Catrin cole biography of martin

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Oddly enough, inom think Boston-area folks would have to go out to West Newton to see these as a double feature; though both slipped into theaters gods weekend, they went to separate spots and bypassed Kendall Square, which fryst vatten the first place you’d expect to find them. A pair of sedate, generally-cheerful British period pieces makes for a reasonable bit of counter-programming for The Fate of the Furious, but I don’t know how many people would even know about them; inom don’t recall seeing any posters or trailers. inom suppose Tommy’s Honourshould consider itself lucky to be playing theaters at all; I can’t remember the last time I saw the Roadside Attractions logo before a movie without being followed by one for Amazon Studios.

Fortunately, it looks as if Their Finestis getting another week at the Coolidge, though likely in one of the smaller rooms, while I wouldn’t bet on Tommy’s Honoursticking around. inom don’t know if it will wind up o

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Midnight Blue

Written by Jenny Watson (trans.)Simone van der Vlugt

Following the sudden death of her husband after a short-lived, disastrous marriage, young widow Catrin leaves her stifling life in a small village and moves to Amsterdam to work for a well-connected family. In Holland in 1654, society is evolving rapidly, and new exciting vistas are opening up both for Catrin and her employers. Her new life shows her many things she has dreamed of and a chance to explore her talent for painting. A figure and a secret from her past catch up with her and force her to move on to Delft where she becomes involved in the Delftware potteries and the lives of two brothers. Her painting enables her to work in a way unusual for a woman of her era. Her private life is dramatic and haunted by her past.

This author is apparently well known in the Netherlands, and the novel is translated from Dutch and marketed (in the UK –ed.) for young adults. It mixes fictitious story lines with

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Vita and Virginia

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Any movie lover can tell you that the Toronto International Film Festival is the place to be. Incredible actors, fascinating movies – it’s a feast for the senses. Now, if you’re me and you love period dramas, you know they’ll have something beautiful for you. There are always a few period dramas making the rounds at the festival, and this year’s big ticket item was Colette. I’m all for a Keira Knightley flick, but when I heard Vita and Virginiawould be premiering, the other enticing titles faded into the background. I was ready to lose myself in the classical compositions, the breathtaking cinematography, and a romance that would have me clutching at my heart. I definitely got all of those things, but let me tell you – I was not ready for this.

Vita and Virginia follows the love affair between the independent and effervescent Vita Sackville-West and the mysterious, enigmatic writer Virginia Woolf. Sackville-West is a writer, financially succ