and the view is fantastic.

one of my all-time favorite movies is the merchant ivory production a room with a view. it's based on e.m. forester's novel of the same name.


set in turn-of-the-century england and italy, the film is an exquisite exploration of what it means to follow one's heart. the main character is miss lucy honeychurch, played by the lovely helena bonham carter! back before she started dressing like she actually is bellatrix lestrange. of course. the scenery is fantastic, the cinematography lovely, and the script is in turns romantic and quietly comedic. and, since it is a merchant ivory film, the costuming is gorgeous! all in all, a marvelous film. i highly reccommend it.


WARNING: that contains brief, full frontal male nudity. it's actually one of the funnier parts of the movie, but that's there. just saying.

in addition, the film also contains one of my most favorite songs ever! of the classical variety, anyway. how perfect.


ahhhh. lovely.

cheers,

emma

james mcavoy. yes.

dear world,

we would like to invite you to watch the wondrous film atonement. and by invite, we mean order.

we just watched it, and it's only one of the most amazing pieces of cinema. ever.

let's talk about its features: the score. amazing. also, who doesn't love clare de lune?

yes, that video is odd, and they spelled the song title wrong, but it's the best video we could find.

another thing: this film possesses one of the longest continuous shots in the history of film. that's pretty epic.

yet another thing: keira knightley and james mcavoy. need we say more?

go watch.

cheers,

emma and grace

p.s. we're naming all of our children briony. even the boys.