A new museum in venice showcases casanova. Instant gratification the enduring appeal of the polaroid. And insider travel tips a barcelona blogger shows us around town. The word casanova is part of common everyday speech synonymous with womanizer but the man who is actually responsible for its meaning jacomo casanova was an italian philosopher and writer from venice his own my biography called story of my life is considered one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European Social life during the eighteenth century well now a new museum in venice gives visitors a closer look at the other aspects of casanovas life. A trip back in time to a more lavish era many say the city of lovers on the adriatic is the most beautiful in the world but not everyone knows that venice is also the birthplace of one of the most famous lovers of all time. Casanova. He was born in this alley in seven hundred twenty five. A small marble plaque commemorates one of the citys most colorful sons. I admire him a lot his not only of a lover i think but also his good translator he died its the lottery a fraud in france his soul corridors that he only a prisoner that succeeded in escaping the body if you gallop. Clear who is a student who came from paris for two days to find out more about casanova and she happened to meet another fan kano poet who just opened the first Museum Dedicated to casanova. This employees think a lot of tourists take selfies in front of the plaque and so thats why i think venice should have more cost and over than this because people are curious about him and want to know more on the borders it does that on topic yes that is the north. Pole not so papa found in the country a geo district this is where the businessman found a space where the Casanova Museum which he financed himself. Six rooms allowed visitors to explore who casanova really was more than just an eighteenth century playboy. Because on all the more formal casanova was much more a great writer a philosopher and musician alchemy and even a spy they stopped one of the. Multimedia technologies introduced the famous figure beginning with his youth in venice and continuing up to his death in seven hundred ninety eight casanova was a free spirit and an adventurer his restlessness pushed him to travel throughout europe where he met important people of his day like french philosopher of hundred century life but the venetian is mostly famous for his a rhotic escapades theyve inspired countless films and helped turn casanova into a legend. A Smartphone App guides visitors outside the museum in the footsteps of the famous lover. Cousin of his mother was an actress this small torch is where he grew up in his grandmothers house later he said to have lived with his father by the grand canal in the palace channel. Next the app brings visitors to the Piazza San Marco to the famous cafe floria this is where venetian high society met during casanovas lifetime. We havent got the space so that it overcame her off a especially during the carnival it also started he sat in one of our aims and flirted with women. There that he was one of venice is great characters and a highly refined man that are. All of us all of the brotherhood. But casanova also had enemies in seven hundred fifty five he was arrested by the inquisition and thrown into a dungeon. Here in the doges palace in a small cell with a lead roof the master of seduction was imprisoned for a year before managing to escape. He would later write a book about his flight over the rooftops it became a european bestseller and brought him plenty of adulation. Settling down a little now he has stayed here across the disco now for. The talk has a story of his flight definitely help casa nova make himself more interesting to many european aristocrats at the time than they would all by the quick buddy youre going to do to casanova also leads to this small taverns near the realtor bridge its reputed to have been casanovas favorite and is a highlight for clare. Is attractive to all and not only because hes very handsome but also its really a con that i think he has so much confidence in himself and he has magic to come ace people. Of course you shouldnt take everything in casanovas memoirs at face value but the hunt for clues is exciting and gives fans of the worlds greatest lover a chance to discover a different side of venice. From an italian heartbreaker to a french one the cinema legend Paul Belmondo the french actor has had a successful film theatre in producing career spanning several decades while he shot to International Fame after the movie breathless in which he played a criminal playboy belmondo has just turned eighty five and we take a look back now at his life and work in celebration. His face is unmistakable john Paul Belmondo has appeared in nearly one hundred movies. In september twenty sixth seen the french film icon was joined on the red carpet by a famous compatriot sophie marceau. That was being awarded a golden lion for Lifetime Achievement at the tennis film festival. Thank thank the ceremony he recalled his acting debut decades ago in italian film. When i was young i was eighteen i went to rome. I went looking for chennai a cheetah. I searched and i searched and i searched but i couldnt find out what. Theyre all so i went back home. And then victoria de sica. He sent me a telegram asking me to work with sophia loren will who on the. So. All. That was in one thousand nine hundred sixty belmondo appeared alongside lorena in the war film two women the italian actress was already an international star. The young french actor had his own major breakthrough that same year with another film as the antihero in. Existential gangster movie breathless he plays the part of a petty criminal who shoots a policeman. While on the lam mondos character falls in love with a woman who in the end betrays him his last words made film history. And on the internet. This final scene lifted the then twenty seven year old to world renowned. Breathless was a massive hit and was soon considered a classic of the new belt box filmmaking movement. As time passed the mundo began to play other types of roles in more commercially successful comedies and action films. His fame grew quickly fans love the actor as well as his movies. He enjoyed playing traditional macho roles like here as a french legionnaires. Worn in one nine hundred thirty