Summer Means Damian Lewis in Brides For Me and Here is WHY

โ€œNiki, my darling, I thought about you all last night. That’s more or less how a love letter begins. Isn’t it, Niki? โ€ย – Norman Harris

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source: Screencap from movie

UPDATE 08/05/2019: It is THAT time of the year again ๐Ÿ˜€ 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!

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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.

Well, have you seen Brides (Nyfes) yet? Continue reading “Summer Means Damian Lewis in Brides For Me and Here is WHY”

A Greek Gal Finds Damian Lewis in a Greek Movie: Olga’s Story

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 ๐Ÿ˜€

Without further ado, here is Olga’s love letter to Damian from Greece. Thanks, Olga, for pouring your heart out in your story. S’agapo, my friend <3 Continue reading “A Greek Gal Finds Damian Lewis in a Greek Movie: Olga’s Story”

Most Romantic Damian Lewis character? I Vote for Norman Harris in Brides

โ€œNiki, my darling, I thought about you all last night. That’s more or less how a love letter begins. Isn’t it, Niki? โ€ย – Norman Harris

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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.

Have you seen Brides (Nyfes) yet?

Brides (Nyfes)ย isย a 2004 movieย directed by celebrated Greek Directorย Pantelis Voulgarisย and starring Damian Lewis andย Victoria Haralabidouย in the lead roles.ย The movieย premiered at theย Toronto International Film Festivalย in 2004, and won theย Best Film Awardย at theย Greek State Film Awards, a part of theย Thessaloniki International Film Festivalย in 2004. The movieย is available for purchase onย Amazon.

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”

Throwback Thursday: Happy 10th Birthday to Brides!

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I am in my Homeland!

No… I am not in Carrie & Brody worldย ๐Ÿ™‚ I am just back in Turkey, the country that I was born and grew up in, for a few weeks to visit with family. To be precise, I am in Izmir, my hometown, a beautiful city onย Turkey’s West Coast that has a rich Greek heritage that reflects itself in all ways of life, which I LOVE. And, believe it or not, my hometown rings a bell about Damian Lewis that I want to talk about today! Damian hasย a movieย in which we first meet him in Izmirย (Smyrna in Greek).

Brides (Nyfes), anyone? Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Happy 10th Birthday to Brides!”