ploy ( thai : พลอย ) is a 2007 thai film written and directed by pen-ek ratanaruang .

the film premiered during the directors ' fortnight at the 2007 cannes film festival .

the drama film stars thai actress lalita panyopas in a story of a middle-aged married couple who question their relationship after seven years .

ananda everingham is featured in a supporting role as a bartender .

the film contained sex scenes that were shown at cannes , but due to censorship concerns had to be re-edited by the director so the film could be shown in cinemas in thailand when it opened there on june 7 , 2007 .

the uncensored version of the film was shown in thailand at the 2007 bangkok international film festival .

ploy

their marriage was probably a ploy to end the feud between their two families .
critics said his statement may have been a ploy to prepare an insanity defence .
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‘it was obviously a cunning ploy to secure column inches for a particular company . ’
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her story about being sick is only a ploy to get you to give her money .
as the messenger was too afraid to deliver the letter , this ploy came to nothing .
, this ploy fails spectacularly the first time the not - yet - heroes attempt it .
a ploy is a clever plan that helps you get what you want . a manipulative little girl might shed tears simply as a ploy to get her mother to buy her ice cream .
‘i condemn this government for its cynical ploy to try to buy the votes of students . ’
‘it ' s a clever ploy and takes advantage of the natural courtesy of the public . ’
a politician might add amendments to a bill as a ploy to delay voting , or a hooligan might yell ,
fire !
in a movie theater as a ploy to sneak his friends in . a sneaky move in a game is a ploy , and sensational news about a celebrity can be just a ploy to get him more media attention . the first recorded use of ploy was in 1722 , meaning
anything with which one amuses oneself
in scottish and northern english dialects .
conflating journalism with terrorism is a transparently cynical ploy by the turkish authorities to shut down the press .
the free t - shirt is really a ploy to get you inside to see their sales pitch .
likewise , that player ' s ploy to achieving the exemption is often unbeknownst to the other players .
a common ploy of investment scammers is to encourage a mark to use money concealed from tax authorities .
maybe this is all part of a trumpian ploy to revive the missing - persons milk - carton program .
asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party .
i do nt know if that was a ploy to get me amped up , but it certainly worked .
‘we reckon it ' s nothing more than a cunning ploy to get more stuff written about the band . ’
‘some seem to regard it as a kind of elitist ploy designed to make things difficult for the disadvantaged . ’
‘this is a clever ploy to hook the booklovers after giving them the taste of the best of fiction reads . ’
‘my opponent became increasingly frustrated by my beginner ' s luck and masterminded a cunning ploy to level the scores . ’
her final ploy was to pretend to be a full - time wheelchair user , leaving her as the last suspect .
starting about the mid - 1990s , however , some companies introduced a
horizontal
dot pitch as a marketing ploy .
there were more again who could never bear to be absent from any ploy : pepa frias , lola , and a few more .
among the theories : fox10 host kari lake said the teachers strike is actually just a cover ploy to legalize recreational marijuana in arizona .
but the meeting may also be a ploy by kim to buy time to perfect his weapons and wriggle out of punishing economic sanctions .
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1776 portrays the founding of the united states as one gigantic , out - of - control , earth - changing indy ploy . with singing and dancing .
if i was a stone or two lighter , and had one to look after the shop , it ' s off on this ploy i would be too .
rosen , craig
use of its advisory sticker as mktg . ploy worries riaa .
billboard magazine . vol . 101 , november 24 , 1990 : p . 6 .
subverted in pirates of the caribbean on stranger tides , jack drops a napkin minutes before using it as his exit strategy , making one wonder just how indy ploy he really is .
that is either an act of coyness , a ploy to get out of doing endless campaigning or the most perversely genius way to convince the voters to actually give you the award .
claim : coca - cola halted production of its flagship beverage in 1985 and introduced new coke in its place as a marketing ploy to combat declining market share and rekindle interest in the original drink .
a well wisher in the eyes of society but very bad in person , he does the ploy in the story . . smart and conscious in handling people . enjoys manipulating people and exploit helplessness .
these example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ' ploy . ' views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of merriam - webster or its editors . send us feedback .
kane ' s ultimate goal of the series . it turned out that all he was trying to do was find some way to get off of earth , and that every tiberium war he started was more or less an indy ploy .
this plot was revisited in the lupin iii red jacket series , where an armchair detective ( criminologist ) programmed a computer to do the same thing . this time , lupin ' s indy ploy was to rely on zenigata ' s whim .
like ocean’s 11 before it , which revealed that danny ocean’s big heist was really a ploy to punish the casino owner who was dating his ex - wife , tess ( julia roberts ) , ocean’s 8 is also something of a revenge story .
capitalizing on the olsen twins fame , the series opted to introduce the twins ( blake and dylan tuomy - wilhoit ) five seasons in . on michelle ' s birthday . if that wasn ' t an obvious ploy we don ' t know what is .
we traveled to calitzdorp , a beautiful little town in the klein karoo , western cape , south africa to document guy & ploy’s wedding celebrations with close family & friends . the intimate ceremony & reception all took place at guy’s parents’ home & art gallery .
in the vor game , miles and emperor gregor pull off the rarely - attempted synchronized tandem indy ploy , and somehow manage to completely out - maneuver a magnificent bastard of a chessmaster while unable to coordinate with each other on opposite sides of a star system .
, creator bruce geller imagined every episode ' s plan to go wrong at some point , leaving the imf team to work from scratch . in the actual series , only a few indy ploy moments come up , mostly in the
personal story
episodes .
craigslist ' s decision to put up the censored banner may also be more about defending its free speech rights than anything else . the difference between a calculated ploy and a principled stand for free speech may seem slight , but it ' s an important distinction .
parson from erfworld is a grand master of the indy ploy . he was summoned to be the perfect warlord and save an army outnumbered a zillion to one and losing badly . what he had accomplished up to that point had been impressive but he had not proven infallible . when his officers start to question him , he directly explains the concept of the indy ploy to his troops ◊ . as this speech happened two
volumes
ago in - comic , it isn ' t much of a spoiler that he finds a way .
the lieutenant of an emergency service unit , he and his swat team raided the warehouse where carla easton was believed to be held . however , this was a ploy by the voice who triggered a bomb blast and injured several members of the team , one critically .
craigslist ' s adult services shutdown might be a ploy to draw
attention to its fight with state attorneys general over sex ads and to issues of free speech on the internet ,
according to the new york times . if that ' s the case , connecticut state attorney general , richard blumenthal told the times he won ' t be taken in by it .
if this announcement is a stunt or a ploy . . . they would be in a sense be thumbing their nose at the public interest ,
blumenthal told the times .
the keys stand alone : the soft world has a bunch of these as well . for example , john uses a literally last - second ploy to get himself and ringo out of the clutches of a roomful of telepaths and empaths busily trying to bend them to their will .
craigslist may believe its adult services fight is about resisting government pressure to control speech online rather than a purely strategic business ploy . the site would certainly have an argument to make in regard to free speech since the law protects websites from responsibility for content generated by its users .
an indy ploy is also a surefire way to invoke an unspoken plan guarantee . since indy ' s course of action is unknown even to indy himself , and therefore unknown to the audience , indy is more likely to succeed than if he had spent time planning on - screen .
for most of the run , animorphs might as well just be called indy ploy : the series . to be fair they do frequently try to plan everything out , but when things inevitably go downhill they just start making crap up as they go , with a result of all of them becoming really proficient . another notable example is in # 29 , when everyone except cassie gets knocked out with alien flu , forcing her to indy ploy her way into the yeerk pool to rescue a yeerk who knows too much before escaping to perform on the fly brain surgery .
