oh how i wish the wild flower by my house is that color! btw, just added the movie on netflix. can’t wait!

holy moly i have to watch this! thanks amy!

I’m going to have to see this after reading this post! How impossibly lovely it sounds! And those butterflies and that field.. oh!

I wanted too add this but hit the submit button too quickly! You mentioned living in a room with butterflies: Next time you get down to Miami take a short drive north to Coconut Creek to Butterfly World. It’s touristy but magical (I promise!)..

Omg I’ve been waiting for this Bright Star edition of “Living in…” I recently just saw the film and was positively spellbound. It’s achingly beautiful, as is John Keats’ poetry (I’m a huge admirer of his work). I love that field of of bluebells, love Keats’ navy jacket, love the tiny hand-written notes throughout the film. Such beauty!

P.S. Amy M, your “Living In” post is missing the most important element of all: a book of John Keats’ poetry!

I’ve seen this movie twice already and cry and sigh and love it each time! This “Living In…” is simply lovely.

This movie looks totally amazing! I cannot wait to watch it. Thank you so much!

I finally watched this last week, and I loved it. LOVED it. The details were so beautiful…I loved the handwritten letters.

Ooh, I’m definitely going to check that film out. Such beautiful images. Thanks for sharing!

haven’t even heard of this movie but because of this delicate and beautiful living in, I will definitely watch it!

Ooo, so pretty. I watched it two weeks ago and still get teary-eyed when I think of it. Her screaming “Mama!” at the end…heartbreaking.

The style was so dreamy.

The depth of their love and loss is best expressed in their own words. Check it out for yourself: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/10/if-i-cannot-live-with-you-i-will-live.html

this series is so freakin’ brilliant!

This movie was visually so stunning. There’s a shot near the end where everything is dreamy and pastel-colored like things never are in real life…I loved just…looking at this movie, you know? Never mind the acting and the story itself, which are both wonderful, if heartbreaking.

I will watch this film, it looks lovely!

This movie is sitting at home waiting for me to watch it. But I’ve been waiting for the right time, when I’m not rushed or working on a project, to watch it. Love this living in series.

I am longing to see this movie. Maybe I can lug a tv over to my new house and watch and wash walls.

that film was so beautiful! i’d watch it again with the sound off…. just to look at it.

oh, and
i cried.
a lot
XO.

this movie was like poetry…visually one of the most stunning films I have ever seen. Jane Campion is a genius. Yes, I would love to live in a butterfly room, too :)

great film!!! I love this

This movie definitely had gorgeous elements to it. Love the butterfly room idea! But it was also very depressing at certain points that I couldn’t go on watching.

Oh man! Just yesterday I did a post on my blog about how positively stunning this movie was to watch. Every scene was so beautiful. The colors! Oh the colors! I’ve been telling everyone who will listen that they have to see this movie because it really is just such a sight to behold. I’m so happy to see that someone else was a taken by it as I was!

Thank you for the link to those insanely gorgeous butterflies!

I love Jane Campion’s aesthetics – even her brutal films like ‘In the Cut’ are lovely to look at. I haven’t seen Bright Star but this has given me even more reason to do so. Thanks!!

you can get the stork embroidery scissors from joann’s for about $5. Unless you embroider, etc. every day, they’ll do you fine. Just sayin’.

ohhh i soo have to see this! beautiful post my the way!

This movie was insanely beautiful to watch. It made me swoon and smile and sob. Thanks for reminding us, and for the links.

I love you so much for writing this! Bright Star is quite possibly my new favourite movie. ♥

The textures in this movie were stunning — so beautiful. You should’ve included some plaid for Paul Scheinder’s pants! ;) haha

holy mac, just when you think the last film was the best ‘living in’ … amy you rule.

THIS MOVIE was soooo beautiful! The cinematography was awesome! AWESOME!!!! ;)

This looks so beautiful. I can’t believe that although Jane Campion is a New Zealander, the film has still not been released here! Oh well, I suppose that’s what you get for living at the end of the world. In the meantime, I’ll just watch the trailer.

Love this movie! So heartbreaking and beautiful!

