The ObserverDrama filmsReviewBased on a bestselling novel, this tale of a middle-aged author who returns to his home town to reconnect with his romantic past is oddly insular and fussy
A celebrated middle-aged author returns, for the first time in 35 years, to his home town in the Cognac-producing region in south-western France. Stéphane (Guillaume de Tonquédec) has been asked to give a keynote speech, but his motives for accepting the invitation have more to do with reconnecting with his own romantic past. Read More...
Ethan Horvath can tell you all you need to know about famous goalkeepers, having grown up in the United States watching former Premier League shot-stoppers such as Petr Cech and Edwin van der Sar.
His knowledge of strikers, however, was almost non-existent when he joined Norwegian club Molde as a teenager, where the manager at the time was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a name that meant nothing to Horvath.
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“Not for a while,” says the Luton Town goalkeeper — on loan from Nottingham Forest — when asked how long it took for him to realise he was being managed by a Manchester United legend. Read More...
NIALL Evalds could be forgiven for shaking the hand of Grand Final referee Chris Kendall and saying, ‘Thank you for everything.’
For the only reason the full-back found himself at the Red Devils is the man in the middle at Old Trafford.
Evalds may have come through the ranks on one side of the Pennines but he is very much from the other.
And before linking up with Salford, he tried his luck at Huddersfield Giants – only to find his path blocked by a better player in his position. Read More...