A beautiful way to spend my last day in Mexico City

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 Michael Nyman at the Chapultepec Castle

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Nath, a friend of my friend Griffin organized the perfect last day for me in Mexico City. The Financial Times was doing a piece on the composer Michael Nyman and we all spent the afternoon together.  Michael's  many accomplishments  include composing the soundtrack for a dozen Peter Greenaway films including Draughtsman's Contract and The Cook, the Thief, His WIfe & Her Lover. He also did the music for Jane Campion's 1993 film, The Piano. I did not know any of this when I met him. I did one of my low -fi interviews with him that I will post later about a new film project that he is working on. He also has a film that I asked him to submit for ASVOFF 3… At any rate we all spent the afternoon at the Chapultepec Castle.

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After our visit to the Chapultepec Castle we had a lovely late lunch before my gracious host, Carlos Carrillo, Mr. Trendsetera, and his adorable right hand, Monse and her angel boyfriend, Homero took us to the airport. 

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Mercedes and David Herman

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Michael Nyman and Mercedes

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Homero, Monse, David Herman and Carlos Carrillo at the airport

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How is that for a beautiful smile….Homero

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Monse

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Carlos, the best host ever, it was sad to leave but 'the world is small for people like us'…that was a line from the 1945 film Les enfants du paradis directed by Marcel Carne and I think it was Arletty that said it.

It could not have been a more perfect last day…and I still cannot believe that there were 2017 people at the ASVOFF Mexico City screening.

Later,

Diane   

    

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Diane Pernet

A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN FASHION and a pioneer of blogging, Diane is a respected journalist, critic, curator and talent-hunter based in Paris. During her prolific career, she designed her own successful brand in New York, costume designer, photographer, and filmmaker.

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