a quiet life ( italian : una vita tranquilla ) is a 2010 italian neo-noir film directed by claudio cupellini .

it entered the competition at the 2010 rome international film festival , in which toni servillo was awarded best actor .

a quiet life

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sweeping and exhilarating , alive with passion and betrayal , a quiet life is the first novel from a brilliant new voice in british fiction .
a psychological thriller of unusual depth ,
a quiet life
reps a significant leap forward for sophomore helmer claudio cupellini (
lessons in chocolate
) .
cynthia nixon as emily dickinson in “a quiet passion , ” directed by terence davies .
a quiet passion rated pg - 13 for metaphysical anguish . running time : 2 hours 5 minutes .
it is not selfish to want moments where you can leave the world behind , and recapture the magic . i encourage you today to find one—just one—area in your life that you can make a change . take one small step towards a quiet life .
ain ' t easy to change your life and the life of those you have affected before . any way out ever ?
it starts with the decision to live more intentionally , and to make quiet time a priority . each day is just as important as the next in creating the life we imagine .
all in all , the book is a nice read and i will , therefore , rate it three and a half out of five stars . i will especially recommend “a quiet life in the country” to those who have a thing for period settings .
“too many people live their lives without intentionality or thought . they rarely find a quiet moment to sit in meditation or solitude and examine their life—who they are and who they are becoming . ”
it ' s not easy to do justice to such a beloved , enigmatic artist , but
a quiet passion
was well worth the wait .
the body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in north italy . a detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery .
the problem is that we typically compare our “worst” to their “best” , which really paints a bleak picture . joshua becker , of becoming minimalist , shares how comparison is the thief of joy , and of a quiet life :
a quiet passion would have benefited from a subtler lightening of the shadows , if only to better appreciate the darkness which was to engulf the reclusive poet .
it ' s brilliantly directed with a quiet passion of its own by arguably great britain ' s most artistic indie director , terence davies .
the key to removing busyness is simple—live intentionally , and identify areas in our life we can replace with quiet time . after all , the white space is where the magic happens . and who isn’t down for a little magic ?
an introverted man ' s life changes completely when he finds himself attracted to a young bar - maid .
director davies doesn ' t speed things up . the film is a calm and quiet affair , which is good because dickinson ' s life itself was calm and quiet . some scenes are beautiful just because they are unhurried : in one scene , the camera moves extremely slowly around dickinson ' s living room , lingering on walls and doors as well as on the people present .
a psychological thriller of unusual depth , “a quiet life” reps a significant leap forward for sophomore helmer claudio cupellini ( “lessons in chocolate” ) , revealing a level of stylistic control and narrative force that should catapult him onto the list of italo directors to watch . a rare international co - production that feels organically right , the pic boasts the [ … ]
‘a tour de force . walter has taken us inside a life in hiding , in a novel about love , about political ideals and about the entrapment both create’ linda grant
‘a superb , sophisticated and radical book that refreshes the parts other spy novels cannot reach … meticulously researched and disarmingly told , a quiet life is historical fiction at its best , finding vast uncharted territories within a period we might have thought we knew . ’ chris cleave , author of the other hand and everyone brave is forgiven
i don’t know about you , but that sounds really appealing to me . isn’t this the kind of life you want to live ? it’s definitely the kind of life i want to live .
do yourself a favor and reclaim margin in your life . it might make a world of difference and bring you happiness . because you are worthy of it .
melodrama about the life of a mentally handicapped young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to australia on a business trip .
“sometimes you need to sit lonely on the floor in a quiet room in order to hear your own voice and not let it drown in the noise of others . ” — charlotte eriksson
offers a finely detailed portrait of a life whose placid passage may not have been inherently cinematic , but is made more affecting by cynthia nixon ' s strong performance .
rome - - claudio cupellini changes register after his 2007 debut comedy “chocolate lessons” with “a quiet life , ” a polished story about a seemingly peaceful man whose violent past comes back to haunt him . the film’s great , gnawing tension hits its peak too soon , unfortunately , giving way to a weak third act . nonetheless , it proves cupellini to be a versatile , assured director , who could only get better with time .
a double life is no life at all . since the disappearance of her husband in 1951 , laura leverett has been living in limbo with her daughter in geneva . all others see is her conventional , charming exterior ; nobody guesses the secret she is carrying . her double life began years ago , when she stepped on to the boat which carried her across the atlantic in 1939 . eager to learn , a
the story of “a quiet life in the country” revolves around a lady and maid duo who together have been through a lot of adventures and misadventures . lady hardcastle is a widow who enjoys a very special and different kind of bond with her maid florence armstrong . the past couple of years had been quite busy and hectic for both of them and thus to move away from the hustle and bustle of london , the two have decided to move to the countryside .
i was surprised and intrigued to see that the feminist and humanitarian natasha walter who previously only wrote nonfiction has published her first novel . the blurb for “a quiet life” explains how it ' s about a female spy during wwii and i wasn’t sure how a thrilling plot like this would work alongside the author’s compelling ideas about feminism . as it turns out , the main character laura is not a feminist or especially an intellectual . she doesn’t become a political subversive and spy delivering
the story of a good family gone wrong . a man escapes to germany and starts a new family thinking he will finally enjoy a quiet life . instead , it becomes chaotic when his long lost son comes back into the fold . mafia ties are revealed , personalities change—this italian drama has it all . toni servillo won best actor at the international rome film festival for his role and the film won the cineuropa award at the brussels film festival . this is a must see !
the author has written a detailed historical story about double lives and spying . clearly a lot of meticulous research has gone into it and it draws on a number of real life cases . in 1939 , laura moves to england from the united states . over time , she acquires a secretive life and she has the perfect character to do so . she is a buttoned down personality who easily takes on the layers of secrecy required . it is a well plotted novel that has exquisite descriptions . you get a real feel of the fear that real life spies must have felt . a great and suspenseful read . many thanks to the borough press for an arc .
the rich imagery and controlled composition seem alternately to highlight dickinson ' s unfettered art and to mock her sadly fettered life .
