Love this one too, I only watched it last year - love how avant garde the fashion was for Audrey too, broke her out of the classic style that was expected of her.
A personal favorite as well, I’m afraid that movies like this made youthful me a sucker for any girl who reminded me of Audrey Hepburn - then there’s the idea of a road trip in a fun to drive two seater (never appreciated muscle cars compared to something light and agile). Great descriptions of a classic film.
It is the light touch of these movies that evokes that sense of rose colored nostalgia. Reminiscent of Bernard Slades, Same Time, Next Year. The seriousness of relationships made bearable.
I, too, am having my Sunday morning coffee and what a wonderful read to pair it with. Yes, to all of this, ah for Mary Quant and Henry Mancini! You make an exceptional point on musical scores , I couldn't agree more. A beautiful reflection on a wonderful movie, I enjoyed reading this immensely. Now, I'm off to read up on my capital cities in case Jeremy Paxman calls!
Thank you. Really appreciated. And good luck with your new substack venture. I will be leaving comments... going back to music in film. It does seem to get overlooked, doesn't it? Especially by hyper intellectual film critics. Imagine Un Homme et Une Femme without the Francis Lai duber duber da theme? Or Death in Venice without the Mahler? or Love Story, or Gone with the Wind, or Butch Cassidy without Burt Bacharach?
I couldn't agree more. That's the truth of it. Whenever I see Peter Sellers I hear the strains of The Pink Panther music. Where would we be without Ave Satani to scare us silly and forever keep The Omen as a classic, because the music was just as important as Damien, it immortalised him, in my opinion.
Ah yes, Damien. We'll do The Omen at some point. Plus 'The Haunting' (1963)- seriously, the most terrifying film of the lot. Truly scary. Don't you think?
Oh my goodness , yes!! Wasn't that so beautifully chilling?! And that house!! Wasn't it an Hotel that was used to film in?? I wonder if the patrons can hear the strains of it still..
Love this one too, I only watched it last year - love how avant garde the fashion was for Audrey too, broke her out of the classic style that was expected of her.
A personal favorite as well, I’m afraid that movies like this made youthful me a sucker for any girl who reminded me of Audrey Hepburn - then there’s the idea of a road trip in a fun to drive two seater (never appreciated muscle cars compared to something light and agile). Great descriptions of a classic film.
Eleanor Bron and her jaw wired Mid Atlantic accent!
She’s hilarious. No, Ruthie Bell. No. What was that line? Priceless. ‘Really, Joanna, you need to channel your inner something or other?’
It is the light touch of these movies that evokes that sense of rose colored nostalgia. Reminiscent of Bernard Slades, Same Time, Next Year. The seriousness of relationships made bearable.
Plus brilliant, literate scripts?
Absolutely, no words out of place.
I, too, am having my Sunday morning coffee and what a wonderful read to pair it with. Yes, to all of this, ah for Mary Quant and Henry Mancini! You make an exceptional point on musical scores , I couldn't agree more. A beautiful reflection on a wonderful movie, I enjoyed reading this immensely. Now, I'm off to read up on my capital cities in case Jeremy Paxman calls!
Thank you. Really appreciated. And good luck with your new substack venture. I will be leaving comments... going back to music in film. It does seem to get overlooked, doesn't it? Especially by hyper intellectual film critics. Imagine Un Homme et Une Femme without the Francis Lai duber duber da theme? Or Death in Venice without the Mahler? or Love Story, or Gone with the Wind, or Butch Cassidy without Burt Bacharach?
I couldn't agree more. That's the truth of it. Whenever I see Peter Sellers I hear the strains of The Pink Panther music. Where would we be without Ave Satani to scare us silly and forever keep The Omen as a classic, because the music was just as important as Damien, it immortalised him, in my opinion.
Ah yes, Damien. We'll do The Omen at some point. Plus 'The Haunting' (1963)- seriously, the most terrifying film of the lot. Truly scary. Don't you think?
Oh my goodness , yes!! Wasn't that so beautifully chilling?! And that house!! Wasn't it an Hotel that was used to film in?? I wonder if the patrons can hear the strains of it still..
It was. It is. Ive been there. Ettington Park, Warwickshire.
Really?? That's incredible. What was it like inside?? Did you get a sense of the movie and the time or is it fashionably different now ?? I hope not .
It's a lovely, terrific film. That DREADFUL child!