I liked it. Not as good as "Eternal sunshine.." though, which is an amazing movie. I love all these dreamy and magic worlds Michel Gondry creates in his movies.
Me too. It might not be as amazing as Eternal Sunshine but it is still a great movie. I love the scene where he is rambling around and says things like "I like your boobs. They're very friendly and unpretentious." :)
I love that one too. It made me think of some letters I've written and later wished they never would have been read :) The movie has many lovely scenes, like when he replies "because everyone else is boring" when Stephanie asks "why me?"
Yes, that's a sweet one. That's what's so great about Gondry's movies. They're full of scenes that makes you laugh and wonder, and stays with you a long time after you've seen the movie.
Yea, you're right there. I have the same with some books. Favorite last line: "He could feel his heart beating against the pine needle floor of the forest."
For whom the bell tolls! I admit, had to look it up :) Unfortunately I have only read one Hemingway novel, A farewell to arms, which I liked. It's a beautiful line. Makes me curious about the story.
Aw, no wonder :) I only know the first and last lines of a few selected books too.
I've read two of his books, a farewell to arms and for whom the bell tolls. My mother has some more but the titles didn't really turn me on. Besides, I don't like bullfights. For whom the bell tolls is probably one of the best novels I've ever read. I like the narrative style, the themes, and the atmosphere. And, of course, I like the love story. You should read it :)
One of them is, that when he was a child Hemingways mother used to dress him up as a girl. That's probably why he turned out so overly masculine :)
There's so many great books to recommend...let's see..Paul Auster's Oracle Night is amazing, so is Harukim Murakami's "The Wind-up bird chronicle" or "Kafka on the shore". Last year I read Jonathan Safran Foer's "Extremely loud and incredibly close" it really touched me and the language is beautiful.
From looking at the titles, I probably should start with "Kafka on the Shore". Is it anything like the real Kafka? I love his novels and short stories. "Der Process" is actually one of the few novels of which I know the first line off the top of my head: Jemand mußte Josef K. verleumdet haben, denn ohne daß er etwas Böses getan hätte, wurde er eines Morgens verhaftet. :)
"Extremely loud and incredibly close" sounds interesting too though.
I love Kafka's books too. Nearly all he has written are favourites of mine. He has without a doubt been a huge inspiration for both Auster and Murakami. In a very simplified way, you could describe Murakami as a mix of Kafka, japanese and american culture. His works are mysterious, beautiful and sad just like Kafka's.
You have photograpic memory. I just checked the line in my danish copy. It was ofcourse right :)
Not photographic, but I can remember a few important things and lots of silly little meaningless details :) It's a shame i don't speak dansk. I'd like to understand the translation of that sentence. The english translation, for example, doesn't cover all details of the original.
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I liked it. Not as good as "Eternal sunshine.." though, which is an amazing movie.
I love all these dreamy and magic worlds Michel Gondry creates in his movies.
Me too.
It might not be as amazing as Eternal Sunshine but it is still a great movie. I love the scene where he is rambling around and says things like "I like your boobs. They're very friendly and unpretentious." :)
I loved that scene, it cracked me up :) I also loved the one where he writes the crazy "Im your neighbour and a liar" letter.
I love that one too. It made me think of some letters I've written and later wished they never would have been read :)
The movie has many lovely scenes, like when he replies "because everyone else is boring" when Stephanie asks "why me?"
Yes, that's a sweet one. That's what's so great about Gondry's movies. They're full of scenes that makes you laugh and wonder, and stays with you a long time after you've seen the movie.
To continue our distributed discussion... :D
Yea, you're right there. I have the same with some books. Favorite last line: "He could feel his heart beating against the pine needle floor of the forest."
For whom the bell tolls! I admit, had to look it up :) Unfortunately I have only read one Hemingway novel, A farewell to arms, which I liked.
It's a beautiful line. Makes me curious about the story.
Aw, no wonder :) I only know the first and last lines of a few selected books too.
I've read two of his books, a farewell to arms and for whom the bell tolls. My mother has some more but the titles didn't really turn me on. Besides, I don't like bullfights.
For whom the bell tolls is probably one of the best novels I've ever read. I like the narrative style, the themes, and the atmosphere. And, of course, I like the love story. You should read it :)
I will, it sounds like a good one.
Agree on the bullfighting thing. I once had a teacher who were crazy about Hemingway and knew everything about him. He knew quite some stories.
I'd like to hear some :)
So now, what do you recommend?
One of them is, that when he was a child Hemingways mother used to dress him up as a girl. That's probably why he turned out so overly masculine :)
There's so many great books to recommend...let's see..Paul Auster's Oracle Night is amazing, so is Harukim Murakami's "The Wind-up bird chronicle" or "Kafka on the shore".
Last year I read Jonathan Safran Foer's "Extremely loud and incredibly close" it really touched me and the language is beautiful.
Nice story :D
From looking at the titles, I probably should start with "Kafka on the Shore". Is it anything like the real Kafka? I love his novels and short stories. "Der Process" is actually one of the few novels of which I know the first line off the top of my head: Jemand mußte Josef K. verleumdet haben, denn ohne daß er etwas Böses getan hätte, wurde er eines Morgens verhaftet. :)
"Extremely loud and incredibly close" sounds interesting too though.
I love Kafka's books too. Nearly all he has written are favourites of mine. He has without a doubt been a huge inspiration for both Auster and Murakami.
In a very simplified way, you could describe Murakami as a mix of Kafka, japanese and american culture. His works are mysterious, beautiful and sad just like Kafka's.
You have photograpic memory. I just checked the line in my danish copy. It was ofcourse right :)
Sounds quite interesting, thanks!
Not photographic, but I can remember a few important things and lots of silly little meaningless details :)
It's a shame i don't speak dansk. I'd like to understand the translation of that sentence. The english translation, for example, doesn't cover all details of the original.
Got me "Kafka on the Shore". Quite nice so far.
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