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JacquiWine
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Book lover, film lover, art lover, wine lover. I write about books at JacquiWine's Journal. https://linktr.ee/jacquiwine
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Would definitely recommend Kinuyo Tanaka’s FOREVER A WOMAN / THE ETERNAL BREASTS (1955), especially to fans of Naruse and Ozu.

A tender heartbreaking and beautifully shot female-centric film, taking in infidelity by an uncaring husband, doomed love and terminal illness. #FilmSky
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Poster for the film showing a Japanese women lying face down. The film’s title is shown in Japanese (yellow) and English (red) text
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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A focus on hands - from the fabulous LEE MILLER exhibition at Tate Britain. #Art #ArtSky #LeeMiller #London
Black silhouette of a hand reaching upwards towards the sky. Fringing and decorative ironwork can be seen in the background. Untitled (Hand in silhouette), Paris, 1931 Photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on paper The Art Institute of Chicago, Julien Levy Collection, Gift of Jean Levy and the Estate of Julien Levy, 1988.157.52 X99337 A woman in a white high-necked blouse holds her hand over the back of her head. The shot is taken from behind giving a focus on her hand and the tight curls in her hair. Woman with hand on head (also known as Coiffure), Paris, 1931 Photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on paper In this deceptively simple yet compellingly strange image, we see the back of a woman's head, gripped by a tight collar, tight curls and her own pointy-nailed hand. It was widely exhibited in the United States in 1932, including in a major survey of international photography at the Brooklyn Museum. Exhibitions such as these were intended to demonstrate a new and controversial idea: that photography could be an art form in its own right. The Art Institute of Chicago, Julien Levy Collection, Gift of Jean Levy anc he Estate of Julien Levy, 1988.157.56 X99336 Photo of Lee Miller with her hand covering her lips and chin. She is wearing a black open-necked shirt and large black sunglasses. Man Ray 1890-1976 Portrait of Lee Miller, Paris, 1929 Photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on paper Wilson Centre for Photography X59366
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday.

I enjoyed all of these, but PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET was the undoubted highlight. #FilmSky #Films
Holy Cow, 3.5 Stars Pickup on South Street, 4.5 Stars Mr & Mrs ‘55, 4 Stars Enamorada, 4 Stars
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Love these photographs of Leonora Carrington and Leonor Fini from the LEE MILLER exhibition at Tate Britain.

