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发表于3分钟前回复 :What could the fate of the Villa Empain, Baron Empain’s crazy project in Brussels, which has gone through a long and eventful journey since its completion in 1934, possibly inspire? Katharina Kastner’s challenge was to draw the portrait of the place, keeping in mind the work of time, like in a human existence. Shot in 16mm, her film appeals to the senses, it captures the stirring of leaves undulating in the garden light, the movement of iridescent pearls, or the colourful games of
a piece by Daniel Buren. Without a word, but with a caressing camera, she pays close attention to the hidden patterns on the gorgeous marbles, or to the veins in the most precious types of wood used to decorate the rooms. In slight touches, regardless of the monumental aspect of the 27.000 square-feet villa and the pool that so impressed its first visitors, Katharina Kastner o ers an organic vision of the place, which has been marked by the trials and tribulations of life, and used successively as a museum, an embassy and a squat, until its final renovation. The clever editing makes furtive connections, underlines colour associations, mixes up times and tactile sensations, while the spaces we explore keep rustling. The film takes us on a reminiscing journey, with slices of Empain’s life, from the family archive here on a holiday, there playing on the beach, images from a distant past that keep haunting the premises. The film reveals to us this living space that was designed like a piece of art, but it does so in a wandering way. This dream vision guides us through the villa like an echo of foregone fantasies, a mental space, but also a welcoming backdrop for the work of time. A bit like the fingerprint work we see in the film, or the slight touch of a pencil on a blank sheet.
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发表于4分钟前回复 :位于美国北卡罗莱纳州温斯顿沙兰市(Winston Salem)的RJR纳贝斯克饼干公司股 东们,虽然受到全球瞩目,金钱不断涌入,光是在2月底的邮件中,就收到总数达20 亿美圆的支票,但很少有股东对公司的高级执行总裁罗斯.强生(Ross Johnson)心存 感激。现在,温斯顿沙兰市也变成前所未有的百万富翁市。所有与RJR公司有关的华尔街 大亨都想从中分到一点好处,于是罗斯找来财务专家亨利和彼得来为他效力。接下来上演的便是一出充满贪婪、背叛、尔虞我诈和高风险赌注的华尔街风云。根据布莱恩.巴勒和约翰.海勒撰写的《Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco》中文译名:《门口的野蛮人:RJR纳贝斯克的陨落》改编。该书描写了1988年美国第二大烟草公司RJR融资收购饼干生产商Nabisco的交易。即使如今看来,这笔总额达250亿美元的收购也十分惊人,不禁让人对有关人物的行动产生 疑虑。当时,这也是华尔街历史上最大的收购资金。而1989年美国Kohlberg KravisRoberts 公司又以314亿美元的价格刷新了此纪录,其收购对象就是RJR Nabisco公司。读过此书,你会惊奇地发现网络和个人对世界商业和经济的操纵力有多大。它向我 们揭示了CEO被给予的巨大权利和机会,从中你会懂得谁才是真正的"玩家"。 该书被《福布斯》杂志评选为20年来美国最具影响力的20本商业书籍之一。也被选择摘编到里奥·高夫的投资经典著作《一次读完25本投资经典》中。