery that prompted further research into the traits, behaviors, and history of each one. Pairing wry observations and fun facts with charming photographs by Patrice Casanova and hand-drawn illustrations by Isabella herself, My Chickens and I perfectly captures the fine-feathered glory and surprising intelligence of these spirited backyard birds."--Back cover.
Les stars ont souvent du mal à penser leur image. Ce n'est pas vraiment le cas d'Isabella Rossellini avec son " Sur-Moi ", comme elle a baptisé sa collection de portraits réalisés par les plus grands photographes. C'est à une fête pour les yeux qu'elle nous convie dans Looking at me - une fête aussi pour l'esprit. Cette femme, dont la beauté se prête à merveille à la photographie, feuillette sous nos yeux ses portraits d'elle préférés, et les commente avec beaucoup de finesse, d'humour aussi, d'ironie parfois. Looking at me retrace son extraordinaire carrière : un temps journaliste sportif auprès du boxeur Muhammad Ali, elle est devenue célèbre comme mannequin de mode et modèle pour des parfums, puis comme actrice de cinéma dans des rôles de composition avant de créer sa propre ligne de cosmétiques, Manifesto. Mais Isabella nous fait aussi entrer dans son intimité, avec ses enfants, sa chienne Macaroni, son cochon Spanky. Le charme et l'intelligence d'Isabella Rossellini ont inspiré des photographes comme Richard Avedon, Peter Lindbergh, Patrick Demarchelier, Miles Aldridge, Fabrizio Ferri, Eve Arnold, Michel Comte, Horst P Horst, Irving Penn, Ellen von Unwerth, Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Brigitte Lacombe, Paolo Roversi, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Anton Corbijn, et des réalisateurs comme David Lynch ou Wim Wenders. En retour, elle a conçu ce livre plein d'esprit, aussi passionnant à lire qu'à regarder.
Roberto Rossellini, famous Italian film director and icon of neorealism, would have been 100 years old on 8 May 2006. Isabella Rosellini, offspring of the Bergman/Rossellini cinema dynasty, herself a film star, author and celebrated photo model has dreamed up a very special hommage to her father on the centenary of his birth.
This volume presents both ancient Egypt and the modern country. This illustrated photographic journey crosses river and desert to show readers the wonders of Egyptian civilization. An illustrated history brings modern Egypt to life, and the life of its people in this country. A boundless theater of history, Egypt offers spectacles of pure beauty and great variety: the blazing western desert, the immense delta of the Nile, the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean, the coral reefs of the Red Sea, the parched wadis and the red mountains of central Sinai. Few countries can boast such a concentration of romantic sights and disturbing legends and mysteries -- the pyramids, the Sphinx, the royal tombs, the massive temples, the extraordinary wealth passed over to the world of the dead, the mummies, the curses of the pharaohs -- few countries have such profound influence on the collective imagination. Fascinating photographs and text help illuminate the many faces of a marvelous, colorful and surprising land.
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