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Everyone on the mailing list for Revamp Vintage will have received an email about a new movie based on a 'lost' story by Tennessee Williams (of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire fame).
The storyline of this 'rediscovered masterpiece', I have to say, does not look new: Rich, young and rebellious heiress hates her life of prim and stuffy society balls, and sets her sights on hunky yet poor working-class boy. Cue Romeo-and-Juliet style courtship of 'a love that could never be' ... or could it?
You know instantly from the uber-cheesy voiceover on the film trailer that you'll be able to count the cliches in this movie:
"She was an heiress to a fortune, rebelling against a world of privilege that could not accept her... [sweeping orchestral music]"
However, stodgy plot points aside, the costumes look fabulous, 20 of which were made by ReVamp Vintage especially for this film - fans of 1920s coutoure should add this to their must-watch list.
Monday, December 7, 2009
1920s movie "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond"
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I hadn't heard of the film 'til I got that email from ReVamp. After seeing the trailer (and you're so right about the cheesy voiceover) I am not terribly excited - the costumes do look great, though - but will try (hard) to be open-minded. I veto-ed Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day beased on the trailer and later had to eat every word when I ended up loving it!
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December 7, 2009 1:09 PM
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Yes, there are a number of period movies that I really WANT to love, but I just can't. Easy Virtue is one on that list, and Public Enemies is another (don't get me started on that one or we'll be here all day).
However they do still provide great eye candy for costuming, decor, hairstyles and cars. I am trying to get my beau to get a short-back-and-sides 'do as sported by Mr Depp in the aforementioned Public Enemies, but I don't think he's convinced ... yet! -
December 7, 2009 1:18 PM
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Oh, is Public Enemies not good? I adore Christian Bale...always have...so that's disappointing to hear. Either way, very cool and informative post!
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December 8, 2009 8:47 AM
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Public Enemies - FEH! I had such high hopes for that film. Depp! Bale! The 1930s!
I know some people really liked it but I was hugely disappointed. The story and dialogue didn't really hold my attention - I just didn't care about any of the characters.
But the worst was the awful post-production (or lack thereof).
The sound quality/mixing was bad, the colours were bad, and huge chunks of the film (like the big shootout near the end) looked and sounded like a low-budget student film project shot on a cheap digital handycam (and apparently it WAS shot on a digital handycam). There's hardly any musical score/soundtrack, and the bullet noises from the machine guns sounded fake and cheesy, like little firecrackers.
Lots of people loved it and loved the look of the footage, but I thought it looked cheap and cruddy. It just seemed so incredibly AVERAGE - I was expecting something with a much richer look and feel.
Armond White of the NY Press sums up my feelings nicely: "Public Enemies is an aesthetic debacle...[the] digital-videography is horrendous: unnaturally ripe colors, exteriors overbright and the interiors over-dark...The nightclub scene where Dillinger meets his amoral moll Billie (Marion Cotillard as ludicrously miscast as Gong Li in Mann’s Miami Vice) is so underlit it resembles brown-out."
I can't help but think how much cooler this movie would have been if made by Tarantino.
For me the best thing about the movie was Johnny Depp's haircut. -
December 8, 2009 11:05 AM
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You really need to check out the latest Agatha Christie Poirot telly movies... set in the 1930s with gorgeous clothes and hair, and the one I just wanted also had swing dancing in it. I prefer the Miss Marple ones but they are set in the 50s - I still love the costumes of that era.
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December 8, 2009 9:33 PM
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I've heard nothing but bad news about Public Enemies' constumes/lack of authenticity from reliable judges of suchauthenticity, so am reluctant to see that one. But - hee hee - I agree about Mr. Depp's haircut looking period-correct, at least, and have made noises about Mr. About Town getting one. I wanted to love Easy Virtue, too, but - don't. When they do get it right, it's terrific - I am constantly re-impressed with the attention to detail for women's costumes (well, the mens' too) in the Jeeves & Wooster series, which can't have had the budget of an Easy Virtue or Dillenger.
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December 9, 2009 9:21 AM
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The tv show Boardwalk Empire is a great one to see everyday 20's styles of all classes. I love the drop wasted lines and the short heeled shoes. I did see this 'The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond' It was actually pretty good! Costumes were amazing!
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November 18, 2011 5:06 AM
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I hadn't heard of the film 'til I got that email from ReVamp. After seeing the trailer (and you're so right about the cheesy voiceover) I am not terribly excited - the costumes do look great, though - but will try (hard) to be open-minded. I veto-ed Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day beased on the trailer and later had to eat every word when I ended up loving it!
Yes, there are a number of period movies that I really WANT to love, but I just can't. Easy Virtue is one on that list, and Public Enemies is another (don't get me started on that one or we'll be here all day).
However they do still provide great eye candy for costuming, decor, hairstyles and cars. I am trying to get my beau to get a short-back-and-sides 'do as sported by Mr Depp in the aforementioned Public Enemies, but I don't think he's convinced ... yet!
Oh, is Public Enemies not good? I adore Christian Bale...always have...so that's disappointing to hear. Either way, very cool and informative post!
Public Enemies - FEH! I had such high hopes for that film. Depp! Bale! The 1930s!
I know some people really liked it but I was hugely disappointed. The story and dialogue didn't really hold my attention - I just didn't care about any of the characters.
But the worst was the awful post-production (or lack thereof).
The sound quality/mixing was bad, the colours were bad, and huge chunks of the film (like the big shootout near the end) looked and sounded like a low-budget student film project shot on a cheap digital handycam (and apparently it WAS shot on a digital handycam). There's hardly any musical score/soundtrack, and the bullet noises from the machine guns sounded fake and cheesy, like little firecrackers.
Lots of people loved it and loved the look of the footage, but I thought it looked cheap and cruddy. It just seemed so incredibly AVERAGE - I was expecting something with a much richer look and feel.
Armond White of the NY Press sums up my feelings nicely: "Public Enemies is an aesthetic debacle...[the] digital-videography is horrendous: unnaturally ripe colors, exteriors overbright and the interiors over-dark...The nightclub scene where Dillinger meets his amoral moll Billie (Marion Cotillard as ludicrously miscast as Gong Li in Mann’s Miami Vice) is so underlit it resembles brown-out."
I can't help but think how much cooler this movie would have been if made by Tarantino.
For me the best thing about the movie was Johnny Depp's haircut.
You really need to check out the latest Agatha Christie Poirot telly movies... set in the 1930s with gorgeous clothes and hair, and the one I just wanted also had swing dancing in it. I prefer the Miss Marple ones but they are set in the 50s - I still love the costumes of that era.
I've heard nothing but bad news about Public Enemies' constumes/lack of authenticity from reliable judges of suchauthenticity, so am reluctant to see that one. But - hee hee - I agree about Mr. Depp's haircut looking period-correct, at least, and have made noises about Mr. About Town getting one. I wanted to love Easy Virtue, too, but - don't. When they do get it right, it's terrific - I am constantly re-impressed with the attention to detail for women's costumes (well, the mens' too) in the Jeeves & Wooster series, which can't have had the budget of an Easy Virtue or Dillenger.
The tv show Boardwalk Empire is a great one to see everyday 20's styles of all classes. I love the drop wasted lines and the short heeled shoes. I did see this 'The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond' It was actually pretty good! Costumes were amazing!
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