FACTOID # 119: The United States has the world's highest number of McDonald’s restaurants per capita. Americans also die of obesity more often than any other nation, with more deaths than Mexico, Germany, Spain, Austria and Canada combined.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     
  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Yes (film)
Enlarge
Poster for Yes

Yes is a 2004 film directed by Sally Potter, starring Joan Allen, Simon Akbarian, Sam Neill and Sheila Hancock. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... Sally Potter (1949-) is a British film director and writer. ... Image:Joanallen. ... Sam Neill Sam Neill (born September 14, 1947) is an actor best known for his film and television performances. ... Sheila Hancock (born February 22, 1933) is a British actress and comedienne. ...

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The film tells the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of their generation - religious, political and sexual.


Neill plays Allen's betrayed and betraying politician husband, Hancock her beloved aunt and Shirley Henderson a philosophical cleaner who witnesses the trail of dirt and heartbreak the lovers leave behind them, as they embark on a journey that takes them from London and Belfast to Beirut and Havana. The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben London and the Regions of England London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of approximately 13,945,000 [1]. Londons population includes... Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom, and the second-largest city on the island of Ireland. ... Central Beirut (2004) Beirut (Arabic: , transliterated Bayrūt - the French name, Beyrouth, was also commonly used in English in the past) is the capital, largest city and chief seaport of Lebanon. ... Havana (Spanish: San Cristóbal de La Habana; UN/LOCODE: Habana (CU HAV)) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ...


External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
Yes (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (388 words)
Yes is an expressionistic 2004 film written and directed by Sally Potter and starring Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, and Sheila Hancock.
The dialog of the film is almost entirely in iambic pentameter and usually rhymes, a fact which enthralled some critics and enraged others.
The film opens as an Irish-American microbiologist, never named and played by Joan Allen, discovers her British businessman husband Anthony (Sam Neill) is having an affair with their goddaughter's mother.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.