tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post621629867022783423..comments2024-03-27T14:29:31.460-05:00Comments on Cinema OCD: Holiday RomanceJennythenipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-40649594911751090222009-08-04T12:14:12.666-05:002009-08-04T12:14:12.666-05:00Irena, First of all I'm glad someone is taking...Irena, First of all I'm glad someone is taking advantage of the tags. It makes doing them worthwhile. Second, I will look out for Avanti, which I've never seen. Thanks for the tip.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-51777639705807964622009-08-04T09:32:01.199-05:002009-08-04T09:32:01.199-05:00Oh no, I ashamed of my spelling - worth seeing, no...Oh no, I ashamed of my spelling - worth seeing, not worse seeing.Irenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253604730845427278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-1844861267315139612009-08-04T09:08:34.071-05:002009-08-04T09:08:34.071-05:00I know it's awfully late to comment but I just...I know it's awfully late to comment but I just read this entry - saw Omar Sharif in your new labels and had to check where you mentioned him.:)<br />Anyway, a formula vacation + Italy + romance inevitable brings to my mind <br />"Avanti!" with Jack Lemmon. Have you seen it? I wonder aht you would say about this movie. Definitely worse seeing in my opinion.Irenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253604730845427278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-66446910495353821902008-09-04T16:29:00.000-05:002008-09-04T16:29:00.000-05:00I agree. The one that kills me is when De Rossi w...I agree. The one that kills me is when De Rossi walks by and says "good evening" and she has put the chair up so that Phil wouldn't sit down with her (presumably so she could leave a chair open in case De Rossi shows up) and he takes that as a signal she wants to be left alone.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-38483345760582125822008-09-04T14:50:00.000-05:002008-09-04T14:50:00.000-05:00Yay! One I have seen :-)I watched Summertime and v...Yay! One I have seen :-)<BR/><BR/>I watched Summertime and very much enjoyed it as well. I can't say enough about how great Katharine was in painting her portrait of loneliness. The shots of her alone in the piazza, aching for companionship, broke my heart. Perhaps it is a girl thing, but I have felt that and you could see it all over her face. Brilliant in that aspect alone. <BR/><BR/>(warning mini-rant) This is a perfect example of why I love classic movies. They allowed her to act out her loneliness across multiple scenes where she hardly spoke a word. It was just her face that told the story. I dare say, if this were a modern film, there would be some idiotic contrived conversational drivel to explain to the dumb audience that this person is indeed lonely and wishes she had someone to hold. Not that all modern movies are pure evil, but hopefully you all know what I mean. (end mini-rant)<BR/><BR/>So watch it for Katharine's acting and the beautiful scenery, if nothing else kda0121. Feel free to ignore her hair :-)AbbyNormalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487281117880692127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-13944266372030271292008-09-04T10:04:00.000-05:002008-09-04T10:04:00.000-05:00I only just saw it for the first time last week. ...I only just saw it for the first time last week. I was really, really pleasantly surprised. <BR/><BR/>I think I understand what you are saying about Kate. She could look and act very matronly in this period. That is the interesting thing about the film. She starts out looking quite frumpy I guess, but somehow the attention from this younger man makes her blossom. I can only think of one or two other performances where an actress manages this kind of physical transformation (Amanda Root in Persuasion (1995) comes to mind). It's not just the case of they put her in sexier clothes and fixed hair, which they did, but there is just a spirit about her in the latter half of the film. It's great. And she and Brazzi are terrific together really. I'm already planning an all out Brazzi fest as soon as I can get my hands on more of his movies. <BR/><BR/>I don't want to oversell it, but I don't think you'll be disappointed.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-34356632344183269292008-09-04T09:54:00.000-05:002008-09-04T09:54:00.000-05:00I'm somewhat embarrassed to say I've never seen Su...I'm somewhat embarrassed to say I've never seen Summertime. I know it's considered at least a minor classic, but I've just never been bowled over by the thought of Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi as a love match.<BR/><BR/>Also, it is just about this time period that I stopped being attracted to Kate. Did you notice how she stopped bothering with hairstyles? She grew her hair out, pulled it straight back and pinned it up. I know she was a no-nonsense gal and probably got tired of messing with hairstyles, but that look just didn't do anything for me. I know, it's a pretty picky and petty thing to point out about a great actress, but it became a big distraction for me. Has anyone else out there ever experienced anything similar?kda0121https://www.blogger.com/profile/04755030262681599815noreply@blogger.com