these lovely photos were all taken from marcine’s beautiful flickr account!as i continue to process my amazing weekend in nyc, gathering photos and writing up a time line of the events, i can’t help but think of a certain lovely new york inhabitant: marcine of
a clock without hands has an incredible eye for photography, an impeccable sense of style, and the most wonderful taste in books and cinema alike! she’s such a wonderful source of inspiration that i just had to ask her for a little interview!
name: Marcine M.
age: 20
location: New York
hometown: Claremont, California
what is it that you do?
At the moment, I’m a student in New York City, trying to learn as much as I can about cinema studies and creative writing. We’ll just have to wait and see where film preservation and poetry will take me!
i first have to comment on your lovely style (and your etsy shop). what would you say are some of your favorite things in fashion right now, or what are some of your strong influences at the moment?
Well first of all, thank you miss! Secondly, I have the awful habit of trying to avoid anything-fashion related (which is pretty impossible). On the other hand, I think I am in the Jeanne Dielman phase of my life (minus the prostitution and murder). Cardigans, simple skirts and blouses, and peeling lots of potatoes. Delphine Seyrig and Monica Vitti (particularly in Red Desert) can do no wrong in my eyes, so I try to base all sartorial choices on what they might have worn inside and outside of motion pictures. The list goes on and on though, from what Joan Didion might have worn to the New York Public Library to layering coats like François Truffaut!
and of course, with a nickname like marcinéma, you must tell us about your love of cinema. (and perhaps a top ten list, or if you’re not into lists, perhaps you can tell us some of your favorite genres with a few recommendations?)
I’m afraid my love for film can’t be pin-pointed to an exact moment. Despite all of my trying, I cannot remember the first film of my life. It is as if there was no beginning of my obsession, just an always. I grew up glued to Turner Classic Movies, something I’ll be eternally grateful to my mother for (though I get extreme déja vu at times when I watch a film for what I believe to be the first time only to remember that I’ve seen it years ago). In high school I watched hundreds of scratchy, deteriorating VHS tapes from the library, determined to watch three films a day, read a book a week, and basically become the kind of girl François Truffaut and Robert Lachenay would have skipped school with to go to see “Le Corbeau” thirteen times. Moving to the city a few years ago helped me realize that what I felt was an obsession was an accepted lifestyle. The MoMA Titus theatres are, as silly as it sounds, a second home.
It’s always hard to think of favorites, as it always changes, but I cannot praise Carlos Reygadas’ “Silent Light” highly enough. I saw it last September and I still can’t get it out of my mind. “Cluny Brown” is another favorite film, though just about every Lubitsch film is. I’ve a terribly soft spot for anything with Trevor Howard, and I’m quite sure Jimmy Stewart was the love of my life!
what else do you collect? do you have any favorite places to go when hunting for new treasures?
I collect tiny plastic animals that I’ve found or adopted along my way. Romantic telegrams, stationary, too many books, and I don’t think I’ll ever own enough silk scarves! I try to wake up early for flea markets or trek to antique shoppes, but I am always open to digging for treasure in unexpected places. Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn (a landfill from the 1920s) is surely a favorite!
i feel a little bad that i didn’t get better photos, but i felt a little rude snapping away while simultaneously trying to chat, so i caught the girls in silly candid moments. it was completely accidental, but that’s ok. bloggers are real people, too, right? it’s like those sections in tabloids. bloggers talk and eat and move. did you know that? haha.
