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Brunel was one of the most versatile and audacious engineers of the 19th century, responsible for the design of tunnels, bridges, railway lines and ships.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born on 9 April 1806 in Portsmouth. His father Mark was a French engineer who had fled France during the revolution. Brunel was educated both in England and in France.
When he returned to England he went to work for his father. Brunel's first notable achievement was the part he played with his father in planning the Thames Tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping, completed in 1843. In 1831, Brunel's designs won the competition for the Clifton Suspension Bridge across the River Avon. Construction began the same year but it was not completed until 1864.
The work for which Brunel is probably best remembered is his construction of a network of tunnels, bridges and viaducts for the Great Western Railway. In 1833, he was appointed their chief engineer and work began on the line that linked London to Bristol. Impressive achievements during its construction included the viaducts at Hanwell and Chippenham, the Maidenhead Bridge, the Box Tunnel and Bristol Temple Meads Station. Brunel is noted for introducing the broad gauge in place of the standard gauge on this line. While working on the line from Swindon to Gloucester and South Wales he devised the combination of tubular, suspension and truss bridge to cross the Wye at Chepstow. This design was further improved in his famous bridge over the Tamar at Saltash near Plymouth.
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Limassol street life festival
The festival that has been warmly embraced by the people, is organized once again, to bring colors, creativity and liveliness in the city center.
Street Life Festival returns all fresh and full of surprises for the 11th year at the historical city center. Even larger and and more versatile, it will host the first 3D graffiti on the ground, while 2 different music stages will entertain the people at Saripolou Square and the University Square, with a special area dedicated to inflatable games for both kids and adults.
Many more activities for any taste and any age will be happening all day long in the streets, with a flea market all set up, dancing, bike and skateboard shows, amazing graffiti creations along Athinon Street and many more.
Limassol or Lemesos is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the eponymous district. Limassol is the second largest city in Cyprus. Limassol was built between two ancient cities, Amathus and Kourion, and during Byzantine rule it was known as Neapolis.
The Tata Winger is a versatile light commercial van produced by Tata Motors, widely used in India for passenger transport, tourism, and cargo delivery. It’s known for its roomy interior, strong diesel engine options, and adaptability to various roles such as ambulances, school vans, staff transport, and camper conversions.
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History & Evolution
First Generation (2007 – 2020)
Launched in 2007, the first Tata Winger was based on the Renault Trafic’s design under license, with modifications for Indian road and climate conditions. It quickly became popular with tour operators, fleet owners, and government agencies for its comfort and load-carrying capability.
Second Generation (2020 – Present)
The second generation, like the one in your picture, features a more modern design, improved interiors, and compliance with BS6 emission norms. It has a bolder front fascia with projector headlamps, a redesigned grille, and better NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) insulation. The chassis and suspension were also upgraded for improved ride quality.
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Key Features (2nd Generation)
Engine: 2.0-litre BS6 diesel engine (approx. 100–105 hp, high torque for city and highway driving)
Transmission: 5-speed manual gearbox
Seating Capacity: Configurations from 9 to 15 passengers
Comfort: Dual AC vents, improved seats with better cushioning, large windows for ventilation and visibility
Safety: ABS with EBD, seat belts for all passengers, and improved braking system
Variants: Passenger, Staff, Tourist, School, and Ambulance models
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Uses
1. Tourist Transport – Popular in Goa, Kerala, Himachal, and other tourist hubs
2. Corporate Staff Shuttles – For daily employee transport
3. School Buses – Child-friendly interiors and safety features
4. Ambulances – Long wheelbase versions converted into well-equipped medical vans
5. Cargo & Camper Vans – Custom modifications for logistics or travel
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Advantages
Spacious interior for passengers and luggage
Good fuel efficiency for its size
Durable build, well-suited for Indian roads
Versatile configurations for multiple business needs
After thinking of some possibilities of using the musket, here are few themes I thought of; Armada, Pirate, and American Revolution.
