tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post1935337937590950526..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: I lift my lamp beside the golden doorTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-52198907103464337442008-11-21T08:40:00.000-05:002008-11-21T08:40:00.000-05:00Ooooh, this sounds like a good film. It's fascinat...Ooooh, this sounds like a good film. It's fascinating to think what the immigrants went through to get to this continent (I'm Cdn so I'll include my country)and how that one big move changed the direction of families forever. Thank you for recommending this film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-43277655164676662102008-11-20T13:07:00.000-05:002008-11-20T13:07:00.000-05:00this movie sounds fantastic! I just discovered you...this movie sounds fantastic! I just discovered your blog via EDI and am a fan! i'm adding you to my blogroll!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-60939061995287502772008-11-19T15:46:00.000-05:002008-11-19T15:46:00.000-05:00Keep those movie recs coming...you always come up ...Keep those movie recs coming...you always come up with things I've not yet discovered (high praise indeed!).<BR/>lol.<BR/><BR/>My grandparents came through Ellis Island (though not from Sicily) but this historical perspective would be very interesting to me, since they're no longer here for me to talk to. I'll keep an eye out for this film.tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-816209895325838402008-11-15T12:15:00.000-05:002008-11-15T12:15:00.000-05:00I'm so excited. I went to Netflix to add this to ...I'm so excited. I went to Netflix to add this to my queue and it is available on instant viewing. I can watch it without waiting. Yippie!Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-13162189306352084452008-11-14T10:22:00.000-05:002008-11-14T10:22:00.000-05:00Jeannie, so glad to hear you enjoyed the movie! I ...Jeannie, so glad to hear you enjoyed the movie! I thought it was so charming and want to watch it again, soon.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72651997846496060592008-11-14T10:12:00.000-05:002008-11-14T10:12:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for recommending this movie. Once ...Thanks so much for recommending this movie. Once I saw your blog I went straight to the library and got the movie. It was wonderful. While I was at the libary I also picked up the movie called "The Road Home". I cried and cried when I watched this movie.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952717985785215811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-71566989528427398622008-11-11T17:59:00.000-05:002008-11-11T17:59:00.000-05:00It looks stunning, just my kind of film willow. T...It looks stunning, just my kind of film willow. Thank you for that.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-79588983433971131712008-11-11T12:23:00.000-05:002008-11-11T12:23:00.000-05:00this is list I am making it getting longer and lon...this is list I am making it getting longer and longer ... thanks again for another reco worth following up on !<BR/><BR/>:-DarylDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-79456935197983728212008-11-11T09:47:00.000-05:002008-11-11T09:47:00.000-05:00I appreciate very much the choice of this film.Cha...I appreciate very much the choice of this film.<BR/>Charlotte Gainsbourg is an actress especially loved in France, and rightly so, it has a great personality. She sing also, in french and in english.<BR/>She is part of family of artists... His father, Serge Gainsbourg (too quickly disappeared) is one of the greatest contempary french artists:author, composer,interpreter,performer... Poet, dandy, provocative and talented. Her mother Jane Birkin is english, and was the muse and interpreter of Serge G. for a long time, with so much talent and patience, and has subsequently proved that she could also do very well without him,and without be in the "rejection?".<BR/>Ouf, I stop.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002654187909126383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-88649286168391397052008-11-11T08:59:00.000-05:002008-11-11T08:59:00.000-05:00Will have to see this!Will have to see this!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225411889838800415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32872538479118808882008-11-10T20:47:00.000-05:002008-11-10T20:47:00.000-05:00Any shoot'n and kill'n in it? Wars? Gunslingers? L...Any shoot'n and kill'n in it? Wars? Gunslingers? LOL....on roll. Hit poor Lavinia's blog with quips too. Must be the fall air. Yehaw.