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Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. It comes from the Scottish Gaelic: càrn (plural càirn). Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas. They vary in size from small stone markers to entire artificial hills, and in complexity from loose, conical rock piles to delicately balanced sculptures and elaborate feats of megalithic engineering. Cairns may be painted or otherwise decorated, e.g. for increased visibility or for religious reasons.
In modern times, cairns are often erected as landmarks, a use they have had since ancient times. Since prehistory, they have also been built as sepulchral monuments, or used for defensive, hunting, ceremonial, astronomical and other purposes.
Actors: James Ivory (writer), Suzanne Flon (actress), Maggie Smith (actress), Humbert Balsan (producer), Alan Bates (actor), Ismail Merchant (producer), Sébastien Floche (actor), Isabelle Adjani (actress), Pierre Clémenti (actor), Serge Marquand (actor), Daniel Mesguich (actor), Humbert Balsan (actor), Michel Such (actor), James Ivory (director), François Viaur (actor),
Plot: It's 1927 Paris. Following the conviction of her art dealer husband, Stephan Zelli, for theft for which he was handed a one-year prison sentence, Marya Zelli, originally from West India, moves in with her acquaintances, expatriate Brits H.J. and Lois Heidler. Marya knows that H.J. in particular has more in mind than just providing her lodging out of the goodness of his heart. From behind bars, Stephan encourages Marya to move in with them not knowing H.J.'s intentions. Marya agrees in part because she, being a foreigner, cannot get work and would thus become destitute otherwise. She learns she is the latest in a long line of lodgers. She also learns that H.J. and Lois' marriage is not all that it appears on the surface. The Heidler's hold on Marya becomes stronger when they convince her that Stephan not only has no money but has no future in France after his release. Their collective lives become more complicated when Stephan is released from jail and tries to figure out what he's going to do with his life to regain the high standard of living to which he became accustomed.
Keywords: 1920s, affair, based-on-novel, cafe, cake, church, coffee, concubine, decadence, female-frontal-nudityhere they lay within our arms. caressing this darkest
purge. honing the darkness pure, bleeding the nether
free... under an
earthen stone, she of cloak and crown, she of blackened
steel...blessed be unto her. her soul, the naked blade;
the color of
darkest lochs. her temperance, the hilt forged from
silver winters. time is but a breath. age thus comes and
goes. a pitiful
mortal coil; you and yours, mortal man. embrace her
immortality. the nether three, nocturne sisters. they are
the sentient