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the author has written a detailed historical story about double lives and spying . clearly a lot of meticulous research has gone into it and it draws on a number of real life cases . in 1939 , laura moves to england from the united states . over time , she acquires a secretive life and she has the perfect character to do so . she is a buttoned down personality who easily takes on the layers of secrecy required . it is a well plotted novel that has exquisite descriptions . you get a real feel of the fear
natasha walter is the author of two non - fiction books , the new feminism and living dolls : the return of sexism . she has worked as a journalist , columnist and reviewer for the guardian , the observer and the independent , and is the founder of the charity women for refugee women . she lives in london with her partner and their two children . a quiet life is her first novel .
an admirer can be forgiven for approaching “a quiet passion , ” terence davies’s new movie about dickinson’s life , with trepidation . the literalness of film and the creaky conventions of the biopic threaten to dissolve that strangeness , to domesticate genius into likable quirkiness . but mr . davies , whose work often blends public history and private memory , possesses a poetic sensibility perfectly suited to his subject and a deep , idiosyncratic intuition about what might have made her tick .
it is true parlor intrigue - a room where perhaps a quarter of the film takes place - in which the wickedest things are the barbed epigrams , and the dramas are life ' s familiar woes . . .
well written and thought provoking - a good one for a book group discussion .
but a quiet life is not what fate has in store for the lady and her maid . just when they are about to settle into their new routine and surroundings , a murder happens and somehow the lady is aware that the police does not have the right man . before long , and with the help of her maid , the lady decides to take the matters into her own hands and begins her own series of inquisitions . but nothing is as easy as it seems , for , in the process of solving the murder , she unravels something ever more sinister and gruesome . so what will lady hardcastle do ? will she be able to uncover everything that is wrong in this countryside ? or will fate take a turn against her ? well , this is for you to know when you read “a quiet life in the country” .
this is an utterly fascinating novel which gives an entirely new perspective of the wwii time period . it ' s a wholly immersive and wonderful read about a compelling character inspired by the real life of a woman named melinda maclean who was suspected ( but never proven ) to be a soviet spy .
part of the pic’s success lies in the way cupellini balances contrasting concepts : family offers both security and betrayal , and a sylvan setting can’t supply the kind of shelter needed by those attempting to escape the past . until the unfortunate last quarter - hour , when character consistency is pushed to an unsatisfactory degree , “a quiet life” is full of subtle modulations and terrific little character details ; only rosario’s relationship with renate feels underwritten .
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for once , put yourself first . love yourself , and make yourself a priority . even for just one day , you deserve everything . every part of the life you are after .
british director terence davies shows dickinson as a person who refused to stick to the strict rules of life in the victorian era . she had a mind of her own , and was not afraid to speak out . at the same time , she seemed to have trouble finding happiness . the most tragic element of her life was that her poetry was hardly appreciated . only a few poems were published in the local paper .
there is a rather dismal expectation that when a polemicist – and natasha walter , thoughtful and considered author of the new feminism and living dolls , has not been afraid to nail her colours to that mast – turns to fiction , the result will not be a story but a tract . and when , early in a quiet life , laura’s ambivalence as a mother is followed closely by florence’s paean to a communist utopia of sexual equality , the possibility that the message is going to override the medium does present itself . but as the story gathers pace , the novel’s intelligent and determined examination of sexual politics takes its proper place – subsidiary to character and in the background of a robust and well - plotted narrative .
i did not know that the first novel by natasha walter , was seminal non - fiction the new feminism and living dolls . a quiet life is natasha walter ' s first novel that is a beautiful work of fiction . the story is about laura leverett since the disappearance of her husband in 1951 , laura has been living in limbo with her daughter in geneva . people see her as a very charming young lady , but nobody guesses that secret she is carrying . laura is a wife , mother and spy . i find it fascinating to read what
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when we compare ourselves to others , we set ourselves up to add “more” into our life . more money , more cars , more houses , and more stuff . we fall victim to the old adage of “keeping up with the joneses” which prevents us from living the life we really want to live .
you ' d expect this kind of witty dialogue in a woody allen film about condescending new york intellectuals . but ' a quiet passion ' , about 19th century american poet emily dickinson , is also full of it . clearly , she used her talent not only to write poetry , but also to engage in spirited conversation .
we live in a world where busyness is king . we’re so busy glorifying how busy we are , we miss out on experiencing the moments that matter . and while we’re so busy making a living , we forget to make life—which is quite tragic .
if you are acquainted with emily dickinson ' s work , this film gives an interesting insight into her life and her poetry . if you ' re not , this film is a great introduction to it .
a fantastic book - a spy story from the point of view of the significant other in a relationship full of secrets and silences . compelling .
under surveillance by the authorities and living in exile , she is reduced to squabbling with her mother over childcare and waiting for cocktail hour , and appears to be the emblem of female submissiveness . but before walter’s tense prologue draws to a close , we become uneasily aware that laura has led a life of concealment and lies , and that it is far from over . she is in geneva waiting for her old life to die – and for a sign that the new one may begin .
