Sunday, March 10, 2013

Sarah Polley


Well. Some of you know that I'm a huge Sarah Polley fan. It started with Avonlea, when I was young. In fourth grade I made a best friend who introduced me to the wonders of the Victorian era. We loved Avonlea, American Girl dolls, and everything L.M. Montgomery. I remember that her favorite character was Anne, and mine was Emily. This is where I was introduced to Sarah Polley.

 She played the character from the books known as The Story Girl. 


I remember thinking "that girl is going somewhere special". What did I know? But she has! And every time she speaks she does it with such clarity and intelligence. Girl's got heart! She's been in some bigger stuff since but I haven't kept up with all of it. I'm glad she didn't get lost in the Thin Blond Girls of Film void that sometimes crops up. At any rate, when I saw a trailer for this "genre-twisting" new film, and saw that it was about her family and she was directing it ... talk about awesome. I wanted to jump up and cheer right in the theater. What grace that I have more decorum than action these days.   

STORIES WE TELL
 

I love stories. I love stories like I love pizza, bees and whole United Kingdom.
This one will be a brave winner.
Posted by at

3 comments:

  1. D LaneMarch 11, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    One of my recent posts on my blog mentioning music listed the soundtrack to "The Sweet Hereafter." It wouldn't surprise me if you've seen it since it stars Sarah Polley, but did you know she also wrote and sings 5 of the songs on the soundtrack?

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownMarch 11, 2013 at 4:33 PM

    Ah. I have not seen it! That is very cool.

    ReplyDelete
  3. UnknownMarch 11, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    After watching Go, I quit with Sarah-Polley-as-grown-up films. I was working though something. I'm over it now. Last night I re-watched Guinevere! I'll watch The Sweet Hereafter once I finish My Life Without Me.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)