portrait d'Edward Weston, 1923
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"Modotti studied photography with Weston ((Edward Weston & Tina Modotti. Love, Photos, Politics, Howard Dratch)), whose aesthetic, was based on the desire to give photography the status of high art through his formalist, ""Form follows function", techniques. Weston rejected documentary realism, while the content of Modotti's work became increasingly more socio-political. Her political commitment changed ...
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Sophie Tucker
FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN CAN'T BE WRONG
They say the French are naughty
They say the French are bad
They all declare that over there
The French are going mad.
They have a reputation of being very gay
I just got back from Paris, and I just want to say:
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In Viva la France
They're full of romance
You'll find policemen with embroidery on their pants.
And when they ...
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Apollinaire l'appelait la "petite poyétesse"
Je suis un jouet entre les mains, les lèvres des foules, où mon nom, ma petite identité qui aspirait au lyrisme est balancée comme un numéro de foire, une attraction vernie qui ne coûte pas cher. Je suis une barque haletante et fracassée sur la mer sans étoile, où nous naviguons de compagnonnage avec les lames ...
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[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arp0n12lPHk]
The American Venus is a beauty-pageant comedy set at the 1925 Miss America contest in Atlantic City. The film proved popular upon release, and continued to show around the United States for nearly two years. Though she only had a small role, Louise Brooks' performance was singled out by a number of newspaper and magazine critics.
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Ann May Wong (1932)
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Anna Mae Wong, américaine d'origine chinoise, fut sans doute la plus jolie et la plus talentueuse Asiatique du cinéma Hollywoodien. A l'époque où les spectateurs américains faisaient une grande consommation de films exotiques, elle sut imposer avec infiniment de grâce et de mystère, son charme troublant de "femme-dragon". ((Anna My Wong Pseudonyme de Wong Liu ...
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