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On the Casting Couch

Oh, whoa whoa whoa!
The ho ho ho,
Of last Xmas

The bitter snow,
The frost,
All that money lost
In market compost!
I dream of a farm,
Somewhere warm,
With olive groves,
And tomato bread
with garlic cloves.

A hacienda tickled in sea breeze,
The afternoon under shaded trees.

I walk through terraces of vines,
Ancient earth tilled
under clear blue skies
By the fingers of sleeping Gods,
And dancing Señoritas.

Instead.
Back in the real world to dread…
Fickle politicians
And plebs.

Imperfections.
And infections.
A cough like an ape,
and work too late.

Gentlemen!
Fight back
Against the inevitable heart attack!
Less port and oyster,
Slow gin and bitter.

Shoot and fish,
Climb the Hindu Kish
And ride across Spain;
Ignore the rain.

Pass me my pick, George.
There are mountains to climb –
Not for us to whine.

They smile and walk on
towards the mist.

– Unknown Sherpa




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Adam Dawtrey


Original articles on finchsquarterly.com by Adam Dawtrey
So Sud Me So Sud Me
9 July 2010
Adam Dawtrey focuses on films set in the South of France

Beyond The Multiplex Beyond The Multiplex
24 June 2010
Adam Dawtrey on the 8½ Foundation, brainchild
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Vision On – and On… Vision On – and On…
12 March 2010
Here’s to the films that are made without thoughts of winning awards

Make Mine a Legend Make Mine a Legend
24 June 2009
Adam Dawtrey gives FQR his pick of legendary films

Can Cannes
10 February 2009
Even Cannes won’t be immune from the credit crunch. There will be fewer parties, fewer people. But there will still be just as many movies. Which ones? Here are some likely candidates, says Adam Dawtrey

Brit me baby, one more time Brit me baby, one more time
10 February 2009
The British are coming. The British are coming. Sometimes it seems like they never left, says Adam Dawtrey

Morocco’s Movies and Shakers Morocco’s Movies and Shakers
10 December 2008
Thanks in no small part to Morocco’s warm welcome to international filmmakers, celluloid dreams are alive and well in the kasbah, reports Adam Dawtrey

The Empire Strikes Out The Empire Strikes Out
19 May 2008
Adam Dawtrey on the new breed of foreign film-makers who are beating Hollywood at its own game


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