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Coffee tavern on the corner: Art Deco mix and match industrial style, co-working space and restaurant variants, Canova Hall, South London

Canova Hall in Brixton, South London is a versatile venue that combines the relaxed space of a coffee shop with the co-working place; it is a specialty restaurant that offers gourmet cuisine, and at night it will transform into a romantic atmosphere. Casual bar. Canova Hall is open from 8:00 in the morning, all the way to midnight. It is a very rare exception for the UK where restaurants and restaurants rest very early. It also makes the night owls who are particularly efficient at night have a leisure time. A good place to work. Image Source: Canova Hall Facebook. Image Source: Canova Hall Facebook. Image Source: Canova Hall Facebook. Image Source: Canova Hall Facebook. From a distance, located on the corner of the street, covered with flowers and grass, let Canova Hall look like a room Specialized in antique old pieces or planted style florist, with a little art and tone, let the fashionable Wenqing rush. Going a little closer and looking at it, I finally realized that it was a restaurant that was a paradise. The English-inspired architecture, the nostalgic Art Deco lighting and industrial style mix and match, the new large window contours, the old and the new overlap, but a harmonious aesthetic, let people want to go in and find out. Image Source: Canova Hall Facebook. Image Source: Canova Hall Facebook. Image Source:...
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Learn all about life, how do we love: "Love each other"

In the 1950s, in the rural areas, a marriage of media-speaking words, far away from the hometown, but smashed the husband of the second room, only to bury his hometown after his death. Many years later, the second house passed away and began to detonate a series of disputes over the graves, and the three generations of the family were successively involved in the storm. In the repeated defenses of "love" and "blindness", different views of love gradually emerged, pulling out the emotional entanglement and relationship between the protagonists. "Love and Love" was written and directed by Zhang Aijia, starring Zhang Aijia, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Lang Yueting, Song Ningfeng and Wu Yanzhen, and Tan Weiwei, Yan Le, and Liu Ruoying performed specially. A number of finalists in the 54th Golden Horse Awards, including the best drama, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actress, best original script, best film original songs and other awards Finally, he won the Golden Horse Earl of the Year Award. The English title of "Love and Love" is translated as "Love Education", the education of love; more accurate description, it should be the woman of three different generations, attitude and action towards love.姥姥 (Wu Yanzhao) married into the Yue family in the early years. Unexpectedly, the husband did not return after he entered the city to fight. When he returned to his hometown, he had already become an ashes. I thought that the second half of my life would be able to observe each other. How do I expect that the second-room daughter Yue Huiying (Zhang Aijia) suddenly jumped out to move the grave for her father and buried with her own lost mother. He refused to promise, stayed at the tomb and decided to resist the end. At the same time, Huiying's daughter Wei Wei (Lang Yueting) just took the responsibility of visiting the TV station and took the responsibility of visiting the shackles and gradually entered the inner world of 姥姥; the novel subject matter attracted the attention of TV station colleagues, the media began For this story, catch up with the wind, add fuel and add vinegar. Such a plot arrangement not only allows the audience to reflect on the distance between the narrator and the real in the "realistic confession program"; the dissatisfaction of the family members after moving the news from the grave, also shows the "home affairs" in the Chinese society. Distinguish from "family affairs." This movie card is strong, and has assembled senior actors from Taiwan and China. It is starred by Zhang Aijia, and Hetian Zhuangzhuang plays the middle-aged husband and wife. The two dialogues are wonderful, the eyes are in place, and the husband and wife are dependent on each other. The situation that is neglected to express emotions is properly presented to the audience. The deductive Wu Yanzhen's acting skills are even more unique. The emotions of strong and relieved emotions are transformed into a kind of local peasant woman's "not good words". The movie's newcomer Lang Yueting also performed under the guidance of Zhang Aijia, playing the third generation of the family. On the one hand, it seems to be fearless and fearless against the mother, but on the other hand, it cares very much about the mother's feelings. Zhang Aijia’s skill is high, and the ordinary subject matter is unconventional and simple. Individuals' love for "the core idea of ​​the film" is better than the work itself. Marriage and love under the traditional concept, this type of subject matter can be seen everywhere in our daily life, but it is not easy to tell a good story. If it is too flat, it will lose the meaning of the film "telling stories with images"; if it is too dramatic, or add too many unrealistic plots, it will be easy to change the tone, so that the story flows in the plot of cheap novels. But Zhang Aijia tried it and did it. To tell a story in a family, but not to over-think the drama in life - for example, the revenge of the main house for the second room, or the fierce conflict between the second-room daughter and the main house - these do not appear. Zhang Aijia quenches the most subtle interactions and emotional flows between people, leaving only the seemingly no connection between the three generations, the depiction, sigh and embarrassment of the past, the experiences that are being experienced. Cut down to one-on-one interaction in love, Zhang Aijia focuses on how people go to tell others about the weight of this love? Whether it is a recollection of a husband who has little to get along with, a deceased husband, or a suspicion of the existence of a third party, and looking back at the marriage dilemma; or even Wei Wei who hesitated because of her boyfriend’s confidante. The story of Yue Jia, through the similarity of the experience of the three generations, has completely different choices and rethinking what "love" is and what "love" can be. At the end of the movie, the positive solution to love is still unknown. As the title of the film, it is a "education about love", and the heroine Hui Ying’s career is just a middle school teacher who is about to retire, but still sufferings from it. Perhaps it is a metaphor. The knowledge about love is people’s I have spent all my life studying the subject for a lifetime. People can only capture a sense of the present, or choose to wait for a paper once vows; the different choices made at each stage will lead us to different emotional paths. The plot of "Love and Love" is usually visible, and the plot is not ups and downs. Following the advancement of the narrative axis, the audience can guess what will happen next, or the reaction of the characters. However, the reason why "Love and Love" is so powerful is that Zhang Aijia has said that his usual story is very resistant and bearable. For 120 minutes, there is no lens of dog blood, and there is no over-rendering story to make the audience feel a little play. The whole movie is full of true feelings, both thick and indifferent, just like in the movie, you have exhausted decades of time, waiting for the letter from afar, and then continue to wait for the cold tomb, trying to face strangers. Face, try to feel the love you once knew. However, at the end, she caressed the lover's bones, but gently said but said: "I don't want you, go into the city." Love, can be very heavy, and vice versa, can be so light. Image Sources: @movies & Golden Horse Film Festival. 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In the patchwork pane, the literary tone is more intense than coffee: East London hatch in the humanities cafe, HATCH

