[Screengrabs from Magnolia Pictures I Am Love starring Tilda Swinton.]
This gift suggestion was originally going to be included at the end of my next post but I decided to go ahead and hastily share it now -- thought it might inspire some weekend holiday shopping.
In I Am Love, Tilda Swinton's character, Emma, ducks into a Sanremo bookshop and, to appear inconspicuous, quickly begins flipping through a random exhibition catalogue. Except the book isn't really random. As far as I can tell, it's Atelier Simultane di Sonia Delaunay, 1923-1934, an Italian publication but a nod to Emma's Russian heritage (Delaunay was born in Russia too).
[A newer edition of the catalogue has been spotted at Worldwide Books .]
I'm guessing Emma's book is an older 1980s edition but this 2006 book is more widely available and would be fun to pair with the I Am Love DVD.
[National Design Library, Arthur Ross Reading Room. Image courtesy of Cooper-Hewitt.]
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8 comments:
love this .. thanks ...
Anon -- so glad!
I didn't want to give too much away, for the handful who still haven't seen it, but the book reappears throughout the movie.
And here you are adding to Guadgnino's evocative tapestry of film, art and heritage - bravo :)
Emile -- Not sure about that, but thanks! I think I'm more obsessed with the art direction in this one than Orlando :)
Great idea- love both the movie and the work of Sonia Delaunay.
Michael,
Thanks so much for stopping by. How fun to receive your thumbs up! Happy to hear you're a fan of both too.
This post just blew my mind Courtney. Brilliant... I'm ashamed to say I didn't notice she had picked up Delaunay's Atelier Simultane in that scene. Now I need to scoot up to the 12/11 post and then back down to 12/8. Just love these gift pairings and Mosey's ornaments! Delightful.
Barbara -- wow. Nice to end the day surprising someone as observant as you! Thanks so much for stopping by.
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