Tony Judt (who we have had occasion to admire before) has also written 2 superb pieces on the railways. The Glory of Rails starts with this absolutely lovely Monet.
The man's prose is just lap-uppable. Bring Back the Rails is a plea to...well, bring back the rails. En passant I learned about Brief Encounter, which seems superb, and also resulted in a half hour spent in desultory viewing of clips from Ijaazat, including this one.
Finally, we leave our devoted readers with 2 videos and suggest that some inspiration may be involved.
Finally, finally, this is always fun. Especially live.
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(when I went, Fogg was closed and they had moved this temporarily to Sackler)
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I have this memory of George Segal and Glenda Jackson watching Brief Encounter on TV in A Touch of Class but the wiki has no reference to it. I remember that scene so clearly; it's towards the end of the film, as it is in Brief Encounter and most affecting.
(Note to self: stop reading Heyer. Stop reading Heyer.)
And the Monet is superb.
Thanks for the rail links. Agree that Judt-man is totally admirable. Have you read his Postwar Europe book? If not, go get. Then you can read it in trains and feel happy.
[Space] You have this movie somewhere kya? The Monet is indeed something else...
[Veenai] I have not read said tome. It is high on priority list. The suggestion to read said tome on trains is astounding in its succinctness and as a highly optimal stratagem for increasing wellness.
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