I had a few other ideas, but these ones turned out best.
Zooming into the Hibiscus bud this afternoon, I think I've created a masterpiece!
EXPLORE #386, 09-13-08
We did this shoot at a local business campus on a March day that felt like July - absolutely perfect shooting conditions, with three of my favorite models and some excellent photographers - life doesn't get better than this!!
I love shooting with Valerie but she is so busy and our schedules never match. She told me her goal is to get more shoots in and my cameras like the thought of that. We go way back and she is like family to us. It's been fun watching her mature and succeed over the years, but I really hope to get more shoots with her in soon!
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Please take your time... and enjoy it large on black
The water buffalo or domestic Asian water buffalo is a large bovine animal, frequently used as livestock in Laos and southern Asia. All the domestic varieties and breeds descend from one common ancestor, the Wild Water Buffalo, which is now an endangered species. Buffalo are used as draft, meat, and dairy animals. Their dung is used as a fertilizer and as a fuel when dried. Adult Water Buffalo range in size from 400 to 900 kg. Here on Don Det the water buffalo is still used for ploughing rice fields. Water buffalo behavior sometimes differs from cattle. For example, most water buffaloes are not trained to be driven. Instead, the herdsman must walk alongside or ahead of them. They then instinctively follow. They also rub against trees more often than cattle do, and they sometimes de-bark the trees causing them to die. Water buffalo spend much of their day submerged in the muddy waters. Water buffalo also prefer to feed in grasslands on grass and herbs. Many farmers in Laos own water buffalo(es) for plowing the land for farming, and one of the questions that my kid were asked was, ‘How many teeth does a water buffalo have on top and bottom?’ I think it doesn’t take a genius to answer this question, but it does take a real farmer because most of us don’t pay much attention to water buffaloes even when they’re smiling at us. Most people just assumed that water buffaloes have a full set of teeth on top and bottom, but the ones in Laos only have teeth on the bottom, please correct me if yours have teeth on top! Water Buffaloes are color blind, therefore it’s not wise to wear bright color clothing around them, if you don’t want to get chased by one.
In Laos, one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, domesticated water buffalo are used plowing rice fields, for their meat, hides, and milk, and also and transportation. The buffalo is a classic work animal of Asia. Traditionally, men plough with their buffalo, make bunds and prepare seedbeds, and women do more than half of the transplanting of rice, weeding, harvesting, threshing and post-harvest operations. A good way to explore the daily life in Laos is by bicycle or feet. Meeting friendly Lao people in the small villages, like here on the Mekong island Don Det, along the way and enjoying its countryside. I had to stop many times to make a photo. A ploughman with his water buffalo working hard puddling the rice fields. When they’re working, they worked hard, but water buffaloes in Laos are being replaced by tractors as Lao people called it steel buffalo. But the buffalo produces free fertilizer and does not require diesel fuel. As fuel becomes scarce and expensive in these countries, the buffalo is being used more frequently as a draft animal.
