About in board on young italy. Always start off with beauty and normally here in germany beauty pageants are still dominated by the classic Northern European good looks farah face and with a tumbling mane of long hair which is why this years judges were in for a bit of a surprise miss lower saxony also known as. Showed up with a crew cut a first for a missed germany pageant opinions over the seventeen year olds daring look were divided to say the least and there was some serious buzz on social media but it begs the question whether this could be a First Step Towards more diverse ideal of beauty. Twenty two contestants vying for the crown at this years miss germany pageant. Back stage has stylists have their work cut out juggling curlers styling ones hair dryers on multiple heads of long. One contestant though can relax because her hairstyle is always picture perfect you want to is the reigning miss lower saxony and her hairstyle isnt just making waves backstage a candidate with a crew cut is a first here but shes not getting any special treatment in the run up to the pageant she got on fine with her fellow competitors. This is. Just tear my hair is just a short its no big deal so our personalities just clicked and thats what counts. Three weeks you want to use packing her bags for the miss germany adventure she hasnt been sporting a close cropped along. Recently she looked like this but then you look gave her selfesteem a boost she entered the beauty pageant in her home city of hung over but didnt really take it that seriously and that she was having a day are kind of wasnt hoping and praying to a winner and i think i just took part to try out something new to gain new experiences and just have some fun. At the competition awaken to ambition even though until then shed been more interested in dance and modeling mentor is all rounder and his studio is her home away from home after clinching the miss lower saxony title you wanna faced a barrage of criticism even abuse on social media just because of her hairstyle she was called ugly boyish sickly but the experience made her stronger. And its ok i think its ok if people have their own opinion dont you think for sharing but so what its not my problem so what its all. Good is good. Is heavy going for sixteen to seventeen year old. This is not easy as you grin and bear it but we here with our support the dances the parents best friends you can do more. But like all of our fellow contestants in the run up to the pageant she was on her on the Canary Island of Puerto Ventura for fitness and media training. And also professional photo sessions the candidates got in everything they could want and the seventeen Year Old School Girl from hanover was transformed. This election for the finalists was just a few minutes away janice competitors with luscious logs like turned but did they think she stood a chance. Against the always and short hair she something really special she stands out of mediately to look at all the girls and then bam there she wanna i think shell definitely end up in the final. If you see it in the way she tells her story that she was only down that people said such awful things about her mentality not if theres really special personality there to have his in its a had a short hair long hairs doesnt matter. Whether the judges would see it that way remains to be seen here however the ideal of beauty seem to be narrowly defined as each basic proportions are important whats called the golden mean the eyes have to be the right distance apart in the angle of the nose and chin has about one hundred ten degrees. Size be maximum six with no center light on. The schoolgirl from have to look stunning and even down even with a short happy it was determined to stay relaxed no matter what. But it was time for the swimsuit competition she already had to accept disappointment on the first evening when she found to be selected for the group of finalists. Someone else was destined to end up wearing the crown a student from stuttgart twenty three year old out of a bind would be chosen as misjudge me twenty eighty. Five and i think its going to probably open lots of doors for me and ive already met so many people in just the last three of whom i would never have met otherwise ive had so many experiences that otherwise simply wouldnt have been possible it just to me as i am the father backstage you want i was overcome with emotion to the tears were flowing because many congratulated her poise and courage. Else like its want of course on monday ill be back in school back to every day life but right now i can do what i like what i enjoy and i just see where life takes me its. Almost every kid gets. Me twenty eighteen already has a shared tool for the coming here and besides wearing the crown which shorts have would have been quite a feat. With the stylists have to pin it to. A courageous move nevertheless there is a lot of pinning up that goes on at a typical fashion show of course but when his collection hits the runway italian designer jones youre out of money make sure everything is perfect hes up next with more in todays express. Fashion week is underway again in milan on sunday Giorgio Armani presented his new ladies collection for his employee oh armani line the italian fashion czar has mixed and matched cowboy boots mini skirts and flouncy jackets for his twenty eighteen Autumn Winter designs a day earlier hed already unveiled the main collection which is dominated by flowing fabrics and subdued colors with punchy red and lilac accents fashion week comes to milan four times every year twice for mens and twice for womens fat. Its. Minus ten celsius its perfect weather for blazing at least for these seventy three hearty souls from the russian exclave of callinan cracked this weekend they took a dip in an icy pool the youngest remote was eleven the oldest seventy swimming in bone chilling water is popular in russia there are even sports clubs that are dedicated to taking the icy plunge. In. An exhibition on gurkhas found opened in munich this weekend it shows the impact curtis tragedy had on the arts painting and sculpture but also fashion and photography. We want to introduce guterres found as a great current significance and