Interests
subjects, things, time periods, etc: antique furniture (especially Victorian), the Victorian era, the Rococo, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Jazz, gothic novels, vaudeville theatre.
activities: reading books (crime, science fiction (cyber- and steampunk), fantasy), playing tinwhistle, biking, watching anime (cyber- and steampunk, vampires, utopian) and films (film-noir, science fiction, fantasy), walking in nature (forests and streams), painting, drawing.
Favourites
Authors ;;
Ernest Hemingway, Jeanette Winterson, Arthur C. Clarke, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, George Orwell.
Books ;;
Alan Moore
-- V for Vendetta
Arthur C. Clarke
-- 2001: A Space Odyssey
-- Rendezvous with Rama
C. S. Lewis
-- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
-- Prince Caspian
-- The Voyage of the Dawntreader
-- The Silver Chair
-- The Horse and his Boy
-- The Magician's Nephew
-- The Last Battle
Douglas Adams
-- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy *
-- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe *
-- Life, the Universe and Everything *
-- So Long and Thanks for all the Fish *
-- Mostly Harmless *
F. Scott Fitzgerald
-- The Great Gatsby
Frank Herbert
-- Dune
George Orwell
-- 1984
-- Animal Farm
Helen M. Hoover
-- The Lost Star *
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J. R. R. Tolkien
-- The Fellowship of the Ring *
-- The Two Towers *
-- Return of the King *
-- Roverandom
Jeanette Winterson
-- The Passion
John Christopher
-- The White Mountains
-- The City of Gold and Lead
-- The Pool of Fire
-- When the Tripods Came
Michael Ende
-- The Neverending Story
Philip K. Dick
-- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Ray Bradbury
-- Fahrenheit 451
Stefan Stenudd
-- Om Om *
Timothy Zahn
-- Heir to the Empire
-- Dark Force Rising *
-- The Last Command *
Ursula K. Le Guin
-- A Wizard of Earthsea
-- The Tombs of Atuan
-- The Farthest Shore
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* = I own a copy in my personal book collection.
Films and anime ;;
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2001: A Space Odyssey
A
An American in Paris
Army of Darkness
B
Big Sleep, The
Blade Runner
Brainstorm
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Brazil
C
Casablanca
D
Dead Poets Society
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Dune (1984) *
E
Excalibur
F
Fa yeung nin wa (In the Mood for Love)
Fearless Vampire Killers, The
Fifth Element, The *
G
Gattaca
H
Hauru no ugoku shiro (Howl's Moving Castle)
Heathers *
Hunger, The
I
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
J
JFK
K
N/A
L
Léon *
Life in a Day
Logan's Run (1976)
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers *
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Lorna Doone (2000)
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M
Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
Matrix, The
Merlin (1998) **
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python and the Holy Grail *
N
Neverending Story, The
Ninth Gate, The
O
N/A
P
Philadelphia Story, The
Princess Bride, The
Q
N/A
R
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Reality Bites
Robin Hood: Men in Tights *
Rosemary's Baby
S
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away)
Sin City
Singin' in the Rain
Snatch
Soylent Green
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
T
Trainspotting
True Romance *
Twelve Monkeys
U
Untouchables, The
V
N/A
W
Wisdom of Crocodiles, The
Witness
X
N/A
Y
N/A
Z
N/A
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* = I own a copy of the film on DVD.
** = I own a copy of the film on both DVD and VHS.
Actors and actresses ;;
Alison Lohman
Audrey Hepburn
Cary Elwes
Dustin Hoffman
Elijah Wood
Eric Idle
Eva Green
Gary Oldman
Gene Kelly
Grace Kelly
Graham Chapman
Hans Matheson
Harrison Ford
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Humphrey Bogart
Jack Davenport
James Dean
James Franco
James McAvoy
James Purefoy
John Cleese
John Hannah
Johnny Depp
Jude Law
Karl Urban
Martin Short
Michael J. Fox
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Michael Palin
Milla Jovovich
Natalie Portman
Natalie Wood
Patrick Stewart
Peter Lorre
Peter O'Toole
Richard Coyle
Scarlett Johansson
Sean Bean
Sean Connery
Toby Stephens
Winona Ryder
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