Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Siamese King Uthonpom's grave near Mandalay, Burma to be destroyed

http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/9398 Uthompom was retired in a monastery when Hsinbyushin invaded Ayuthia in 1767. He was pulled out of the monastery and taken to Burma, where he died. The present Burmese military regime is making this great move for Thai-Burma relations. Brilliant.

A Merchant Ivory movie--The White Countess--Russian exiles in Shanghai, 1936, a blind man played by LiamNeeson--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQo1NoNwwtc I think this movie isjust exquisite--like their When the Rains Came.