You have amazing timing! This movie literally just arrive from Netflix last night- now I’m even more excited to watch it! Finger’s crossed for a snow day tomorrow!

I have been sitting everyone I know down and making them watch this movie. I feel like it is my new mission in life. it is such an amazingly beautiful movie. I’ve watched it 5 times and counting. Thanks for the post.

I love this film so much. I love Jane Campion so much and I love the Living In series! I decided after watching this film that I will need to buy it because I want to watch it over and over. You can just feel and smell the air in this film and there is so much sweetness. Campion’s films are so sense-filled… I guess that is sensual. Also, I love Fanny’s younger brother and the kitty. They are smaller parts but both are so sweet. I could mention so many little moments but I’m forcing myself to quit this silly commenting! Hurrah beautiful film!

Thanks for posting this! I just watched the film for the first time last week and I’m surprised it didn’t get more critical acclaim. It is beautiful, but Abbie Cornish steals the film. She is phenomenol in this!

Thanks for a really beautiful post inspired by an equally beautiful movie. Reading this just made my day. :-)

Do yourself a favour and check out a movie called Cheri (2009). It is also breathtaking.

I saw film and i totally fall in love! romantic and every scene is beautiful*

This was awesome. I LOVED the movie, too. So good and so sad.

Beautiful images!

I have been raving to everyone about this film for yonks, but no one I know has watched it!! Thank goodness there are other kindred spirits out there.
I just finished reading “Keats” by Andrew Motion (the bio that inspired the film), it make you realize just how talented Jane Campion is. How come it’s only nominated for Best Costume?
Great post. Thanks :)

P.S.
Check out the film “A Single Man”.
Everything about it is beautiful, and so stylish and glam, just what you’d expect from Tom Ford.

The trumeau mirror is amazing! Props for featuring Bright Star. Every scene was stunning, even the ones without Ben Whishaw :).

We saw this a few months ago, it’s one of the most gorgeous films I’ve ever seen — so excited to hear it’s out on DVD. It inspired my boyfriend to start reading poetry [which he, in turn, reads to me. Quelle romantique!]

That link from Sam is awesome, though should note that *SPOILER*

All of it is simply beautiful and so romantic.

Thanks for giving us this.

Bright Star just arrived today in my mailbox via Netflix. SO excited to watch. Love Keats. Love Jane Campion. Love your post! :)

This is the first movie you have shown that I havent seen….looks really lovely though..

I loved every single second of this movie! My mouth was hanging open for the duration, I’m pretty sure. Total gorgeousness.

I love your “Living In” feature. Please, do Hitchcock’s North by Northwest! So stylish it hurts.

I LOVED this movie so much. I love this column as well. What a treat – thank you!

I LOVED this movie so much. I love this column equally. What a treat – thank you!

awesome series!

i watched moonstruck with cher and a young nicholas cage last night, and just kept saying i want to live in it! perhaps a moonstruck themed guide for the future?

Oh, thank you thank you ! I wanted to get this movie. I love period pieces – Becoming Jane tops my list. Watched Cranford today, but this looks gorgeous!

Oh, Amy! Thank you for sharing this with us. Your collection of beautiful things is a perfect accompaniment to this movie. And what a movie it was. I think that it was the most exquisitely gorgeous film that I have ever seen. I would never have watched it, if not for your recommendation.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for sharing this post!! I watched Bright Star two nights ago, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head! I literally sat on the edge of my seat watching it. GREAT movie, and a wonderful post!

I have seen it a couple of times and love Jane Campion films. Freeze at any moment in the movie and you have a perfect painting – try it!

Very beautiful movie !

We did a post about Bright Star today on our blog and linked to this post!

I can’t believe I am just discovering this! I have been a Keats fan for a while and am utterly transfixed by Bright Star. Amazing costumes, cinematography, soundtrack! This “Living In..” hits the nail on the head.

I adore Jane Campion films and thank you for sharing this one. I have not seen it but it is on my list and I cannot wait!

Oh goodness, such a beautiful movie! I remember my hand over mouth thing and being in a little daze for a couple days too!