The Peacock's Feather

Brodeuses

Thanks to Lelia for the heads up on this film, Sequins (Brodeuses), a French film that I watched today.  I had never heard of it and decided to give it a try and put it in my Netflix queue.  I liked it so much that I am considering ordering a copy of it now.  The movie is about a young woman, Claire, who is pregnant and planning to give up the baby for adoption.  It is set in Angouleme, which is gorgeous by the way.  She is a cashier in a supermarket, and the only thing that seems to keep her going is working on her embroideries, which are her passion.  As her pregnancy progresses, which she is trying to hide, she must quit her job.  She begins working for a woman, Mrs. Melikian, who is an embroiderer for haute couture designers.   Their embroideries are utterly exquisite!  I definitely recommend this one if you can get your hands on it!

I also managed to finish stitching on the birthday gift I mentioned.  I had hoped to get the actual finishing on it done today, but as I was watching a movie with subtitles, that has not happened so far.  I hope to at least get started on it tonight.  Hopefully I can get back to work on my Toccata then.  I may not have much to share with you until I am done with this gift!  I like how it turned out and I hope she will like it as well.

Impossible to stitch...

Last night I watched the second half of the new Jane Eyre remake on Masterpiece Theater.  I had my stitching out and ready as I like to stitch while I watch movies, but I'm afraid stitching took a backseat to the movie last night.   It was a bit too rivetting to take my eyes off the screen--I didn't want to miss anythng.  It has been a while since I have read Jane Eyre, but this has prompted me to pull out my copy and give it a reread.  It is more enjoyable the second time around.  I loved the movie adaptation.  I have only seen one other (with Timothy Dalton), which I did not enjoy.   I have a feeling this will be one movie I will happily add to my DVD collection when it becomes available. 

I am going to try a new posting schedule for my stitching blog.  I admit I have been quite haphazard so far this year in posting, as I have been in my stitching.  I am going to try and update here daily during the week and take weekends off.  Last year by this time I had already finished several little projects and so far this year I have nothing much to show for my work.  Perhaps if I limit my weekend computer time I can stitch more. We'll see if I can stick to it. 

Seen any good movies lately?

I have just discovered Netflix!  Actually I have seen ads all over the place, but I try and get my movies (free and for a three week check out!) from my public library.  Lately, though, I have been interested in seeing a few movies that are "off the beaten path" so to speak and that I cannot find anywere very easily.  So I broke down and have signed up for a trial of Netflix.  I am doing the two DVDs at once (though an unlimited number of check outs monthly) program.  Some of the movies I want to see are film adaptations of books.  Tonight I watched The Driver's Seat starring Elizabeth Taylor.  It was made in the 70s and has a very 70s feel to it.  It is from a book by the same name written by Muriel Spark.  The book was quite unnerving (a sort of literary psychological thriller...), and the movie was as well.  I would not have known what to think of it had I not read the book first.  Last weekend I watched Second Generation (which I thought was quite good!), an Anglo-Indian movie that is a modern retelling of the King Lear story.  I know once the newness wears off I won't be in such a hurry to get my movies viewed.  The sooner you get them watched and back in the mail, the sooner a new one from your queue is mailed out to you!  I think I will have to save movies for the weekends though, as now it is quite late and I am going to be whiney in the morning when I have to drag myself out of bed bright and early!  So, my question, now that I have 60,000 movies at my fingertips...any suggestions?  I especially love foreign (particularly Irish/British) films or artsy films.  But I am always open to suggestions!  I had hoped to stitch while I watched, but my DVD player is upstairs where we are nice and toasty...I pretty much was a couch potato tonight!