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Tea for Two? When you are looking for a quirky fun small original, then look at this, just one of Elaine Mather’s originals. Just 12” x 12” image size and only £415 framed I’m sure wall space to hang this won’t be a problem. Available now 📞01202 297682 . . . . . #Quirky #QuirkyArt #NaiveArt #NaiveArtist #CrookedHouses #MakesYouSmile #WestoverGallery #FunArt #Artoftheday #OriginalArtist Endearing #OriginalArt #WonkyWednesday #MidWeek #Bournemouth #makeitbournemouth #portfoliofineart (at Bournemouth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnRP8_bookY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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I'm about to commence an Editorial Review of an upcoming #suspense and #psychological #thriller titled "Little Red House".
This is a novel by Liv Andersson. The summary sounded exciting and I'm looking forward to this one.
The book is due for release on 6th December 2022. I'd like to thank the team at Crooked Lane Books & Liv Andersson for this opportunity to voice my honest review.
Stay tuned.
~ SBR
#sbryder #sbrauthor #book #bookreview #booklover #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #crookedhousepub #crookedhouse #thriller #suspense #mystery #Editorial #livandersson #Kindle #arc @crookedlanebooks
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As I predicted, after yesterday's gym session, today I can barely move my arms, it hurts when I walk and I feel exactly like the #crookedhouse, but it's all going to be worth it, right? 😂 Hope you all had a great Thursday, guys! 🧡✨ (at Windsor, Berkshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bub2Ze6FdOG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=162jikhmrmxq3
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“Sunflowers end up facing the sun, but they go through a lot of dirt to find their way there.” - J.R. Rim 🌻 Photography By: Chris Walden @chriswaldenphotos #sunflowers #sunflowerfield #flowerphoto #flowerchild #fishsunflowerfield #crookedhouse #photoshoot #photographer (at Fish Sunflowers) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDxvGHJia6/?utm_medium=tumblr
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#Repost @manuuu_manuuu_manuuu • • • • • • Issigeac The lovely medieval alleys of Issigeac . . . . . #issigeac #medieval #medievalarchitecture #maisonancienne #maisonacolombage #colombages #fachwerk #fachwerkliebe #decouvrirensemble #vivelafrance #schönerwohnen #crookedhouse #wonkyhouse #postcardplaces #moodygrams #architecture #architectureporn #moody_tones #travelphotography #perigord #périgord #francebleuperigord #justmyperigord #super_france #france4dreams #hello_france #vieilleville #altstadtliebe #oldtown https://www.instagram.com/p/CYOpzhNsegv/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Crooked House (2017)
I saw Crooked House the other night, the movie adaptation of the homonymous novel by Agatha Christie. And who doesn’t love Agatha Christie?
Crooked House is, in my opinion, one of her best books, but I’m afraid the movie doesn’t do it justice. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an okay movie *nhec...* but it had the potential to be a wonderful one.
It was initially announced in 2011 with a totally different cast and crew that included Matthew Goode, Gabriel Byrne, and Julie Andrews. It’s a shame they cast Max Irons instead of Goode. I understand they wanted the person playing Charles Hayward to bring a bit of innocence and naiveté to the role but I believe the result of using Irons is just a total snooze fest. Irons just seems to be lost instead of invested and inquiring as the part requires. If you have already seen The Terminal and The Riot Club then you know what I'm talking about. Nevertheless, the production aspect of the movie is gorgeous and that’s what I would like to focus on.
“Curious thing, rooms. Tell you quite a lot about the people who live in them.”
― Agatha Christie, Crooked House
This sentence was quite beautifully translated into the scenarios and costume design throughout the movie. The extensive Leonides mansion makes room for individual settings for each character, and each space perfectly reflects their personality and style. The decoration gives an almost theatrical aspect to the film that goes very well with most of Agatha Christie’s narrative style. The set transitions are quite forthright but it adds something to the mental process the viewer undertakes when watching a mystery murder film. Simon Bowles really achieved something beautiful here.
So let’s start with Sophia and Charles and the events that take place in the autumn of 1947. When we first meet them in Charles’s office (that was built into an empty old art school in central London) Charles is wearing a sharp black suit with a rumpled shirt. That tiny detail sets the tone of the character and his workspace. Although the office tries to maintain an overall look of seriousness with the desk, color scheme and the presence of a secretary, it fails to do so with everything from the broken blinders to the fuzz-filled cardigan that Miss Ackroyd wears.
Part of me wants that cardigan...the part of me that doesn’t know better.
*Behold the fuzz!*
What bothers me most and it’s the only detail that I don’t quite get is Sophia. Her style is incoherent throughout the movie and I don't think it quite fits the character or the actress, Stefanie Martini. I can identify three distinct "Sophies" over the course of the film. Meeting-and-hiring-Charles-Sophie, Sophie-amongst-her-family, and going-out-Sophie. I can understand the fact that Sophie had a rather posh upbringing and she tends to dress more conservatively at home. This includes the use of higher necklines, lavish lace dresses for dinner and more ladylike jewelry. I also get that with her extensive travels and rebellious spirit she would mix dresses with leather jackets like she does when she goes dancing. However, the first outfit we see her in confuses me immensely. It made Stefanie Martini seem much older and she almost didn't pull it off. Maybe they were going for a look Sophie would choose if she wanted to be taken seriously after her grandfather died, but it doesn't quite click. It does not go with the image of a “refreshingly English” girl that Christie describes in the book.
