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Favourite Film noir movies (2)
The term of “Film Noir” (literally “black film”) was invented by French film critics after the World War II, in 1946. The first critic who used this term was the French film critic Nino Frank. This kind of movie can be define as “a type of a crime film featuring cynical maleovolent characters in a…
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The Old Hollywood actress Barbara Stanwyck
My Favourite movies of Barbara Stanwyck : Meet John Doe, Ball of fire, The Lady Eve, Christmas in Connecticut, Lady of burlesque, The mad Miss Manton, Sorry, wrong number, Double indemnity, Breakfast for two and Remember the night. Sources : Pinterest and Tumblr
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My third favourite movie : West Side story (1961)
West Side story is my third favourite movie. This musical movie takes place in the 1950s, in New York, USA. It is a reinterpretation of the Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”. The Jets (Polish) and the Sharks (Puerto Rican) are two rival gangs who fight each other. A member of the Jets (Tony) and the…
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Favourite 1940s movies
My top 5 : The ghost and Mrs Muir Meet John Doe, Rebecca, The red shoes and The more the Merrier. Sources : Pinterest, https://m.filmaffinity.com/en/film131671.html, IMDB and https://www.rarefilmposters.com/product/delightfully-dangerous/
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The Art Deco actress Jean Arthur
Portrait of the American actress Jean Arthur by Eugene Robert Richee (1929) and my Art Deco inspired patterns based on my photo of a pole in a Leipzig’s passage. Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more…
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An Art Deco Christmas with Jean Arthur
Christmas tree i decorated with my aunt and my mother, my pattern based on my photo of a pole in a Leipzig’s passage and a photo of the actress Jean Arthur (1920s). Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds…
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Favourite quotes in old Hollywood movies (2) (Film noir movies)
Marion Parsonnet and Ben Hecht : Gilda’s screenwriters Anthony Veiller : The killers’ screenwriter Billy wilder, Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain : Double indemnity’ screenwriters Sources : IMDB and Pinterest
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The ravishing actress Jean Arthur
Portrait of Jean Arthur in the 1920s, Iljiz Fazulzyanov’s earrings and photo made with photoshop based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin. Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more the Merrier”,…
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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…
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Classic Christmas movies
“White Christmas” directed by Michael Curtiz starring Bing Crosby, Vera-Allen and Danny Kaye. “Two singers and dancers become romantically involved with two sisters and join forces with them to save the bankrupt Vermont Inn.” “The shop around the corner” directed by Ernst Lubitsch in 1940 starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. “Two employees at a…
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The Old Hollywood costume designer Vera West
Vera West (1898-1947) was an American costume designer who worked at Universal (1924-1947). She was specialized in horror and dark movies. She designed the famous black gown worn by Ava Gardner in the movie “The killers”.
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Favourite 1950s movies
My top : East of Eden, Band wagon, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Les grandes manœuvres, Pillow talk, Sabrina, Love in the afternoon, Mogambo ane Les diaboliques
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The costume jewelry house Joseff of Hollywood
Joseff of Hollywood was founded by Eugene Joseff in 1928. The Joseff of Hollywood jewels were worn by the most famous Golden Age Hollywood stars (Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Gene Tierney, Jane Russel, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh…). “It was the most prestigious name in on-screen jewelry during the Golden Era of Hollywood.” Some…