: john crichton lives for the indy ploy , which is fortunate , because the uncharted territories throw monkey wrenches into it every damn time . near the end of the series , d ' argo wonders why things never go smoothly , to which john replies ,
murphy ' s law .
guy & ploy made their marriage official & signed their register at the magistrate court in cape town & afterwards had a really small get together in their home . a few days later… guests travelled from all - over the world to calitzdorp to share in this part of the celebration . they wanted everything about their small wedding celebration day to be as less stressful and relaxed as possible , with no ‘wedding rules’ . for us , the most special part of the day was when guy helped ploy to get dressed & picked some olive branches from the garden for her to put in her hair .
having a strong preference for the indy ploy seems to be a requirement to be a member of fairy tail . even many of the more sane characters tend to throw themselves into fights with little forethought ( erza fits this description well ) , notable exceptions may be lucy , levy , and fried .
it is paradoxical that instinct became a central term for late victorian sexual sciences as they were elaborated in the medicalized spaces of confession and introspection , given that instinct had long been defined in its opposition to self - conscious thought . the ploy of instinct ties this paradox to instinct’s deployment in conceptualizing governmentality .
the indy ploy is when someone improvises a plan in the middle of the action , or comes up with one immediately before the action starts . either way , the initial plan has failed , and now the character is forced to come up with a new plan on the fly with no time to prepare or think about the consequences . maybe the team has lost the smart guy . maybe the leader has the attention span of a distracted goldfish on caffeine . maybe the plan our heroes were relying on was trashed beyond all hope of being salvaged . no matter the reason , they are now executing an indy ploy .
, shuuya has an admirable tendency to jump into a conflict to help the underdog . the problem is that he never thinks about what he ' ll do after he becomes part of it . he usually reveals his indy ploy after the conflict is already resolved and the other person asks what he was thinking .
shooting a creative’s wedding is always a big honor for us . guy & ploy are the owners of hoi p’loy – the most beautiful lighting design company in south africa . it was such a joy when we first started chatting to them , as we have some of their lighting products in our little home in pretoria too !
unlike many practitioners of the indy ploy , skitter , protagonist of worm , prefers to go into battle with a solid plan . when that ' s not possible , or when unexpected circumstances derail the plan , she has a gift for inventing effective tactics on the fly using anything and everything she can get her hands ( or insects ) on .
jealousy erupts quickly but steamy sex and dull narrative move at a glacial pace in thai somnambulistic meller “ploy . ” pen - ek ratanaruang’s return to a sole scripting credit after “invisible waves” makes that maligned , slow pic look like a rapid approaching tsunami in comparison . yarn about a thai man whose casual friendship with a 19 - year old [ … ]
part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of webster’s dictionary , which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain . the imported definitions may be significantly out of date , and any more recent senses may be completely missing . ( see the entry for ploy in webster’s revised unabridged dictionary , g . & c . merriam , 1913 . )
layla’s final devious ploy likely ruined the good - will the character took on following jeff ' s death . since being upped to series regular in season four after heavily recurring since season two , layla was a classic example of an up - and - coming singer whose moral compass takes changes with the wind as the character would literally do nearly anything to get her shot at stardom .
selphie tilmitt in final fantasy viii pulls a mean indy ploy , as she proves when she leads the mission to the galbadian missile base . she has nothing but a stolen military vehicle and some spare uniforms she happened to find in it , and no plan at all beyond
go in , break everything we can , and blow the sucker sky - high
- and she does .
ploy guest house is one of the best hotels i have stayed in during my trips to thailand . it offers simple comfort , great service , clean rooms all for an extremely reasonable price . i stayed three days in an excellent
garden room
, which offered a comfortable double bed , large bathroom with seperate shower room , cable tv , and the usual complimentary two . . .
the ploy only got the studios so far . despite the fact that both
star trek beyond
and
ghostbusters
( 2016 ) are far from good movies , by positioning both titles on left - wing soap boxes , the lapdog critics swooned , and to their great shame awarded the disappointing former an 83 % fresh rating and the outright awful latter a 73 % fresh rating .
ryan groves is an actor , writer and producer from greenville , mississippi and is best known as an actor , writer and producer of the forthcoming web series ,
the ploy .
a graduate of rutgers university , groves began his acting career as an extra in the independent film ,
stuck ,
directed by stuart archer . shortly after his move to los angeles , . . .
wit ( pornwut sarasin ) and his wife dang ( lalita panyopas ) have returned to thailand for a funeral after a decade living in the united states . jet - lagged , wit goes down to the bangkok airport hotel bar while his wife sleeps . also in the bar is an sexy 19 - year - old waif ploy ( apinya sakuljaroensuk ) , who is waiting for her mother to arrive from stockholm .
two young boys in a remote village in nepal stumble upon a white hen roosting in an abandoned cowshed . they decide to make it their own and spin an elaborate plan to monetize their find during the civil war . however , they find it increasingly difficult to hold on to it , so , they color it black to increase their chances . that naive ploy at concealment unleashes a series of misfortune that takes over their lives .
pokémon special makes thorough use of the indy ploy - gold in particular worships at its altar . his are so blatant that mental objections fill the panel when he acts like he planned it all along . it ' s hard to judge , given the nature of her intellect , whether some of sapphire ' s more clever victories ( roxanne , brawly , ark @ mt . chimney ) qualify as this or something between this and xanatos speed chess .
) , john von neumann , famously said that a random strategy is the only strategy that cannot be guaranteed to be beaten by some other strategy . so , if you are going up against someone who is smarter , with more resources , and whose likelihood of understanding your strategy ( if you had one ) and replying with a better one is 100 % , your only option for a non - zero chance of success is an indy ploy .
the reception space was filled with hoi p’loy lights & details ! tables were decorated with natural elements… olive branches from the farm’s garden , pomegranates , lemons , pears & figs . handmade ceramic dinner plates & bowls by guy’s mom and ploy added the finishing touches . guests were treated with a traditional south - african bbq for dinner and homemade cake for dessert . the evening’s celebrations later moved outside where guests watched the moon & danced under the lights and stars…
without a definitive answer , craigslist ' s abrupt move has left others to fill in the blanks about the shutdown . some say it ' s a protest meant to draw attention to the site ' s first amendment rights . others wonder if it isn ' t a strategic ploy to appease advocacy groups and law enforcement . it is also possible craigslist simply doesn ' t have the wherewithal to face off against a potential 17 state attorneys general in court .
the titular phoenix wright is essentially the videogaming world ' s avatar of this trope . both he and his successor apollo justice rely almost exclusively upon plans built upon the indy ploy ; especially on the first day of court when they usually have no clue who the real culprit is . repeatedly , the decision to have new information added to a testimony involves the player character thinking something to the effect of ' if only i knew where i was going with this ' .
each of the three protagonists move in and out of their early morning snoozes , allowing ratanaruang to practice cinematic sleight of hand with his slim narrative . chief among these illusory happenings is an extended erotic encounter between hotel maid tum ( phorntip papanai ) and the barman nut ( ananda everingham ) , who served ploy and wit . compellingly erotic , these scenes are the principal reason for the deliberate pace employed by ratanaruang , and indicate that cinema’s gain has truly been pornography’s loss .
it should be remembered that rather is not only a news reader but also the managing editor of cbs evening news , and his attitude has the potential to influence the work of the reporters who work under him . both abc and nbc have dealt with the criticisms of the u . s . food aid program in afghanistan , airing the views of aid workers in the region who dismissed the food program as an ineffective pr ploy . cbs evening news did not address the issue .
lord vetinari of ankh - morpork combines indy ploys and the plan to devastating effect . it was once stated that , since you can ' t plan for every eventuality , vetinari doesn ' t . when in doubt he will order vimes not to get involved with it . say what you will about vetinari , he knows how vimes will follow this trope for him . vimes is too vimesy to use the plan , so one could call him vetinari ' s laser - guided indy ploy .
that ' s according to polygon ' s allegra frank , who rightly notes that the
diversity
included in today ' s call of duty : world war ii reveal was little more than lip service , a cynical marketing ploy to help make more palatable a testosterone - filled game about men , designed for boys and men , to critics largely uninterested in the franchise or genre save as a platform upon which a certain brand of critique can be built . here ' s more polygon :
jealousy erupts quickly but steamy sex and dull narrative move at a glacial pace in thai somnambulistic meller “ploy . ” pen - ek ratanaruang’s return to a sole scripting credit after “invisible waves” makes that maligned , slow pic look like a rapid approaching tsunami in comparison . yarn about a thai man whose casual friendship with a 19 - year old girl flames the paranoid imagination of his wife , is too flimsy and false to truly engage . helmer’s rep will insinuate this pic into fest slots , but commercial prospects are small .
