Villa Triste (2016)
“At the Hermitage, she had not only a bedroom but also a living room, whose furniture included three armchairs covered with some printed fabric, a round mahogany table, and a sofa. The wallpaper in the living room and bedroom reproduced Toile de Jouy patterns. I had my wardrobe trunk placed in a corner of the room, standing upright so that the things in the drawers were within easy reach. Sweaters or old newspapers. I myself pushed the suitcases to the far end of the bathroom. I didn’t open them..., because you have to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice and should consider any room you wind up in a temporary refuge.
Besides, where could I have put my clothes, my books, and my telephone directories? Her dresses and shoes filled every closet, and some were lying around on the chairs and sofa in the living room. The mahogany table was cluttered with beauty products. A film actress’s hotel room, I thought. The kind of disorder journalists described in Ciné Mondial and Stars. Reading all those magazines had made a strong impression on me.MoreLess
Besides, where could I have put my clothes, my books, and my telephone directories? Her dresses and shoes filled every closet, and some were lying around on the chairs and sofa in the living room. The mahogany table was cluttered with beauty products. A film actress’s hotel room, I thought. The kind of disorder journalists described in Ciné Mondial and Stars. Reading all those magazines had made a strong impression on me.MoreLess
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