rather than as a classic from way back. This drama brings together two great themes of global literature love and death towards osama and three other films to seen by many as the most significant work of literature in the german language the first part of the tragedy dates back to eighteen zero eight. Lens own International Film festival the belly not know was barely done and dusted at the weekend when talk turned to the next big film event the ninetieth edition of the oscars happening this coming sunday in los angeles and so all of this week in our series were featuring oscar nominees from europe and we start off with the category best original score of the musical compositions that accompany a movie are as important as things like camera and location with the music creating an atmosphere and hence in the storytelling this year five big names in the film music business are nominated for best original score and three of them are european. Its something of a name brand with hollywood productions. Currently food music art to avoid and i became a film composer because the first i love stories like this one and second rung up because i always get stage fright when a friend of my friends told me not to hide behind the fear so hell do them for. Some has been nominated in the category of best original school for the film dunkirk by christopher nolan. The story is about the successful rescue operation of an eye troops trapped on the beaches of downtown during World War Two the school is considered the most powerful of the collaboration between that and similar. Theyve worked together on several major films including interest and the dark knight franchise. Player. Plays theres a whole generation of young film composers who grew up on hans and the word speired by him so i think its justified that we hear about him a lot and that hes constantly hes constantly out there his concert with a new big film with another oscar nomination and so on and so on some people id be getting tired of him but hes his impact on the on the film composing is undeniable being able to break through instruments create came in nine hundred eighty eight with the film music to the blockbuster rain man. Les chain ninety ninety five he won an oscar for his film school to disneys the lion king. He also composed the music for the pirates of the caribbean film series. League. So his closest rival in the category is french composer alexandre desplat. Hes already taken home the back to award for the music to the fantasy drama the shape of. An interactive. Movie centers around eliza a mute who works in a high security Government Authority where she discovers and falls in love with a mysterious creature. Just the shape of water is just beautiful and haunting and he does a weird thing with the with the a wind section which is all flutes which is sort of the sound of water what he imagines of water sounds like. Lets compare. This op against the american John Williams for his epic stumbles the last jet i film school. American compares a concept that well you composed and compiled the soundtrack to three billboards outside adding missouri starring frances mcdormand. And english rock n roll it Johnny Greenwood for phantom thread greenwood again stepped out of his normal element to create a classical movie. Greenwood whos better known as a member of a radio ad of the pop band radiohead he is well known for his sort of a lot use of electronic but in this this soundtrack in phantom thread he does something very interesting he mixes the soundtrack has his music original music and then uses a lot of Classical Music as well beethoven. And hes able to move in between those go in and out with his soundtrack using classical themes mixing them with his sort of electronic middle of muslim i think its very impressive. Who will be asked to go to. I think probably. Just because the academy loves multiple oscar nominees one once and his score to dunkirk is like a perfect oscar score its its right in your face the film itself is almost no dialogue for the music is so in proportion and so impressive i think it probably will be his year this year. Done kate has also been nominated in seven other categories this year might just be the year for both the film and its composer. And great suspense leading up to oscar night of course and now im wondering if you have ever won a prize at some point in your life or perhaps you came out on top at sporting tournaments or even a music contest and if so feel free to send us a picture of yourself with your trophy or maybe your. It and as a thanks for your feedback one lucky viewer will receive a euro max wrist watch so best of luck to you. All right now and my children are certainly adamant that we are never too old to play with lego two young men from dresden in eastern germany would no doubt agree and as the plastic bricks from denmark are an endless source of enjoyment and inspiration but they go one step further and use lego figurines to stage some pretty dramatic photographs turning childs play into decidedly group fun. Donald trump is surfing toward the statue of liberty on a wrecking ball. Justice authorities in saxony are blind to illegal neo nazi activities and a bad banana peel stocks the person who slipped on it the world of lego is alive at least four zero zero zero zero zero find theyve created a whimsical world of adventure and misadventure where lego figures are always the stars of the show their works are strange humorous and thought provoking. By the miter man. Hes afraid because theres a real spider chasing. And so he hides in a corner with an invincible superhero no longer. Heres a hamster wheel the figures are all held on by magnets alternately thats to show that life is just chasing money and wealth more and more of it here. This is the pop rock at all its a smoke cloud which was made by painstakingly sticking bits of popcorn together as is the form. They begin by putting their idea on paper then they refine it until image and message are one their latest Concept Features a hidden object. As they stand another to listen might be out in form and i think we use natural materials soil. A bit of moss to create a contrast between the plastic people and these beautiful materials. The kids