frederickson engages fluidly with a wide range of literary forms , figures , and locales throughout the ploy of instinct . in so doing , her work provides a dynamic spectrum of thought around the implications of biological modelling for labour - , sex - , and ethnicity - oriented conceptualizations of liberal governance , both within and well beyond the victorian era . ( british society for literature and science reviews ) “a smart , rigorously researched and fascinating book that will be a rich contribution to victorian studies , sexuality and gender studies , and history of science scholarship . ” ( ―teresa mangum university of iowa ) the rational actor has long been considered the central figure of liberal subjectivity . in this intriguing book , which brings together queer theory and victorian science studies , kathleen frederickson shows how nineteenth - century thinkers adopted instinct , rather than reason , as a desirable quality for the arts of governance . counter - intuitive , surprising , and utterly convincing , the ploy of instinct is a refreshing addition to the intellectual history of liberalism . ( ―lisa moore the university of texas at austin )
the ploy ( la macchinazione ) by italian director david grieco , recounts the last days of director / poet / writer pier paolo pasolini , who was assassinated on the outskirts of rome on a november night in 1975 . his death is still shrouded in mystery , and the film ' s authors seems to believe in a conspiracy theory : pasolini was not savagely murdered by just one person during a sexual encounter , but rather was the victim of a well plotted conspiracy . veteran actor / singer massimo ranieri plays pasolini ; the music is by pink floyd .
in fact , it ' s a mark of his character development that he slowly shifts from the indy ploy to xanatos speed chess and starts preparing things ahead of time . the examples mostly take place over the first few books , while notable examples of his planning ahead include death masks , small favor , turn coat , and skin game . as he lampshades , wizards in general are much physically weaker than many of their enemies , and so the supernatural baddies will generally try to ambush him to get him out of the way . but once he has time to plan . . .
- the eccentric owner of the wonka chocolate factory . mr . wonka is the most renowned candy maker in the world and an endless combination of opposing parts . he is old but filled with a boundless energy . he is physically small , but his persona is larger than life . he is also both charming and insensitive . his decision to open his factory to five lucky children is actually a calculated ploy to find the perfect child to take over his factory . he is looking for a properly obsequious child to whom he can teach all the secrets of his factory . charlie bucket is that boy .
in one episode , this was discussed when tylor has a debate with yamamoto about what happens if all plans against the enemy fails . tylor ' s point was that sometimes all plans can fail and you must think fast at that point to win . yamamoto dismisses tylor as being an idiot , only to look in shock later in the episode , as tylor ' s attempt to escape the raalgon fleet pursing them - after all before plans failed - resulted in the whole raalgon fleet getting wiped out by their own actions . leaving the crew wondering , if tylor was just lucky , or used an indy ploy against the raalgon fleet .
after a lawsuit to stop the new meat - labeling regulations was unsuccessful , the meatpacking industry , arguing that the law ' s tracking and record - keeping requirements are too onerous , embarked on a 13th - hour campaign to weaken or undo them , using the federal farm bill that is being negotiated in congress as a vehicle . the country - of - origin rules also have been challenged by some nations through the world trade organization ; they contend that the law is a protectionist ploy . the department of agriculture won a recent round after a wto judge ruled that labeling the countries of origin was not inherently anti - trade . but other challenges remain .
a more heroic , for lack of a better term , indy ploy is the mo of moist von lipwig in the discworld novel going postal . near the end , he makes a bet with the magnificent bastard big bad reacher gilt , and he has no idea how he ' ll win at first . . . in his second appearance in making money , he outlines a grand if somewhat vague vision of the future of currency , and wonders if he should write it down so he can work out what he ' s talking about later . in both books the confidence with which he enters such things leads everyone else to conclude he had it all planned out .
the company’s rebound from this disaster was nothing short of a miracle ( hence the persistent belief that the whole thing must have been planned ) . yet it’s a very understandable miracle once you think about it . it took the loss of the beverage people had grown up with and fallen in love over to remind them how much it meant to them . no longer taken for granted , coca - cola had been reaffirmed in their affections . as for the debacle’s being a deliberate marketing ploy , donald keough said : “some critics will say coca - cola made a marketing mistake . some cynics will say that we planned the whole thing . the truth is we are not that dumb , and we are not that smart . ”
it is difficult to tell what the director ' s intentions were with this thai film called ploy . the three central characters are a husband ( wit ) and wife ( dang ) and a young woman ( ploy ) the husband meets in an airport bar . the film starts at a slow pace - - appropriate as the tired husband and wife travelers arrive in thailand in the early morning hours . but the pace remains sluggish until we realize that ' s the style of the film then we discover that some happenings may only be the stuff of dreams . eventually , it becomes apparent that this is not a simple narrative . side stories branch off , some action may be fantasy , and other plot developments seem to terminate without resolution . though it all , the
central action
that takes place in the couple ' s hotel room is filmed very deliberately . the camera lingers on vacated spaces . it traces the lines of architectural elements , rendering them cubist abstractions . it captures inactivity . the result is the film becomes a kind of meditation . the film did not lose my attention . although the storyline was ambiguous , i was still engaged . clearly the central theme has something to do with the shelf life of ( married ) relationships . wit says ,
everyone is lonely . most people don ' t know it because they ' re too busy .
the film is named after the young girl ' s character , presumably because she is the catalyst that sparks the couple ' s imaginations and fears .
today the censor is in the form of the pmrc and their warning stickers will obviously have the same effect . the president of giant records noted that one group , too much joy , has given consent their album to be labeled for marketing reasons ( flanagan 1991 ) . although the riaa disagrees with such usage , some artists have even used the label to their advantage . the comedian george carlin peers over an oversized parental advisory logo on his album cover and uses the warning as a title . a rap compilation album issued by priority records uses a blown - up version of the label as cover art and replaces the word
lyrics
with
rap
( rosen 1990 ) . representatives from the record companies readily admit the logo can be a useful marketing ploy .
my little pony is third ( boy , hasbro ' s actually really good at creating franchises with loads and loads of characters ) . my little pony has a huge cast of primary , secondary , tertiary , and background characters , spread across 4 generations of toys and shows . heck , generation 3 my little pony ' s television show had no plot , continuity , or canon —it was just a merchandising ploy that just introduced more and more and more characters per episode . thankfully , generation four my little pony ' s tv show doesn ' t fall into this snarl , but good celestia , there ' s a lot of characters—case in point , just look at its ensemble darkhorse page , which , so far , is the only other case of ensemble dark horse having its own page for a franchise—the other page , of course , being the one for transformers .
also inverted with the daleks and the movellans . they were both so good at the plan that when they came up against each other they found themselves locked in a stalemate of xanatos speed chess , neither able to ever gain an advantage over the other . the daleks realize that they need davros to find them a way past this block , and the movellans realize that the dalek task force sent to the desolate skaro must be there for some ancient , hidden thing of great importance to the current situation and set out to stop them . upon learning what the daleks ' plan is , the movellans want the doctor to give them the ability to carry out an indy ploy just like the daleks want davros to do for them . fortunately , the doctor and the humans the daleks brought as slave labor manage to not only destroy both of them , but capture davros for trial .
according to the ploy on the night of november 2 , 1975 pasolini meets with the criminals who have “abducted” his film . there he finds his violent demise . was pelosi really his lone killer ? the film gives one answer to a question still hotly debated in italy . “when the lifeless body of pasolini was found at the idroscalo , i was one of the first people at the crime scene together with the forensic experts , and that scene still horrifies me ,
recalls grieco , 65 , then a good friend of pasolini ' s .