Een waterbuffel of karbouw is een groot rund. Het is met afstand de bekendste en meest wijdverbreide soort Aziatische buffel. In het wild komt het dier nog voor maar is een bedreigd diersoort. Daarnaast wordt de waterbuffel veel als werkdier gehouden, bijvoorbeeld voor het ploegen van de rijstvelden, met name in Azië. Volwassenen dieren kunnen 300 tot 1200 kg zwaar worden. Waterbuffels kunnen zo'n 25 jaar oud worden. De melk van de waterbuffel wordt door vele volkeren gedronken. De melk heeft een hoog vetgehalte. Verder wordt de waterbuffel vooral gebruikt als trekdier voor de ploeg in rijstplantages. Het vlees wordt in bepaalde gebieden gegeten als vervanging voor rundvlees. De huid levert taai en nuttig leer. De regentijd is een druk seizoen voor de boeren, nu is de tijd om rijst aan te planten, de kinderen hebben drie maanden schoolvakantie en kunnen daardoor meehelpen op de velden. Hier en daar ligt een waterbuffel zijn kostje te herkauwen of baddert wat in het modderige water. Een Aziatische rijstboer gebruikt geen machines, maar zaait, plant uit en oogst met de hand. Ploegen gebeurt meestal met een waterbuffel of met handtractor. Wist je dat een kleine rijstboer in Azië zo’n 80 kilometer achter zijn buffel aanloopt om één hectare rijstveld om te ploegen? Meestal verbouwt hij de rijst voor zichzelf en zijn gezin op een eigen stukje grond. Vaak echter dwingt geldgebrek hem de ganse oogst te verkopen. Dankzij de aanleg van dammen krijgen de velden het hele jaar voldoende water en kunnen de boeren tweemaal per jaar oogsten. Mannen en vrouwen hebben het werk op de velden netjes verdeeld. Mannen verzorgen de dijken, ploegen de velden, brengen de rijstplantjes aan - ze balanceren met hun draagstok op de dijkjes. Vrouwen staan acht tot tien uur per dag in het water om met gebogen rug de plantjes uit te zetten. Ze verdienen één dollar per dag. Met dat geld kunnen ze vier kilo rijst kopen.
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Qing features the new third generation athletic Inamorata doll body, Chie head sculpt and Caramel resin tone. I've done three photoshoots with this versatile girl: A 30's Retro Shanghai, modern girl in Taipei and a exotic look in Tokyo. This little globetrotter is on her way to her new home, but I did enjoy her company.
Day 1 - Here goes another week of hand self portraits! Appears as though my rain boots are very veratile!
CC Most Versatile abstract: Macro Techniques
Shot at 200mm with a 12-200mm multi-purpose lens from about 5 feet (1.5m) then cropped. The flowers are 5/8 inch/15mm diameter.
I am making some stocking fillers for my great nieces and nephews. (I like to start Christmas early!)
These are only 6 inches tall (15cm in modern money) and are made up of so many small parts that they are fiddly. The fairy took a whole week to make!
Though their bodies and accessories were incredibly versatile, and could be modified for nearly any purpose, the typical Warhorse was configured as a five-door wagon on the long-wheelbase platform, usually with a heavy-duty forward bullbar and a long-range communications antenna.
✨Elegant and versatile, the Kinky Vanity Set brings luxury furniture with interactive animations, customizable textures, and playful features.
✨The Kinky Vanity Set includes a vanity console, wall sconce, vanity stool (PG) with 10 single female animations, and a vanity armchair (A) with 6 cuddle, 12 foreplay, and 33 adult animations, featuring PBR & legacy HUDs with 4 metal finishes (gold, silver, black, soft pink) and 6 fabric colors, copy & mod, 2–7 LI, 100% original mesh.
Genus Morph is so cool and really versatile but can have a bit of a learning curve compared to EvoX and SLUV heads. If you're not sure where to start ALT3 have got you covered. They make fantastic makeup, skins and appliers for Genus. And for Lelutka, Kreep and much much more. Right now till July 20th you can use the code blow (just copy and paste) to get 20% off the great stuff ALT3 makes. Make the most of your head and more at ALT3.
This season code: INFLUENCER
The code can be used 3 times, valid at the Mainstore Only, expiring July 20th.
I'm wearing the Luna Genus 4K Morph and eBody Reborn skins in the Djinn tone. Also wearing Waifu Body Skin toned belly and kuromori stiff masturbation arms toned arms addons.
You can also see the amazing Siren Cosmetics add-on (one of the first of its kind for Genus 4k), which gives me those cool ridge lines across my brow and forehead - more info below.
