There really is nothing like Technicolor.
I'm watching Indiscreet with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman and the colors are so vivid.
8 notes
·
View notes
What are your favorite old/oldish movies that you’ve watched recently
the thin man (1934) - a former detective, happily retired and living on his wife's fortune, is begrudgingly dragged into investigating the disappearance of an inventor (the first of a series of thin man films, this i think is the best written/most engaging, though i came out of it with such an acute affection for the main characters--nick and nora charles--that i've since poured through the rest of the movies)
double wedding (1937) - an eccentric, out of work director who has befriended an aspiring actress and her meek fiancé finds himself in the middle of their family affairs when he comes toe-to-toe with her controlling sister, who he finds strangely interesting... hijinks ensue. (of all the movies i've seen recently, this might be my favorite. the characters are piquant and endlessly endearing)
libeled lady (1936) - a major newspaper editor is responsible for the publication of a false story on wealthy socialite connie allenbury. enlisting the help of his fiancée and a "libel-man", the editor hopes to quell the oncoming lawsuit and frame allenbury to make the story stick, but (naturally) things don't quite go as planned.
top hat (1935) - model dale tremont mistakes dancer jerry travers (who she initially likes) for the husband of a friend. as travers pursues tremont, he finds her continually put off by his attempts to get close to her, much to his confusion. (in my opinion--the best ginger rogers/fred astaire collaboration that i've seen thus far, with my favorite music/routines/story/characters)
22 notes
·
View notes
Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in London filming INDISCREET (1958)
488 notes
·
View notes
Can you recommend your favorite comedies/romcoms from the 50s and 60s? I'd love to watch more but I have trouble finding more than the Classics™️ (as decided by? websites in general I guess?)
Yours, mine and ours (1968)
A touch of mink (1962)
Send me no flowers (1964)
Pillow talk (1959)
Lover come back (1961)
Move over darling (1963)
The thrill of it all (1963)
Operation petticoat (1959)
Houseboat (1958)
Cinderella story (sophia loren, 1967, this one is hard to find)
it started in naples (1960)
Indiscreet (1958)
Blondes preferred (1953)
We’re no angels (1955)
Teacher‘s pet (1958)
Carry-on movies in general (throughout the 50s,60s and 70s)
Father of the bride (1951)
The countess from hong kong (1967)
Roman holiday (1953)
Sabrina (1954, tbh I prefer the 90s version more though)
Charade (1963)
My fair lady (1964)
Funny girl (1968)
Louis de funès movies in general (50s, 60s, 70s)
Strange bedfellows (1965)
Those are my favs so far. I still have a few movies left to watch with i.e. katherine hepburn, spencer tracy and shirley maclaine and others in the main cast, but there aren’t many left on my list. Additionally germany didn’t localize every movie back then, mostly those that were already successful in their home country and would promise guaranteed success in german cinema, so there‘s the chance that most of the movies I named are listed as classics. Though I do hope I could name a few that are new to you. :D
I also have german fav movies from the 50s and 60s but I dunno the region you’re from, so I listed only those that have english as main language or have subtitles.
If there’s someone that would like to contribute their fav in the comments please do so.
25 notes
·
View notes
Indiscreet (1958) Aesthetic. Ingrid Bergman’s apartment. Those pale blue walls, colorful mattes, and pops of red.
13 notes
·
View notes
hi! i'm so sorry to bother you, but can i ask you recommendations for old hollywood comedy movies? thanks in advance!
hi friend!! it's no bother at all! here's some old hollywood comedy recs for you under the cut 💗
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
The Thin Man (1934)
After the Thin Man (1936)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
The Awful Truth (1937)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
I Married a Witch (1942)
The More the Merrier (1943)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
The Mating of Millie (1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Born Yesterday (1950)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Indiscreet (1958)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Charade (1963)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) — warning: includes a recurring character who's in redface.
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
note: almost* all of these are technically romantic comedies
*except for The Thin Man films, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Mr. Blandings.
i hope this helps!! 💞
14 notes
·
View notes