Crime d'amour (Love Crime 2010)

Crime d'amour (Love Crime 2010) Cast: Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott Thomas When I pick a French movie, my expectation is something at least like Amelie…Imaginative, trivial but fascinating observations, uncommon experiences, interesting perspective on human relationships…But then, Love Crime met only few of them…It is supposed to be a thriller, well that’s not what I wanted from a French movie…. But then, that was my first movie at the Living Theater at Portland…That was a great experience though…

Brideshead Revisited (BBC TV Series 1981)

Brideshead Revisited (BBC TV Series 1981) Cast: Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick Original novel: Evelyn Waugh Jeremy Irons (Charles) and Anthony Adams (Sebastian Flyte) story of friendship, eccentricity, discoveries, enforced rules, drunken stupor, flamboyance and ways of the Marchmains…This one too was a TV series from BBC and the pace of the story telling really transports you right into the midst of the characters…Elaborate and picking pace gradually, it is a definite must for English classic lovers. Jeremy Irons gives a stellar performance, and the character appears so natural for Jeremy. Even now when I think of Brideshead Revisited, I can accurately picture Jeremy as a student at Oxford and his escapades with Sebastian Flyte.

Dr Zhivago (1965)

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Lady Chatterley (BBC TV Series 1993)

Lady Chatterley (BBC TV Series 1993) Cast: Joely Richardson, Sean Bean Original novel: D.H. Lawr

ence That was the phase, when I decided, let me discover the classics from the literature via the movies. Not that I had not done before, but paucity of time, was the main force. I knew about the controversy that surrounded the novel, and how it was considered a taboo in its time. What I picked to watch was the BBC TV series. The thing I like about the TV series, is the attention to detail that the TV series could afford to give. At the same time, it would take a logical break, making it easy to resume from where I left… Sir Clifford, Connie and Mellors bring together an visual and cerebral treat. The perfect country side setting, the lofty ideals of Sir Clifford, back drop of the World War, the distinction of the classes contrast that with feral desires, need to defy the conventions of the society and courage to break the rules knowing well the consequences…well that’s what you get when you see lady Chatterley A definite must for admirers of English classics; don’t miss it.