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Mrs Harris Goes to Paris makes a mockery of real working-class life

The new film Mrs Harris Goes to Paris is based on a 1958 novel by the American writer Paul Gallico: no British novelist could romanticise the class system quite so wackily. It is about the adventures of a Battersea char who, heartbroken by the death of her husband, saves up…

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022

Carnación; Petrushka review – two contrasting personal visions

Silver Lion winner Rocío Molina unleashes raw energy, while Golden Lion winner Saburo Teshigawara turns his gaze inward

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022

A 'Da Vinci of Violins' Goes Up for Auction in France

A near three-century-old instrument lauded as a Leonardo da Vinci of violins could fetch as much as 10 million euros ($10.6 million) when it is auctioned next month, the French house overseeing the sale said. Crafted in 1736 by revered Italian luthier Giuseppe Guarneri, it is owned by virtuoso Regis…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2022