The next 3 items are available at Warehouse
June 23 - July 18
"Siren" Cosmetics ridge lines with materials
- Supports EvoX, Genus SLUV, Genus 4K and Kreep
- Materials appliers included
- 3 Modular and tintable layers
- Can be worn classic or inverted to suit your look
From Wraith available at GOTHCORE
June 24 - July 12 (ends tomorrow
"Vicious" shorts
- 20 Colour options, 10 Holos and 7 metals
- Latex, Leather, Satin, Holo
- Rigged for Reborn/Juicy, Lara X, Legacy F
- Copy/Mod/Materials
Wraith Mainstore
From PSYCHO:Byts available at their Mainstore
"Cyber Implants" prosthetic jaw, cheek and and forehead set
- Includes HUD many texture customisation
- 8 Pieces that can each added and customised separately
- Unrigged for easy positioning and customisation
- Materials/Mod/Copy
PSYCHO:Byts Mainstore
From Normandy available at Normandy Mainstore
"Diagnostics" Arm Band
- Black + 24 inner band colours
- Console screen UV included
- Includes PBR + legacy materials texture HUDs
- Materials/Mod/Copy
Normandy Mainstore
From SEKA available GOTHCORE
June 24 - July 12 (ends tomorrow
"Titty Utility" top
- Includes HUD that lets you customize your new item on the go!
- Each color pack comes with 2 looks for the main TOP to give you some different styling options
HUD Features:
- change the MAIN top texture (2 colors)
- mix 'n match the Pouch Details ( 8 colors x 3 versions>blank/X/heart )
- mix 'n match the Buckle ( 8 colors )
- mix 'n match the Top Edge ( 8 colors )
- mix 'n match the Harness Straps ( 8 colors )
- add GLOW to Pouch detail and make it stand out more
- Turn HARNESS with Titty Pouch ON>OFF (fun for some roleplay purposes winkwink)
- TINT all the parts and find your own intense shade
- FATPACK comes with all the Main Top and Pouch Textures and everything else and since you have all the colors now you can mix and match till infinity! and create some cool colorful looks
BUT don't forget! As with all SEKA items you dont necessarily need a FATPACK to create more looks, for example having only 2 packs still allows you to mix and match between those two etc ★ it's MODIFY (if you wish to tint more, remove scripts, etc..)
Rigged for LEGACY + Perky + Bombshell ,MAITREYA + Petite + LaraX + PetiteX,Inithium KUPRA + KUPSab, Inithium KHARA, eBODY Reborn + WAIFU
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Other stuff:
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TF - Body Veins
HANZ - Electrical Discharges Upper [Light] BoM
SAXO - Dead Veins Body Unisex (Tintable) Soft
AII - Avarice Tail
KUROMORI - stiff masturbation arms
eBODY - REBORN and Waifus
GENUS - MORPH Head Square, Puppy eyes, Heavy Lips, Wavy Nose
SOLE - Headset SSR.SCO Kit Emitter (White Black)
A.D.D.Andel! - Circuit-Eye Overlay
PIXEL ART - Cat Claws
UNHOLY - EX MACHINA TAIL
VISTA ANIMATIONS-FACIAL BENTO HUD for GENUS-V1.1
VOID - Demure Lashes
KROVA - Metal Hawk
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Simple and unassuming from the outside, this building is a beautiful space that opens around you, while the varnished cardboard supports gently warm the soft white light filtering in from above. The furniture and fittings are simple, yet clever and versatile.
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Versatility is my final project after a one year photographic course. All the pictures are made from my old pictures of flowers.
The versatile Indologist James Prinsep (b. 1799, d. 1840) came to India in 1819. He joined as the assay-master of the Calcutta Mint in 1829 and simultaneously took charge of the Asiatic Society of Bengal as Secretary. During his tenure some of the important works were - preparation of scripts of Brahmi and Kharosti, introduction of uniform coinage of the East India Company's rupees, reformation of weights and measures, and the construction of the circular canal linking the Hoogly river and the Sunderbans.