Photography/ Ya Tien unless stated otherwise. The first impression of East London, from rough to literary style with a little elegant style, is different from Berlin's free and unrestrained, New York's hip-hop wild, East London's Wenqing has Another piece of heaven and earth. The British style adds a little decadent feeling, synthesizing the unique atmosphere of this area; sneaking into the world along the red brick alley, there is a little bit of mystery, but it makes people feel comfortable and unconstrained. Here, anyone can be very cynical, anytime, anywhere, you can turn into a second-hand clothing store full of ancient style, you can also walk into a unique cafe without a semicolon, order a cup of coffee, plus a copy A simple sandwich with a delicious taste. HATCH is such a cafe that insists on a unique style. Located on the outskirts of East London, next to the Overground Subway Station Homerton Station, you can travel to the Red Brick Lane and head to the East and North towards the Hackney area, which is just a great get-a-way place. Allow residents living nearby to enjoy a good place to temporarily escape from heavy living. The exterior has a striking graffiti wall, and the bright yellow characters are set on the blue-green wall, with the name of the store "HATCH". It is hard for people passing by to not notice its existence. The most eye-catching is the front of the café - cut into small pieces, different sizes of window sills into a unique outline; deliberately use yellow-orange lights, so that the store in the cold wind looks extra warm, tempting People, unconsciously turned into a cup of coffee, and then continue on the road. It is definitely not only the beauty of the atmosphere, the good lighting, but more importantly, the food of HATCH is delicious and inexpensive. In high-priced London, it is rare to see such a close price. A seven-day-a-week shop offering hand-made breakfasts and burritos. Specially made sour breads can be added to your diet, such as Chorizo, Beans, Fresh Cheese, Mushrooms, Smoked Salmon, etc. . In the afternoon, you will be served with exquisite yet elegant dishes, from refreshing chicken lettuce salads to full-flavoured burgers and Italian pasta. Enjoy the delicious food while enjoying a good time from the daily busy, which is the appeal of HATCH. The usual daytime is a lovely cafe, and in the evening it is a good place for people to get off work. In addition, HATCH is also an exchange place for small lectures and film screenings from time to time, providing people with a rich and literary tone than a cup of coffee. Image Source: HATCH Facebook. Image Source: HATCH Facebook. Image Source: HATCH Facebook. Image Source: HATCH Facebook. Taking advantage of the dimly lit table lamp in the store, sitting on the street and burning a cigarette, let the smell of smoke linger, with The coffee scented and danced, watching the pedestrians walk through the corner of the corner, watching people flow around; or, looking far away, staring at the sunset in East London, the streets have lit up one after another. On such a pleasant day, the best luxury for neighbors living in this area is to dedicate time to this cup of coffee, which is not hot, suitable for temperature, and this small and beautiful cafe HATCH. HATCH Unit G2, 8 Mackintosh Lane, E9 2AB London...
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Work hard! Play hard! Bring your play to work: Toronto Common Workspace East Room

