Val, our mind meld continues apace. Rachel and I devoted a 30 minute sidebar to Olivia Coleman's age (two years older than me) and her face, and to Maggie G's artistry in capturing them. We also loved the older sister character (actress is 45), who Rachel points out is also Carolina on Succession! We also spent several minutes on Dakota Johnson's..hips. My lord. And didn't you LOVE the freckled face of the actress playing young Olivia Coleman, Jessie something or other? SO MUCH TO MARVEL AT IN THIS FILM.
I love what you wrote here, Val: "...beckoning us toward a beauty culture that—instead of fetishizing youth and sexuality—values and evokes, as great art does, presence, compassion, vulnerability, longing, curiosity, even a search for meaning." (I watched the first 45 minutes or so of the film and had to look away from where the plot line was going.)
Hi there, since we're talking mirrors and products, can you say a bit more sometime about finding/ suggesting a great mirror for make up application? And why can't hotels try harder in creating a suitable space with a decent mirror, lighting and space for spreading out our products and tools? Sheesh!
Val, 71 isn't old. 85 is old; I wish back to 71, when I thought I still had time to write my book, but at 85 you think again. As for my face, it retains its Scandinavian structure and is not bad looking, but the scars are still there and I do look old and younger people are kind to me, which is a little humiliating, and my own daughter asks me if I am driving yet. I drove as soon as I got out of rehab. And I drive well. And reasonably fast. As for the Lost Daughter, I was bored and, since we were watching it at home, I walked out. Lorraine watched the whole thing but she, too, was bored and unconvinced by the theft of the doll. I also thought Ms. Coleman overacts a bit. She's better in The Crown, which I'm watching now, where she captures the icy Queen quite well. In general, I think most contemporary movies are way overhyped. It's the Old Grouch speaking.
I wanted to watch the movie before I replied to this—it took me two evenings, but I loved every minute. The movement and softness of her face—the subtle twitches. You could see every feeling moving over her. You’re right: totally magnetic. Perversely, if enough people tighten and lift their faces, then the soft, movable ones will have the real impact and appeal. You can’t buy the character that time provides. Looking forward to that day—might even be now :)
Val, our mind meld continues apace. Rachel and I devoted a 30 minute sidebar to Olivia Coleman's age (two years older than me) and her face, and to Maggie G's artistry in capturing them. We also loved the older sister character (actress is 45), who Rachel points out is also Carolina on Succession! We also spent several minutes on Dakota Johnson's..hips. My lord. And didn't you LOVE the freckled face of the actress playing young Olivia Coleman, Jessie something or other? SO MUCH TO MARVEL AT IN THIS FILM.
So glad you mentioned Ed Harris's face in Lost Daughter. Plenty of living in that face, and such a relief to see one so unabashedly unaltered.
I love what you wrote here, Val: "...beckoning us toward a beauty culture that—instead of fetishizing youth and sexuality—values and evokes, as great art does, presence, compassion, vulnerability, longing, curiosity, even a search for meaning." (I watched the first 45 minutes or so of the film and had to look away from where the plot line was going.)
Hi there, since we're talking mirrors and products, can you say a bit more sometime about finding/ suggesting a great mirror for make up application? And why can't hotels try harder in creating a suitable space with a decent mirror, lighting and space for spreading out our products and tools? Sheesh!
Val, 71 isn't old. 85 is old; I wish back to 71, when I thought I still had time to write my book, but at 85 you think again. As for my face, it retains its Scandinavian structure and is not bad looking, but the scars are still there and I do look old and younger people are kind to me, which is a little humiliating, and my own daughter asks me if I am driving yet. I drove as soon as I got out of rehab. And I drive well. And reasonably fast. As for the Lost Daughter, I was bored and, since we were watching it at home, I walked out. Lorraine watched the whole thing but she, too, was bored and unconvinced by the theft of the doll. I also thought Ms. Coleman overacts a bit. She's better in The Crown, which I'm watching now, where she captures the icy Queen quite well. In general, I think most contemporary movies are way overhyped. It's the Old Grouch speaking.
I wanted to watch the movie before I replied to this—it took me two evenings, but I loved every minute. The movement and softness of her face—the subtle twitches. You could see every feeling moving over her. You’re right: totally magnetic. Perversely, if enough people tighten and lift their faces, then the soft, movable ones will have the real impact and appeal. You can’t buy the character that time provides. Looking forward to that day—might even be now :)