mOVie friDAy.07 | LOs AmaNTes ...

+ Lovers of the Arctic Circle (original title: Los amantes del círculo polar) is a romantic epic by spanish director Julio Medem. I saw it as soon as it was released in 1998.

Its unique love story, embracing and celebrating destiny and coincidence as a motif, made a strong impression on me. I like Medem's work in general and would definitely put this film among his most powerful ones. 

++ The film is circular in plot and it follows a seventeen-year journey through the lives of Otto(Fele Martínez) and Ana (Najwa Nimrj).

They meet first as children in a difficult moment of their life: Ana just lost her dad and Otto witnesses his parents divorce. For him meeting Ana is love at first sight, but he never dares to tell her anything during their drive to school. Later they their friendly relationship takes a turn toward love (therefore taboo) when Otto’s single father and Ana’s single mother decide to get married. Ignoring this minor societal obstacle, Otto and Ana continue their clandestine relationship until circumstances begin to pull them apart.

He will become a plane pilot flying between Spain and the Arctic Circle. Ana will coincidentally moves to the same area to leave behind her past and past lovers.

They seem then to be able to get in touch again in this somehow extreem geographic location: the polar circle. Unfortunately, this time circumstances will play them a bad trick. A freak accident will happen under the midnight sun exactly in the moment when they find eachother.

Told by Ana's point of view, she and Otto are reunited, and in Otto's point of view, Ana dies.

+++ The film was nominated for four Goya Awards and won for Best Editing and Best Original Score. Julio Medem also received the Audience Award at the 2000 Athens International Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Latin Film at the Gramado Film Festival. The film also won an Ondas Award for Best Spanish Film and Najwa Nimri won for Best Actress.

+++ Los Amantes del Circulo Polar is a touching story, shifting from realitic to surreal, with all themes dear to Medem’s universe (that can be also find in his other works) such as love, death, destiny, nature, the circle of life and the coincidences in life.

One can not ask oneself about the meaning of destiny, its unexplainable laws.

Interesting to notice, the names of characters Otto and Ana are both palindrome, thus readable from both ends, as Medem's name is.


                                        {  photos source : 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5 ,6 , 7, 8 & 9  }

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wISh liST: JOdy DeLaNGE

 { pictures 1.2.3. credits to Ivania Carpio-LOVE AESTHETICS  }

... I like neon color as spot color on a light/neutral palette combination [more here about it]. That's why I was totally amazed when I saw these garnments from graduating 4th year ArtEZ student Jody DeLange. Neon colors are in these clothes totally deprived of any resembrance of the 80's, they somehow remind me of the 60's but have a strong futuristic look that's really appealing to me.
It's so innovative to combine fluo gradient textiles with semi-transparent high tech fabrics, and I love the decorative yet so minimalistic look of tape on the model legs.
I'd love to wear the whole outfit of picture one.

Pictures are from the Graduation Show ArtEZ 2012, wich I came across on Ivania Carpio's blog LOVE AESTHETICS. I do not usually follow fashion blogs but I don't miss hers. I totally admire her unique point of view regardless of main stream likes, her very personal style based on monocrhome white/black and silver and her innovative DIY. Check her out for some inspiration for your house and/or wear.

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adDICtion ?

+ in altitude again

++ walking down hill

+++ through blueberries fields

++++ picking some

+++++ Erik discovered path indicators

++++++ smelling chamomile on the way

Ok, I admit it, we got a little hooked on cable cars and altitude walks. My pictures do look very much the same lately, I hope you don't mind. The weather was glorious today. Erik discovered path indicators, something so exciting to him that kept him walking for a very long path down hill.
Happy summer ending wherever you are. 



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hERe & nOW

looking down

looking up

looking to the side 

view from Monte Cimone

picking blueberries

 disappearing evidence of a short rain storm

smelling lavender in the sun again

first golden leaves

... August is at the end but summer does not seem to be in the mood of leaving. Extreme heat and I don't get along, but its nice to enjoy some more summer hot sprinkles when the first yellow leaves begin to fall.

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1, 2, 3 !

+++ August is full of celebrations. My mother's, my father's and my own birthday are all in this month, few days apart from eachother. There is usually a lot of cakes, dinners, restaurants, invitations, icecreams, rich breakfasts and fuss going on in these days.
We decided this time to sum it all up in a day at the Ninfa lake again.
I had delicious mushrooms polenta, little E tasted and loved his first time truffle tagliatelle, everyone seemed happy and we topped the day with a toast of local spirits. 
This year the celebration was complete for me as my lovely husband is back from work.

Again we saw horses near the lake and for a while the 3 of us escaped with the cable gondola to an higher spot on the Cimone mountain (1880 mt), leaving my parents to rest on deckchairs for the afternoon.
Ok, it all happened and I could even peacefully enjoy some more chapters of the book I am reading (one I recommend actually), which is definitely wonderful.
One more year is gone.
I am older wiser now.

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aDVancED STyle

... We all are such individuals... why should we all look the same?
As we all -and women in particular- get imposed a model of youth at all costs, I really  hope to become an old lady who'll be proud of her age, won't loose her personality and her love for color. Hopefully I'll be on one of these videos one day. 

{ you will find extraordinary women, this and more videos here }

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weEKenD

... what a weekend! 
A lot of laughter with my friend Lara who stayed with us for a couple of days.
An afternoon near the lake, enjoying the unexpected company of horses.
First pony ride ever for little E [since then aka the blue knight].
Back in contact with a 'lost' friend.
My birthday.

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