three in a suburb of paris as the son of a renowned sculptor the mundo was an avid boxer as a teenager but. Then decided to train as an actor. His memorable face and cheeky grin became trademarks in standout roles like the warm hearted and funny role the rebel with a big mouth for the action hero who worked without a stunt double. In france the mundo soon became a household name although some film critics complained he had sold out. By the early one nine hundred eighty s. They best as he was known was shooting an average of three films a year. In real life the road was a little rockier for the Box Office Darling el mundo suffered a stroke in two thousand and one and he was unlucky in love both of his marriages ended in divorce. He also eventually parted ways with former playmate barbara gandolfini she was by his side at the two thousand and eleven Cannes Film Festival when he received a golden palm to honor his lifes work. I still love cinema if someone offered me a part i like i play it all came a play. John Paul Belmondo even at eighty five the legendary french actor still enjoys the spotlight. Married men in the u. K. Carried an extra load on their backs over the weekend and in london the stars of the third avengers film took to the red carpet that more in todays express. On sunday the stars of the film of ventures three infiniti war attended a fan of it in london among them were british actors Benedict Cumberbatch and tom holland in the third part of the series more superheroes than ever join up to confront evil on the silver screen. Its kind of relaxing and going into a film not having to worry about a new relationship. Because you already know everyone. This side by extravaganza will premiere on april twenty third. The town of dorking hosted the Eleventh Annual u. K. Wife carrying championships on sunday with men taking back in their spouses over a slippery two hundred fifty four metre course the proud winner is chris happy fourth antonys or prince will now represent their country at the World Championship event in finland at the beginning of july. The National Gallery in london officially opened its more night and architecture exhibition on monday it focuses on the role that buildings and structures played in the work of the french impressionist more than seventy five of the artists paintings are on display he could use the regular shape of architecture against the irregularity of nature so thats a great diversity of range to the way buildings were used in the old days were the exhibition is the first in london to be dedicated solely to the artist working more than twenty years on an architecture runs until july twenty ninth. The Worlds Largest trade fair for Musical Instruments is underway this week in frankfurt so in that vein were taking a look at five manufacturers of instruments starting with one company which produces bass guitars yes a richer in a seam only make about seventy instruments per year and most of their customers are in the us and theyve included some of the biggest names in rock n roll history. This is young and his workshop indite his time in seven germany. When richard builds a guitar hes in a world of his own. Is trying. It is very meditative when you get absorbed in the wood and imagine how you want the guitar to look. And then you remove wood from the places it doesnt belong and. This bass guitar is for the brazilian band georgia question. Church a question is massively popular in south america the group has sold several million records. And. Youre a little different in that you get a feel for the spectrum of harmonics the response the high frequency. You get an idea of what it will sound like later. Winter loves to experiment one of the instrument makers ideas was to immerse the body of a guitar in wine for more than a year and a piece of shaped aged in a five hundred liter barrel of riesling. At the end of two thousand and seventeen the bass made from it was auctioned off for a good cause. Isnt actually the best wood for guitar building but the wine removed some of the particulates suspended in the piece improving its sound quality its all us all great its a little harder and more aggressive i didnt expect that from hope for this region. Which are built his first base in his mid twentys since then hes made a big name for himself in the field the world over he constantly experiments with new shapes and surfaces musicians who perform with madonna and elton john played his instruments. The late superstar prince was also a client of the die time workshop. Because. I grew up in the group home or knew i was in a supermarket in hollywood buying milk. Around on her and brents called me on the spaces phone from the rehearsal room and ordered an instrument for a. Credible. Stage. That. Really feels connected to new york. Where he had his breakthrough the United States is the most important market for electric basses and guitars. Even the metropolitan museum of art has purchased one of the german instrument makers spaces. But hes still a little nervous when he hands over a new instrument to its buyer will the brazilian musician like the new bass. Like a three. Brazilian has found precisely the sound he was looking for. All the. Perfect. Right. For right here. Right now is a good time to let you in on this weeks contest and we would like to know if you play an instrument yourself if so please let us know and go to our website for all of the details right now a days most people dont think twice about taking a photo with their phone and having an instant image but back in the one nine hundred fifty s. And sixtys instant cameras were something of a revolution in photography and the quality wasnt so great but that wasnt the Main Attraction now an exhibition in northern germany puts the polaroid camera front and center with hundreds of interesting instant images. Those were the days spac when he could take up to five minutes for a picture to appear off the press the shutter. The polaroid project in hamburg cops back to the heyday of the instant camera from the one nine hundred seventy s. To the nine hundred ninety s. Around ninety different models are on display in the exhibition including many of the earliest prototypes. People were so excited emotionally by the public are going this is amazing the color is so vibrant you can see that here the color is so alive the exhibition also includes two hundred forty