THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN, 1954 (original post: May 14,2011)
Director: Jean Negulesco
Stars: Clifton Webb, Jean Peters, Dorothy McGuire, Louis Jourdan,
I watched it twice!
Need I say more? No, but I will. There's something about the 50's, isn't there? Just watch a movie from the 50's. (Watch this one!) The big, detailed sets with absolutley wonderful furniture; the beautiful scenery and places; the color; the clothes! (I absolutely loved the dresses from this film! I wish they were in style now!)
Three secretaries in Rome and the tales of their romances. I don't want to give anything away, which is always my story with the good ones. This is one of those great "summer movies". Travel, new places, Italy, beautiful locations, great clothes, gorgeous people, sweet romances- is there anything else you could want in a movie?
This one is on my "to buy" list.
Thank you, Rebekah, for
suggesting it!
suggesting it!
SWEET LAND, 2005 (original post: June 8, 2011)
Director: Ali Selim
Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, Alex Kingston
Inge (Reaser) arrives in a small Minnesota farming community to marry Olaf (Guinee), but without her immigration papers, plus the fact that she is German and the time is right after World War I, both the minister and the county clerk refuse to marry them. And poor Inge doesn't speak English, so she doesn't understand what is going on.
At first Inge stays with Olaf's good friends Frandsen (Cumming) and his wife Brownie (Kingston), but soon, sleeping in the same quarters with their nine children becomes insufferable. She ends up living at Olaf's house with Olaf, though he sleeps in the barn since they are not married. Assuming scandal, the minister preaches a sermon against them, and Olaf's friendship with Frandsen suffers, as well.
At first Inge stays with Olaf's good friends Frandsen (Cumming) and his wife Brownie (Kingston), but soon, sleeping in the same quarters with their nine children becomes insufferable. She ends up living at Olaf's house with Olaf, though he sleeps in the barn since they are not married. Assuming scandal, the minister preaches a sermon against them, and Olaf's friendship with Frandsen suffers, as well.
I don't want to write anything more, because I don't want to give anything away or make it sound stupid, which I probably do sometimes. I absolutely loved it. It's a quiet, slow movie, very sweet and emotional. There's lovely music, when there is music, but there isn't a lot of it. Which makes it more realistic to me.
I absolutely despise Alan Cumming's accent, but it's very accurate; so good job, dude!
Rebekah, I really, really think you'd like this one!
THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN, 2005 (original post: November 30, 2011)
Director: Roger Donaldson
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Aaron Murphey
Burt Munro (Hopkins) has been restoring his 1920's Indian motorcycle, in order to race it during Speed Week in 1967 at the salt flats in Utah. It's the story of his journey from Inver Cargill, New Zealand, to the salt flats.
It's an absolutely wonderful film, and I don't want to give anything away! Watch it! I actually cheered when he passed though motorcyclists in the first race in the beginning. It had only been 20 minutes, but his character is so lovable, I couldn't help it.
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