la macchinazione narrates the last three months of pasolini’s life , and sheds new light on his relationship with pelosi . the two had been seeing one another for the past four months . and all of this makes pasolini’s assassination even more grotesque . different theories about his murder still abounds , and in this film we try to embrace them all and weave them into one simple credible plot , because there is some truth in each of these versions .
every relationship has an expiration date . every relationship needs its fantasies . . . some more real than others . . . a violent death of a relative brings wit and his wife , dang , back to bangkok from america , where they own a thai restaurant , for the first time in 7 years . as soon as they arrive in bangkok at 5 . 30 am . wit and dang check into a five - star hotel downtown . wit finds out that he is out of cigarettes once they are inside the room . he goes down to the lobby bar . after getting his pack of cigarette from the bartender wit decides to order a cup of coffee and smoke his cigarette there . the girl from the table in the dark corner comes to wit to ask if she could borrow his lighter . wit hands her his lighter . then she asks if she could borrow one cigarette too . the girl sits down and lights up one of his cigarettes and they somehow strike up a conversation . wit learns that her name is ploy . this is how our little tale of love and jealousy begins . a highly detailed psychological drama . . .
sylar finally cornered claire and obtained immortality . back from the dead , arthur petrelli soon recruited sylar to pinehearst by pretending to be his father . when h . r . g revealed the truth , sylar began to suffer a crisis of identity and family , and killed elle , destroying their fledgling relationship . hell - bent on discovering the truth about his parentage , he killed arthur , bringing down pinehearst and the threat to his power . but he was soon stopped by claire who stabbed him and left him for dead in primatech . in volume 4 , sylar finally found his real father , who was dying of cancer . after easily overpowering his father in an attack , he realised that he needed a bigger challenge . he started working with danko to catch other heroes , gaining himself a very handy shape - shifting ability . however , his aiding danko was all a ploy to get to the president . he killed nathan , but at his moment of triumph he was taken out by peter , who had copied his powers . the unconscious sylar had his mind manipulated by matt , forcing him to believe that he was nathan petrelli . he began his new life as nathan , but was his true identity really gone for good ?
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you know those dreams . we all have them . nothing scary has happened . if anything it’s mundane , you’re walking through the streets , your house , but still the nightmare feeling is ever present . the air is heavy , your body uneasy , almost sick . you so badly want to wake up , if only to feel something normal again . this is the world of gone girl . david fincher’s thriller tracks the waking nightmare of nick dunne ( ben affleck ) as he attempts to unravel the ever - growing mystery of his missing wife amy ( rosamund pike ) . the world watches via news broadcasts and talk shows and scrutinize his every move , his identity instantaneously shifting from grieving husband to murder suspect . but this disappearance is anything but cut and dry and nick’s journey will be anything but easy . fincher teamed up with long time collaborator director of photography jeff cronenweth once again to great visual success . the two have created the eerie worlds of fight club , the american take on girl with a dragon tattoo series , and social network . this time they’ve outdone themselves , creating a sinister air that bites at dunne . he appears alone , miniscule in a hazy world of gray . it is amy who has disappeared but nick that is shrinking away within the pressure of it all . this film used each filmic device so brilliantly to promote the uneasiness of this horrible dreamlike reality . there is an incredible disembodied quality about the sound of voices , especially that of amy . voices echo out of the mouths of the characters , never quite feeling entirely grounded . this punctuates an already ethereal performance of rosamund pike . she has a sinister charm , a coldness that intrigues , as though everything could shift in a moment . without . . .
captain philips movie review captain philips is an american thriller movie which was directed by paul greengrass and released in 2013 . tom hanks and birched abdi are the main two characters of this movie . the film was framed based on the real story of maersk alabama hijacking by somali pirates in the indian ocean in 2009 . when the pirates take of the captain richard phillips from mv maersk alabama ship then the event was triggered . tom hanks was the right choice of paul greengrass to excavate such an incredible true story . hanks played role as a philips with simplicity . on way to the port of oman he discuss with his wife about their children and today jobs market . the container ship starts voyage to mombasa , kenya from port of salalah , oman through the gulf of aden . when the first officer , shane murphy checks out the security condition of ship and finds two skiffs of somali pirates . philips calls knowing pirates are listening radio traffic and pretend to reply the call as well as ensure immediate air support . to listen the philips answer one skiff go back and another skiff attack the ship with four armed pirates led by abduwali muse . the pirates ride on the ship with ladder while philips advices the crew to hide in the engine room . philips offers $ 30 , 000 to the muse to be free from captive but muse’s demand was millions of dollars ransom from shipping company . the pirates search the ship during searching the engine room the pirates , bilal cut of his feet with the broken glass . when muse continues to search alone the crews ambushes muse and demand to release phillips . however , the pirates did not consent to release the captain and they . . .
a behind the scenes look at the new cincinnati - filmed james franco movie is just a few clicks away . the actor , producer and director has revealed some details about “the long home” production , which will film in hamilton , butler county and cincinnati this may . franco recently posted a selfie in rustic cabin on twitter and instagram . the location ? he just writes “back in the holler . ” he also posted an image of himself partially in period costume , and revealed some of the cast . “me , josh hutcherson , timothy hutton , keegan allen , ashley green , tim blake nelson , jim parrick , scott haze , and the whole gang getting dirty in the south ( sic ) , ” it reads . it’s a bit of a homecoming for hutcherson , best known for his role in “the hunger games” series . he is a union native . read more . . .
who says penguins can’t fly ? well , the quartet penguins from the movie madagascar has just ‘flew’ into cinemas , becoming a hit among cinemas goers after their debut in the spin - off of madagascar film . die - hard fans of dreamworks animation will be able to instantly recognized these penguins , the bold and self - proclaimed leader , skipper , the brains of the team , kowalski , the one who has the ability to swallow anything , rico and of course , the young sweet little brother private . these flightless birds were once primary characters in the madagascar film that their parts were merely as show stealers . besides , they were very shallow characters with the least development in madagascar . there was not much information about these penguins other than that they are a group of penguins with outrageous break out attempts and ambitious plans . although appearing just as minor characters , these penguins have amazed viewers for many years with their cool personalities . with a growing liking among viewers on the penguins , dreamworks have finally decided to have a spin - off of madagascar featuring only the penguins . some might have criticized dreamworks decision to . . .
no pilot season is perfect . [ warning ! this article contains spoilers for the first season of the strain . ] so the first season of the the strain ended with 13 episodes on october 5 last year . my personal opinion about the tv series are somewhat mixed but ultimately not so positive . but seeing as it’s my own personal opinion , you’re free to contradict me on the points that i’m about to make . the novel , also entitled the strain ( co - written by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan ) was a delight to read . but that was on paper , and the tv show had a lot of things that made it disappointing and painfully average , especially when it neared the end . when the strain started airing , it was ok , nothing so special , although on the first few episodes , it was pretty clear that there’s something to look forward to and that it will make the show special . sadly , the first season struggled to show everyone else that deserved more exposure and there’s a particularly long stint early on in the show where viewers are dragged . . .
with the big screen rights acquired by warner bros . six years ago , a death note movie appears to finally be on the way with the guest and you’re next director adam wingard at the helm ! the hollywood reporter has the news , bringing word that wingard will take on the manga adaptation after he finishes the upcoming lionsgate horror project the woods . kiss kiss bang bang and iron man 3 writer and director shane black was , at one point , attached to the project , which aims to bring to the big screen the 13 - volume series previously adapted as both an anime and as a live - action film franchise in japan . more . . .
surely , you’ve noticed ? recently , in japan , there’s a glut of movies based on manga and anime . there must be a reason for this . there most certainly is .
lupin the third is one of japan’s most iconic manga / anime characters , loved by millions . his…
it is a rather simple and somewhat obvious reason . but here , let beat takeshi tell it . beat takeshi , of course , is a famed comedian , actor , and filmmaker—among many other things . he’s a man of multiple talents ! his movies , such as sonatine , hana - bi , and beyond outrage , are fantastic .
as noted recently on yahoo ! news japan , during the tokyo film festival , takeshi was asked why there are now so many movies based on manga and anime .
