Ghost art

from Polanski's Ghost Writer, via apartment therapy

When you find yourself recovering from that food coma and want to watch a movie and veg out, pop in Roman Polanski's Ghost Writer. I have only two requirements for a suspense thriller; that is be suspenseful and thrilling. Sadly, this film disappoints on both counts but the eye candy (if you're an artist, designer or just love architecture) is delicious.

I spent a bit of time trying to find credits for the art in the film, which plays such a prominent role that it is almost part of the cast. Inexplicably, I have found nothing so far. The house is so gorgeous (though the massive windows are fake, sorry) and the art so perfect in it, I really can't believe no one has posted about it. So if you find a great blog post or article, send it my way. Alternately, if you just want to freak on the Internet all weekend until you find out, that's ok too.

What I'd really like to know of course is how much, if any of it is real and which are reproductions. Some Twombly, large and small. A few other artists I recognized.

This film should have been really good; the performances were very strong from everyone (I don't think I've seen Pierce Brosnen so restrained and exacting), the cinematography was stark and haunting, the soundtrack was good. But I was bored throughout much of the film, as was my wife who didn't even mind my art-geek outbursts of, "hey, that's....."

I wish you a happy and safe holiday weekend.