and though “a quiet passion” is small — modest in scope , inward rather than expansive , precise in word and gesture — it contains multitudes . it opens a window into an era whose political and moral legacies are still with us , and illuminates , with a practiced portraitist’s sureness of touch , the mind of someone who lived completely in her time , knowing all the while that she would eventually escape it .
we think there is happiness to be had , joy to be experienced , and moments to be made . yes , there might be some truth to this , but who’s to say the moments of solitude or quiet time won’t measure up—or even exceed those altogether ?
spies , amirite ? it ' s all poison - tipped umbrellas and silly wigs ! er , well . . . a quiet life is a more subtle portrayal of mid - 20th - century spying , focusing on the psychological toll of secrecy and the everyday social manipulations that , i imagine , were the reality for most soviet spies in the west . it was these social manipulations that i loved most within the novel : the small changes in personality that protagonist and spy laura would use to exert information from people . haven ' t we all wondered ho
i believe we all want to incorporate some level of minimalism into our life , and experience the freedom that joshua and ryan talk about . and it’s important for us to know there isn’t a “right” or “wrong” way to do it .
the kind of film davies excels at . he effectively demystifies dickinson ' s life ( having a truly magnificent cast helps ) while incorporating her poetry thematically . also , despite the film ' s clear obsession with death the screenplay has a lot more wit and humor than you ' d expect .
a man struggling under the crushing weight of debt must work as a tax collector to pay off his creditors .
in the quiet forests near wiesbaden , germany , rosario ( servillo ) runs a restaurant - hotel with his german wife , renate ( juliane koehler ) . a memorable intro , featuring rosario in closeup as he’s about to shoot a wild boar , sets an unsettling tone whose ambiguity is nicely in keeping with rosario’s character . out of the blue , two young italians show up , edoardo ( francesco di leva ) and diego ( marco d’amore ) ; a troubled rosario offers them lodging without providing renate with much explanation .
but the protestant hymnal was the metrical trellis on which dickinson wreathed blossoms and thorns of musical invention . “a quiet passion” suggests that the mixture of austerity and extravagance in her verse was shaped partly by an environment in which religious severity coexisted with aesthetic and intellectual experimentation . ( that aunt may have disapproved of the performance , but she still went . )
melinda maclean who acted as a spy for the soviet union as did her husband donald maclean , a british diplomat .
i won a copy of this book on a goodreads giveaway . this story took us on a journey with laura as her life began to unfold in a way she never expected . it gave us an insight into the turmoil of a woman torn between who she truly is and who she must appear to be for the outside world . it highlights how easy it is for the world to dismiss a woman as insignificant without knowing her true worth . while the spy theme is key it is the interactions between laura and the other characters that caught my at
at first i wasn ' t sure about this , but i soon got swept away by the narrative and loved it . i i was doing my usual amazon blitz before going off on hols and picked this up with a dozen others . i read it last , and after a slight hesitation over the florence character , it really gets going and i had to pretend i was working at my desk while reading it on my computer , i was so hooked . . . such a fabulous idea , and so interesting , the notion of secrets and keeping them , and living as both nobody and somebody else . the subject of people living a double life is just so compelling and after i finished spent ages on wikipedia reading more about the real life character who gave the author the idea for the book . i love a book that makes you feel you ' ve lived another life . this certainly did that .
a bit of a slow start and an open ending . . . . but beautifully written , atmospheric and engrossing at all times .
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inspired by real life events in american melinda marling and her english husband and cambridge spy donald maclean ' s life but telling the fictional story of laura leverett , this novel adds another fascinating dimension to the story of wwii and cold war period when the cambridge spies were active . when we first meet laura it ' s january 1939 and she appears to be an innocent wide - eyed american on her first passage across the atlantic to stay with her aunt in london . on the boat she meets a communist ,
the story of american poet emily dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive , unrecognized artist .
it is dominated by a single voice : ms . nixon’s , reciting stanzas instead of voice - over narration and cracking impish , sometimes impious jokes with the marvelous ms . ehle . a novel of family life writes itself between the lines , full of memorable characters and dramatic scenes . parents grow old and die . austin marries and then has an affair , a transgression that enrages emily . she and vinnie seem to exist in precise , kinetic counterpoint , like the left and right hands of a piano étude .
i won a copy of this book on a goodreads giveaway . this story took us on a journey with laura as her life began to unfold in a way she never expected . it gave us an insight into the turmoil of a woman torn between who she truly is and who she must appear to be for the outside world . it highlights how easy it is for the world to dismiss a woman as insignificant without knowing her true worth . while the spy theme is key it is the interactions between laura and the other characters that caught my attention the most along with the often somber emotions she showed through out , it seemed realistic without being mundane .
jolly good . all the spy malarkey is a bit of a red herring . yes , it ' s a point of plot ( and a substantial one ) but it ' s not the only interesting thing . i loved her unpicking of womany - ness and her ability to write period fiction without being remotely laboured about it . not a jolly air raid warden in sight . a fabulous slice of history . much enjoyed .
this is a story about a woman called laura who moves to england . while living here she finds herself moving in different circles then she is used to and following an unusual path in life . a secret one . laura is a hard character to understand , she does not give away much about how she feels and is almost emotionless , making her perfect in some ways for some of the things she does . her relationships seem more functional then anything else and her mannor is cool . the story is interesting , the di
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her double life began years ago , when she stepped on to the boat which carried her across the atlantic in 1939 . eager to learn , and eager to love , she found herself suddenly inspired by a young communist woman she met on the boat . in london she begins to move between two different worlds – from the urbane society of her cousins and their upper class friends , to the anger of those who want to forge a new society . one night at a party she meets a man who seems to her to combine both worlds , but who is hiding a secret bigger than she could ever imagine .