After his death the citizens of Calcutta raised public funds to construct this monument on the eastern bank of the Hoogly river. The Monument is an example of Palladian architecture, an European architectural style derived from and inspired by the designs of Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). The building was restored in 2012 by the current government of West Bengal.
CC Most Versatile - Shades of Brown
Encountered on a walk. Possibly star thistle? I can recognize star thistle when it is green, but it looks different when dry.
I need this! For the last two hours I have been trying to help OH who is 150 miles away and locked out of his office. He was ready to leave, went to the reception area for something and was locked out of the inner office. (The only one there). All he had was his iwatch, so he could call me, but everything else, two phones, jacket, computer, keys etc were locked in the inner office. I had to deal with emails and texts to work colleagues, to see if anyone could go and get him out!
Just after 6 the cleaners arrived and rescued him! I need a gin and tonic to calm my nerves! LOL
For the CC Versatile challenge.
CC Most Versatile - Pi or Pie
Originally, I cut this first small piece from the berry pie, knowing that the first piece often gets damaged during removal. I was going to cut a second, larger piece for my photoshoot with the idea of having a more perfect subject to photograph. Somehow, while heating up the slice of berry pie, and adding whipped cream, blueberries and a few pomegranate seeds, I grew attached to this little piece of pie and decided to make it the subject. The heavenly aroma of the pie once heated played a big part in my interest. So I decided to go with the theme of an imperfect piece of pie. I did not wipe up the berry smudge on the plate. No fine china for this shot either, but an everyday dish. I can guarantee that this piece of pie tasted just as good as any other piece of the pie.
The pie was purchased at Gizdich Ranch in Santa Cruz county. They are well worth a visit if the line isn't too long.
The most versatile craft in the Colonial Defense Navy, the F-80 was designed from the beginning to be modular and customizable to adapt to a wide-array of combat scenarios. New modular systems are still in development as this carrier-bourne starfighter campaigns across the galaxy in the fight for peace and justice. The Sabrehawk may be new, but it is quickly finding itself host to many new fighter aces.
Compositionally Challenged: April's most versatile: Hobbies
I couldn't resist taking this photo of some of the members of my photography group. I really liked how something had caught their eye, but for each photographer, it was something different to the others. And then me, of course, they caught my eye. 4 different perspectives in one photo, I guess you could say.
The Flickr Lounge; happy. Going out with my photography group on Saturdays (and Sundays during the summer) makes me happy. On the day that I took this, there were 46 of us.
Taken in monochrome. My (contrast) processing was inspired by Depeche Mode and Front 242 music videos.
Cute Pixie Haircut with Versatile Bangs
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German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag, Minden/Westf., no. 2515. Photo: Universal International. Claudia Cardinale in The Hell with Heroes (Joseph Sargent, 1968).
Italian actress Claudia Cardinale (1938) is one of Europe's iconic and most versatile film stars. The combination of her beauty, dark, flashing eyes, explosive sexuality and genuine acting talent virtually guaranteed her stardom. Her most notable films include 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963), Il Gattopardo/The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1963) and Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968).
Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale was born in La Goulette in Tunisia in 1938 (some sources claim 1939). Her mother, Yolande Greco, was born in Tunisia to Italian (Sicilian) emigrants from Trapani, Italy. Her father was an Italian (Sicilian) railway worker, born in Gela, Italy. Her native languages were Tunisian Arabic and French. She received a French education and she had to learn Italian once she pursued her acting career. She had her break in films after she was voted the most beautiful Italian girl in Tunisia in 1957. The contest of the Italian embassy had as a prize a trip to the Venice Film Festival. She made her film debut in the French-Tunisian coproduction Goha (Jacques Baratier, 1958) starring Omar Sharif. After attending the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome for two months, she signed a 7-year contract with the Vides studios. The contract forbade her to cut her hair, to marry or to gain weight. Later that year she had a role in the heist comedy I soliti ignoti/Big Deal On Madonna Street (Mario Monicelli, 1958) with Vittorio Gassman and Renato Salvatori. The film was an international success, and her film career was off and running. At this point, the press, noting her initials, announced that CC was the natural successor to BB (Brigitte Bardot), and began beating the drum on her behalf. Dozens of alluring photographs of Claudia Cardinale were displayed in newspapers and magazines throughout the world. According to IMDb, she has appeared on more than 900 magazine covers in over 25 countries. The contrast between these pictures and those of Marilyn Monroe or Jayne Mansfield is striking. Cardinale never appeared in a nude or fully topless scene. Her pictures promoted an image of a shy family girl who just happened to have a beautiful face and a sexy body. A photograph of Cardinale was featured in the original gate fold artwork to Bob Dylan's album Blonde on Blonde (1966), but because it was used without Cardinale's permission, the photo was removed from the cover art in later pressings.
