An ode to love… perhaps! A truly wonderful read Maria, thank you!
“…And we need to mention Francis Lai’s classically inspired score, a romantic piano concerto, a little bit in the manner of Bach, perhaps, or more probably Mozart. And the scat sound of Snow Frolic. I’m a great believer in cinema soundtracks — which so often go overlooked. Sometimes people writing about films barely mention them. This id…
“It’s the counterfeit snob who ruins the allure: desperate for validation, tediously over-explaining their choices, and mistaking pretense for style.”
Also, when you continually emphasize your decades of “credentials” and remind everyone how much money you proclaim to have as a validation of your superiority…
Today’s post, partly free, lots about love.
“There was a time in the 80s, I seem to remember, when certain people dismissed Love Story as romantic slush, in the same way that the music of Burt Bacharach was consigned to the lift. These days, I think, we can look at it with fresh eyes: Under Arthur Hellier’s elegant and understated direction, it’s a beautifully made and thoughtful …
“There was a time in the 80s, I seem to remember, when certain people dismissed Love Story as romantic slush, in the same way that the music of Burt Bacharach was consigned to the lift. These days, I think, we can look at it with fresh eyes: Under Arthur Hellier’s elegant and understated direction, it’s a beautifully made and thoughtful …
I’ve just finished reading Sylvia Townsend-Warner’s Lolly Willowes and am totally in love with it. I cannot think how I have missed reading this almost 100 year old gem. It’s many fans here on Substack influenced me to get a copy and I am so grateful to them. I completely loved it. It will be cherished on my bookshelves as a firm favouri…