i received this through goodreads giveaways . a brilliant book ! ! . i enjoyed this immensely . this is a spy thriller set between the years 1939 - 1953 . laura is an american who comes to live in london and is recruited into communism . the book is fiction but is based loosely on the life of melinda marling , the wife of donald maclean and one of the cambridge spies . the plot is very good and engrossing . however , we never really get to understand laura or what makes her commit to communism . very well written and the period details and the way of life at that time are excellently portrayed . highly recommended .
this is an odd book . at first i found it rather flat with a very two - dimensional main protagonist - for example we are not given any insight into why she became attracted to communism in the first place - but as it went on , it developed into a picture of what living a double life does to your soul and to every relationship you make . even though we see the characters from the outside only , we can feel the tension at particularly tricky moments , and feel the edginess of the class barriers . it is a
laura’s muted existence of evasion and dissimulation , in which she is fatally underestimated as a frivolous flirt by her husband’s friends , was inspired by that of donald maclean’s wife melinda marling , “the communist in the schiaparelli coat” . walter’s achievement is to bring espionage brilliantly into service as a metaphor for more routine secrets a woman has historically had to conceal , from menstruation to frustration , rage to alienation from the disfiguring role models we are offered . its indelible image – a woman whose calmly conformist femininity conceals shocking subversion – leaves us wondering about our own mothers and grandmothers , and what went on beneath the surface of their quiet lives . it also confirms walter as a writer who clearly appreciates the joys and purpose of fiction as distinct from polemic , and makes good use of both .
what ' s the name o . . . : solved . adult fiction , spy novel . a young american woman visits relatives in england . on ship across the ocean she becomes friends with a communist . ends up meeting and falling in love with a man she learns is a spy . spoiler ahead . [ s ]
the plot is good but the story sometimes struggles at a slow pace . i personally would have liked a little more action and misadventure . the pace of the book becomes steady in the later part , even slightly picking up in the end . the author’s narrations and descriptions easily bring to life the times of the early 20 th century england . the book does well to start with building the characters and the setting before the murder is introduced . the mystery quotient is maintained throughout though i will refrain myself from calling it a mystery / thriller in the strict sense . the climax too is satisfying and the book leaves the reader with a feeling of content on having read a decent read .
to unravel the journey that has brought her heroine to this crossroads walter replays her life from the moment the young laura leverett leaves new york for london on the eve of the second world war . with her father an american reprobate and her mother of genteel english stock , she is already keenly aware of inhabiting the margins . the ocean liner taking her to her new life among strangers offers her the microcosm of a world in transit in which she may find her place . in prospect are physical desire for a raffish young journalist and its concomitant shame , and her uneasy longing for the glamour of first class , and the certainty of belonging . she also experiences the first stirrings of political awareness when she encounters a young communist , florence blake , on her way to right the world’s wrongs in europe .
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i found this novel to be a definite page - turner . the characters were interesting , the action engrossing . there were many things i liked about it : one , the author tells the story without judgment or taking sides ; two , i found it intriguing that violence and abuse in the protagonist ' s history was vaguely hinted at without being explicitly stated or described . it struck me as a look into the life of someone ( like spies , undercover operators , et . al . ) who has to live a lie and the terrible toll it c
when a politician disappears , his ( mad ) twin brother is brought to replace him .
the story of a man who murdered thirty - two people , gained power , and then got afraid because too many people wanted to kill him . one august morning , he disappeared . for fifteen years , everyone believed him dead . instead , he was living in a little hotel near frankfurt , with a wife and a young german son . then , when the trains filled with waste departed from naples , the past climbed on board . this is the story of a man who , while trying to kill a chestnut tree with a copper nail , was grabbed from behind by his past . and was forced to settle the score .
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eighteen - year - old laura leverett arrives from america for a new life in england . at the side - lines of her cousin’s glamorous gatherings , laura hungers for someone with whom she can discuss the new political ideas sweeping through london . edward last is the kindred spirit laura has been waiting for . but the secret he is carrying will test laura’s ideals to their limits and take them across oceans before tearing them apart
this is an odd book . at first i found it rather flat with a very two - dimensional main protagonist - for example we are not given any insight into why she became attracted to communism in the first place - but as it went on , it developed into a picture of what living a double life does to your soul and to every relationship you make . even though we see the characters from the outside only , we can feel the tension at particularly tricky moments , and feel the edginess of the class barriers . it is an interesting feat of imagination , given that there is no evidence that the real - life character on whom laura is based ever engaged in any practical spionage . for those of us who grew up against the background of the cambridge spy circle and the defections of some of its members , this is an interesting fictional addition to the picture - we all know about the men , but what about their wives and families ?
cynthia nixon gives a good , restrained performance . it ' s nice to see her in a role that ' s the complete opposite from the career lawyer miranda in ' sex and the city ' .
