The true story of Ivan IV, whose reign was marked by terror, is the basis of the ballet that examines power and fear.
Tag: Miscelana in English
Selected Miscelana articles available in English. Here you’ll find cultural analysis, reviews, and essays on cinema, television, literature, and pop culture, translated from the original Portuguese to reach a wider international audience
Upcoming Literary Adaptations on Netflix in 2026
Netflix will adapt literary classics such as Pride and Prejudice, The Age of Innocence, Frankenstein and East of Eden in 2026.
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass and the Line the World Never Forgot
A work that revolutionized American poetry, founding a new literary voice, and found avid admirers in cinema and pop culture.
The Genius of Grigorovich in 5 Ballets
Yuri Grigorovich’s Soviet ballet masterpieces, highlighting dramatic aspects and iconic performers.
Yuri Grigorovich: Between Genius and Tyrant, the Bolshoi Tsar Dies at 98
Yuri Grigorovich, Bolshoi choreographer, revolutionized ballet, leaving an ambiguous legacy of genius and tyranny throughout his career.
Cathy Ames: Anatomy of Evil in East of Eden
Cathy Ames is not just a villain in literature and cinema. She is the moral abyss in the form of a character, an almost mythological presence who embodies evil not as a human stumble, but as a lucid, persistent and premeditated choice. Created by John Steinbeck more than 70 years ago, Cathy is the figure who breaks with any romantic expectations of redemption in literature. And she will return to the screens as Florence Pugh in the Netflix series
Leave Her to Heaven: 80 Years of Hollywood’s Most Beautiful and Darkest Technicolor
Leave Her to Heaven’s 80th anniversary highlights a pioneering film that explores obsession and destructive love, challenging conventions of American cinema
The Price of Joel’s Decision in The Last of Us
The saddest episode of the season reveals family conflicts and emotional consequences
Understanding Deborah’s Complexity in Hacks
In the final stretch of Hacks, Deborah Vance and Ava face the tension between ambition and friendship, revealing vulnerabilities and questionable choices.
Wallis Simpson: the woman the royal family never forgave
Loved by a king, rejected by an empire, Wallis became a symbol of a monarchy that does not forgive deviations — but remains hostage to the same ghosts. And she will be the subject of a new film in 2026
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