Claudia Cardinale's early career was largely managed producer Franco Cristaldi. Because of her film contract, she told everyone that her son Patrizio was her baby brother. He was born out of wedlock when she was 17; the father was a mysterious Frenchman. She did not reveal to the child that he was her son until he was 19 years old. In 1966, she married Cristaldi, who adopted Patrizio. In only three years she made a stream of great films. First she made three successful comedies, Un Maledetto imbroglio/The Facts of Murder (Pietro Germi, 1959), Il Bell'Antonio/Bell'Antonio (Mauro Bolognini, 1960) featuring Marcello Mastroianni, and Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti/Fiasco in Milan (Nanni Loy, 1960). Cardinale had a supporting part in the epic drama Rocco e i suoi fratelli/Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti, 1960) in which she played the sister-in-law of Alain Delon and Renato Salvatori. And then followed leading parts in La Ragazza con la valigia/Girl with a Suitcase (Valerio Zurlini, 1961), La Viaccia/The Lovemakers (Mauro Bolognini, 1961) with Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Senilità/Careless (Mauro Bolognini, 1961). Claudia Cardinale had a deep, sultry voice and spoke Italian with a heavy French accent, so her voice was dubbed in her early films. In Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963), she was finally allowed to dub her own dialogue. In the film, she plays a dream woman - a character named Claudia, who is the object of the fantasies of the director in the film, played by Marcello Mastroianni. With Fellini's surrealistic masterpiece she received her widest exposure to date with this film. That same year, she also appeared in another masterpiece of the Italian cinema, the epic Il Gattopardo/The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1963) with Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon. The combined success of these two classic films made her rise to the front ranks of the Italian cinema. And it also piqued Hollywood's interest.
In 1963 Claudia Cardinale played the princess who owned the Pink Panther diamond in The Pink Panther (Blake Edwards, 1963) which was filmed in Italy. It was the first in the series of detective comedies starring Peter Sellers as bumbling French Inspector Jacques Clouseau (the mishap-prone snoop was actually a supporting player in his debut). The film was an enormous success and brought CC to English speaking audiences. In 1964 she co-starred with John Wayne and Rita Hayworth in her first American production, Circus World (Henry Hathaway, 1964). It was another box-office hit. The following year she appeared with Rock Hudson in Blindfold (Philip Dunne, 1966), an offbeat mixture of espionage and slapstick comedy. The Professionals (Richard Brooks, 1966) is her favourite among her Hollywood films. In this Western she is a gutsy Mexican woman married against her will to a rich American. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Direction (Richard Brooks), Best Screenplay (Brooks again), and Best Cinematography (Conrad L. Hall). Cardinale continued dividing her time between Hollywood and Europe for the remainder of the decade. Throughout the 1960s, Claudia Cardinale also appeared in some of the best European films. In France she appeared in the Swashbuckler Cartouche (Philippe de Broca, 1962) featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo. Back in Italy, she played in I Giorno della civetta/The Day of the Owl (Damiano Damiani, 1968) with Franco Nero, and Nell'anno del Signore/The Conspirators (Luigi Magni, 1969) with Nino Manfredi. Mesmerizing is her performance in Sandra/Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa... (Luchino Visconti, 1965) as a Holocaust survivor with an incestuous relationship with her brother (Jean Sorel). Another highlight in her career is C'era una volta il West/Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968), the ultimate Spaghetti Western. Lucia Bozzola writes in her review at AllMovie: "In Sergio Leone's epic Western, shot partly in Monument Valley, a revenge story becomes an epic contemplation of the Western past. (...) As in his 'Dollars' trilogy, Leone transforms the standard Western plot through the visual impact of widescreen landscapes and the figures therein. At its full length, Once Upon a Time in the West is Leone's operatic masterwork, worthy of its legend-making title."