An urgently needed brain, in addition to letting it run at high speed at "on", is full of efficiency. The alternate switching of "off" is also important; only knowing that the local method steel is hard to dry, in this era, it is easy to get a civilized disease. . There is a saying in English that says: "All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy." If you are "off", you can relax and play. Inspired by new stimuli, the inspiration is naturally flowing. Everyone is yearning for such a life: they have excellent work performance, and they never sacrifice the moment of relaxation and play. They turn themselves into the labor force in the production ranks, but they do not treat themselves, and they work hard and play. In the East Room Common Studio in Toronto, it is possible to work hard and play hard. Working groups from different fields come together, ranging in age from 25 to 45 years old, advocating a simple, natural and healthy lifestyle, with the occasional boring and lazy feeling of Bourgeois, but not forgetting to inject into the new era. Full of energy; this group of people reinvented the modern workplace, creating a work environment with high creativity, high degree of freedom, and a joy and play index that exceeds the standard. The six-person founding team averages less than 25 years old, and because of this age, the new style is the best platform for new ideas and opportunities between different types of workers in Toronto. With a wide variety of work here, it is a paradise for creative workers; from fashion and graphic design to brand marketing to high-tech professionalism, to travel bloggers, photographers, video workers, etc. In this vast building, exchange ideas and ideas, and foster and share creative thinking. Creative germination often requires the assistance of others. Whether it is a broad-based thinking across domains, a comprehensive perspective, or a perspective from other disciplines or professions, it is possible to create the best opportunity for the next creative burst. The interior style of the building retains the rugged style of the industrial era. The ceiling of the East Room is not decorated, directly exposes the pipeline, and is matched with industrial-style lamps to create a comfortable working environment that is unique but not carved. The planning of the interior design is complete. Two brothers from the founding team - Samuel Martin and Derreck Martin. The ground floor is made of wooden floor and is matched with the carpet of the rustic material; the side is facing the high bar, and the comfortable sofa in the other corner can't help but sit or squat. Using the lease system, the East Room provides mailbox services, open workspaces or intimate personal work spaces for rent. The diverse style allows workers of different needs to choose freely; the open space is responsible for everyone. A conversation and sharing platform that can be joined at any time. Of course, since the concept of playing and working is equally enjoyable, the East Room also plans a lot of entertainment and cultural exchange activities. A small music show "Room Service" is held every month to provide a variety of performances for the first-time humming music artists to share with others; on the other side of the building, the space for the film, the recording studio, and even a drink, The club that dances is in full swing, and the new service that will be shared with you is the cuisine of Grand Electric, a restaurant with the same style. It is expected to officially enter the fall. It can be anywhere: a relaxed bar, a resting place, a free-standing hall, and an afternoon tea room, but it is definitely not a bored, disheartening office. From the beginning of the operation, there are only two members, and today it has become a hot topic in Toronto. The East Room has become more and more animated, and has become a distribution center for local creative ideas. It is also a fertile ground for the birth of germs. It is also the place where people want to go: play and Work does not conflict with each other. Let every brain that needs inspiration here have an endless stream of excitement. East Room...

