โNiki, my darling, I thought about you all last night. That’s more or less how a love letter begins. Isn’t it, Niki? โย – Norman Harris
source: Screencap from movie
It is THAT time of the year again ๐ While I have been living in the US for the last 25 years, I come back to my native Turkey every summer to visit my mom and my extended family. And here I am in Izmir, my hometown, at the moment enjoying my time with family, the sun, and the blue waters of the beautiful Aegean sea.
โNiki, my darling, I thought about you all last night. That’s more or less how a love letter begins. Isn’t it, Niki? โย – Norman Harris
source: Screencap from movie
UPDATE 08/14/2020: It is THAT time of the year again ๐ While I have been living in the US for the last 24 years, I come back to my native Turkey every summer to visit my mom and my extended family. And while I thought I would not be able to travel to Turkey this summer due to Covid-19 pandemic, here I am in Izmir, my hometown, after an adventurous flight… Continue reading “Summer Means Damian Lewis in Brides For Me and Here is WHY”
โNiki, my darling, I thought about you all last night. That’s more or less how a love letter begins. Isn’t it, Niki? โย – Norman Harris
source: Screencap from movie
UPDATE 08/05/2019: It is THAT time of the year again ๐ While I have been living in the US for the last 23 years, I come back to my native Turkey every summer to visit my family. I am currently in Izmir, my hometown, enjoying my time with family, the food, the sun, and the blue waters of my beloved Aegean sea!
source: New York Times
And while in Izmir, I cannot help think of a Damian Lewis movie which, in fact, starts in Izmir! So,ย this re-post is sort of inevitable.
Hello all! Damianista welcomes you to a NEW Fan Story Tuesday!
Today’s story comes from Olga, a wonderful old-timer in Damian Lewis fandom! Her first “meeting” goes way back to Brides, a lovely movie Damian made back in 2004, a movie that I also deeply love, and the rest is history ๐
โNiki, my darling, I thought about you all last night. That’s more or less how a love letter begins. Isn’t it, Niki? โย – Norman Harris
source: Screencap from movie
UPDATE 07/16/2016: I have been living in the US for the last 20 years but I come back to my native Turkey every summer to visit my family. I am currently in Izmir, my hometown, enjoying my family,ย the food, the sun, and the blue waters of my belovedย Aegean sea! And I can’t help think of a Damian Lewis movie that, in fact, starts in my hometown! So,ย this re-post is just inevitable today…
I am so in the mood for writing about something romantic! Soย I have been thinking about all Damian Lewis characters to choose one that would fit theย bill.ย And… Voila! ย Norman Harris is the winner, for me,ย as the most romantic characterย Damian brought to usย so far.
Brides is a subtle, sad and beautiful story of impossible love between Norman Harris, an American photographer, and Niki Douka, a Greek seamstress. Itย is also a moving tale of womenย that need to put tradition, duty and sacrifice before love.ย The central love story as wellย as the subplotsย resonate strongly with me;ย however,ย I choose to focus on Norman and Niki’s love story in this post.ย Continue reading “Most Romantic Damian Lewis character? I Vote for Norman Harris in Brides”