“it’s because if you make a manga into a movie , people will go see it , ” takeshi explained bluntly . “that’s it . movie companies don’t have the courage to spend money on unknown scripts . ”
cleveland , ohio – what movies should you see this weekend ? there are six new offerings to choose from : the it’s - not - really - a - comedy “the d train” ; the it’s - more - of - a - comedy - but - still - has - darker elements “welcome to me” ; the big budget buddy - action - comedy “hot pursuit” ; the indie drama “5 flights up” ; the horror - thriller “maggie” ; and the documentary “winning : the racing life of paul newman . ” of the ones i’ve seen , i can’t say you need to race out and see any of them . but here is a look at what’s opening , with some reviews and trailers to help you make up your mind . “hot pursuit” stars reese witherspoon and sofia vergara . one is a buttoned - down cop . the other is an on - the - run witness fleeing drug cartel heavies and other bad guys . they are polar opposites but team up to flee across texas . it is a flimsy and forgettable film . check more of the . . .
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scottish and northern england dialect , possibly a shortened form of employ or deploy . popularized in the sense
move or gambit made to gain advantage
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. popularized in the sense
move or gambit made to gain advantage
by british humorist stephen potter ( 1900 - 1969 ) .
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a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one ' s own advantage .
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the shell seekers ( german : die muschelsucher ) is a 2006 mini-series starring academy award-winners , vanessa redgrave and maximilian schell .

the british-german co-production was directed by piers haggard .

it is an adaptation of rosamunde pilcher 's 1987 novel of the same name and premiered on germany 's zdf on december 25 , 2006 .

it was screened in the united states on the hallmark channel on 3 may 2008 .

the shell seekers ( film )

rajendra roy attends reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film . . .
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rajendra roy attends reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film festival on october 18 , 2007 in east hampton , ny .
famous novelist rosamunde pilcher is renowned for her 1987 best seller the shell seekers .
? and bill abbott attend reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film festival on october 18 , 2007 in east hampton , ny .
? and bill abbott attend reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international . . .
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chris eigeman and linda eigeman attend reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film festival on october 18 , 2007 in east hampton , ny .
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hannah herzsprung , egbert - jan weeber and vanessa redgrave attend reception , the shell seekers at hamptons international film festival on october 18 , 2007 in east hampton , ny .
the shell seekers trailer 1993 director : waris hussein starring : angela lansbury , christopher bowen , irene worth , sam wanamaker , , official content from republic pictures home video hallmark hall of fame adaptation of rosamunde pilcher ' s popular story of a family brought together by fate . movie , the shell seekers movie , the shell seekers trailer , the shell seekers 1993 , waris hussein , angela lansbury , christopher bowen , irene worth , sam wanamaker , ,
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26th november 2003 she sells sea shells . . . . critic katy evans went along to the ipswich regent ' s opening night of the shell seekers , marking the end of a successful nationwide tour . the shell seekers at the ipswich regent 25th november 2003
rikolt’s feature film productions include »workaholic« , »in the name of innocence« ( im namen der unschuld ) which won the bavarian film prize in 1997 , and the teen horror - thriller »flashback — murderous vacation« . in 2007 he produced »runaway horse« , the successful film adaptation of the novel by martin walser , with ulrich noethen , ulrich tukur , katja riemann and petra schmidt - schaller , who won the bavarian film prize for best new actress for this film .
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the shell seekers is a novel of connection : of one family , and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations . the shell seekers is filled with real people - - mothers and daughters , husband and lovers - - inspired with real values . the shell seekers centers on penelope keeling - - a woman you ' ll always remember in world you ' ll never forget . the s
if you like vanessa redgrave watch this film . if you like acting , don ' t
paul completed his studies in film direction at the academy for theatre and film arts in budapest . he subsequently worked as a production assistant with numerous international film projects realised in hungary . among the projects were films by david cronenberg , alan parker and istvan szabo . he also worked as an assistant director with bavaria film production . in addition , he led the script department during the first hungarian daily soap opera for magyar grundy ufa . after that he worked with with ulrich limmer and rainer kölmel , among others , at kinowelt film production .
helena von gagern joined gate film’s office in london in september 2015 as development assistant for uk - based projects . she further assists with the organisation of gate film uk as well as its communication and coordination with the munich office .
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supplied as requested . i have two versions of this film now . i loved the book , and enjoy seeing the interpretations of it .
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the shell seekers is a novel of connection : of one family , and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations . the shell seekers is filled with real people - - mothers and daughters , husband and lovers - - inspired with real values . the shell seekers centers on penelope keeling - - a woman you ' ll always remember in world you ' ll never forget . the shell seekers is a magical novel , the kind of reading experience that comes along only once in a long while . at the end of a long and useful life , penelope keeling ' s prized possession is the shell seekers , painted by her father , and symbolizing her unconventional life , from bohemian childhood to wartime romance . when her grown children learn their grandfather ' s work is now worth a fortune , each has an idea as to what penelope should do . but as she recalls the passions , tragedies , and secrets of her life , she knows there is only one answer . . . and it lies in her heart .
not as affecting as the book , but what film ever is ? superbly acted , even by alastair mckenzie ( archie from monarch of the glen ) , this is a heartbreaking story of first love , seen from several generations . warning , you will cry , even with joy at the stunning final scenes . still , most of the film falls flat , but it is worth it for the moments of brilliance .
stage adaptation it ' s often felt that when novels are adapted to either film or theatre they fall short of living up to the brilliance created by the writer . one example that springs to mind is joanne harris ' chocolat : a glorious book full of sumptuous detail , turned into a deeply disappointing film . not so with the shell seekers , written for stage by charlotte bingham and terence brady , which captivated my imagination from the start . although in the book each character in penelope ' s life , ( from her three children , olivia , nancy and noel , to her gardener ) , has an entire chapter devoted to them , the stage version is somewhat condensed yet loses none of the essence of the original story .
central throughout the story are the paintings made by penelope ' s father , lawrence stern . lawrence was a famous painter , although over the years the popularity of his paintings diminished . recently , however , there has been an increased admiration and appreciation for his works . due to their rarity , the price for these pieces are astronomical . since penelope owns two incomplete panels in her home and one important work—the shell seekers—her children nancy and noel urge her to sell the works while their popularity has reached its peak . penelope balks at the idea since the shell seekers is such a sentimentally important work for her ; no amount of money can compensate for simply having it in her home .
produced two years ago for german television , this latest adaptation of
the shell seekers
bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee
atonement ,
and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past .
the shell seekers is a novel that revolves around the final months of the central character , penelope keeling . although the story focuses on penelope , there are various glimpses into other characters that are important to her . as the mother of three children named nancy , noel and olivia , each of the children ' s lives in the present are explored briefly in order to better explain their relationship with penelope .
the made - for - tv the shell seekers was based on the best - selling novel by rosamunde pincher . heading the cast is angela lansbury as penelope keeling , a reclusive british matron of comfortable means who suffers a near - fatal heart attack . while recovering , penelope determines that her attack was a sign of sorts , urging her to get her life in order . as she prepares to break down the barriers she has built between herself and her three children , penelope muses on her experiences during world war ii , a time in which she solidified her outlook on life . filmed in england and spain , the shell seekers was the 162nd hallmark hall of fame presentation ; it debuted on december 3 , 1989 .
from the blurb :
set in london and cornwall from world war ii to present ( 1983 ) , the shell seekers tells the story of the keeling family , and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations . the family centers around penelope , and it is her love , courage , and sense of values that determine the course of all their lives . deftly shifting back and forth in time , each chapter centers on one of the principal players in the family ' s history . the unifying thread is an o
it was recently made into a film and has now been adapted for the stage with an all - star cast . it was on a leisurely family holiday in france some nine years ago that i first read rosamunde pilcher ' s the shell seekers . on loan to me from my gran ' s extensive collection of fiction , i was slightly dubious as to whether it would appeal to my 17 - year - old mind . but all doubts were soon dispelled as i became engrossed in this intriguing tale of three generations .