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Future dust suspended in the timeline: Future Rust, Future Dust, photographer Loic Vendrame

"I always imagined that the power of the former Pharaoh - transporting construction equipment, building roads, engineering networks under the ground, building the structure of the building... and suddenly, gave up everything." —Loic Vendrame Perhaps because of the NGO work focused on humanitarianism, Loic Vendrame, a geographer's French photographer, has targeted the society and tried to present a changing social appearance with an image narrative exhibition. Capture the humanity of ruthless cruelty and coping. He traveled from Spain and traveled through several countries, trying to use images to analyze the phenomena that have arisen since the global financial crisis: real estate burst, uninhabited ghost towns, un-launched, government-led infrastructure, and so on. These phenomena are not only the ridiculous scenes seen in the present, but also the deep helplessness and the hidden worry and crisis pointing to the future. Therefore, Loic Vendrame named this series of works "Future Rust, Future Dust", looking forward to looking back, looking at the present and looking to the future. Campos del Rio, Volume 2: Spanish Riviera - the abandoned side of the east coast (Spain - 2016). Campos del Rio, Volume 2: Spanish Riviera - the abandoned side of the east coast (Spain - 2016). since 2016.. .
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Depicting a true intimate lifestyle: New London's independent residence, New Cross Lofts

The Goldsmiths, University of London, located in the New Cross district of southeast London, is the alma mater of many designers and contemporary artists, including Mary Quant, Damien Hirst and Steve McQueen. Therefore, Chan + Eayrs, the architectural studio founded by architects Zoe Chan and Merlin Eayrs in 2014, chose not to surprise their third architectural work, New Cross Lofts, in this artistically vibrant and vibrant new area. . The two buildings of Herringbone House and Notting Hill, which were previously launched by the two, were sold in a short period of time. It is enough to see the charm of Zoe and Merlin not only loved by the insiders of the art, but also praised by the public and in the battle. There is great market potential in the fierce competition in housing sales. Inherited from the traditional British formal architecture university and combined with the modern minimalist style that it is good at, Zoe and Merlin pursue rigorous and free-spirited design ideas. Dedicated to a minimalist, quiet, simple, and attention to detail, they describe their style: "Being true to the natural primary colors of building materials, and blending with the "Wabi Sabi" aesthetics and Moroccan classical Japanese Contemporary art and crafts.” The silence, the beauty sought, has no established standards, and it is between nature and return to simple beauty. The balance between beauty and ugliness lies in the perfect combination of objects and time and space, and the appropriate inlays of each other, which promotes the instant and eternal beauty. So Zoe and...

2017 Taipei Film Festival / 2017 Taipei Film Festival, Cinéma / gaze, Culture, Event / Activity Hotspot, Taipei Film Festival / Taipei Film Festival

Between life and death, slowly lose, remember firmly: "I remember under the cherry blossoms"

