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Alysson 2022-04-21 09:02:00
"Love Is Abroad": The Transformation and Growth of Irish Girls
Irish-born gay writer Colm. Tobin (Colm Tóibín, 1955-) is one of the heavyweight writers in the English-speaking world. His works mostly focus on the customs and customs of Irish towns and villages, and deal with the two major issues of nationality and gender. His novel "Brooke" was published in...
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Jerrell 2022-03-26 09:01:05
"Escape to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou" in the 1950s
[Cinema on the 24th Floor]
The dust has settled on the Academy Awards, and the best actress has been awarded to "Room" star Brie Larson. Personally, though, I've been expecting Saoirse Ronan, the heroine of "Brooklyn," to win. This girl who was born in 1994 with a pair of light blue and charming...
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Doug 2021-12-01 08:01:26
That's where I escaped later, and it's the direction where my tears go now. ——Luo Dayou, "Home"
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Moshe 2021-12-01 08:01:26
If it were before, I would probably not understand this movie. But after I watched a documentary about Irish immigrants, walked through the streets of Brooklyn, and watched this movie today after three and a half years in a foreign country, I seem to understand everything. In many cases, major decisions seem to be rushed, but they are only timing and fate. Even if you want to leave your hometown, leave your parents behind, and abandon your comfort, some decisions are made and you have to make them. There is no way out, let alone regret.
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Mrs. Keogh: I'll tell you this much: I am going to ask Father Flood to preach a sermon on the dangers of giddiness. I now see that giddiness is the eighth deadly sin. A giddy girl is every bit as evil as a slothful man, and the noise she makes is a lot worse. Now, enough.
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Frankie Fiorello: So, first of all, I should say that we don't like Irish people.
[General cries of outrage around the table]
Frankie Fiorello: We don't! That is a well known fact! A big gang of Irish beat Maurizio up and he had to have stitches. And because the cops round here are Irish, nobody did anything about it.
Maurizio: There are probably two sides to it. I might have said something I shouldn't, I can't remember now. Anyway, they probably weren't all Irish.
Frankie Fiorello: They just had red hair and big legs.