I’m not gonna extend myself on a description of every single resident of the mansion but I do want to point out some aspects and characters of the film. Firstly, we have Magda, the mother of Sophie, Josephine, and Eustace. Her drawing room is grand, dramatic and artistic just like she is. Everything is thought to perfection from the click-clacking of an amazing pair of red stilettos to her Cleopatra style hairdo. When she’s at home we see her in flamboyant, almost stage worthy outfits, and when she goes out her beautifully adorned coats are complemented with headscarves worn for privacy like most recognized stars would do (even if she's not one of them). Even the use of kimonos at the breakfast table is very Madame Butterflyesque. *drama alert*
In a totally different style the apartment belonging to Roger and Clemency is also noteworthy and my absolute favorite - I love everything about it. The couple is eager to leave the mansion and its off-putting environment, and you can get a sense of that with the decor. Considering the typical British approach to style, the room is already reflecting the ideals of the 1950′s. In contrast to the rest of the common spaces in the mansion, the apartment is mostly white, modern, pleasant and it almost serves as a safe haven for Clemency and Roger. This, along with the various neatly arranged plants, demonstrates how science plays a role in Clemency’s personal taste (this being due to the fact she is a chemist specialized in plant toxicology).
The other room that differs in everything from the common areas to the personal “apartments” is Brenda's drawing room, the young Leonides widow. Much like Brenda, the room represents the contrast between the structure of the English mansion and her showgirl style from Vegas. Also, considering the 40′s decor style, decoration from after the war brought back color, a variety of fabrics and a happy and inviting vibe. The pink, the photo over the mantel, the kitsch pillows and the fake flower arrangements go in perfect unison with Brenda's red hair, blue eyeshadow, and sultry voice.
Regarding Brenda’s style, I’m afraid I was hoping for a little bit more “American showgirl look”, and we do get a bit of that with the dinner outfit. Nevertheless, I have to say that most of the costume design is pretty spot-on. Especially Aunt Edith, I quite like the snobbish English hunting look that she has and it suits Glenn Close perfectly.
From Roger's London office to the tree house, Crooked House is an exercise in precision and has been done with an eye for detail, and when questioned about the process Simon Bowles’s answer reflects just that:
"I relish the start of a movie because I have to become as knowledgeable as possible on the details of the script. Depending on the genre I spend time searching through dusty books in specialist libraries, I meet with professors who specialise on the subject, I travel to the real locations that are scripted, I meet surviving families and friends, I put on cotton gloves to handle original 18th century architect plans, I meet with engineers to discuss the convention and restrictions of space travel, and so on. After absorbing all this factual research I then put it to one side and create our version of the reality, our version that will help take the audience visually to this other place, to be a visual feast, and most importantly help tell the story by working with the narrative.”
- Interview by Michelle Hannett, Dec. 2017, wearemoviegeeks.com
So if you are a fan of Christie’s work one might say that you have a fairly difficult decision to make. On one hand, the production is exquisite and it does bring to life the visual aspect of the story, but fair warning it is not up there with some adaptations like Evil Under the Sun, Death on the Nile or Murder on the Orient Express (the original one from 1974 of course).
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The #crookedhouse of #windsor for sale. Anyone? #myroyalborough 何度もここを通っていましたが、撮影している人がいたので、今回初めて気が付きました 😅 撮影の腕が悪いのではなく、家がひしゃげているのです。 実際に見ると、気持ち悪くなるくらい傾いています。 #ウィンザー城 のすぐそば。売りに出ています。いかが? (at The Crooked House of Windsor) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVl0k0rI14h/?utm_medium=tumblr
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“‘Poirot,“ I said. "I have been thinking.”
“An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.’”
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“A CROOKED HOUSE IN LAVENHAM” One of MANY medieval buildings with quirky geometry in this small village in Suffolk, UK. Not sloppy sketching! It is said that the structures were quickly built with green timber, which warped significantly as the wood dried. Sketched quickly in response to a weekly challenge of the “Virtual Sketch Leicester” FB group. Thanks Pete. Done with a CROSS Bailey fountain pen with PLATIINUM Carbon Ink with watercolor applied with CHEEP (brand) and Princeton brushes in a 9” x 12” BEE PAPER COMPANY Super Deluxe Mixed Media sketchbook. Based on an internet photo, so it’s a Virtual Sketchwalk. #LobstArtstudios @tom.brudzinski #dessinateur #artist #dessin #sketch #drawing #quicksketch #RanDOODLINGdom #croquisrapide #croquis #szkic #crossbailey #platinumcarbonink #virtualsketchwalk #virtualsketchleicester #lavenham #crookedhouse #watercolor #watercolour #aquarelle #akwarele #akwarela #thankspete (at Lavenham) https://www.instagram.com/p/CThT1LArTK4/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Recently finished today. #hauntedhouse #littlehouseontheprairie #foggyday #alone #crookedhouse https://www.instagram.com/p/CJXkRkHDSu7/?igshid=tboz4dy916m0
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Crooked house of Sopot, Tricity, Poland. Just saw the house on FB last week and told myself I'll probably won't see it near. And a short trip on the weekend brought this surprise! #surprise #house #crookedhouse #sopot #gdansk #poland #seatown #town #trip #travel #traveler #travelblogger #travellingthroughtheworld #photooftheday #like4like #likeforlike
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October 9th - Crooked house . . . #halloween #halloweencountdown #31daysofhalloween #halloweendecor #halloweenaesthetic #crookedhouse #pumpkin #pumpkincandleholder #spookydecor #spookyseason #spookymonth #spookytime #spookyhouse #spooky #spookyvibes #spookyaesthetic #candlelight #flyingtiger https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIVmxHFLxW/?igshid=gfgjxv9qr4cx
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