Rainy Broomfield
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Science |
| Location | Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Introduction | My mother had no fancy job and never attended college but she was the smartest and most interesting person I knew. She lived for those moments when words strung together in a book, opened new worlds, and produced profound emotions and revelations. Inheriting my mother's passion has made me an eclectic and prolific reader who is often asked for book recommendations (beyond the bestsellers, trade fiction, and book club selections). I have created this blog as a response to those requests and look forward to feedback, whether positive or negative. |
| Interests | Medicine, art, music, social activism, theater, education, disaster relief, the impact of business on society, politics, cooking, foreign films, travel, the New York Times crossword puzzle. |
| Favorite Movies | Jean de Florette, Manon of the Spring, La Muralla Verde, any film by Pedro Almodovar, Hearts & Minds, Nowhere in Africa, Black Orpheus, Jules & Jim, Fanny & Alexander, King of Hearts, The Pawnbroker, It's A Wonderful Life, Three Faces of Eve, The Pianist, Gladiator, Primal Fear, Bella, The Visitor, Monsieur Ibrahim, David & Lisa, Harold & Maude, Rocky Horrow Picture Show, Monsoon Wedding, Whale Rider, Away From Her, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sundays and Cybele, Babette's Feast, Jesus of Montreal, Farinelli: Il Castrato, Bread & Tupips, Shirley Valentine, Thelma & Louise, To Kill A Mockingbird, Kramer vs Kramer, Miracle on 34th Street, Big, Bandits, About Mrs. Leslie, My Left Foot, Spring, Summer Fall Winter & Spring, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Amadeus, Annie Hall, Captains Couragous, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Dider House Rules, Cries & Whispers, Fast Runner, Five Easy Pieces, Hiroshama Mon Amour, Les Liasions Dangereuses |
| Favorite Music | Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, Guy de Palestrina, Queen, Barbara Cook, Ella Fitzgerald, Opera, Sacred Music, J.S. Bach, Handel's Coronation Anthem, John Hiatt, Cheryl Wheeler, Bob Dylan, Jazz (Gene Harris, Scott Hamilton, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans), Broadway Musicals, Feufollet, Rhonda Vincent, Garth Brooks. |