Category: Music & Film

Storytelling…

Frederico Fellini vs Wes Anderson

When the great Italian film director Frederico Fellini suddenly died in 1993, we mourned his loss…no more of his fantastical, poetic, funny and tender portrayals of characters and events…my husband Gilles and I were in mourning… But then the wonderful whimsical film director Wes Anderson came onto the scene, and we were immediately drawn into his world of dysfunctional families, deep sea explorers, Indian train journeys, animated animals, boy scouts and more recently, a magical grand hotel in the sinister interbellum..

GrandBud3The “fantastical” Grand Budapest Hotel on the mountain top…

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If the shoe fits…

Marvelous Marilyn Monroe famously said:

“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world”.

Hear, Hear! Every gal I know agrees!

 marilynandbilly

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Swaying Chandeliers & Indian Magic!

THE MUSIC ROOM by SATYAJIT RAY

I saw this film many years ago with my late husband Gilles, a French aristocrat and film buff, who took me to the many small “cinema’s” in Paris to see the most beautiful films from around the world in ORIGINAL VERSION!

The Music Room

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