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Carolyn 2022-08-19 23:34:01
Historical silhouettes of the Anglo-Dutch War
This film is of course a historical film, but in terms of plot or scene details, it is not a serious historical film. The opening naval battle was the last naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War, the Battle of Scheveningen in 1654, and the final battle was the Battle of Augusta in 1676. It...
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Pete 2022-08-19 17:34:39
Whoever decides the rise and fall, is there no basis for victory or decline? If you take responsibility for the affairs of your life, how can you judge yourself?
De Staalmeesters by Rembrandt, 1662, extant exhibition at RijksmuseumAround 47 minutes into the movie, an uncle in a yellow coat appeared with a half-covered oil painting under his arm, passing by the protagonist on the street. According to the exposed part of the canvas (the person on the far left...

Nils Verkooijen
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