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Brewer's: Amorous

(The) Philippe I of France; so called because he divorced his wife Berthe to espouse Bertrade, who was already married to Foulques, count of Anjou. (1061–1108.) Source: Dictionary of…

Amores Perros

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Writer: Guillermo Arriaga Lions Gate Films; R; 153 minutes Release: 4/01 Cast: Goya Toledo, Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal A…

San Pedro, Diego de

(Encyclopedia) San Pedro, Diego deSan Pedro, Diego dedyāˈgō ᵺā sän pāˈᵺrō [key], fl. 1450, Spanish writer. He is best known for two sentimental novels that influenced the later development of the…

Castillejo, Cristóbal de

(Encyclopedia) Castillejo, Cristóbal deCastillejo, Cristóbal dekrēstōˈbäl dā kästēlyāˈhō [key], c.1490–1550, Spanish poet of the Renaissance. As secretary to the king of Bohemia, Castillejo visited…

Brewer's: Con Amore

(Italian). With heart and soul; as, “He did it con amore ” —i.e. lovingly, with delight, and therefore in good earnest. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Con…

Christina Rossetti: Amor Mundi

Amor Mundi1865'Oh, where are you going with your love-locks flowing On the west wind blowing along this valley track?' 'The downhill path is easy, come with me an' it please ye, We shall…

Ovid

(Encyclopedia) Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)Ovidŏvˈĭd [key], 43 b.c.–a.d. 18, Latin poet, b. Sulmo (present-day Sulmona), in the Apennines. Although trained for the law, he preferred the company of the…

The General

Director/Writer: John BoormanSony Pictures Classics; R; 129 minutesRelease:1/99Cast: Adrian Dunbar, Brendan Gleeson, and Jon Voight Within film criticism it has become common to label every…

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu became the first Mexican director to be nominated for an Oscar for his work on the 2006 film Babel, then he won both directing and screenwriting Oscars for his 2014 film…

Brewer's: Comus's Court

A social gathering formerly held at the Half-Moon Tavern in Cheapside, London. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Con AmoreComus A B C D E F G H I J K…