Synopsis
It is late summer, and Lane (Mia Farrow), still fragile after a nervous breakdown, is staying at her childhood home in Vermont. She has been having an affair with Peter (Sam Waterston), a writer who lives nearby, but now relations between them seem to have inexplicably cooled. When Lane's mother (Elaine Stritch) arrives with unexpected news, and the fate of her relationship with Peter becomes clear, Lane's emotional world is thrown into turmoil once again. Written and directed by Woody Allen.
Review
Another Allen movie about the volatility and relative meaninglessness of it all, September is not as rich of dry humor and effective punch lines as some of his other films. He investigates jealousy, bitterness, betrayal, love, but it is all not as deep as seen elsewhere in Allen's prolific filmography.
My favorite quote: "Universe is haphazard, morally neutral and unimaginably violent." I tend to agree. Watch the clip below.
I got this movie in this box set
06 February 2013
27 January 2013
Saluti da Bologna!
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| Le tre "T" di Bologna |
Da notare che i veri tortellini sono quelli a sinistra, della grandezza canonica dell'ombelico di Venere. Il ripieno può essere di prosciutto, mortadella, uovo, parmigiano e noce moscata. Quelli a destra sono cappelletti romagnoli, più grandi e di solito ripieni di carne bovina.
In particolare consiglio l'osteria dei Poeti e, fuori concorso per chi cerca la cucina locale, il ristorante spagnolo di Juan Alberto.
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| Chandra Raga a Bologna |
Durante il mio soggiorno ho anche avuto la fortuna di assistere ad un bel concerto di musica indiana con Paolo Avanzo e Stefano Grazia. Il tutto preceduto da un'ottima cena indiana al Centro Natura. Questo è un estratto di un concerto simile dei due musicisti su Youtube.
In conclusione: tutto vero, le tre T sono un mito! Gran bel weekend a Bologna. Ho anche trovato in saldo due paia di stivali taglia 39, che faccio sempre fatica a reperire. Da ritornarci presto!
23 January 2013
Alla stazione ferroviaria dell'aeroporto di Fiumicino
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| Biglietteria automatica |
Questo è ciò che la macchina bigliettatrice del treno per l'aeroporto di Fiumicino mi ha chiesto dopo aver letto la mia carta di credito. In altre parole: vuoi pagare il biglietto senza riceverlo? Ho avuto un dubbio amletico sul da farsi.
Tra l'altro la domanda mi è stata posta in italiano nonostante io abbia selezionato l'inglese per effettuare la transazione. Se al posto mio ci fosse stato uno straniero che non parlava italiano magari si sarebbe fatto addebitare il costo del biglietto senza poi poterlo ritirare!
Per rasserenarci ecco un paio di bei libri sui treni del tempo che fu!
21 January 2013
Films about India
Eternal work in progress, these are the best film about India I have seen...
Born into Brothels (2004) by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman. Some children of prostitutes find a new life in photography.
Earth (1998) by Deepa Mehta. Harrowing story about the 1947 partition.
Fire (1996), by Deepa Mehta. Two women find freedom and love in traditional India.
Himalaya: the Forgotten Valleys by Guy Costieux. Life in the Buddhist mountains of Northern India.
Kama Sutra, a Tale of Love (1997) by Mira Nair. Love, mysticism and tradition in classical India.
Like Stars on Earth (2007) by Aamir Khan. Success of a child one considered a problem.
Mississippi Masala (1991) by Mira Nair. Romance between races and the American melting pot.
Namesake (2006) by Mira Nair. Family values and Indian immigration to the US in the 1970s.
Outsourced (2010) by John Jeffcoat. Losing your job because the company is outsourciing to India might be the best thing that ever happened to you!
Salaam Bombay (1988) by Mira Nair. Drugs and prostitution in the glittering economic capital of India.
Water (2006) by Deepa Mehta. The desperate plight of widows in traditional India.
Born into Brothels (2004) by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman. Some children of prostitutes find a new life in photography.
Earth (1998) by Deepa Mehta. Harrowing story about the 1947 partition.
Fire (1996), by Deepa Mehta. Two women find freedom and love in traditional India.
Himalaya: the Forgotten Valleys by Guy Costieux. Life in the Buddhist mountains of Northern India.
Kama Sutra, a Tale of Love (1997) by Mira Nair. Love, mysticism and tradition in classical India.
Like Stars on Earth (2007) by Aamir Khan. Success of a child one considered a problem.
Mississippi Masala (1991) by Mira Nair. Romance between races and the American melting pot.
Namesake (2006) by Mira Nair. Family values and Indian immigration to the US in the 1970s.
Outsourced (2010) by John Jeffcoat. Losing your job because the company is outsourciing to India might be the best thing that ever happened to you!
Salaam Bombay (1988) by Mira Nair. Drugs and prostitution in the glittering economic capital of India.
Water (2006) by Deepa Mehta. The desperate plight of widows in traditional India.
19 January 2013
Book review: Complete Notes from Singapore (2010) by Neil Humphreys, ***
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| Singapore skyline and the Merlion |
In 1996, Neil Humphreys decided to travel the world. He ended up in Singapore.
His first book, "Notes from an even Smaller Island", became an immediate best-seller in 2001. Humphreys' travelling companion, Scott, said it was a load of bollocks.
In 2003, his second book, "Scribbles from the Same Island", a compilation of his popular humour columns in WEEKEND TODAY, was launched in Singapore and Malaysia and also became an immediate best-seller.
In 2006, he published "Final Notes from a Great Island: A Farewell Tour of Singapore" completed the trilogy. The book went straight to No.1 and decided to stay there for a few months. Having run out of ways to squeeze island into a book title, Humphreys moved to Geelong, Australia. He now writes for several magazines and newspapers in Singapore and Australia and spends his weekends happily looking for echidnas and platypuses. But he still really misses roti prata.
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