The House of Mirth

Last night I watched The House of Mirth and it's Oh! so beautiful. I usually love period movies but, whoa, this one cracked my soul (well, I think so...?). The story and the characters have some inconsistencies, they are nothing too bad, though. And the costumes, the locations, the lights...they are all are so gorgeous, so really amazing, that you can easily overlook the script failures(in fact, those slightly unexpected changes that shocked me in the movie are in Edith Wharton's book, too, in one way or another, so it's not the director's fault). Gillian Anderson is a great Lily Bart, so very attractive and intense. I cannot say the same of Eric Stoltz playing Mr. Selden, though, I'm afraid Mr.Stoltz is a remarkable actor who, unfortunately, looks like he hasn't grown up at all.

And I have to say I'm officially in love with Anthony LaPaglia. He is the master of restrained feelings but has the most expressive, gleaming eyes at the same time. I used to watch Without a Trace (it's not on TV anymore, here) just because I loved to see him, but now, it's official, he has gone right to my wishlist ;P

( Pictures from the movie )

Meme from ribbond and nausica2

A- Accent: catalan (Gabriel says it's a bit xava -sorry, there's no way to translate that- but it's not true. I speak catalan from el Vallès. My English accent is too stupid and stammering to even let me be unterstood...

B - Breast size preferred: Don't know...

C - Chore you hate: washing up.

D - Dad's name: Artur.

E - Essential weaponry: My bag is full of really heavy crap (remember Ally Sheedy in the Breakfast Club?). Be warned.

F - Favorite cologne: Any simple vanilla essence.

G - Gold or silver: None

H - Hometown: Santa Perpètua de la Mogoda.

I - Insomnia: Yes, always. Every night since...since always as I said...*tear*

J - Job title: Ill, History student wannabe, librarian wannabe...

K - Kids: No, thanks. I have enough with my cat and my dolls.

L - Living arrangements: with mother and cat in a ramshackle old flat.

M - Mum's birthplace: Merida.

N - Number of apples you've eaten: A few...

O - Overnight hospital stays: 10, when I was a girl.

P - Phobia: A lot of them (almost all). The most famous is my phobia to fish... and the worst is that one dictionaries define as: fear of open spaces, going outside, or distance from a place of safety
= agoraphobia.

R - Religious affiliation: Atheist.

S - Siblings: nope.

T - Time you wake up: It all depends of the minutes I have slept (lately I sleep on mornings so I get up at 3 p.m. or so)

U - Unnatural hair colors you've worn: green.

X - X-rays you've had: chest and hands.

Y - Yummy foods you make: pasta, stuffed potatoes, plum cake, Wild Rice with tofu and vegetables.

Z - Zodiac sign: Virgo.