A vertiginous future
Jean Després bracelet, Metropolis movie poster and Art Deco wallpaper (Mayfair). Jean Després (1899-1980) was a famous Art Deco jeweler. Metropolis (directed by Fritz Lang, 1927) is a movie depicting a dark future with a vertiginous architecture. The Metropolis is divided between the powerful people and the workers. The workers are exploited and live miserably.…
Crooked House by Agatha Christie
Photo of the Aristide’s house in the movie “Crooked House” (2017), red dress and photo of Agatha Christie. Gilles Paquet-Brenner directed in 2017 the movie adaptation of the Agatha Christie’s novel “Crooked house”. This English movie has a prestigious cast : Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, Christina Hendricks, Max Irons… The novel “Crooked house” tells the…
Henry Tilney in Northanger Abbey
Portrait of J.J Feild as Henry Tilney in the adapted movie of the Jane Austen book Northanger Abbey (written between 1798 and 1803 but published after the Jane Austen’s death in 1817), portrait of Jane Austen and book cover. Henry Tilney is the love interest of Catherine Morland in the Jane Austen’s book “Northanger Abbey”.…
Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter
Bunny porcelain lamp, Reine Rosalie’s crystal earrings and photo of Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter’s movies. Luna Lovegood is a schoolgirl at Hogwarts and belongs to the Ravenclaw house. Her patronus is a rabbit. She is a friend of Harry Potter.
Hermione Granger in Harry Potter
Library wallpaper, Gryffindor’s emblem (Lion) and photo of the actress Emma Watson as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter’s movies. Hermione Granger was born in 1979 and is a Muggle-born (her parents aren’t wizards). She is best friend with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. She belongs to the Gryffindor’s house at Hogwarts (Poudlard in French). Her…
Hollywood stars wish you a Merry Christmas !
Amy Adams celebrating Christmas : Kate Winslet celebrating Christmas : Eva Mendes celebrating Christmas : Imogen Poots celebrating Christmas : Bill Murray celebrating Christmas : Sources : Vanity Fair, Violet Grey, Parade and Pinterest
When Hollywood celebrated the July 4th !
The July 4th (or Fourth of July) is a patriotic and federal holiday ; it is the Independence Day in the United States. It is celebrates each year to commemorate the publication of the Declaration of Independence from Great Bretagne in 1776.
The fashion and Old Hollywood illustrator F. Earl Christy
F. Earl Christy (1883-1961) was a reknown American illustrator. He drew especially portraits of women (Pictorial review, American magazine, Modern Priscilla…) and realized illustrations of movie stars. Among the actresses he drew, there were Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard and Shirley Temple. His Hollywood covers were published in magazines such as Photoplay, Modern screen, Picture play,…
The Old Hollywood photographer Wallace Seawell
Wallace Seawell (1916-2007) was an American photographer who shot the most famous Hollywood stars during the Fifties and the Sixties. Among actresses he had under his objective, there were Natalie Wood, Sophia Lauren, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. His photos were glamorous and sophisticated.
The Old Hollywood costume designer Bernard Newman
Bernard Newman (1903-1966) was an American costume designer working for the studio RKO. He dressed famous actresses such as Ginger Rogers, Jean Arthur and Irene Dunne. He collaborated particulary with Ginger Rogers. He created gowns for nine of her movies : Rafter Romance (1933), Roberta (1935), Star of Midnight (1935), Top Hat (1935), In Person…
The vintage celebrity photographer Peter Basch
Peter Basch was an American photographer born in Berlin, Germany. During the Fifties and the Sixties, he shot the most famous European (Mainly French) and American celebrities (actors, dancers, artists). He also did fashion photoshoots for magazines such as Life and ELLE. Among the actresses he had under his objectif, there were Natalie Wood, Grace…
Favourite 1930s movies
My top : You can’t take it with you, Mr Deeds goes to town, It happened one night, Stage door, Platinum blonde, Gold diggers of 1933, The gay divorcee, Easy living, Bombshell, The thin man, Top hat and The bachelor father “M” directed by Fritz Lang in 1931 and starring Peter Lorre. “When the police…
Favourite musical movies
My top : West side story, Band wagon, Gold diggers (1933), The gay divorcee,You’ll never get rich, Viva Las Vegas, 8 women, The Blues brothers, An American in Paris, Swing time, The pirate, The boyfriend, Starstruck (1982),The Red shoes, God help the girl, Explota explota, Anna (1967, Loving you (1957) and Rocketman.