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809828176514703114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-83256013325136750532008-11-10T20:43:00.000-05:002008-11-10T20:43:00.000-05:00Wow--this sounds like a great movie! I'll bet this...Wow--this sounds like a great movie! I'll bet this is one I'd love. Thanks for the recommendation. I'll tell Joe to order it sometime when I get home. I can't wait for long, cold winter nights with a fire in the fireplace and a good movie! Soon...;))A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-50210781706870065082008-11-10T20:37:00.000-05:002008-11-10T20:37:00.000-05:00Thanks, I'm running over to Netflix now! Funny, I...Thanks, I'm running over to Netflix now! <BR/><BR/>Funny, I just recommended a series on my blog.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-40488059703367710272008-11-10T18:52:00.000-05:002008-11-10T18:52:00.000-05:00I will add Golden Door to my list. It looks like ...I will add Golden Door to my list. It looks like the kind of movie I enjoy very much.<BR/><BR/>Take care.Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072219347283927398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-45947763752285890842008-11-10T18:32:00.000-05:002008-11-10T18:32:00.000-05:00Mr Sponge, I checked it out from my local library ...Mr Sponge, I checked it out from my local library branch, so I'm sure you could find it without using Netflix. :)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32933000289931613102008-11-10T18:25:00.000-05:002008-11-10T18:25:00.000-05:00I don't use NetFlix but that does look like a comp...I don't use NetFlix but that does look like a compelling movie. Thx for the heads up.Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-63663039163294835792008-11-10T17:53:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:53:00.000-05:00Jo, yes, I've seen "The Black Book" and it is well...Jo, yes, I've seen "The Black Book" and it is well done!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-19064827042828052962008-11-10T17:46:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:46:00.000-05:00Merisi, no, I haven't and must, since I'm now in a...Merisi, no, I haven't and must, since I'm now in a Sicilian mode! This one is going on the Netflix, too. :)<BR/><BR/>The Schiavelli book looks good, too. And I didn't know about his death.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-21905160784688109582008-11-10T17:16:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:16:00.000-05:00I'll add it to my netflix list. ThanksI'll add it to my netflix list. Thankssukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-53340018585881378502008-11-10T16:48:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:48:00.000-05:00Willow, your Netflix queue must stretch the length...Willow, your Netflix queue must stretch the length of Hadrian's Wall! I'm sure these films will be right up your alley.<BR/><BR/>Btw, your masthead puts me in mind of "Angela's Ashes".<BR/><BR/>Kat<BR/><BR/>P.S. Pop round to read my latest poem - for Remembrance DayKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-29564194632983729292008-11-10T16:41:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:41:00.000-05:00Sounds right up my alley, will have to check it ou...Sounds right up my alley, will have to check it out, as well as the others mentioned in the comments...THANKS!A Wild Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083369862963892366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-51787245500359794512008-11-10T16:37:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:37:00.000-05:00Have you seen the movie "Il Gattopardo"?Have you seen the movie "Il Gattopardo"?Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-9416626159069800622008-11-10T16:35:00.000-05:002008-11-10T16:35:00.000-05:00One of the films supporting characters was played ...One of the films supporting characters was played by an Italo-American actor, Vincent Schiavelli, who died during the filming. His own grandfather had emigrated from Sicily.<BR/> <BR/>Schiavelli wrote a beautiful book, about contemporary Sicily, including many a recipe <BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Many-Beautiful-Things-Stories-Generosa/dp/0743215281/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226352400&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">Many Beautiful Things: Stories and Recipes from Polizzi Generosa</A>.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-34874389863690861492008-11-10T15:51:00.000-05:002008-11-10T15:51:00.000-05:00A film with Charlotte Gainsbourg that I haven't se...A film with Charlotte Gainsbourg that I haven't seen! Thanks!Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-9903567205512751332008-11-10T15:46:00.000-05:002008-11-10T15:46:00.000-05:00That looks fabulous. I'm always looking for good ...That looks fabulous. I'm always looking for good movies to watch, and this is just the kind of movie I love!<BR/><BR/>Have you ever seen <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Book_(film)" REL="nofollow">The Black Book</A>? It's wonderful too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.com