tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post4952590987136086264..comments2024-03-18T21:09:17.080-04:00Comments on my new plaid pants: 5 Off My Head: The Comfort of VeniceJason Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-30670134081641378332020-08-19T16:52:19.438-04:002020-08-19T16:52:19.438-04:00Way too much death in Venice.
Way too much death in Venice.<br />Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262797120326863324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-13032494115058793322020-08-19T13:58:35.135-04:002020-08-19T13:58:35.135-04:00Gotta add "A Little Romance" to this lis...Gotta add "A Little Romance" to this list. A lovely film by George Roy Hill that made me fall in love with the idea of Venice and has beautiful performances by Laurence Olivier & a very young Diane Lane.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-8473494697022145532020-08-19T10:13:15.299-04:002020-08-19T10:13:15.299-04:00Unknown -- it occurred to me, with shame (which is...Unknown -- it occurred to me, with shame (which is why i didn't mention it) that I didn't actually have an Italian movie on the list, but glancing through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_set_in_Venice" rel="nofollow">Wiki's page of movies set in Venice</a> I didn't really the few Italian movies they mentioned, but then a movie made by Italians isn't going to fetishize the place like a tourist would, which is where I'm coming at Italy from, and where all of these movies I listed are. I guess it's an outsider mindset -- if you're in Paris you've got to have the Eiffel Tower in the background, dontcha know ;)Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-36200452670084118132020-08-19T08:16:26.564-04:002020-08-19T08:16:26.564-04:00Summertime is the best one of the lot in terms of ...Summertime is the best one of the lot in terms of featuring Venice. I will always keep a fond memory of the first time the red goblet popped out of the screen, so vibrantly. Gives me a case of the romanticals just thinking about it. Oh Renato! Shawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349063352632344096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-33096512358252104022020-08-19T00:31:45.396-04:002020-08-19T00:31:45.396-04:00I'd add "pane e tulipani". Let's...I'd add "pane e tulipani". Let's have an Italian film.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515479206518458973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-20322202891382891882020-08-18T19:39:47.753-04:002020-08-18T19:39:47.753-04:00I was hoping you'd do a Gratuitous Rupert Ever...I was hoping you'd do a Gratuitous Rupert Everett post after seeing The Comfort of Strangers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-47222259198727398992020-08-18T17:00:19.369-04:002020-08-18T17:00:19.369-04:00I had looked forward to seeing The Comfort of Stra...I had looked forward to seeing The Comfort of Strangers because of its cast but hated it when I finally caught up with it sadly. <br /><br />My five favorites set in Venice:<br /><br />Summertime<br />Dangerous Beauty <br />The Italian Job (the Charlize Theron version)<br />Wings of the Dove <br />Casino Royalejoel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-6022166986640480602020-08-18T12:38:08.913-04:002020-08-18T12:38:08.913-04:00My all time favorite Venice movie and one of my al...My all time favorite Venice movie and one of my all time favorites in general is Don't Look Now. Venice in the winter, which is when I was there. Wonderful sense of dread and beauty combined in the city. Loved it. Also love Comfort of Strangers which I saw in it's original release and none of my friends went to see. One of the best things Walken has ever done and perfectly showcasing his odd delivery. Had me scratching my head and buying the book to try to understand what I had just seen. I will definitely be purchasing the Criterion edition. However, the full film the last time I looked was available for free on YouTube. Eugenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-42393024278961745242020-08-18T12:05:35.039-04:002020-08-18T12:05:35.039-04:00We just watched THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY the other ...We just watched THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY the other night (because it's my very favorite; I was hoping it would be on this list!Laramie Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260779676087231399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-62431648142682275302020-08-18T11:24:05.486-04:002020-08-18T11:24:05.486-04:00My list would include most of yours plus The Wings...My list would include most of yours plus The Wings of the Dove.davidnoreply@blogger.com