Outro dia estávamos eu e minha mãe lembrando de um restaurante italiano que meu pai adorava, o Giotto. Era um local de decoração bastante austera e talvez o que hoje se convencionou chamar de minimalista, com um predomínio do branco - no piso de pequenas pastilhas sextavadas, nas paredes, nas tradicionais jaquetas dos garçons, nas toalhas. As mesas ( Read more... )

Coisa mais linda...também queria um abraço desses! ;-)


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Desde que soube que James McAvoy ia fazer uma peça em Londres eu não conseguia pensar em outra coisa. A possibilidade de ver meu ator favorito, no auge, fazendo aquilo que me tornou uma fã dedicada - atuando - era por demais tentadora. É claro que o dinheiro não estava sobrando, minhas férias ainda estavam ( Read more... )

Going to London, watching the play and meeting James - what an event! It’s something I won’t forget, as long as I live.

I arrived on Monday, for a whole week in London. I was so excited! I had been to London about 15 years ago, and only for 3 days, so I had a lot of activities planned already - a tour through the city, lots of museums and two ( Read more... )

FICTION, METAFICTION  AND SYMBOLISMS

From IMDb's ATONEMENT board: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783233/board

I think Atonement is all about the power of stories and how they affect lives. Briony tells a story when she was a girl that ultimately keeps Robbie and Cecilia apart and even contributes to their deaths. Robbie would not have been in the army ( Read more... )

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My friend youbecomeme  made this incredible video for Atonement, and I had to put it here too.
It's really beautiful and dramatic, and what a wonderful choice for the music! And there's still more to come... ;-)

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Well, it's been a while!

I found this interesting article about Robbie Turner, and how the character was played by James, in the words of Joe Wright, Ian McEwan, and James himself...

ROBBIE TURNER

The male lead role of Robbie Turner, the son of the Tallis family housekeeper with a Cambridge education courtesy of the Tallis family, is played by James ( Read more... )

People can't seem to get enough of it, so...

More "100 Things I learned from "ATONEMENT"! ;-)

100) When yelling for a 13 yr old that is running through a field (because you just realized she is carrying the wrong letter) YELL LOUDER!!

99) Now I think the word CUNT is sexy.

98) I now want a library in my house.

97) Never go searching for little red ( Read more... )

A wonderful collective thread at IMDb...funny, moving, smart. Thanks to all the posters at the Atonement IMDb board! :-)

100 Things I Learned From "Atonement"

100) Libraries are the new bedrooms.

99) Never trust 13 year olds with anything.

93) To atone for your sins, all you have to do is write a book!

92) Think twice before you make a really ( Read more... )