i received this through goodreads giveaways . a brilliant book ! ! . i enjoyed this immensely . this is a spy thriller set between the years 1939 - 1953 . laura is an american who comes to live in london and is recruited into communism . the book is fiction but is based loosely on the life of melinda marling , the wife of donald maclean and one of the cambridge spies . the plot is very good and engrossing . however , we never really get to understand laura or what makes her commit to communism . very well written
this is a story about a woman called laura who moves to england . while living here she finds herself moving in different circles then she is used to and following an unusual path in life . a secret one . laura is a hard character to understand , she does not give away much about how she feels and is almost emotionless , making her perfect in some ways for some of the things she does . her relationships seem more functional then anything else and her mannor is cool . the story is interesting , the discription of laura at that time in history is believable and the ending was very satisfying . i recommend this to all fans of books about war time told from an unusual perspective . i received this book from review from the lovely people over at urltoken
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nixon delivers a masterful performance , giving us a heroine who can ' t cease digging herself into ever deeper holes . she ' s never out of step with the film ' s graceful pace and narrative development .
i have not read either of natasha walker ' s non - fiction books , but her articles are pertinent , concise and incisive , so it was a disappointment that her debut novel is none of those things . it is the story of a woman caught up in espionage and left - wing politics from 1939 to 1953 and the effect of keeping parts of her life secret . everyone assumes laura is an innocent dupe , unable to understand what is going on ; she isn ' t . from laura ' s first arrival at no identifiable uk port ( the closest perhaps
a most riveting story the story is told from the beginning as though one is living the story personally . it contains such insight that it’s almost easy to forget that the story is a work of fiction , especially when the reader is old enough to remember the actual events and times . it moves at a steady and considered pace , and is never a spy / thriller genre story , but the personal journey of the protagonist .
laura moves to england at the start of 1939 to visit relatives , but really she is trying to escape the confines of her suffocating and damaging family life in the states . on the boat across the atlantic she meets two people who will affect the rest of her life in crucial ways . she finds it challenging to learn how to live amongst the privilege , manners and social preoccupations of her affluent english relatives . but this well ordered world is in the midst of being thrown into chaos as time progresses and german bombs fall over london . despite the danger , laura refuses to return to america and embarks on a course of love and political intrigue which radically destabilizes her future . there are certainly gripping moments as questions arise about who laura can really trust and if her surreptitious activities will be caught out , but this is more a novel about the tension between her complicity with the social / political structures around her and her rebellion against them .
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as usual , servillo uses a distinctive physicality to get into his role ; rosario frequently puts his hand on his back , as if he’s in mild chronic pain . it may not be a clear statement , but it makes the character come alive , helping to add different levels of reality to a complex figure . d’amore , in his film debut , is memorable as the abandoned son mistrustful of his father’s attempts at rapprochement yet yearning for paternal love ; di leva , too is a standout in a role that could easily have been just another wiry junior mobster .
love and politics entwine in their relationship , never again to be disentangled . on arrival in england , in reaction against snobbish upper - class relatives who regard her with dismay , laura is drawn to florence’s fierce determination to achieve social justice – for men and women alike . “she told her that in a communist society every man and woman would be able to engage in meaningful work that really did spring from their personality … that she was not part of the life mapped out for her . ”
for a book about spies , communism and romance , this book was really boring and nothing really happened . . .
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impelled by desire , she finds herself caught up in his hidden life . love grows , but so do fear and danger . this is the warm - blooded story of the cold war . the story of a wife whose part will take her from london in the blitz , to washington at the height of mccarthyism , to the possible haven of the english countryside . gradually she learns what is at stake for herself , her husband , and her daughter ; gradually she realises the dark consequences of her youthful idealism .
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a delicate and measured drama that plumbs the depths of the poet ' s strange heart and the agony of her intelligence .
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i was intrigued right from the start of this book and it continued to keep my interest all the way through - i was a little disappointed in the ending , it was too abrupt and did not give a clue as to what will happen next . this may be good for most people but i ' m afraid i like a good solid happy ending - hence the 4 instead of 5 stars .
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the story is told from the beginning as though one is living the story personally . it contains such insight that it’s almost easy to forget that the story is a work of fiction , especially when the reader is old enough to remember the actual events and times . it moves at a steady and considered pace , and is never a spy / thriller genre story , but the personal journey of the protagonist .
so far the first 50 pages are disappointing . slow and overly descriptive , a polemical agenda clearly being pushed , not hugely atmospheric of the time nor is there much narrative tension and the characterisation of laura feels a bit weak . i ' m beginning to skim read already . lovely cover though . i will keep trying for a while longer mainly because i read a review somewhere that it begins to pick up later on , hope it does soon . i ' m up to page 87 and struggling to keep up with so many characters . ok
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and this was an interesting follow up . the character of laura , initially usympathetic , hampered by her unhappy upbringing and lack of education , illustrates how someone could be swept into the philosophy of communism which for her promises a sort of freedom and glamour removed from her dreary family in america . i think natasha walter is brilliant at understanding how someone of this time and class could become a russian agent and the sort of doublethink they would use . this is a very cleverly written book and i would absolutely love to know what happened to laura and rosa , but i suspect nothing very good . a fascinating novel .
as well as having a gift for cool , elegant phrasing , and a fine sensitivity to psychology reminiscent of elizabeth jane howard , walter proves to be a hardworking and accomplished storyteller . the scene in which laura must steal , photograph and return documents from under the noses of both her husband and cousin is breathtaking , as are the protagonist’s agonisingly clumsy attempts to seduce a suspected double agent . walter is terrific , too , at capturing the tense , bleached - out dreariness of the cold war in london and washington , easily competing with the claims of such experienced novelists as sebastian faulks and william boyd to the territory , and bringing to it a unique perspective that resonates long after the novel is laid down .
i am normally a reader almost exclusively of crime fiction and psychological thrillers , so i was slightly out of my comfort zone with this book .