Chuhai worked in the soba noodle shop, and it looked like a calm young girl. The eyebrows were smiling, but they looked stubborn. The summer is coming, the sun is beautiful, and the Fireworks Festival is waiting for the corner. However, the early sea did not show his smile, as if the heart of the heart is in his arms, can not think of a thorough. On the occasion of the summer season, students who had been taught in Chuhai suddenly appeared, and at the same time they met the young craftsman Xiong Taro who made traditional hand-dyed cloth. Can these temperatures, like the warmth of summer, take care of the life in the early sea and pull her out of the abyss of memories? The memory of the cage, life and death, "I remember under the cherry blossoms" is only 88 minutes long, most of the shots are taken in natural light, the color is bright, the summer is clear and the atmosphere is flowing, and the protagonist’s expression in the beginning of the sea is hidden and hidden. The strong contrast is also the tension of the whole movie. The film's film head takes a long shot to bring out the tranquility of the cherry blossoms and the beautiful scenery of the sun. In the middle of the path is the figure of the early sea, the face has no expression, it is thoughtful. Chuhai said to himself: "The cherry blossoms of that year, I will always remember." Memory is sometimes like a strong cage. The first sea is deeply trapped. In the past, he became a shackle and trapped himself in the future. The narrative of the whole movie is trivial but keeps flowing, without any sense of delay. When the mind is trapped, the details of life are presented in the slightest ripples. The axis of the story is simple, following the daily life of the first sea, stretching from the moment, picking up the curtains of time and looking back at the past in the first sea. Behind the lazy life, it is the entire life that has been hollowed out. Leaving a person, jealousy and sadness are not simply because they cannot be separated, but part of themselves are not forgotten in the past. The good and beautiful gifts and the right encounters have been smashed, the followers can chase, "I remember under the cherry blossoms" on a double axis, combining the feelings of the first sea for the self-proclaimed boyfriend, and the people who are entering her life. interactive. The memories of the living and the deceased are intertwined with each other, overlapping the rich appearance of life. Pulling up the thread between the living and the dead is a gift and acceptance. At first, the sea always owes a debt, and is deeply guilty about the dead boyfriend and his family. It can't really accept the last letter of her boyfriend's death, or the greetings and warmth of her family. In the new life rhythm, Chuhai met the students in the cinema at the beginning of the movie, and the students presented the albums recorded by Chuhai himself; Xiong Taro, who is engaged in the handicraft industry, tore off a hand-dyed handkerchief as a gift. The hand-made objects are like a heartfelt gift, which makes the first sea feel happy, but at the same time uneasy. Uneasy about the heavy meaning behind this mind, and the fear of the relationship behind the gift. Perhaps this is a topic that everyone must face. How to accept the gift and face the relationship between the person, whether it exists between the living, or between life and death. Life is constantly losing, and looking for a true self in the loss. The whole movie is surrounded by big questions about life: What should be forgotten and what should be remembered? The past has been paralyzed, and the living beings are constantly reminiscing. These recollections seem to be lighter than weight, but they are incomparably heavy. Like the letterhead that is pressed deep in the drawer and has not been able to spur the courage to open the seal, the first sea will be buried deep in the memory valley, but in the future, every day and the evening, the people who are dead will be left behind. All weights of the person. In the film, the mother who died of her boyfriend told the early sea: "Life is constantly losing, and looking for the true self in the loss." "I remember under the cherry blossoms" walks at a gentle pace, passing through the life and death, walking through the sorrowful valley, walking through the days that once thought it was embarrassing, naked to the memory itself, facing the fact that it is constantly losing, The power and light of life are discovered. Nakagawa Ryotaro talks about memory, talks about life and death, and tells the most painful subject in life in a light way. Regarding those who have already left, may regret or be stunned, but they cannot be chased. Climbing the life with poetic language, he exquisitely expresses the innermost emotional flow and precipitation of the human heart, and counts the sigh of death and the sigh of life. All Movie Images Courtesy of Taipei Film Festival. Keep an eye out for the 2017 Taipei Film Festival. Join Polysh Facebook to read the latest, interesting interviews and movie articles. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
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The gap cut by glass: the struggle between traditional circumcision and the pursuit of comradely love, "cutting love"