can look on but thats about it. From your son now and then. Sometimes. If the artist cant find what they need to they head for the play room where theres always something at hand. They look for the right character place it and then adjust the position again and again it can take hours until everything is in just the right place and they can start taking pictures the name of this trendy genre is graffiti. Works the marketing and knows how to use a camera image with a hidden object is almost done just a few finishing touches are needed to make it perfect. Or getting it looking behind the scenes they love it when we reveal our secrets. Or say that really spoiled it for us deploy. Their creations can be found in exhibitions and on social Media Channels theyre turning down commissions now because they dont want people dictating to them or the pressure thats not their thing for them the game is having fun with lego figures and thats how they wanted to stay. Great stuff for this weeks euro max extra tour were granting a travel request from jose i did it who comes from mendoza in argentina and he wrote in and wanted to know more about a certain city in northern italy and that is like so many italians it is baloney it is a cultural treasure trove and over the centuries that has also acquired a number of nicknames such as. Educated the fat and lateral the red and well tell you why that isnt the character of the place in the finer smaller details. Elec and talk aides line the main square in belong near the piazza majority in all thirty eight kilometers of arcades extend across the city protecting pedestrians from the rain and the sun. The first settlements were established here over two thousand years ago and the middle ages wealthy families here each built their own tower the two most famous ones are the ninety seven meta hi tony as in any i did shorten neighbor tony guy send robertos as a romi has worked here for many years. Usually with the authority of the kicker of the us an alitalia which along with a sister char is a symbol of the wrong people you also are also work here and im a First Citizen of the lawn youre to have been a born in the tower and not just in its shadow. Cancer Santo Stefano is also fascinating this square is actually triangular the basilica of st stephen is a complex of seven roman asked buildings the oldest part state from the fifth century. The use often called the red city. Ga its a beanie has started the citys architecture shes in charge of the tours. But no longer can map that levels down a bit below nya is known as the red city that i thought that goes through thats because most of its buildings are made of terra cotta. That i dont know but knowing it he could be added there is lots of clay in the region that weve been its a very pure kind of clay that makes the best and toughest terra cotta that. It was used for the facade of the fifteenth century oratory otello spinto side. Is also called the finance one like an asset because of all its fabulous food forty dela is one of those. Speciality. And im out of the water does matter shoulder of pork and pork fat is very finely cooked and stuffed into a natural casing. Of course polonaise sauce is known the world over carrots onions celery fresh rosemary pole bellina red wine tomato puree ground beef. Water all its done after three three and a half hours or four hours to printing out how much that youre not like the thought that present that out that they got. The sauce is never served with spaghetti but only with tell you tell you. The famous restaurant donatello serves this tradition. Original recipe as camel to the chamber of commerce. And a prototype in gold of the perfect time yet ten. Below nya is not only the red city but also the learned one the doctor its university was founded in ten eighty eight its the oldest in the western world and you can mean that it feel any imus bought the body at first classes were held in various parts of the city in churches and in the homes of the professors that it would change then in the mid sixteenth century pope pius the fourth came to govern in a below nya and he built this building that the Arche Geneseo noticed as the First Permanent home of the university not only people from below new or from italy studied here but lots of foreigners on germans who spaniards french film on the ceilings are painted with the coats of arms of those students. And you study the. Citys church as a full of amazing works of awe some the now captain below news you know protect our own national gallery. Reading this all to be spite your target dates from the thirteen thirteen years. Old press goes tell stories from the bible. Just as the ecstasy of sense of celia by raphael the poleon stole it and sent it to paris now it is back in the city where it was commissioned. Belong and has dozens of easy but the city itself is one shoots a Living Museum but its all plowed see if oking centuries past. Oh maybe only decades past this time but another era is currently being evoked in poland and more precisely in the capital city of warsaw already back in the communist days it was popular to use neon script for shop signage to add a little bit of light and color to the humdrum grey well this kind of retro aesthetic is back in vogue and we looked into the background of an artistic trend with staying power. Perfecting the retro look a neon sign is supposed to give this new bakery a bit of nostalgia claire neons making a comeback in the polish capital warsaw for. Making me on is really quite expensive. But its got its own charm and character that gives places a certain appeal of their own. If you dont the now people see our signs and get almost sent about the. Winter nights begin early in the polish capital and neon helps brighten things up back in the days of the iron curtain they had the same idea of using light to drive out the gloom of the predominately grey communist buildings the poles might not be nostalgic about communism but they are about neon. There are no yup i mean i remember the sixtys really well back then they were far more lifelike these little slit call it i like the colors structures and shapes they really are nature out. They bring back the past for those of us was to. The past