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i enjoyed the storyline , liked the characters & plot , however overall i felt it was a little bit too drawn out . others may not agree
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all this is subtly shown in the biopic , which follows dickinson from her childhood to her death . the poems are read by a voice - over , which is not the easiest way to appreciate poetry . but at the same time , the poems are a necessary element to understand dickinson as she was .
not everything is harmony . if one of the film’s threads is the existential conundrum that most directly informs dickinson’s poetry — what it is like to live from moment to moment with the knowledge of eternity — another is the dialectic of freedom and authority that defined her life . ms . nixon’s dickinson is a natural feminist , but she also naturally submits , as her siblings do , to their father’s will . when she wants to write late at night , she asks his permission , noting later that no husband would have granted it . she is submissive and rebellious in ways that defy easy summary . like the other great american poet of her century , walt whitman , she contradicts herself .
terence davies read six biographies of emily dickinson prior to making the film and he believes that she is a genius . cynthia nixon also read a lot of biographies of emily dickinson in order to get into the role and she detected contradictions , but she found it interesting because she had the chance to choose her favorite versions .
anticipated this novel but found it dull . i couldn ' t connect with any of the characters and thought that what could have been a great read was largely disappointing .
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2 . 5 / 5 the attempted integration of a narrative heavy on espionage , wartime romance , and marital strife with the predominant theme , social constraints on women in the mid - 20th century , doesn ' t work well here . perhaps walter , author of two quite successful books on feminism , was overly concerned about being too discursive or didactic in addressing her concerns . with the upshot being that she kits out the story in a lot of cliched material , loses sight of character development , and buries her terrific insights in a baggy narrative . frustrating .
a look into the very different world of a female spy during and after the second world war . husband and wife , edward and laura , are both spies so they can’t talk about politics with each other , creating an isolation within their marriage . i liked the strong characterisation , particularly of the main protagonist , laura , and that it managed to be well - researched without being clunky . i found it a well - paced read , initially slow ( some might feel too slow ) but then building up in a controlled way which kept me reading . the use of tension made me feel involved although i found i needed to read it carefully to avoid missing important plot lines . i won’t share any spoilers but i also really liked the ending .


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the gift of the magi by o . henry : summary , theme & analysis
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the moral of the story , then , is that the meaning behind gift giving isn ' t the material gift itself , but the act of love and thoughtfulness that motivates the gift . this is an especially sentimental message during the christmas season when the rush to buy presents and get all of the shopping done sometimes makes us forget this simple truth .
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none of you truly believes until you love for your neighbour what you love for yourself . none of you truly believes until you love for your neighbour what you love for yourself . [ a saying of the prophet muhammad ( pbuh ) ]
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alas , love the coopers focuses too much on interfamily drama to salvage the real christmas spirit .
the story ends with a comparison of jim and della ' s gifts to the gifts that the magi , or three wise men , gave to baby jesus in the manger in the biblical story of christmas . the narrator concludes that jim and della are far wiser than the magi because their gifts are gifts of love , and those who give out of love and self - sacrifice are truly wise because they know the value of self - giving love .
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love the coopers follows the cooper clan as four generations of extended family come together for their annual christmas eve celebration . as the evening unfolds , a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down , leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday .
for her dramatic acting debut , singer marie osmond chose this sentimental adaptation of the venerable yuletide short story the gift of the magi , previously filmed in 1952 as a segment of the omnibus feature film o . henry ' s full house . set in turn - of - the - century new york , the gift of love casts osmond as young heiress beth atherton , who gives up her life of privilege and luxury to become the wife of poverty - stricken immigrant rudi miller ( timothy bottoms ) . though he finds work as a clerk , rudi is unable to afford a decent christmas gift for beth , nor is she able to scrounge enough money from the household budget to purchase a gift for her husband . what happens next hinges on the fact that rudi is inordinately proud of his gold watch , while beth takes equal pride in her long , flowing hair . produced by star marie osmond ' s brothers , the gift of love made its abc network debut on december 8 , 1978 .
here , o . henry again emphasizes the thematic difference between wisdom and foolishness in relation to the value of self - giving love . the wise men were wise in a practical sense . the comical reference to their gifts being exchangeable in case of duplication relates to the pragmatic side of thoughtfulness in gift giving : spending money wisely and choosing a gift that someone doesn ' t already have and might use . jim and della , on the other hand , despite their apparent foolishness , are wise in another sense ; that is , in their ability to appreciate the sentimental meaning behind gift - giving that goes deeper than a gift ' s material worth .
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jim and della are thinking about the present moment and the material possessions that give us pleasure . what they foolishly don ' t realize , however , is that they ' ve given each other a greater gift : their sacrificial love . the lesson they ultimately learn is that their love for each other is worth more than all of the material possessions money can buy . o . henry makes a somewhat humorous though a meaningful comparison between the magi in the bible and jim and della at the end of the story :
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the gift of the magi is a short story by the american writer o . henry , written and published in 1905 . it takes place at christmas time and tells the story of jim and della dillingham , a poor , young married couple who don ' t have enough money to buy each other christmas gifts . as the gift of the magi unfolds , both sell their most prized possession to pay for a gift for the other . jim sells his watch to buy della a pair of decorative combs for her hair , and della sells her hair to buy jim a chain for his watch .
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this lesson covers o . henry ' s famous short story , ' ' the gift of the magi . ' ' we ' ll cover the story ' s plot , analyze some of its major themes , and finish with a brief quiz .
the gift of the magi is a well - known short story by american short story writer o . henry , the pen name of william sydney porter . the story first appeared in the new york sunday world on december 10 , 1905 and was later published in o . henry ' s collection the four million on april 10 , 1906 .