There’s something very melancholy about them… #LeeMiller #Art #ArtSky #BookSky #London
Photo of Leonora Carrington sitting outside with her back to the wall. She is wearing a white lace top and black skirt. Miller made these tender portraits of surrealist painters Leonora Carrington and Leonor Fini just weeks before the outbreak of the Second World War. She had finally left Egypt to be with Roland Penrose in London, and the pair seized the opportunity to travel while they could. In the south of France, Miller captured Carrington and Fini with an intimacy that speaks to this precarious moment. Not long after, Carrington experienced a devastating mental health crisis following the arrest of her partner, Max Ernst. Leonora Carrington, Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, 1939 Leonor Fini, Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, 1939 Two photographs, modern gelatin silver prints on paper Lent by the National Portrait Gallery, London X91431 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England X99858 Photo of Leonor Fini, sitting in the same location as Carrington in the previous pic. Fini is sitting with her arms crossed. She’s wearing a high-necked white blouse. Miller made these tender portraits of surrealist painters Leonora Carrington and Leonor Fini just weeks before the outbreak of the Second World War. She had finally left Egypt to be with Roland Penrose in London, and the pair seized the opportunity to travel while they could. In the south of France, Miller captured Carrington and Fini with an intimacy that speaks to this precarious moment. Not long after, Carrington experienced a devastating mental health crisis following the arrest of her partner, Max Ernst. Leonora Carrington, Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, 1939 Leonor Fini, Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, 1939 Two photographs, modern gelatin silver prints on paper Lent by the National Portrait Gallery, London X91431 Lee Miller Archives, East Sussex, England X99858
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Some more artworks on display at Philip Mould & Co on Pall Mall. #art #ArtSky #London
PHILIP MOULD 6 COMPANY GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) Girl at Garsington, 1938 Garsington Manor, near Oxford, was the home of society hostess and patron of the arts Lady Ottoline Morrell, who helped him to settle in the Village Garsingon is the subject of many of Spencer's work. In this painting, the girl is depicted in Spencer's characteristic style using bold lines and colours imbued with a warm light covering the English countryside. PHILIP MOULD ơ COMPANY ARTHUR LETT-HAINES (1894-1978) Italian Landscape, early 1920s Arthur Lett-Haines and his partner Cedric Morris travelled extensively throughout their lives and some of their most successful landscape works were painted whilst on sojourns abroad. The present work was painted in the early 1920s when Lett and Cedric were living in Paris. During these years they frequently travelled around Europe and the Maghreb, and this painting was most likely painted in 1922 when they were travelling through Italy. PHILIP MOULD & COMPANY JESSICA DISMORR (1885-1939) Two Heads (Robert and Beatrice Farrant), 1934 This startlingly modern work was painted in 1934 by Jessica Dismorr, an important and often overlooked figure within the history of twentieth century British art. A frontrunner of British abstraction and a signatory of the radical Vorticist movement, Dismort's artistic imprint on British art is only now, following several recent exhibitions, beginning to gain the recognition she deserves. She was a member of several prominent modernist art groups throughout her lifetime, most notably the Seven and Five Society where she exhibited alongside other titans of the period including Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson.
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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The Philip Mould & Co gallery on Pall Mall is one of London’s lesser-known gems. So lovely to share it @joiedevivre9.bsky.social while she’s here on her trip! #Art #ArtSky
PHILIP MOULD ở COMPANY CEDRIC MORRIS (1889-1982) Still Life with Vases and Flowers, 1970 This work was painting in 1970, towards the end of Morris's career. Despite the fact Morris was an immensely prolific painter of portraits and landscapes, it is perhaps his still life and flower painting for which he is best known. Morris consistently worked from species of plants and flowers that he greatly admired and in almost all instances those which he propagated himself at The Pound and later Benton End. PHILIP MOULD o COMPANY NINA HAMNETT (1890-1956) Rooftops, c.1916-18 Known as the 'Queen of Bohemia', Nina Hamnett was a leading figure in twentieth-century British avant-garde art. Within this patchwork of colour-blocked rooftops, Hamnett expresses her artistic experience. The parallel strokes are reminiscent of Paul Cezanne's later technique, while the interlocking shapes of the buildings in the background echo the designs of the Omega Workshop where she worked with other Bloomsbury artists, including Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Roger Fry. PHILIP MOULD & COMPANY DUNCAN GRANT (1885-1978) Portrait of Edward Wolfe, c. 1921 Grant painted this portrait of his friend and rising artist, Edward 'Teddy' Wolfe, at the juncture just before he reached the height of his powers as a modern artist. It was painted the year of Wolfe's much anticipated return to London, after a period of severe illness which entailed his recovery in the warmer climate of his hometown, Johannesburg. Wolfe returned to London invigorated and produced many of his best works throughout the 1920s. He would latterly become known as 'England's Matisse' as a result of his vibrantly coloured portraits and still lifes.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Reggie, trying to decide whether he is ready for this morning’s walk.
My friend’s dog, Reggie, a black toy poodle wearing a red harness. He is looking pensive, contemplating this morning’s walk in the woods.
November 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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I have this one in my sitting room. #art #ArtSky
Print (by Deborah Vass) showing a blackbird in the wild.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Huge thanks to @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social / @rolandbates.bsky.social for the tip off about the exhibition of Denton Welch’s art at the John Swarbrooke in London. Such a wonderfully strange collection of works!

Sadly, it’s finished now, but here are some pics. #art #BookSky 💙📚 #DentonWelch
Woman in Yellow Jumper, late 1930s-early 1940s. Now I have only my Dog, c 1946-8. Self-portrait, c. 1934-6 Horse and Moon, 1943.
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Back at the Michael Werner Gallery in Mayfair today for another look at the POSTURES: JEAN RHYS IN THE MODERN WORLD exhibition, which includes various artworks in conversation with Rhys’ books.

Some interesting Brontë content here, for fans of their work! (Artworks by Celia Paul.) #art #BookSky 💙📚
Charlotte by Celia Paul, 2019. (Oil on canvas) Charlotte Brontë outside the Haworth Parsonage (from a photograph taken in 1855) by Celia Paul, 2010. (Oil on canvas) Brontë Parsonage with Charlotte’s Pine Tree by Celia Paul, 2022 (Etching)
November 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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My favourite first-time watches in October.

Various highlights from the London Film Fest here, plus another Mikhail Kalatozov and some classic horror. A terrific month! #FilmSky #LFF #Films

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A selection of my favourite first-time watches, including I Am Cuba, The Mastermind, The Secret Agent & Sorcerer.
November 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday.

