#golden age of cinema
#christmasmovies
Christmas time in ‘Desk Set’, with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Natale in 'La segretaria quasi privata’, con Katharine Hepburn e Spencer Tracy
Regia/Directed by: Walter Lang
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay by: Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron
Tratto da/Based on: 'Desk Set’ (play) by William Marchant
Montaggio/Edited by: Robert L. Simpson
Fotografia/Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
IMDb: 7,3
Letterboxd: 3.5
Anno/Year: 1957
#christmasmovie #christmas #christmastree #christmastime #deskset #lasegretariaquasiprivata #katharinehepburn #spencertracy #play #adaptation #oldmovies #oldhollywood #goldenagehollywood #henryephron #phoebeephron #bunnywatson #richardsumner #desksetmovie #moviemaking #movielover #cinema #film #movie #etadorodihollywood #segretaria #30rock #chattanogatennessee #tennessee #reference
#christmasmovies
The Shop Around the Corner is a romantic comedy produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart play two employees at a leathergoods shop in Budapest who can barely stand each other, not realizing they are falling in love as anonymous correspondents through their letters.
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Scrivimi fermo posta è una commedia romantica del 1940 prodotta e diretta da Ernst Lubitsch. Margaret Sullavan e James Stewart interpretano due commessi in un negozio di articoli di pelle a Budapest che non si sopportano, senza sapere che in realtà si stanno innamorando tramite le loro lettere in quanto corrispondenti anonimi.
Regia/Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay by: Samson Raphaelson. Based on the 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie by Miklós László
Montaggio/Edited by: Gene Ruggiero
Fotografia/Cinematography: William H. Daniels
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Metacritic: 96
IMDb: 8,1
Letterboxd: 4.1
Anno/Year: 1940
#theshoparoundthecorner #ernstlubitsch #lubitschmovies #jimmystewart #jamesstewart #christmas #christmasmovie #moviemaking #movielover #film #parfumerie #hungarianplay #movieadaptation #budapest #letters #youvegotmail #oldhollywood #goldenageofhollywood #blackandwhite #salesman #klaranovak #filmphotography #blackandwhitemovies #christmasmovies #mgmmovies #romanticmovies #romance #margaretsullavan #frankmorgan
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Regia/Directed by: Frank Capra
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay by: Sidney Buchman, Myles Connolly (uncredited). Based on “The Gentleman from Montana”, (unpublished story) by Lewis R. Foster
Montaggio/Edited by: Gene Havlick, Al Clark
Fotografia/Cinematography: Joseph Walker
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 73
IMDb: 8,1
Letterboxd: 4.0
Anno/Year: 1939
#mrsmithgoestowashington #jamesstewart #jimmystewart #jeanarthur #oldhollywood #frankcapra #politicalcomedy #clauderains #senator #senate #unitedstatessenator #academyawards #rottentomatoes #metacritic #movies #moviemaking #cinematography #cinematografia #saunders #clarissasaunders #filibuster #smith #jeffersonsmith #federalgovernment #washington #movielover #oldmovies #stewart #boyscouts #smithandsaunders
Of all the #BetteDavis #books I had over the years, can’t believe I’d never seen this little gem, much less found a copy locally.
30 Days of Pride Day 15- Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead was an American actress and activist, perhaps best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat (1944). Despite growing up in the American South as a member of a prominent political family, she spoke out against her southern contemporaries on their support of white supremacy and racial segregation. Bankhead also adopted foster children and helped families escape the Spanish Civil War and World War II. I
n her private life, she enjoyed relationships with both men and women, never publicly using the term “bisexual” to describe herself, preferring to use the term “ambisextrous” instead.
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30 Days of Pride Day 14- Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich was a German-born American actress and singer, whose career spanned over 60 years, and was considered on of the highest paid actresses of her time. Dietrich, who was bisexual, enjoyed the thriving gay bars and drag balls of 1920s Berlin. The term “sewing circle,” coined by Dietrich was used to describe the underground, closeted lesbian and bisexual film actresses and their relationships in Hollywood.
She was known for her humanitarian efforts during World War II fighting against Nazism, and for housing German and French exiles, providing financial support and even advocating their American citizenship. She died in Paris at age 90, and over 1,500 mourners flocked to the church of her funeral service.
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30 Days of Pride Day 9- Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress, regarded as one of the greatest actresses and silver screen icons. For most of her career, she was the highest-paid actor or actress at MGM.
In her private life, Garbo was known to have relationships with both women and men. She called her lesbian love affairs “exciting secrets,” and, along with lover Marlene Dietrich, called a group of Hollywood women her “Sewing Circle,” a discreet code for lesbian or bisexual actresses during Hollywood’s golden age.
Retiring from film at 35, she became a mysterious, reclusive figure, never married, had no children, and lived alone as an adult. Throughout her life, she was known for taking long, daily walks in New York City, and "Garbo-watching” became a sport for admirers. Garbo also invested wisely during her retirement, leaving her entire estate of $32 million (equivalent to $66,000,000 in 2021) to her niece.
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30 Days of Pride Day 3- Alla Nazimova
Nazimova was a Russian-American actress, director, producer and screenwriter. Her film Salome (1923) is regarded as a cultural landmark. Nazimova was bisexual and openly conducted relationships with women while being married to a man. She created the Garden of Allah hotel, which became a retreat for many celebrities of the time. She is credited with having originated the phrase “sewing circle” as a discreet code for lesbian or bisexual actresses.
