💖GIGI - #LeslieCaron  1958  Dir Vincente Minnelli

One of my Favorite reworkings!  This is BRILLIANT!!! Birthday Remembrances. Today, May 10, 1899 – #FredAstaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987) was born. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Astaire) Fred Astaire in #SMOOTHCRIMINAL [short film] FRED ASTAIRE in SMOOTH CRIMINAL Starring Fred Astaire, #CydCharisse, #LeslieCaron Choreographed by #MichaelKidd ‘Smooth Criminal’ by #MichaelJackson Video edited by #CFJ

Tribute to the great designers of cinema costumes. Cecil Beaton’s gown for Leslie Caron in Gigi. 1958.

#cecilbeaton#fashionillustration#boceto#sketch#fashionillustrator#cinemacostume#lesliecaron#gigi #1958 #fashionhistory#tocampos#tocamposilustraciones#ilustraciondemoda#figurines#mywork#digitalillustration#illustration#digitalart

Chocolat (2000)

While visiting with friends, the idea of watching a movie was brought up. Our host picked Chocolat because she thought it would please everyone attending regardless of our affinities and prejudices. She later admitted it's her favorite movie. No matter what mood she's in, it brings a smile to her face. Johnny Depp's presence helps - I'm told his face is worth a lot. I wouldn't put Depp as a key selling point since he's not in it that much but the rest of her reasoning is bang on. It's an erotic fable (without being too raunchy) that's just like its namesake: warm and satisfying. It’s a delight.

Vianne (Juliette Binoche) and her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol) move into a quiet French village to set up a chocolaterie. Despite the town’s obsession with tradition and piety (much to the satisfaction of the mayor, played by Alfred Molina), Vianne’s chocolates slowly begin charming the residents.

Chocolat might as well be set in the same town that banned Kevin Bacon from dancing, except set in France and in 1959. Spend enough time there, however, and you'll see things aren't so simple. Mayor Comte de Reynaud initially seems to be a one-dimensional bad guy. He’s manipulative and obsessed with order. He even oversees the pastor’s sermon on Sunday - making countless alterations to it - before it can be read. He’s the main antagonist and you hate him until you realize he’s a real human being. Everyone here is. Even Vianne is a person with her own set of strengths and weaknesses. It isn't long before you recognize something of yourself in every one of them.

The film is about a woman who doesn’t fit in. In every way possible she’s the odd person out in this small town. What it's really about is an artist who decides to take on the stuffy establishment. A chocolaterie is a perfect analogy for her rebellion. Like a beautiful painting or a song, it seems to have no nutritional value. In fact, totalitarian autocrats will argue that it’s bad for you and easily conjure charts that demonstrate how a diet composed entirely of chocolate will kill you. They’d be right but wrong as well. The absence of what chocolate represents is just as detrimental to your health. It may not add years to your life, but it adds life to your years.

The performances are uniformly excellent. I was going to enumerate those who stand out until I realized I’d be naming everyone. Let’s just say that from the youngest child actress (Victoire Thivisol) to the veterans (Judy Dench) everyone shines. It’s got the right mix of laughs, romance, and the kind of drama that gets you all riled up. It’s light and frothy, but at being a sweet treat of a film it’s so good you can’t hold its humble ambitions against it.

Chocolat sucks you into this world and makes you fall in love with its characters. For all those reasons and more, it's a great pick for date night. (On DVD, March 20, 2016)

Happy birthday 🎂🎉 hope you have / had had a great one 🥰😘

thank you!!

favorite movies by decade game

i was tagged by @lesliecaron. thank you! 💙

rules: pick a favorite movie from every decade (that is, if you watch tons of old movies – if you don’t just go as far back as you can and then tag five people.)

i’m gonna cheat and put my two favorites heheh

1920s: the farmer’s wife and the unknown

1930s: queen christina and gone with the wind

1940s: the red shoes and notorious

1950s: a streetcar named desire and sunset boulevard

1960s: the visit and what ever happened to baby jane?

1970s: autumn sonata and peau d’âne

1980s: heathers and beetlejuice

1990s: matilda and practical magic

2000s: moulin rouge and dogville

2010s: the shape of water and maudie

i tag: @imaginerium :)

Leslie Caron in "An American in Paris" (1951)

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - My favorite all time Movie. I Adore Leslie Caron. My favorite Gene Kelly musical. Don't judge me. I Love Art, Music And Dance. This movie encapsulate all! #music #genekellylegacy #lesliecaron #gershwin #arts #mgm #cedricellsworth #anamericaninparis #paris (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEH6DCbF4YG/?igshid=qtjxnyce5uhj

When you’re daydreaming about all of our colorful beads, you may be hard-pressed to figure out what you actually want AND need. Maybe you’d want to stick your nose in one of our gemstone books while you peruse our shelves like Leslie Caron here in An American Paris as Lise Bouvier. #anamericaninparis #anamericaninparismovie #lisebouvier #lesliecaron #genekelly #learnaboutgemstones #gemstones #crystals #gemstonebeads #decisions #crystalhealing #gemstonehealing #healingcrystals #goodenergy #goodvibes #educateyourself #learn #shop #nyc #unionsquare #beadsofparadise (at Beads of Paradise NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byp7IZBBGSO/?igshid=1im4fta2ufgf9

* ★ GIGI - #LeslieCaron & #LouisJourdan -  1958  Dir Vincente Minnelli

#anamericaninparis #1951 #vincenteminnelli #lesliecaron #musical #quote #movie DP #alfredgilks (à Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BucEoCpoyO2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p8dh63y1b79d

🇪🇸 Vianne y su hija llegan a un pequeño pueblo para abrir una chocolateria. Poco a poco irá ganándose a los vecinos, recomendándoles un tipo de chocolate u otro, según su estado sentimental: casados, viudez, pretendientes.... Pero su estilo de vida y pensar más culta y tolerante, chocará frontalmente en una comunidad gobernado por un alcalde creyente y cerrado. Nuevamente el séptimo arte nos deja a otra adelantada a su tiempo. Disfrutaremos su manera de ser y tratar a los demás, en una fantástica actuación de Juliette Binoche #Chocolat #Chocolate #Romance #Drama #Películas2000 #JulitteBinoche #JohnnyDeep #LenaOlin #AlfredMolina #JudiDench #CarrieAnneMoss #LeslieCaron #PeterStormare #VictoireThivisol #JohnWood #HughO'Conor #AurelienParentKoening #LasseHallstrom #JoanneHarris #Miramax #Party #Guitar #Review ###### 🇬🇧 Vianne and her daughter come to a small town to open a chocolate shop. Little by little she will win over the neighbors, recommending one type of chocolate or another, according to their sentimental status: married, widowed, suitors ... But his lifestyle and thinking more cultured and tolerant, will collide head-on in a community governed by a faithful and closed mayor. Again the seventh art leaves us another one ahead of its time. We will enjoy his way of being and treating others in a fantastic performance by Juliette Binoche https://www.instagram.com/p/CODaURznl5O/?igshid=1qp5t6ijvc8fc