the shell seekers portrays not only the pettiness and bickering so commonplace in family life but also an inner strength and durability found at the heart of tragedy . inspiring the combination of personal growth , revelation , anger , joy , artistry and the odd witticism thrown in for good measure makes this a play to inspire the imagination and stir the soul . it ' ll make you want to read ( or in my case re - read ) the original novel . now , i wonder if gran still has her copy ?
purchased for elderly mother who remembered watching this on tv . thoroughly enjoyed watching it again . despite being an ' old ' film - quality good . received on time , packaged well and plays well .
i bought 2 because i have seen it before and will be able to watch it when ever i wish , the other one was as a gift , they really enjoyed it . its a lovely film , well worth a watch .
produced two years ago for german television , this latest adaptation of “the shell seekers” bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee “atonement , ” and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past . it’s also a pure ( if decidedly uneven ) melodrama , with the central character seeking a measure [ … ]
i loved the book and find rosamund pilcher has a great insight into people . so the dvd didn ' t disappoint . maybe it would have been better to have first seen the dvd before reading the book as peoples ' traits and situations do change in a film . i would recommend this dvd to all pilcher fans .
after having another argument with nancy and noel about selling the pieces , penelope finally goes to an art dealer unbeknownst to her children . she sells the panels for one hundred thousand pounds and uses the money to take herself , antonia and danus to porthkerris , staying at one of the finest hotels in the region , the sands . the only child that understands her actions is olivia , but the other two are outraged . they become even more angry when they learn that penelope donates the shell seekers to the art museum in porthkerris that her father founded rather than sell it for an outrageous financial sum .
however , penelope’s most alarming discovery is that her most treasured possession , her father’s painting the shell seekers , is now worth a small fortune . for it is only then , as her loved ones gather , that their true characters come to the fore , and penelope is forced to make the decisions that will determine whether they can continue to survive as a family , or be split apart .
the plot the story centres around penelope keeling , a woman now in her 70s , who ' s prized possession , a painting by her father called the shell seekers , proves pivotal in this tangled tale of family life , love and loss . its intrinsic sentimental , not to mention monetary , value causes division among the family members , who all think they know best . yet ultimately it is penelope who decides its fate .
he has been involved in a series of top international tv projects as a producer , including the ken follet adaptation »lie down with lions« with timothy dalton and omar sharif , and several rosamunde pilcher adaptations , such as »coming home« with peter o’toole and keira knightley , »winter solstice« with sir peter ustinov and geraldine chaplin and »the shell seekers« with vanessa redgrave and maximilian schell .
this film has a split personality . the scenes , which depict 1982 , are so poor that i ' m amazed that they didn ' t end up on the cutting room floor . vanessa redgrave gave her usual performance of vanessa redgrave . after watching this film i ' m even more convinced than ever that if her family hadn ' t had been in the theater she would have never got a part in anything , and that includes her local am / dram productions . she swans around as if she ' s smoked a lot of cannabis in the 60 ' s and she still hasn ' t completely come back to reality . she takes being languid to its extremities . the acting of redgrave , and the majority of the cast , could only be described as
ham
of the first order . the part of the film depicting the war years was totally different . it held my attention , it was well acted and believable , it turned a very poor production into something rather less painful .
if , when deciding to pick up this 500 + pages tome , you’re expecting some kind of plot , this is surely not the book for you . if you enjoy evocative dreamy novels and atmospheric writing about mundane beautiful things , then this is the perfect choice . the shell seekers is exactly what the blurb tells you it is : a novel of connection : of one family , and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations . the quintessential plotless novel . it is about realistic charact
rikolt built up production companies in berlin and cologne for the granada media group as their ceo from 1999 to 2001 . he founded and has been running munich - based gate film since 2001 , as well as his second company , gate uk in london , since 2003 .
i recently watched this version and found it most enjoyable . it follows the pilcher novel much more closely than the other film with landsbury which i did not like at all . she looked nothing like penelope , in my mind i had always pictured penelope looking more like colleen dewhurst , but vanessa redgrave and all of the cast were wonderful .
whilst the plot scenario doesn ' t promise much the senior members of the cast make it worthwhile and so do some of the location shootings .
rikolt von gagern was born in salzburg , austria . after studying law in salzburg and vienna , specialising in media and copyright law , he worked as a director’s assistant at several german and international production companies . he then became head of the fiction production division of the tele münchen group as producer and ceo of clasart film .
after a mild heart attack , penelope returns to her cotswolds home . here she hangs her favourite painting ,
the shell seekers
. painted by her father , it shows penelope on a cornish beach and brings back memories of her younger days . later , she learns that her father ' s work has come into great demand , and that the paintings she owns are probably worth a fortune . the prospect of great wealth brings out the selfish characteristics of her children , with whom her relationships are strained
you really can ' t judge a book by its cover . people have recommended rosamunde pilcher ' s books to me for years , and i refused to read them because all the covers looked like they had been marinated in mothballs . but after spying
the shell seekers
on the bbc ' s
the big read : top 100 books ,
i decided to bite the bullet and give it a try . annoyingly , several people had put it on reserve at the library before me , so by the time i received it , i wasn ' t nearly as enthusiastic as i had been when i had
produced two years ago for german television , this latest adaptation of “the shell seekers” bears a more - than - passing resemblance to the recent oscar nominee “atonement , ” and not just because both feature vanessa redgrave as a woman reminiscing about her war - torn past . it’s also a pure ( if decidedly uneven ) melodrama , with the central character seeking a measure of redemption — in this case , by bequeathing the happiness that has mostly eluded her to the next generation . pic fits with hallmark’s three - hankie brand and showcases redgrave in another nifty role .
read as part of the infinite variety reading challenge , based on the bbc ' s big read poll of 2003 . i ' m not a huge fan of genreless fiction , not in the least when it has a strong romance - vibe , but i found the shell seekers to be a pleasant read . it was not at all taxing and can be described as escapist literature , and requires not an awful lot of mental agility to get through , but that was part of its charm . the best thing about the book was how splendidly well it was written . i wasn ' t hugely captiv
reddleman diggory venn drives slowly across the heath , carrying a hidden passenger in the back of his van . when darkness falls , the country folk light bonfires on the hills , emphasizing the pagan spirit of the heath and its denizens .
“she had loved them all , her children . loved each one the best , but for different reasons . love , she had found , had a strange way of multiplying . ” rosamunde pilcher creates a full and mostly satisfying world here—a family saga heaped with descriptions of lovely gardens , splendid meals , the exotic beauty of ibiza , and the tranquil coast of cornwall . in her introduction , she writes that she intended the shell seekers to be “a big fat novel for women . . . . something , above all , that tapped into my li
production : filmed in wales by gate television and clasart film und fernsehproduktion for telemunchen in association with zdf and presented by rhi films . executive producers , marian rees , anne hopkins ; producers , david cunliffe , rikolt von gagern ; director , piers haggard ; writer , brian finch ; based on the novel by rosamunde pilcher ;
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a wonderful , perfect reread . my heart is full . - - - - this is one of those few times when i feel like goodreads should have a regular star rating , and then a separate award for those special books . those that take over your mind and soul . those that somehow strike that perfect balance between cosy and haunting . the shell seekers is one such book . rosamunde pilcher is an author i ' ve always meant to read , she ' s often mentioned in the same breath as comforting authors i love - miss read , lucy maud mont
you really can ' t judge a book by its cover . people have recommended rosamunde pilcher ' s books to me for years , and i refused to read them because all the covers looked like they had been marinated in mothballs . but after spying
the shell seekers
on the bbc ' s
the big read : top 100 books ,
i decided to bite the bullet and give it a try . annoyingly , several people had put it on reserve at the library before me , so by the time i received it , i wasn ' t nearly as enthusiastic as i had been when i had originally ordered it . to add insult to injury , my copy had a cover that resembled a fussy spinster ' s guest room wallpaper . i literally had to fight the urge to hide the book under my jacket , lest one of my hipster friends caught sight of me leaving the building with it . but then i opened the front cover and started to read . and was captivated by the first sentence . and the second . by the time i had reached the last page , i was head over heels in love with this book . if you ' re smart enough to overlook a stupid looking cover for the sake of a great read , pick up this book . you won ' t be sorry .