polaroids taken during the decades of the cameras popularity including works by andy warhol and other renowned artists. Cutting a picture doesnt actually make you develop more quickly but it can bring back memories people loved it because it it brought them together taking the picture is not with this large hole there isnt so much. You know communal its not so communal and the inventor said that thats what he wanted. He wanted to create a new kind of friendship. Digital photography amber quick gratification it brings at first seem to herald the end of the polaroid age but retro trends have helped revive interest. There are now sleek new models for sale and even asked for smartphones to give digital shawn santa a mistake polaroid look. Its real its authentic Everybody Knows about the digital camera its false Everybody Knows it can be tricked everybody wants to look younger everybody wants to look more beautiful more social more successful happier right and you can you can make happy happy happy with it lots of happy or make everybody smile but you couldnt do that with polaroid. If you still have an instant camera stowed away on a shelf somewhere dust it off and bring it along to the exhibition and enjoy the five minute wait after pressing the shutter. In time not to take a trip thanks to a viewer request from chile is a bell of the cool now would like to know more about the spanish city of barcelona now its located in the northern part of the country right on the coast and barcelona offers a great combination of beach and cultural activities now this city is synonymous with the architects and to me gowdy who left his mark on the parks buildings and most notably an unfinished Cathedral Well despite the recent political turmoil in the city barcelona remains spains top Tourist Destination and heres why. Its impressively diverse both catalonian and cosmopolitan barcelona is the city with heaps to offer according to. The writer and blogger knows almost every corner of the city and lots about its history. Is that my thanks to the city barcelona is connected via trading routes across the mediterranean with the rest of europe its the sea that made barcelona into a city that. To get an impression of the size of the city we had for lunch week the hill that overlooks barcelona. Was a thank you from here i can see the entire city including the Sagada Familia which will be the highest building in barcelona one day eight spires have been completed up till now. Another ten still have to be built you can take a cable car up to the top of the. One hundred eighty four meter high held this one middle foundation was set up here on monday week in one nine hundred seventy five during the artists life time mido was keen to create a museum for his works in a place that had inspired him. In one jewelry nurse. Me or did not have as much of a connection to nature as in his summer house but this is still a place thats close to nature and it would only yourself and nature is a constant Reference Point in rows of you from that if it in fact understand. Barcelona has a wonderful natural setting is keen to show off what she most likes about her home city in her blog now bustling mechanical stuff the barcelona i like. Her Favorite Church is located in the old fishermans quarter of elbow on sunday many of them on it was built in the fourteenth century in just fifty five years by bengay them on the good. The church is catalonia is only entirely gothic structure left standing. Its a must on this tour between the mountains and the sea and less than a third of the two figures at the doorway are the stone masons who dragged the stones from mulch a week on their way back down the coast to build the church of Santa Maria Del Mar that was the way it now i guess everybody. After a good meal its time to head for the next hill past and to needle these famous houses cars about show and cousin to one of europes most unusual architectural complexes listen to modern history descent powell it was built in one thousand nine hundred two by louis still mimicking one tanay and declared a unesco World Heritage site in one nine hundred ninety seven as. This place used to be called the shaven mountain because there was absolutely nothing here. This was where the architect built the hospital one of the most innovative of its time in the lab he built the site at forty five degrees to the city grid of the district lending the complex of perfect north south axis not. To randolph the day we hung on a historic trend to reach the citys highest point the five hundred twenty meter high t. V. There cant be many amusement parks where the rides on for such spectacular gives. Better night in barcelona you know always walking up or down you could say its built on seven hills like rome while he more or less not so many. So if youre off to barcelona remember to pack some comfortable shoes. And with that it is time to say goodbye dont forget to friend us on facebook for more on the show as always thanks for tuning in and we will see you again tomorrow. On the next edition of your own max painting with a High Pressure water gun klaus a dolphin he travels the world making reverse graffiti removing dirt from streets walls or dams to create images from the contrast between the cleaned and grimy surfaces of the german artist has just finished his most recent project in the south of france reverse graffiti next stop on your own. Car. The todd im going to. Come. To our im going go home to sleep i. Want a surprise champions and the mighty marions down the aisle speargun clinched their six title in a row thanks so much gary thank you victory over Shelton James the cell phone call it was a moment thank you stronger. This is the government has come to life somebody has the right to our correspondent is in central istanbul im joined by michelle a couple of you know whose Political Correspondent on those stories in just a minute but first this news just gave you some of the perspective comes from d. W. School. So this is the view from my seat in the horn section. Sarah with knows her stuff. Just think this is going to be the most incredible. Musicians. And conductors. And shows just how diverse Classical Music can be in. Sarahs music contemporary classical. D. W. We make up of what we watch as of a physical death and athletics we on the surface of the sun. 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