In the following decades, Claudia Cardinale remained mainly active in the European cinema. She played a small part for Visconti in Gruppo di famiglia in un interno/Conversation Piece (Luchino Visconti, 1974) starring Burt Lancaster and Silvana Mangano. She worked with other major Italian directors at Goodbye e amen (Damiano Damiani, 1977), the TV mini-series Jesus of Nazareth (Franco Zeffirelli, 1977) as the adulteress, and La Pelle/The Skin (Liliana Cavani, 1981) starring Marcello Mastroianni and based on the bitter novel by Curzio Malaparte concerning the Allied liberation of Naples. An international arthouse hit was Fitzcarraldo (Werner Herzog, 1982), the story of an obsessed impresario (Klaus Kinski) whose foremost desire in life is to bring both Enrico Caruso and an opera house to the deepest jungles of South America. In his diary of the making of Fitzcarraldo, Werner Herzog writes: "Claudia Cardinale is great help because she is such a good sport, a real trouper, and has a special radiance before the camera. In her presence, [Klaus Kinski] usually acts like a gentleman." Other interesting films include the Luigi Pirandello adaptation Enrico IV/Henry IV (Marco Bellocchio, 1984) with Marcello Mastroianni, the epic La révolution française/The French Revolution (Robert Enrico, Richard T. Heffron, 1989), the nostalgic drama Mayrig/Mother (Henri Verneuil, 1991), and the romantic thriller And now... Ladies and Gentlemen (Claude Lelouch, 2002) starring Jeremy Irons. On Television she gave another well-received performance in the TV drama La storia/History (Luigi Comencini, 1986), in which she plays a widow raising a son during World War II.
Claudia Cardinale is a liberal with strong political convictions. She is involved in many humanitarian causes, and pro-women and pro-gay issues, and she has frequently stated her pride in her Tunisian and Arab roots - as evidenced by her appearance as herself in the Tunisian film Un été à La Goulette/A Summer at La Goulette (Férid Boughedir, 1996). She has managed to combine her acting work with a role of goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and advocate for the work of Luchino Visconti with whom she made four films. She wrote an autobiography, Moi Claudia, Toi Claudia (Me Claudia, You Claudia). In 2005, she also published a French-language book, Mes Etoiles (My Stars), about her personal and professional relationships with many of her directors and co-stars through her nearly 50 years in show-business. In 2002, she won an honorary Golden Bear award of the Berlin Film Festival, and previously in 1993 she was awarded an honorary Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Cardinale works steadily on and in recent years she has also worked in the theatre. In the cinema she appeared recently in the French-Tunisian gay drama Le fil/The String (Mehdi Ben Attia, 2009), the Algerian drama Un balcon sur la mer/A View of Love (Nicole Garcia, 2010) in which she played the mother of Jean Dujardin, and the costume drama Effie Gray (Richard Laxton, 2014) with Dakota Fanning. Claudia Cardinale currently lives in Paris. She has made over 135 films in the past 60 years, and still does two or three a year.
Sources: Lucia Bozzola (AllMovie), Steve Rose (The Guardian), IMDb, and Wikipedia.
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Left outfit by Dami, right outfit by Osmia, Accessories by Yummy, Eyes by AG and Odio.
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