In the last few months I’ve seen a few movies where the styling and art directing of the times made me want to jump up from my seat and try to walk right through the screen in to another time and place. I thought I would blog about the one I saw last week and I’m sure everyone is very familiar with – The Artist.
J and I wanted to see a movie at our local cinema – Rio in Dalston. I was keen to see The Iron Lady as ads are everywhere, but it wasn’t playing at our local. The Artist was playing there. J was thrilled. At the time, I had no idea what it was. He described it to me as a “silent movie”. Snore pie with yawn sauce went through my head. Then I searched on YouTube and saw the trailer.
I was sold. It was fantastic. It was captivating, beautiful, styled to the nth degree. The gags and emotions were crazy-good. And, the clothing of the times made it my kind of a movie (did I mention there was dancing?) So, if you’ve been hiding under a rock and haven’t heard of The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius and are wondering if you should see it – SEE IT!
Mark Bridges, the costume designer did it right. You’ll love the clothes. Who doesn’t like a cloche? And Berenice Bejo makes everything look stunning. You’re in for a treat.
A little netting never hurt anyone
What is that hat called anyway? I say Gorgeous.
She wore heeled slippers to breakfast - love it!
And the finale is of course my favourite with a big dance number
Are you still wondering about the other movie I wanted to bring to this fashion blog. Well, it was Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen. If you haven’t seen it and like me, you love the 20s and the 20s in Paris no less – do it! The movie is OK but the styling, the fashion (costume designer is Sonia Grande), the je ne sais quoi – it’s all there. Here’s a few pics of that movie to get your heart racing.
Notice the detailing of the room, her dress, her headpiece... awww.
Transported to another time
UPDATE: The Academy Awards nominations have been made and in fact I’m not alone in my admiration for Mark Bridges. He was nominated for best Costume Design. We’ll have to wait until Feb. 26th to find out if he wins.
Can’t wait to see The Artist– looks gorgeous! I loved the ambience and the clothing in Midnight In Paris, too, though I hated the movie. I am not a fan of Woody Allen. I just thought it was all so clichéd and obvious, from the one-dimensional depictions of many of my literary and artistic heroes (yes, I KNOW that was Allen’s point– the protagonist had only a superficial understanding of the era to which he longed to return, thus the characters of his dream era are presented as “cardboard cut-out,” Wikipedia-entry versions of themselves) to the schlocky message. BUT, Paris looked great (um, when does she NOT?) and I liked the modern clothes as well as the 20s and Belle Epoque ones.
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