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o . henry ' s story is a classic example of literary irony , the contrast between an expectation of what will occur and what actually takes place . jim and della each buy presents for one another , hoping to make each other happy . they never expect their actions will have an entirely different outcome : that their gifts are essentially unusable . however , they ' ve given each other a greater gift in showing how much they love each other . the major theme of the story is the difference between wisdom and foolishness , and the meaningful giving of gifts as an act of love rather than a merely practical gesture .
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if you think this looks like an uplifting christmas story about the love of family , think again . sure , it wants to be , but instead it ' s a depressing mess .
the gift of the magi is a classic example of irony in literature . irony is a literary technique in which an expectation of what is supposed to occur differs greatly from the actual outcome . in this case , jim and della sacrifice their most treasured possessions so that the other can fully enjoy his or her gift . jim sells his watch to buy della ' s combs , expecting her to be able to use them . della sells her hair to buy jim a chain for his watch . neither expects the other to have made that sacrifice .
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the magi , as you know , were wise men - - wonderfully wise men - - who brought gifts to the newborn babe in the manger . being wise , their gifts were no doubt wise ones , possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication . and here i have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat… who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house . but in a last word to the wise of these days , let it be said that of all who give gifts , these two were the wisest .
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in 1905 , lord henry loam , his family and his servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant .
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diliges proximum tuum tamquam te ipsum [ translation : ‘you shall love your neighbour as yourself’ . ( mark 12 : 31 ) ]
the irony here works both on a practical and on a deeper , more sentimental level . both della and jim buy each other a gift that ultimately seems financially foolish . being poor , they can ' t afford to waste money on things they can ' t use . however , what they get is something they don ' t expect : a more intangible gift that reminds them how much they love each other and are willing to sacrifice to make each other happy .
featuring an all - star cast that includes john goodman , diane keaton , ed helms , olivia wilde , amanda seyfriend , and steve martin , love the coopers is a holiday treat . when they come together for an old fashioned , traditional christmas the cooper ' s facade as a perfect , loving family starts to crack . the storytelling is pretty good ; considering the size of the cast and the number of plot lines that intertwine . however , most of them are formulaic and clichéd ; a father hiding his unemployment , parents covering up their separation , a daughter pretending to be in a relationship to please her mother , etc . , etc . and the comedy is rather tame . yet despite its problems , love the coopers is an enjoyable family comedy .
it ' s christmas eve , and della finds herself running out of time to buy jim a christmas present . after paying all of the bills , all della has left is $ 1 . 87 to put toward jim ' s christmas present . desperate to find him the perfect gift , out she goes into the cold december day , looking in shop windows for something she can afford .
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we first meet leo gursky when he believes he is nearing the end of his life , living alone in a tiny apartment in manhattan . he is an elderly jew who came to america from poland after the second world war , having survived the holocaust in hiding ,
mostly in trees , but also cracks , cellars , holes
. gursky is terrified of dying on a day when nobody has noticed him , which drives him to mildly attention - seeking behaviour - dropping his change in a shop , say . although he seems to be a man without much of a life , we soon learn that he was once rich in art and love . he loved a woman , alma , in poland , but because he took too long to get to america she married somebody else . he also wrote a great novel in poland , the history of love , but entrusted it to a friend who later told him that it was lost . so the holocaust allowed him to survive , but without the core of himself , and it seems that all we see is the husk of the man , withered and waiting for death .
marie osmond plays a rich girl being raised by her uncle and aunt ( june lockhart ) . her guardians encourage a courtship and possible marriage to a nice but boring guy ( james woods ) . osmond does not want to spend the rest of her life as pampered wife who does nothing but give society parties . she meets an immigrant , played by timothy bottoms , and they fall in love . however , her guardians disapprove of the match because osmond ' s late mother allegedly threw her life away by falling in love with a poor man . bottoms has his own problems - - he ' s only supposed to stay in america long enough to make a little money , then go back home and enter into an arranged marriage . this movie is based on an o . henry story called ,
the gift of the magi
. it ' s a very sweet and romantic tale with a christmas theme . osmond and bottoms are very believable as the young couple .
. . . a searing portrait of holiday - driven despair , a ruthless and harrowing look at emotional burnout and the soul - crushing playacting demanded by the holiday season .
i just saw this movie for the first time on tcm and i ' m an older adult . why anyone would think this movie would appeal only to teenagers or younger is a little pessimistic to say the least . i love the movie - lauren bacall , robert stack and adorable little evelyn rudie are wonderfully talented . of course , no one will ever compare with shirley temple - that ' s a given . even tho there have been many talented young actresses , they threw away the pattern with shirley . the storyline is - as it ' s supposed to be - rather melancholy - and for the period of time it was made it ' s rather marvelous i feel . the outcome of the story - which most of us could have guessed of course - is quite a lesson that teaches just how grief can make someone go off the deep end , dealing with just their own pain , and not considering the feelings and welfare of someone else , especially a child . who knows , maybe julie ' s spirit did come and encourage more searching for hitty - it ' s possible .
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the story ' s setting at christmas time makes it a popular story for the holiday season . its major theme is the difference between wisdom and foolishness , or having or not having , a sense of judgment and understanding .