In the season of going up the mountain, the growing season has a season of going up the mountain every year. It was eight weeks from the rest of the year. In the Kosza tribes of South Africa, circumcision is always held at fixed times every year to carry out the ceremony of becoming a real man for the boys in the tribe. At the same time, it is also the season when young men and their companions return to the tribe. They lead the boys to the path of adulthood and are called "caregivers" in the strict age group. In these eight weeks, they became the group. Called the leader of the "newbie" boys, the guardian, the lighter. Korani, who works part-time for white people in urban factories, returns to the mountains every year, repeating the tradition of turbulence in the body year after year, watching the young boys one by one receiving the pain after the knife falls. One side twisted the waiting time, the pain of the transitional body, and finally witnessed them become men. However, Korani’s heart contains a transparent but huge secret. This secret follows him, as if he has become a vow without evidence, but stubbornly, and has not left. Korani returns to the mountains every year, in order to see the childhood playmates, eight weeks of ceremonies, but also their quiet time to count down. The time is short, they meet in the evening, and passionately and passionately love - the annual circumcision ceremony in the tribe is also the time of their year and night. The sympathy of the comrades can not be seen under the traditional customs, not only taboos, but also sins. Ironically, through the annual traditional rituals, Korani can see the people who are in the heart, as if they are hiding in the last trace of light under the lion's claws, looking for hope in the most dangerous place, because looking outside, There is no way to escape. A rebellious young "glass" Every year, the boy endures the pain, waits for the wound to heal, completes the circumcision, leaves the mountain, and becomes a real man. Korani watched them leave in groups, but they were forever banned forever. Collan, who was circumcised in the past, was discriminated against and bullied, and now he has been trapped in the mountains for a long time. This year, Korani was specially entrusted by her uncle to take care of a child from the city (Johannesburg). He looked at the weak, but with stubborn eyes and unyielding temper, cast a dramatic in the traditional village. Shocking bombs. Kuanda is not afraid of the hostility of all people, bears the sin of not being forgiven, stubbornly adheres to his principles in the most traditional moments, he is not afraid of being discriminated against because he is an urban person, and even inadvertently touches the most unseen light. The taboos revealed the embarrassing relationship between Korani and another "caregiver." Kuanda is also a piece of "glass", a fragile "glass" that is ridiculed and bullied in the eyes of other Kosak boys. However, the thin, see-through "glass" is smashed while being damaging: the fragile and young glass, with its own broken stab wounding the people who block him and the traditional bondage, Drain the blood marks and wear the tradition. During the circumcision, Judas spy on Kolani's every move, tentatively trying to pick up the secrets of the bottom. However, Kanda did not want to report to Korani. He just repeatedly asked: "Do you want to leave?", "Are you afraid of what you love?" Korani, who is speechless, is just yelling. Be extravagant. However, is there really a way to escape? The traditions and disciplines of tribes and families are like dogmas that constrain Colani and Kanda, as if there is nowhere to go. Cut the bleeding marks, but lost the contradiction between the love of traditional etiquette and self, no compromise, and no compromise. Korani's childhood playmates (lovers) marry and have children, contrary to the sexual orientation, curled up under the tradition. Kanda tried to break through the tradition: "If I am a piece of glass, that's it! But I have to be the glass that pierces the unjust bondage." Korani was confused and stood at the intersection of the two roads. Three Kosak boys, three different roads, where is the road? Want to resist or tame? The image of director John Trengove is simple and degenerate. The scene is clean, there is no extra emotional delay, and there is a huge tension in the straight narrative. The director told a profound and far-reaching story through a simple and direct lens about the conflict between the traditional culture of South African tribes and modern life, and the huge gap between family ethics and masculinity and comradeship. The shocks and journeys that boys encounter during circumcision struggle between obeying traditional values ​​and self-identity. In recent years, the video stories and textual descriptions of queer and comrades have gradually increased, but they still lack the part of how minority faces comrades. When the values ​​of the comrades' love of comrades enter the tribe along with the rising tide of modernization, how do people view this group of deviations from traditional values? John Trengove uses stories to tell stories, but not just to tell a gay love story that takes place in a remote world corner. Instead, he wants to take the lens into the tribe and re-examine a circumcision with a more realistic and accurate image narrative. As well as facing the Western powers, the rise and fall of the Kosak tradition, choice and self-discipline. All Movie Images Courtesy of Taipei Film Festival. Keep an eye out for the 2017 Taipei Film Festival. 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Buddha, paper lanterns and Thai snacks: Far Eastern style, Buba Bistrot Exotique, Greece

The wave of Asia swept across Europe, and the wave from the East was blown up in the European continent. In the general impression, Asian food and customs seem to be found only in Chinatown, Vietnam Street, and so on. Nowadays, more Europeans are fascinated by the Asian style. These restaurants that focus on Asian cuisine are no longer confined to specific areas in the past. Instead, they are more like ordinary streetscapes, and naturally blend into the life of the land. Image Source: Buba Bistrot Exotique Facebook. Image Source: Buba Bistrot Exotique Facebook. In the small town of Kifissia in the Greek capital of Athens, there is an Asian-style restaurant that specializes in Thai cuisine - Buba Bistrot Exotique, just named from the restaurant It can be seen that the obsession of the operators in Asia is by no means ordinary. Buba, the name of the Buddha, also symbolizes the meaning of blessings. The scenes of the distant oceans are reproduced in the old European city of the century. This restaurant, from the air to the meal, is full of various Asian atmospheres; with the taste buds, each visitor who leads the meal travels across the ocean and experiences the exotic atmosphere of the Far East. Image Source: Buba Bistrot Exotique. Image Source: Buba Bistrot Exotique Facebook. Image Source: Buba Bistrot Exotique. Image Source: Buba Bistrot Exotique. Image Source: Buba Bistrot Exotique Facebook....
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In the gap between light and shadow, look at the mother's strong figure: "Mother's Adult"

