one hundred steps

i’m not sure if i’ve written about this movie before, and to be honest i’m too lazy to search through my archive. it’s called i centi passi, or “the one hundred steps”. it’s a great film.

yes, it’s italian. yes, it’s political. yes i know; it’s a phase i’m in. get over it! don’t go saying i’m just doing it for the girl. i know i am for a large part of it, but i also watch other films! last month i saw amaldovar’s volver, and next week i’m off to the french film festival.

what can i say, i love this shite. most of the stuff on offer at the standard cinemas is just remakes of award winning european with all the poigniancy taken out of it anyway.

today marks the end of my short break from work…i would have preferred to keep this break up my sleeve and take a bigger break down the line (again, thinking of travel!) but the boss said now or never and to be honest i was pretty bloody knackered. when i return to work the next stage of the project starts, so i guess the break is a good idea. i’ve had a couple of wonderfully peaceful days down at the farm, although i sometimes wonder if it’s a good idea to leave me alone with my mind. i’m actually a bit worried about re-intergrating back into ’society’ after such a long stint - it’s always been a problem of mine. is it the same for everyone else? is the switch from solidude to populous this hard? i’m not sure if it’s good being alone, but at the moment people freak me out a bit.