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but as the novel progresses the patterns of the plot become tighter , and threaten to drain the life out of the characters . and although krauss uses the historical dislocation of the holocaust as the reason for gursky ' s broken life , the fact that the outcome is so elegant and the emotions are always described in such a stylish , glancing way means that we never get the sense that we are coming up against any real horror or despair . the very fact that gursky carries the candle for his own alma until his dying day - even though she marries somebody else and has children he stays faithful to her - gives a rather fairytale feel to the whole novel . when the old alma is dying in manhattan he goes every day to sit at her bedside in the hospital after hours .
she was tiny and wrinkled and deaf as a doorknob . there was so much i should have said . and yet . i told her jokes .
this moment should carry a massive emotional punch , but it is so charming that it slips into a purely literary convention . krauss is undoubtedly an entertaining , humane and intelligent writer , but this novel is just too neat and too sweet for her talent to fly freely .
over the past decade , we ' ve seen a recent phenomenon in film , where producers cast many big names in a clip film , that all comes together in the end . while this may work well with superheroes , it has yet to be successful in regards to comedy . that is why the film , love the coopers can be defined with one saying , too many cooks in the kitchen . this film features a large and impressive cast , and the previews looked terrific , but i assure you , ed helm ' s little girl calling him a dick , is just about the only truly funny moment in this film . the story here has a lot of different angles , and they do come together quite nicely , but this film is not what it was intended to be , as the last thing i would refer to it as is a hilarious holiday film . a lot of people are going to see this film because of it ' s cast , and from young timothee chalamet to veteran alan arkin , this cast is remarkable , however the story is not , in fact this whole film was fairly dull . i expect a lot from the cast , but even hollywood ' s best and brightest can ' t make a film work when the writing just isn ' t there . i love the concept and i really wanted to like this film , but in the end it ' s just a big disappointment .
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there is something sweetly humane about the way krauss describes the confused family . when krauss describes alma ' s first kiss , with a young russian immigrant friend -
his tongue was in my mouth . i didn ' t know if i should touch my tongue to his , or leave it off to the side so his tongue could move unconstrained by mine
- there is all the awkwardness of adolescence that later begins to blossom into the power of desire .
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so we begin to get passages from gursky ' s novel laid out within the novel that we are reading , and krauss manages to interlock two levels of fiction - the novel within and the novel without - with some brio . the reader is quickly intrigued by gursky ' s disappointed , dry voice , and by alma ' s more engaged and naive tone . in the young alma ' s story we find an endearing portrait of a girl emerging into adulthood in a tricky family . she longs to get her widowed mother to fall in love again . and she longs to get her crazy young brother , bird , to stop thinking that he might be the messiah - as well as to stop picking his nose with his arm around his face .
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this mawkish tv movie depicts the impact of a man ' s coma on his nearest and dearest . dramatised by former nurse elizabeth berg , it stars rebecca de mornay ( a shame to see her forced into accepting such mediocre assignments ) , who fails to impress as the wife whose conviction that her husband will pull through is tested by the travails of best friend melanie mayron .
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the ensemble give the scant material their all , and this may be olivia wilde ' s most impressive performance to date , but the contrived plot , forced sentimentality and painfully predictable climax overshadow their work .
it must take some courage for a writer to create a fictional character who is also a writer , and to try to convey the power of this imagined author ' s oeuvre . isn ' t it hard enough to create one convincing authorial voice ? sure , nabokov in the real life of sebastian knight and saul bellow in humboldt ' s gift did it with complete conviction , but since they are inimitable geniuses their example might act as a warning rather than encouragement . the fact that nicole krauss , a young novelist with only one book behind her , has attempted to carry off this feat is , if nothing else , testament to her bravery .
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quite liked . not a cheerful or funny xmas movie , but it dealt with real issues faced by families and i liked the cast including amanda seyfried and marisa tomei . as xmas movies go , this was one of the better ones . not cloying either .
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when jim comes home from work , he stares at della , trying to figure out what ' s different about her . she admits that she sold her hair to buy his present . before she can give it to him , however , jim casually pulls a package out of his overcoat pocket and hands it to her . inside , della finds a pair of costly decorative hair combs that she ' d long admired , but are now completely useless since she ' s cut off her hair . hiding her tears , she jumps up and holds out her gift for jim : the watch chain . jim shrugs , flops down onto the old sofa , puts his hands behind his head and tells della flatly that he sold his watch to buy her combs .
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she wants to buy jim a chain for his pocket watch , but they ' re all out of her price range . rushing home , della pulls down her beautiful hair and stands in front of the mirror , admiring it and thinking . after a sudden inspiration , she rushes out again and has her hair cut to sell . della receives $ 20 . 00 for selling her hair , just enough to buy the platinum chain she saw in a shop window for $ 21 . 00 .
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the story tells of a young married couple , james , known as jim , and della dillingham . the couple has very little money and lives in a modest apartment . between them , they have only two possessions that they consider their treasures : jim ' s gold pocket watch that belonged to his father and his grandfather , and della ' s lustrous , long hair that falls almost to her knees .
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it ' s part sitcom and part soap opera that pokes mild fun at the season but has a wide sentimental streak .
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both jim and della behave impulsively , sacrificing their greatest treasures without thinking about the consequences and focusing instead on making one another happy . from an entirely practical perspective , this doesn ' t make much sense because they can ' t enjoy the gifts that are supposed to make them happy .
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physicist bill beck meets and marries doctor ' s receptionist julie . five happy years later , she develops a heart condition . afraid of leaving bill alone by her premature demise , julie adopts a sirupy , fantasizing orphan , hitty . it ' s an uphill battle forging a relationship between the equally self - absorbed physicist and child : will she have time ?
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