I went big on horror this week, with 3 first-time watches, all classics. Then a re-watch of THE HOUSE OF MIRTH as part of the BFI's Terence D. retrospective. (I guess this could qualify as a horror story in disguise, given the way it plays out!) #FilmSky
The House of Mirth: 5 stars (a re-watch); Eraserhead: 4 stars; The Vanishing/Spoorloos: 4.5 stars; Possession: 4.5 stars.
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Lunch and a film with a friend today. THE HOUSE OF MIRTH looked magnificent on the big screen! #FilmSky
Poster for The House of Mirth showing Gillian Anderson as Lily Bart - she is wearing a red dress, a jewelled necklace and earrings.
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Post something random or you’ll have an awful November.
A sign saying ‘director bust candles 50 vegan’, surrounded by candles in the shape of directors’ heads.
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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“If you see this, post four female characters you love.” #FilmSky
Shirley MacLaine as Fran in The Apartment Celia Johnson as Laura in Brief Encounter Tantiana Samoilova as Veronika in The Cranes are Flying. Sandra Huller as Ines in Toni Erdmann
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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This was taken in the summer, but here’s Reggie.
Reggie, a black toy puddle puppy, on a red leash.
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Thinking of having a bit of a horror fest in the run-up to Halloween. First up, POSSESSION (1981), which I’ve somehow never seen. #FilmSky
A still from the film showing Isabelle Adjani looking distressed - possessed, even.
October 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Really glad I was able to catch Do Ho Suh’s WALK THE HOUSE exhibition at Tate Modern yesterday - a surprising show about architecture, home and memory, which draws on the various spaces this South Korean artist has lived in over the years. #art #ArtSky #DoHoSuh #WalkTheHouse #Tate
A collection of brightly coloured replicas of door handles, light switches, telephones and other functional items from the various homes the artist has lived in, each one placed at its exact height/position in the relevant room. A view of the main exhibit, showing replicas of the external walls of each house - they’re presented in a line, coloured coded by location. An interior view of part of one location, possibly a bathroom or kitchen with an extractor fan. A large collection of small drawings, each individually framed.
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Define “Perfect Ending”. #FilmSky
Shirley MacLaine hands Jack Lemmon a deck of cards in Billy Wilder’s THE APARTMENT. “Shut up and deal.”
October 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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ORPHAN (László Nemes). A young boy must come to terms with his origins in this slow-burning story set in the aftermath of Hungary’s unsuccessful uprising against Russia’s controlling forces. For some reason, this didn’t quite catch fire for me, and I’m still trying to figure out why. #LFF #FilmSky
Film poster showing a man and boy on a motorcycle, both are wearing goggles - the film is set in 1957, and their clothing reflects this.
October 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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DIE MY LOVE (Lynne Ramsay). Loved Jennifer Lawrence’s blistering, fully committed performance in this vivid interpretation of Ariana Harwicz’s out-there novella about a woman unraveling in the grip of post-partum psychosis. Great use of music too, as ever in Ramsay’s work. #LFF #FilmSky
Film poster showing Jennifer Lawrence as the lead character, Grace, wearing a strapless green dress. She is looking up while shiny multicoloured ‘confetti’ strips are falling from above. Other party revellers are out of focus in the background.
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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TWO PROSECUTORS (Sergei Loznitsa). State tyranny has been a recurring theme in my #LFF and this might be the most chilling of all. Filmed in a bleak style that reflects the grim reality of the system, this excellent film exposes the pervasive bureaucracy & oppression at the heart of Stalin’s Russia.
Film poster showing a man in a shirt, tie and waistcoat, sitting at a desk. We can see another (standing) figure with his back to us looking at the seated man.
October 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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THE ICE TOWER (Lucile Hadzihalilovic). Lots of interesting themes - loneliness, fascination, identity, mirroring - in this visually striking riff on elements of THE SNOW QUEEN. Having loved LH’s previous work, I was all set to be mesmerised by this, but its icy remoteness left me somewhat cold. #LFF
Film poster for THE ICE TOWER showing Marion Cotillard dressed as The Snow Queen.
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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MY FATHER’S SHADOW (Akinola Davies Jr). Evocative use of sound & visuals immerse the viewer in the turbulence of early ‘90s Nigeria as two young boys are briefly reunited with their previously absent father. Loved the focus on the children in this. Highly recommended! #LFF #FilmSky
Film poster for My Father’s Shadow showing the father and his two young sons. The director and three lead actors on stage for the post-film Q&A with a member of the festival programming team and sign-language interpreter.
October 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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As this jagged narrative unfolds, Harwicz blurs the boundaries between the real and the imaginary, infusing the novella with a nightmarish quality, rich in the kind of imagery commonly found in horror fiction.

My thoughts on the novella DIE, MY LOVE. 💙📚

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Book cover - mostly yellow with some white vertical lines.
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM