- published: 07 Jun 2006
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A kite is traditionally a tethered heavier-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites have a bridle to guide the face of the kite at the correct angle so the wind can lift it. A kite may have fixed or moving anchors.
The lift that sustains the kite in flight is generated when air flows around the kite's surface, producing low pressure above and high pressure below the wings. The interaction with the wind also generates horizontal drag along the direction of the wind. The resultant force vector from the lift and drag force components is opposed by the tension of one or more of the lines or tethers to which the kite is attached. The anchor point of the kite line may be static or moving (e.g., the towing of a kite by a running person, boat, free-falling anchors as in paragliders and fugitive parakites or vehicle).
The same principles of fluid flow apply in liquids and kites are also used under water.
Actors: John Hurt (actor), Graham Greene (writer), Paul Webster (producer), Elton Farla (miscellaneous crew), Garry Marriott (miscellaneous crew), Maurice Roëves (actor), John Warman (actor), Philip Davis (actor), Helen Mirren (actress), Andy Serkis (actor), Christos Michaels (miscellaneous crew), Rachel James (miscellaneous crew), Julian Day (costume designer), Geoff Bell (actor), Will Evans (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: An adaptation of Graham Greene's classic novel about a small-town hood who marries a waitress who witnessed him murdering a rival thug in order to keep her quiet. As his gang begins to doubt his abilities, the man becomes more desperate and violent.
Keywords: 1960s, based-on-novel, beach, brighton, chase, criminal, gang, gang-war, husband-wife-relationship, nightmareActors: Allan Niblo (producer), Thomas Rosica (producer), Gita Hosek (producer), Penny Woolcock (producer), Penny Woolcock (writer), Penny Woolcock (director), Lee Thomas (producer), Andrew Litvin (producer), Marc Boudignon (editor), Katie Bevell (miscellaneous crew), Aaron Hamilton (actor), Chris Cavanagh (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Badham (miscellaneous crew), Lucy Pardee (miscellaneous crew), Marina Parker (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Shin'ichirô Miki (actor), Nobuyuki Hiyama (actor), Yumi Tôma (actress), Akiko Hiramatsu (actress), Maaya Sakamoto (actress), Mitsuki Saiga (actress), Megumi Toyoguchi (actress), Isshin Chiba (actor), Kazunori Itô (writer), Kazunori Itô (writer), Kôichi Mashimo (director), Masaya Onosaka (actor), Michiko Yokote (writer), Kazuhiro Nakata (actor), Kaori Nazuka (actress),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Garry Chalk (actor), Colin Murdock (actor), Richard Dreyfuss (actor), Peter Kelamis (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), Colin Murdock (actor), Scott McNeil (actor), Scott McNeil (actor), Scott McNeil (actor), Scott McNeil (actor), Scott McNeil (actor), Terry Klassen (actor), Terry Klassen (actor), Don Brown (actor), Lee Tockar (actor),
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Genres: Comedy, Short,You are a lonely child
Nobody prays for you
Sadly, faces will remind
That you're not real anymore
Shadow sleep softly
Dreams will fill your mind
You are a frightened child
Nobody knows of you
Sadly, people that you never understood
Bring you more heartache
Sleep softly
Dreams will fill your mind
When I was young and scared of the dark
I used to just lie there and shake
'Til I built a dream that made this okay
Its music would sing me asleep
To a special place
Wherefore I know not
But the voices were soft all around
Over their breeze
Me and my kite friend
Would laugh at the heavy ground
You are the only one
Nobody cares for truth
Sadly, faces will remind
That you're not real anymore
Shadow, sleep softly
Dreams will fill your mind
Dream softly
Sleep will fill your mind