if , when deciding to pick up this 500 + pages tome , you’re expecting some kind of plot , this is surely not the book for you . if you enjoy evocative dreamy novels and atmospheric writing about mundane beautiful things , then this is the perfect choice . the shell seekers is exactly what the blurb tells you it is : a novel of connection : of one family , and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations . the quintessential plotless novel . it is about realistic characters who enjoy fine things and the simple beauty of life . it is about flowers blooming , waves crashing , seagulls gliding , tea / scotch drinking and about listening to the silence ( and that is an actual quote ) . it is about family ties , loneliness and death . there wasn’t one likeable character throughout the entire book , still , i felt their humanity , they were all flawed , but genuine . there wasn’t a single thing that i wasn’t able to foresee long before it happened , but it felt like real life . there wasn’t more to this story than the serene feeling of a slow lovely life in a small cottage near the seaside , but this sensation lingers long after you have finished the book . but that is exactly the overwhelming beauty of the written word .
i was at loose ends , not knowing what i felt like reading . i had a crazy busy week coming up and i knew i didn ' t want to waste what little time i had with a mediocre book . so i decided to scroll through my gr friend sarah’s shelves , and see what she had rated 5 stars . my eye fell upon ‘the shell seekers’ and i remembered that our mutual friend claude also had given it 5 stars . ( then a lightbulb went off over my head . they , along with another mutual friend gita , had all recommended this book to m
rosamund pilcher is consistently marketed via book jackets covered with flowers . i ' m not sure why . on the surface , pilcher ' s stories are nostalgic and evocative of magical other places where good things always happen to good people ; but her novels and characters are consistently rich , complicated , and subtle . i ' ve not read another author who could draw the infuriating imperfections and dysfunctions of family so accurately , or so compassionately . it ' s easy to admire , then almost despise , and then love her characters for being so very human . the shell seekers , like so many of pilcher ' s stories , is set in england , told from the vantage of a menagerie of characters whose lives are bound together by various ties of kinship and obligation . at first , one is content to get to know the cast as their various stories unfold , but little by little the pieces - and the people - come together , and by the end one realizes how incredibly tight this novel is . it ' s the sort of novel that restores faith in life , and in fiction .
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“she had loved them all , her children . loved each one the best , but for different reasons . love , she had found , had a strange way of multiplying . ” rosamunde pilcher creates a full and mostly satisfying world here—a family saga heaped with descriptions of lovely gardens , splendid meals , the exotic beauty of ibiza , and the tranquil coast of cornwall . in her introduction , she writes that she intended the shell seekers to be “a big fat novel for women . . . . something , above all , that tapped into my life and the experiences of my generation . ” on that level , it succeeds wonderfully . i agree with melody that there were some editing hiccups—and with other reviewers who found certain characters one - dimensional . ( the vicar’s theology was also troubling . ) that said , there’s so much bathing in this novel—lots of “enormously hot and very deep” baths—that i found myself thinking these must be the cleanest characters in all of english literature . 3 . 5 stars
the story unfolds like a jigsaw , switching between the 1940s and the present day . we learn of her marriage to ambrose ( toby fisher ) and the subsequent birth of her three children , who she eventually learned to accept for themselves . then there is richard ( alastair mackenzie ) , the dashing , romantic man she loved — but who was lost to the war .
the most ordinary of prospects caused her to stop and stare . the last of the leaves dropped from the trees , and the bare branches made lace against pale skies . sun after rain turned cobbled streets blue as fish scales , dazzling to the eye . autumn winds , whipping the bay to a scud of white - caps , brought with them , not cold , but a surging sense of vitality…
penelope keeling knows how to live life to the fullest and i absolutely adore her ! she grasps those things that matter most in life – the com
a wonderful , perfect reread . my heart is full . - - - - this is one of those few times when i feel like goodreads should have a regular star rating , and then a separate award for those special books . those that take over your mind and soul . those that somehow strike that perfect balance between cosy and haunting . the shell seekers is one such book . rosamunde pilcher is an author i ' ve always meant to read , she ' s often mentioned in the same breath as comforting authors i love - miss read , lucy maud montgomery , georgette heyer , but it took me this long to pick up one of her novels . i chose the shell seekers based solely on the title - it ' s a beautiful evocation of summer , and what better time than the middle of a scorching july to think about seashells ? it took me a while to finish it - not that it wasn ' t good , it was exceptional , but i wanted to really savour it . it ' s so beautiful . the writing is absolutely gorgeous . every page i read gave me that wonderful sense of communion with the characters and the places described . they ' re part of my family now , of my own history . at its heart , it ' s a story about family and what makes an individual unique - their aspirations , their memories , their possessions . i loved this so much . it ' s got so much truth about life it ' s quite staggering . i felt like i constantly needed to reread passages and make them part of those i could recite on a whim . gorgeous , gorgeous work . if all her novels are as striking , i ' m in for a delicious treat .
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the story of lost love is mirrored in the present by antonia’s life , who has come to live with penelope , and is in love with the mysterious danus ( lukas gregorowicz ) . the secrets and heartbreaks of penelope’s past threaten to be repeated by the young couple — unless they can learn from her misfortune and be honest with one another .
this engaging drama presents some thought - provoking approaches to life review , mothering , the art of happiness , and the redemptive power of love .
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i am a rosamunde pilcher fan and this movie closely follows the book . movies are usually a disappointment after reading the book , but this one is an exception . the views of cornwall are stunning , and every setting is beautiful . the acting is superb and i thoroughly enjoyed this movie .
the set an artistic theme is cleverly woven throughout the play with the use of a backdrop depicting the expansive , mesmerising cornish coastline , along with three giant frames , decreasing in size like russian dolls , that line the wings . the framed stage seemed to me to be depicting a living painting : life imitating art or vice versa ? other incidental backdrops all only a few metres wide , including a library , a conservatory and an artists studio , were also framed to fit in with the larger , stationary set .
it is a mild heart attack that allows the sixty - four year old to take some time to reflect on her past . having discharged herself from hospital , the energetic and independent penelope returns home to her ramshackle cottage in the english countryside . from here she travels to the mediterranean paradise of ibiza to stay with olivia . there she meets her daughter’s lover , cosmo ( sebastian koch ) , and his daughter , the young and beautiful antonia ( stephanie stumph ) , all the while reminiscing about her time during the war .
i read this because it is one of my moms favorite authors / books and i wanted to be able to discuss it with her while she is still around . it was very enjoyable and amusing book about a family and the issues one has to deal with as a parent ages . the struggle between letting the parent be independent and still be safe is always a tough one . the thing i took away from this book was the importance of letting a person be who they are no matter their age and limitations . penelope ( the matriarch of the family ) is in the later years of her life . after a health scare she is coming face to face with her mortality . she reflects on her past along with taking a good look at the present and her 3 grown children who have not all turned out like she hoped they would . i became so entranced by this book that it was all i wanted to read . there are several surprises along the way and the book is filled with characters that are quite memorable . the descriptions of the feelings , the sights , the sounds the life of penelope are wonderful… . i will definitely put this book on my
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another book that i really enjoyed because of the characters - the main character , penelope , in particular . the story is another of those sprawling family stories ( in both time and space and characters ) , which in general , i enjoy very much , as long as they are skillfully told and executed . note : the rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in goodreads policy and enforcement . you can read why i came to this decision here . in the meantime , you can read the entire review at smorgas
another book that i really enjoyed because of the characters - the main character , penelope , in particular . the story is another of those sprawling family stories ( in both time and space and characters ) , which in general , i enjoy very much , as long as they are skillfully told and executed . note : the rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in goodreads policy and enforcement . you can read why i came to this decision here . in the meantime , you can read the entire review at smorgasbook
artist ' s daughter penelope keeling can look back on a full and varied life : a bohemian childhood in london and the wilds of cornwall , an unhappy wartime marriage , and the one man she ever truly loved . she has brought up three very different children : olivia , her ' special child ' , who like her mother is both tough and vulnerable ; noel , her ruthless and selfish son , and nancy , the first born , embittered by greed and jealousy . it is a mild heart - attack that allows the sixty - four year old to take the time to reflect on her past life . having discharged herself from hospital , the energetic and independent penelope returns home to her ramshackle cottage in the english countryside . from here she travels to the mediterranean paradise of ibiza to stay with olivia . here she meets her daughter ' s lover , cosmo , and his daughter , the young and beautiful antonia , all the while reminiscing about her time during the war . the story unfolds like a jigsaw , switching between the 1940 ' s and the present day . . . .
if you want a beautiful story this is it , the acting is wonderful , and the story is good have not seen anything to match it so far .
