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February 08, 2012
Keeping tabs
Double happiness: it snowed and my favorite spot - I always have one wherever I am, like a cat - will be spared the ignominy of fake beautification (also known as "development" or "progress"). The spot being the ruins of Capel's mill by the river Frome pictured above and "development" being the potential destruction of said ruins by the very retro project of making a 19th century canal navigable once again.
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Watching or rewatching Hitchcock's 30's thrillers - The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes. They're a cross between Tintin's adventures and Agatha Christie's novels. A lot happens on trains. Also, Shadow of a Doubt. Trains again.
Billy Wilder's The Apartment. A story about doormats. Nonetheless, I will be using a quote from it:
''Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring --
Nothing --
No action --
Dullsville!"
Marcel Carné's Les Enfants du Paradis. Jacques Prévert's witty dialogue.
Max Ophul's Lola Montez. I have a feeling he just wanted an excuse to design Bavarian rococo sets.
The Thin Man and its sequels. Highly entertaining; like watching cartoons. Period value too: great jackets with wide lapels, 30's style outlaws and their jargon, gags with pet dogs, beautiful old cars, and general pre war merriment.
Posted by claudia
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Posted by Richard at February 10, 2012 08:13 PM