Sunday 3 April 2011

Two

Two--unrelated?--things I appreciate at the moment: 1. My new coat (thrifted, from the 60's, 'proudly union-made' and 3$!) and its lining:

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The lining is too beautiful to hide, don't you think?


2. Graham Greene's The Third Man, the movie. I read the book last summer and recommend it as well. Both the screenplay and the book were written by Greene--he adapted the book from his original screenplay--but while the movie concentrates more on the action and the plotline, the book format allows to give the story more background, more information on postwar Vienna. The movie is available in full on youtube, if you would like to see it:

5 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous coat! It's so nice that it has such pretty lining and you can roll up the sleeves like that.

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  2. Your coat is beautiful, congrats on sucha good find! And The Third Man sounds very interesting, both the book and the film - I like the idea of reading more about postwar Vienna.

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  3. oh the lining is great!!!!! and i really enjoy carol reed's "the third man"...
    cool post!

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  4. I've never read any Graham Greene and feel like I should. Actually we read one of his short stories at school when I was about 15 and I remember enjoying it so maybe I start with The Third Man.

    Also love the lining of the coat and your little wrist watch, nice details together x

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  5. Katie, Lin & If Jane: Thank you!
    Discotheque Confusion: The Third Man is the only Greene book I've read so far, but I'm planning on reading Brighton Rock soon. Third Man really made me want to read more of Greene's work, so I think it's a good one to start with, hope you'll enjoy it! And thank you! x

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