"Gently constructing the mother's hands, the children can sleep sweetly." - Victor Hugo The memory of the home, the mother's figure is always shuttled. "Gently constructing the mother's hands" to take life or light, or heavy tingling; therefore, before we grow up, we are not so easy to help or sigh. "Mother Adult", which was selected by Busan, Tokyo and Vancouver Film Festival, became the opening film of the 2017 Taoyuan Film Festival. Director Riri Riza draws on Alberthiene Endah's original novel Athirah, which combines his life experience to reproduce the common family life of Indonesian Muslims in the 1950s. The mother's hands, holding up the father's absent "home" body to get rich, when the wife was pregnant, the other two rooms. The heartbroken wife is still responsible for the family, cooking, child-rearing, and being a "professional" mother in the mouth of the family. It is difficult for them to support the "home" body that the male owner is gradually absent. With another husband who was late at home, the waiting wife thoughtfully covered his plate to prevent the meal from cooling off. Every day, the interval between waiting is getting longer and longer, and the bowl that is always covered, like the husband’s heart for this family, is difficult to open. The husband's mind was inquiring outside, no longer looking back, so a table full of fragrant home-cooked dishes, gradually lost temperature in the long endless waiting. After the sun and the moon passed, the mother and children sitting around the table no longer waited for the absence of the father. The exclusive cup was wiped clean and the cupboard was retrieved. The eldest son replaced his father’s position of being absent forever and became the shoulder that his mother relied on. In the past society of Indonesia, most of the mothers’ films were the corners of the mother’s selfless dedication. It was the director’s impression of her mother and the countless female life in that era. In the prosperous economic and trade glory, in the Indonesian society of devout faith in Islam, the polygamy of the second and third houses is commonplace. Women are not only trapped in their homes, but even as a righteous hostess. The identity is crumbling. The husband refused to join the mother to participate in the wedding reception of the friend, so the ignorant eldest son, the mother who insisted on raising the wounded, firmly said: "It doesn't matter, Mom, I am going with you." Accompanied by the wedding banquet, the host hospitablely asked: "What about the husband?" The mother's "character" suddenly was questioned because she did not have her husband's appearance. It seems to be attached to her husband's name and buried in her name. Social constraints force women to enter the family and be married. Her positioning is no longer clear, and her self does not reappear. "Mother of the Mother" depicts most of the mothers in Indonesian society - Emma is the mother of the director and every mother in the Indonesian Muslim family. The family relationship in the gap between light and shadow Emma is a woman with strong vitality, trying to save her husband's heart and reunite. She is the mother of the definition of "tradition", but she does not easily compromise on the traditional constraints. In the seemingly endless way, she has to make a breakthrough in the market of sarong weaving and selling. Sad and helpless story, Riri Riza is described by elegant images and atmosphere; most of the lenses use natural light, so that the picture is infiltrated in the sunny sunshine, full of the impression of the streets of Jakarta, and the long-lasting scene. Despite the ever-changing personnel and thousands of turns in the door, hidden mourning and sadness; under the beautiful and graceful lens, the natural atmosphere of the sunny spurt is just opposite to the narrative axis, highlighting the mother's strong character and perseverance. Perseverance. There are not many dialogues between the characters, but the silence, waiting, observation and sighing are suspended, but the connection and break of the emotional connection between family members, expectations and failures are more deeply expressed. Riri Riza especially waited for the father's returning table, describing the suffocating silence, heartbreaking without the need for verbal or physical suppression - the father's absence, the words of family communication were also absent. The music that fills the gap in the dialogue is an important element in the film; the light and bright melody relieves the thick emotional entanglement and tension between people. The family rises and falls, the mother guards the figure and the time shifts, the personnel changes, and the story surrounds the family. As the title of the film, Emma is a "mother" with a pair of melancholy eyes. She sees through all the hardships of life and laughs at her mouth, as if she is talking about her life and the whole family. Years of delivery, a table of food is still waiting for a reunion every night; the days are as usual, although not as good as before, but just as the director...