Cozy picks for autumn evenings
The days are shorter and the evenings cooler; it's time to bring out the blanket and put the kettle on. This list gathers love stories under New York's falling leaves, an inventor and his dog trying to save a harvest festival, after-the-rain jazz, Tanpınar's cities and Levitan's golden autumn. As Anne put it: "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."
Films
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1 Film
When Harry Met Sally...
A warm bond that stretches across the years beneath autumn leaves.
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2 Film
You've Got Mail
A sweet romance blossoms in a New York autumn between two bookshop owners who are rivals in real life and soulmates by email.
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3 Film
Good Will Hunting
The healing that comes from making peace with your flaws and realizing you are worth loving.
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4 Film
Little Forest
A peaceful film in which a young woman returns to her village and heals herself by cooking through the seasons.
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5 Film
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Inventor Wallace and his faithful dog Gromit stir up a laugh-filled, doughy adventure at the giant vegetable contest.
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6 Film
The Holdovers
Broken hearts healing one another in the middle of winter.
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7 Film
Julie & Julia
The flavor of rediscovering yourself in small steps, as a passion that starts in the kitchen gives life meaning.
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8 Film
About Time
A lesson in making peace with time and love, whispering that ordinary days are the most precious treasure.
Songs
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9 Song
September
A funk classic that celebrates a beautiful memory and gets everyone moving.
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10 Song
Blue in Green
A jazz ballad as calm and contemplative as a rainy window seat.
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11 Song
Come Away With Me
A peaceful song that wraps around you like a warm blanket on a rainy day.
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12 Song
Peace Piece
A piano improvisation as full of peace as its name, quieting the mind.
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13 Song
Dream a Little Dream of Me
A sweet lullaby from two legendary voices, wishing you good night.
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14 Song
Waterloo Sunset
The quiet peace of watching the sunset in the bustle of the city.
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15 Song
Haliç'te Gün Batışı
A calm, dreamlike piece of Anatolian pop that paints the orange evening settling over the Golden Horn without words.
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16 Song
Seni Düşünmek Güzel Şey
A song set to Nâzım Hikmet's verses about how good, and how full of hope, it is to think of the one you love.
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17 Song
Kalamış
A song as calm and graceful as a Bosphorus evening, for those who come to find sweet peace on the shore at Kalamış.
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18 Song
Nuvole Bianche
A piano piece as slow and light as white clouds, clearing the mind.
Books
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19 Book
Anne of Green Gables
A cheerful novel about Anne, an orphan brimming with imagination, who finds a home and kindred spirits in Avonlea.
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20 Book
Beş Şehir
Essays that wander from Ankara to Bursa, exploring the soul of cities and the beauty of the past in a calm, poetic voice.
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21 Book
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
A novel about friendships built through letters and books bringing people together.
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22 Book
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
A tender, coffee-scented Tokyo tale that whispers that even if the past cannot change, the future is always open.
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23 Book
The Book of Tea
An elegant essay on finding beauty, humility and the value of the moment in the simplicity of a cup of tea.
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24 Book
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
A bookshop story, warm as tea, in which a wounded heart slowly heals among dusty shelves.
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25 Book
Kendi Gök Kubbemiz
Poems that place Istanbul's neighborhoods, sea and mornings inside you in harmonious verse.
Paintings
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26 Painting
Golden Autumn
Golden birches and a blue river, showing autumn's cheerful side rather than its sad one.
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27 Painting
The Harvesters
A scene that lets you feel the abundance of summer, with peasants taking a midday break in a golden wheat field.
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28 Painting
The Angelus
Two peasants bow their heads in the field as the evening bell rings, a quiet prayer of labor and gratitude.
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29 Painting
Girl Carrying a Pumpkin
A young girl walking with a huge pumpkin in her arms carries the joy of abundance and simple village life.
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30 Painting
The Red Vineyard
Grape pickers in the red glow of the setting sun; a warm, radiant song of labor and abundance.
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31 Painting
Olive Trees
With their twisting trunks and silvery leaves, the olive trees speak of nature's patience and resilience.