Rudin, Turgenev's first novel, is a subtle examination of human weakness which foreshadows many of the themes in the author's later work, with its lead character personifying the type of the "superfluous man" which came to dominate much of the literature of nineteenth-century Russia. ...

Mexican comedy drama starring Diego Luna & Gael Garcia Bernal as Beto & Tato, rivalrous half-brothers who work on a dusty banana plantation & play football for their local team on their days off. Both men dream of leaving their poor hometown behind them & earning enough to build a dream home for their mother, Elvira (Dolores Heredia). Beto, whose notorious temper on the field earns him the nickname of ' Rudo', dreams of becoming a professional goalkeeper, while Tato, nicknamed ' Cursi' owing to his fancy moves & trickery on the pitch, wants to be a famous singer. When the two are accidentally discovered by professional talent scout Batuta (Guillermo Francella), their lives change forever
- but can they ever reconcile their brotherly differences?
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Born on a train in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's pop icon. Nureyev's achievements & conquests became legendary: he rose out of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov's thrilling maverick star; slept with his beloved mentor's wife; defected to the West in l 961; &, sparked Rudimania across the globe. ...

An examination of Rudolf Otto's 20th-century concept of holiness. This volume analyzes the scholarly context that shaped Otto's idea of holiness, & discusses the relation of the numinous & the holy to the divine personality, morality, religious experience & emancipatory theology. ...

This biography of 20th-century pianist Rudolf Serkin provides a narrative of Serkin's life with emphasis on his European roots & the impact of his move to America. The authors focus on: his art & career as a pianist; his activities as a pedagogue; & his key role in institutionalising a redefinition of musical values in America. ...