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penelope keeling ( vanessa redgrave ) , the daughter of a famous painter , can look back on a full and varied life : a bohemian childhood divided between london and the wilds of cornwall , an unhappy wartime marriage — and the one man she truly loved .
i was at loose ends , not knowing what i felt like reading . i had a crazy busy week coming up and i knew i didn ' t want to waste what little time i had with a mediocre book . so i decided to scroll through my gr friend sarah’s shelves , and see what she had rated 5 stars . my eye fell upon ‘the shell seekers’ and i remembered that our mutual friend claude also had given it 5 stars . ( then a lightbulb went off over my head . they , along with another mutual friend gita , had all recommended this book to me a while ago , and i had forgotten all about it . ) that was good enough for me ! i cracked open the book and dug right in . i was hooked by the introduction alone . rosamunde pitcher was 60 years old when she wrote this book . . . her first novel of any real consequence or commercial success . sixty ! it gives me hope : - )  as to the book… my friends did not steer me wrong . i loved it ! i stayed up reading late each night , until my head started bobbing and i reluctantly had to close the book . i couldn’t wait to read it all , yet i couldn’t bear for it to end . a nice problem to have . thanks sarah , claude and gita !
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drama series about the dunbar and carey - lewis families , before during and after ww2 .
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conclusion . a bohemian in her sixties suffers a minor heart attack , and the ordeal prompts her to look back over the events of her life as a disillusioned wife and a briefly enthralled lover . she embarks on a trip to the mediterranean , where she meets a woman in the grip of a passionate affair . romantic drama , starring vanessa redgrave and maisie dimbleby .
i read this because it is one of my moms favorite authors / books and i wanted to be able to discuss it with her while she is still around . it was very enjoyable and amusing book about a family and the issues one has to deal with as a parent ages . the struggle between letting the parent be independent and still be safe is always a tough one . the thing i took away from this book was the importance of letting a person be who they are no matter their age and limitations . penelope ( the matriarch of th
in 2009 he produced the highly acclaimed adaptation of jack london’s famous novel »the sea wolf« featuring sebastian koch , neve campbell and tim roth in the lead roles . in 2011 he completed a 26 million dollar adaption of herman melville’s classic »moby dick« starring william hurt and ethan hawke .
bought this dvd think in it was the british version . . . it ' s not . the story is off just a little off and a let down having seen the british version with angela lansbury , which was told with a little class . would not buy this again .
3 . 5 stars a beautifully written character driven novel about family and life , love and loss , greed and hope , a book that has the charm and eloquence of books from a bygone era , just a good old fashioned family saga , a story with real characters and places that are interesting and vivid . i had never read a book by this author before and as a couple of goodread friends have really enjoyed her novels and the fact i saw it on the bbc list of top 100 books i just had to try one and i was in not disappointed by the story or the writing style as the characters and images in the novel are so well drawn with little details that bring a wonderful sense of time and place to the story which makes this novel so readable and enjoyable . this is the type of novel that while it didn ' t move me or have me on the edge of my seat , i loved picking it up and spending time with the characters and just enjoyed the good feeling it gave me . it would make a terrific holiday read or a book for cosy winter nights by the fire , it the sort of book i will remember reading 10 years from now and still be able to recall the characters . i did find the book a tad long but i am not a fan of long books anyhow but i am certainly looking forward to reading more by this author soon . i bought a paperback edition of this novel and delighted to place this one on my bookshelf for future re - reading .
rosmund pilcher is someone i discovered on holiday in cyprus . i had finished reading all the books i had taken , and in the hotel there was a big book by here called winter solstice . because i had nothing else to do i started to read it . the story is about a woman of 60 , ex actress who is involved with a man , of a certain age , who has just lost his wealthy wife and only daughter . the woman takes him under her wings , and he is kicked out of his house by the step sons . the plot involves a house in
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penelope has just suffered a slight heart attack at the beginning of the novel and she is happy to return home ( after voluntarily checking herself out of the hospital . ) she then decides that it is time for her to return to porthkerris , where she lived throughout world war ii and met the love of her life , richard . she asks each of her three children to come with her to make the trip , but all three decline , stating other obligations in their life . in the end , she decides to take antonia , the daughter of cosmo , the love of olivia ' s life . cosmo has recently passed away and penelope takes her into her home in podmore thatch as a welcome visitor and an easy way to silence her daughter nancy ' s constant admonishings that she needs a full - time caretaker . in addition , penelope and antonia take danus , the gardener whom penelope hires after suffering her small heart attack .
the trials and tribulations of a scottish laird , his family with all their wealth , secrets and heartbreak .
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a lonely widowed irish fisherman meets a pretty mysterious woman who may just literally be the stuff of legends .
this lovely novel is so atmospheric you feel you ' re there ; you can almost smell the flowers , feel the tang of the sea and see light glint off the water . my first reading of this book , so many years ago , instilled in me such an interest and a love for cornwall that it remains today , while the well - written characters seem more to be real people than characters from a book . an old favorite that is still a wonderful pleasure to revisit . 4 . 5 stars instead of 5 simply because there are a few points in the story that i always think should have gone differently―but then real people seldom do everything you might hope .
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this lovely novel is so atmospheric you feel you ' re there ; you can almost smell the flowers , feel the tang of the sea and see light glint off the water . my first reading of this book , so many years ago , instilled in me such an interest and a love for cornwall that it remains today , while the well - written characters seem more to be real people than characters from a book . an old favorite that is still a wonderful pleasure to revisit . 4 . 5 stars instead of 5 simply because there are a few points in
rosmund pilcher is someone i discovered on holiday in cyprus . i had finished reading all the books i had taken , and in the hotel there was a big book by here called winter solstice . because i had nothing else to do i started to read it . the story is about a woman of 60 , ex actress who is involved with a man , of a certain age , who has just lost his wealthy wife and only daughter . the woman takes him under her wings , and he is kicked out of his house by the step sons . the plot involves a house in scotland where they go , different people in her family , an english man coming back from america . most of the action is over a christmas . it is fantastically written , again i would agree with one review that says ' her books are food for the sou ' . it is another book i can read over again and the characters have become like friends to me . my hightest praise is that i do care about these characters .
characters stephanie cole ( waiting for god , tenko ) is marvellous as the doggedly determined and independent penelope , refusing to sell her beloved painting and tiring of the constant bickering between her exhausting and overwhelming offspring . veronica roberts ( peak practice , tenko ) plays to perfection the frumpy , shrill - voiced , neurotic nancy , looking every bit the tweed and twin set - wearing matron plucked straight from an issue of horse and hound . karen drury ( most famous for her role as susannah farnham in brookside ) as the sleek , stylish , career - minded olivia , is the chalk to nancy ' s cheese . never have two sisters been so opposite in both looks and personality . ian shaw ( soldier soldier , casualty ) plays the hard - headed , conniving noel , whose desperate attempts at uncovering his grandfathers priceless sketches , feebly masked as a ' generous ' act of cleaning out the attic , has nobody fooled .