CASTLES IN SPAIN / count orsini, magician / countess gIrIfalco, beauty

+THE COUNTESS GiRiFALCO+

>became the actress paola mori, the last wife of<

>the visionary american director orson welles<

+ORSON WELLES DESCENDED+

+FROM THE FAMED "ORSINI"+

>who filmed "mr arkadin" in spain with<

>his beautiful wife in a leading role< 

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+WELLES LOVED CASTLES+

>and used them effectively in his films<

>notably "mr arkadin" and "othello"<

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+CINEMA THE MOST MODERN+

>"best toy a boy ever had"<

>(count orsini, magician)<

+OF THE SEVEN ART FORMS+

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>although architectures was my major art form<
+BLOG MORPHS INTO+
+GRAPHICS CINEMA+
>graphics & cinema were creative passions<
>(this blog emerging as my final art effort)<
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 >our love for castles is evident in several<
+TOWERS HAVE ENERGY+
+AND INTRINSIC DRAMA+
>of my best designs, two are shown here<
>(solar & biotronic radiance are central)<
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>castles in spain are very beautifully designed<

+CASTLES IN SPAIN WITH+

+LINK to GRUY HISTORY+

>and express the best of old europe drama<

>(gruy link with the dukes of pamplume)<

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 >as i have written, welles is my favorite american<
+WELLES / CINEMA ARTIST+
+WAS ALSO A MAGICIAN+
>film director-actor & had genetic love for europe<
>his "othello" is an ode to the drama of castles<
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 >paola mori died a tragic death in a car crash<
+COUNTESS GIRIFALCO WAS+
+A GREAT ITALIAN BEAUTY+
>shortly after orson welles died in los angeles<
>(read tonight's last note as a synchronicity)<
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 >this scene with optical>surreality<expresses<
+ORSON WAS A MASTER+
+OF CINEMATIC OPTICS+
>why orson's film was so beloved in france<
>(he was much honored by the french govt)<
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 >exaggerated expression of well's persona<
+TRANSCENDENTAL+
+MANIFESTATIONS<
>was typical of his visionary cinema work<
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 >his character of "mr arcadin" was based on<
+WELLES RADIANT ACTING+
+WAS "LARGER THEN LIFE"+
>basel zaharoff the famous munitions king<
>(w/ an air of demented imperious force)<
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>choking european bank notes in this poster<
+HARRY LIME IN THE "3RD+
+MAN" FILM WAS SIMILAR+
>was a great symbol of arkadin's life focus<
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 >this scene with the spanish castle setting is my<
+THE NIGHT PARADE SCENE+
+WAS A STROKE OF GENIUS+
>favorite especially when the penetents parade

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 +SYNCHRONICITY+
>as i was constructing this blog, word came<
>from new york on "coast to coast" radio<
+ATTENTION ALUM+
+RALPH BOWMAN+
>that orson & paola's daughter, beatrice,<
>just auctioned his memorabilia for a<
+VERY IMPRESSIVE SUM+

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>(his personal bolex movie camera<

>sold for thousands of $$$ more)<
+A FINAL APPRECIATION+ !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu