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I read in The Financial Times that Ralph Lauren loves the TV series 1883, so I’m giving it a go this coming holiday. The costume and set design is wonderful, and it is refreshing to watch a story where men take honour in defending their women – and where women are strong and stunning.

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This time of year I always miss New York. After decades of going for the shows in September I miss the vibe, the inspiration, the quirky shopping and the light. So this weekend I am watching Love Story with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal from 1970 as it is probably is the closets I will get to New York this Autumn.

The documentary The center will not hold that is on Netflix about her life is a “must watch” for the weekend. An extraordinarily admirable life.

The documentary “A Storm Foretold” by Christoffer Guldbrandsen that came out a month ago, is what I will be watching this coming weekend. It is the story of American politics, of how an established political party is turned into an antidemocratic movement during Dunald Trump’s reign.

She probably knows more about films than anyone I know, yet it is impossibel for Emma Rosenzweig to select her favourites. Nevertheless, when pushed here are five films that she loves. I will be watching them in the coming weeks:

The Piano teacher – Michael Haneke
India Song – Marguerite Duras
Faces – John Cassavetes
The Night Porter – Liliana Cavani
The Mirror – Andrej Tarkovski

Watch "The Hours" and read "Mrs Dalloway" at the same time. By coincidence I did that last week and it was a brilliant experience. I had read the book in my teens and seen the film when it came out. But it gave an extra dimension enjoying the two simultaneously. 

I have a beautiful and smart friend, Emma Rosenzweig,  who knows films like I’d like to think I know books. This summer she made a personalised film guide for me to watch and so far they are the best company during my late summer evenings. So I thought I would share some of them: Enjoy watching Maggie Gyllenhaals “The lost daughter” and “Liqorice Pizza” by Paul Thomas Anderson. Both are beautiful, totally wonderful and nothing like each other.