At the heart of the family is Tancredi’s elegant wife Emma (Tilda Swinton), a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. Struggling to cope with the feeling that she no longer has a place in her children’s lives, Emma travels to Nice, stopping to soak up the Italian Riviera in Sanremo where she feels a sense of joy and freedom that comes from being in a new place on her own. A passionate encounter with Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini), whose restaurant garden is in the nearby countryside, helps Emma escape the loneliness and isolation of her life. Faced with reality, however, Emma learns that freedom comes with tragic consequences.”

And if the drama and glorious European setting aren’t enough, the film’s costumes were created by designer Jil Sander and Fendi.

I Am Love will be out in cinemas from June 24th 2010. We have 30 double passes to giveaway to Lovers of the GPO. Become a Lover now by clicking here before June 3rd (if you haven’t signed up already) for details on how to win very soon.
*Update – Please note this competition is now closed.*

Join journalist Jill Singer as she hosts a lively discussion about the rise of Melbourne as a shopping capital. Featuring special guests Graeme Davison (author of The Rise and Fall of Marvellous Melbourne), Naomi Milgrom (Sussan Group CEO) and Stephen Bennett (founder of Country Road). With an introduction by Deputy Lord Mayor Susan Riley.

This is part of a program of events celebrating the State Library of Victoria’s free exhibition ’til you drop: shopping – a Melbourne history showing in the Keith Murdoch Gallery until October 2010.

Melbourne: the making of a shopping mecca
Thurs 11 Feb, 6–7.15pm
Experimedia, State Library of Victoria
Bookings: 03 8664 7099 or bookings@slv.vic.gov.au
$10; concession $8; Library Foundation $5
slv.vic.gov.au/goto/tilyoudrop

Couple leaving La Pastorale Frocks, 125 Collins Street, Wolfgang Sievers, 1965

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“Imagine John Lennon’s childhood…
A lonely teenager, curious and sharp, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. Two incredible women clash for his love. Mimi (Kristin Scott-Thomas), the formidable aunt who raised him, and Julia (Anne-Marie Duff), the spirited mother who gave him up. Yearning for a normal family, John (Aaron Johnson) escapes into music. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the young Paul McCartney. But just as John’s new life begins, the truth about his past leads to a tragedy he would never escape. Poignant and powerful, the untold story of the boy who created The Beatles.” – In Cinemas Dec 26, 2009

Nowhere Boy official trailer

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Image courtesy APL Photography