The Suspended Vocation

Lauren, 26, librarian, and like you, obsessed with film. This is a half-finished and labyrinthine personal database of a film journey and the fetishes I've acquired thereby, but I hope you will have some fun with it, too. My tendency is to immerse myself in long and obsessive projects to the exclusion of all else, but you'll typically find a lot of classic Hollywood, 60s/70s world cinema, and contemporary awards bait on these pages.

» In Which We Serve 1942, David Lean & Noel Coward
» The Passionate Friends 1949, David Lean
» A Christmas Tale 2008, Arnaud Desplechin
» Rachel Getting Married 2008, Jonathan Demme
» Elegy 2008, Isabel Coixet
» Jeopardy 1953, John Sturges
» 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her 1967, Jean-Luc Godard
» Appaloosa 2008, Ed Harris
» Belle toujours 2007, Manoel de Oliveira
» Duel in the Sun 1946, King Vidor

2008 in Review (3)

• Mango: The Lubitsch race was so much fun. I wish we had something else like that to do. I’m in love with the...
• Lauren: L’Important… is amazing. I hope you can see it soon — Flesh & Fantasy too, of course....
• The Maiden: I really badly want to see L’Important c’est d’aimer (1975). While I have seen a great deal of...

David Lean 101 (3)

• Lauren: Thanks, I appreciate the detailed information! I had been searching for the CMA schedule. I’m glad it...
• Laura Andrews: The Cleveland Museum of Art Film Series is also honoring the centenary of David Lean by showing four...
• The Maiden: Brief Encounter (1945) is a personal favorite of mine, that he did. But I also have admiration for...

Jeopardy (10)

• The Maiden: I rather love this movie, mainly because of Missy and Ralph’s chemistry.

20 Favorite Actresses (12)

• The Maiden: Great list of actresses, am especially glad to see Barbara Stanwyck, Catherine Deneuve and Jeanne Moreau...