I can’t believe that it’s actually over, and I’m expecting to wake up at any point in October and somehow wind up back in September. I went back to work full time and Alexey nearly finished his film. My mother’s been sunning herself on various beaches of the world, so there’s been zero help atContinue reading “September 2011 is over”
Category Archives: Personal Essays
Another still from “Katya, Vitya, Dima”
This is one of those movies that has seriously reminded me of my age. Not necessarily in a bad way. I suppose it’s natural for Alexey to shoot a film that’s mostly about kids – now that we have our own kid. And I’m glad I’ve been involved in this project from the start. BeingContinue reading “Another still from “Katya, Vitya, Dima””
A still from Alexey Zhiryakov’s “Katya, Vitya, Dima”
“Katya, Vitya, Dima” is the English title. The working title in Russian is “Дом у дороги.” A good wife must promote her husband’s work at every opportunity – which is working against me at the moment, because anything I might say may be suspect. “Oh, of course she would say that.” It’s a shame, becauseContinue reading “A still from Alexey Zhiryakov’s “Katya, Vitya, Dima””
The scariest thing about having children
Is that children are mortal.
Conversations of the last few weeks
[Context: I want yoghurt at 2 a.m.] “Please don’t get yourself arrested on your way to the store. And don’t get into any fights either.” “Don’t worry, if there’s five of them, I’ll run away. If there’s three, I’ll fuck them up. If there’s four, I’ll improvise.” [When considering a role in a bad TVContinue reading “Conversations of the last few weeks”
Natalia A. 