It's a love story, baby just say yes!

Summer, Love, Italy - best ingredients for the new film starring Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave in "Letters to Juliet" (2010). The soundtrack contains my new favourite song, which is playing non-stop at my home: "Love Story" by US star Taylor Swift. Listen to this song, jump around your room and feel happy^^ - summer, the best time of the year! (And I assume the movie is supercute and worth a visit, too). It's a love story, baby just say... YES!

The Song:
(most adorable music video ever! The dress is awesome!!)


The Movie Trailer:


Love, (still singing and jumping)

Nicole Kidman conquers the Australian Outback

Nicole Kidman as Sarah Ashley and Hugh Jackman as Drover...

...in Baz Luhrmann's epic drama Australia (2008).

Nicole with movie son Nullah.

Australia, 1939: Lady Sarah Ashley tries to bring back her husband to England, only to find him murdered and their farm in danger of bankruptcy. She forms an alliance with the unconventional Drover (Hugh Jackman *yieeks*) to bring their cattle herd to Darwin in time. Together with the Aborigine child Nullah, they survive several adventures and grow to be a family. One day Nullah gets caught by the police and is brought by force to an orphanage on a small island to "integrate" him into the white society. Sarah tries to retrieve him, just to face the city of Darwin being attacked by Japanese army forces at the beginning of the Second World War...will they ever be together again?

Baz Luhrmann stated, that they filmed six different endings - I am not going to spoiler which one they finally chose. Australia is by far one of my favourite countries. I read many books that describe the landscape, the Aborigines and the life of early farmers there. I think the movie captured the atmosphere very well and moreover, with Nicole and Hugh they aimed for Australian actors as well.
Nicole Kidman really impressed me with her performance in this movie. In the beginning, she is the cold English lady of noble birth who struggles with the demands of the raw outback. Later, she develops into a kind and caring woman, who strives to protect her farm and the people she loves. I admit, that the movie has its lenghts, but the amazing sets and scenes are worth your time! I nearly cried my eyes out - it kind of gets to you quickly. It also reminds me from the theme of movies like "Gone with the Wind" (1939) or "Out of Africa" (Jenseits von Afrika, 1985), both movies I highly appreciated. If you are not convinced yet: The film won the Oscar for the costumes - totally deserved! Watch it as soon as its in free TV or buy the DVD!



Love,

photos via allmoviephoto.com, filmstarts.de

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My sister's keeper

Movie poster of My sister's keeper.

I went with my friend KV to the cinema to see My sister's keeper (2009). The story (based on the bestseller novel by Jodi Picoult) evolves around a young girl -Anna- (Abigail Breslin from Little Miss Sunshine) who was born to save the life of her ill sister Kate (Sofia Vasilieva) with regularly bone marrow donations. Kate suffers from leukaemia. When Anna is eleven years old, her family (Cameron Diaz as mother) exspects her to donate one of her kidneys to her sister. Desperately Anna seeks the help of a lawyer to defend herself from the demands from her family. The movie is of course very tragic and sad, but still with a quiet sense of humour. K. and I decided that it is worth suffering along with the painful experiences of the whole family throughout the film. An unusual movie, which stands out with its serious topic and often poetical pictures.
Lilly

PS.: Make sure to take somebody with you and have a box with tissues at hand.
PPS.: Jodi Picoults book ends differently than the movie.

More Venice magic...

The cast of 'The Thief Lord'.

Today I watched the movie "The Thief Lord"(2006), after the German novel of Cornelia Funke. It evolves around a group of orphans in Venice that are supported by the mysterious Scipio - the thief lord. Trouble arises, however, when their secret hideaway in an old cinema is discovered by a private detective and furthermore they get to seek for a long lost artefact - the wing of a Venice lion... I love Venice and the story was enchanting and magical! I read the book when I was twelve years old (like the main character Prosper), so this story is somehow a part of my childhood^^. Watching it is definitely recommendable!
Love, Lilly :)

A very special magic merry-go-round from the movie!

Cherry Blossom Girl

My favourite spring blossoms

A clear blue sky!

Blouse: Benetton, Shirt+Earrings: Orsay

Hi^^. I waited weeks for it to happen: the cherry trees are blooming now! Every tree is like a sweet dream of candy floss and fairy-tales^^. To take these pictures I nearly missed my bus!
In the evening I met with my friends at our friend S's house to enjoy pizza and to watch DVDs. We saw (Hoodwinked!, 2005) and the German film (The Pharmacist, 1997). The latter was very eccentric and rather bizarre, but I liked it! If you get the chance to watch this movie, don't hesitate! Thank you A, my dear, for the delicious muffins!
The other picture shows my outfit for the evening: clearly a cherry blossom theme^^. Especially I love the new blouse with the printed roses, which I bought at the fashion market (16/03/09). Everything around was combined to match it.
Spring is finally here...yeaaah^^

Lilly :)

PS.: You can find the 'true' cherry blossom girl here.

Shop until you drop^^

Rebecca returning from the sales

Hi^^. Yesterday evening I have been to the cinema, and probably you already have an idea which movie I chose...Confessions of a Shopaholic!!
To be honest I did not exspect a deep storyline, I was prepared for some joyful (fashionable) entertainment...but I got really surprised! You just love Rebecca Bloomwood (played by a stunning Isla Fisher) from the beginning, because she is such a happy whirlwind and totally the type of person that messes up without intention (so there were lots of funny situations^^).
You get a glimpse of her extraordinary style by the pictures below. I learned that the outfits have been combined by famous Patricia Field (who styled the outfits for Sex and the City!). I recommend watching it, because this heart-warming movie made me laugh and nearly cry alike.
Lilly :)

PS.: Notice that there is an anonymous "shopping addicted"-group portrayed in the movie and Rebecca has to attend the meetings. Never heard of something like it before, but it is so much fun when they try to overcome their shopping addiction!^^