tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post3438908554451026564..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: Watch This Movie- RopeThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-80055675427935644592010-11-10T18:29:11.259-05:002010-11-10T18:29:11.259-05:00i would like to see a top floor plan of this apart...i would like to see a top floor plan of this apartment can anyone post a link or find one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-14845914592288058422010-01-25T15:51:25.186-05:002010-01-25T15:51:25.186-05:00I was obsessed with the Leopold and Loeb murders f...I was obsessed with the Leopold and Loeb murders for a while (and the Echols scholars murders at UVa). This version of the movie is very good. But that might be because it's Hitchcock and everyone is so very well-tailored.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-53720352276899522472010-01-14T17:01:00.597-05:002010-01-14T17:01:00.597-05:00I have always coveted that apartment, especially t...I have always coveted that apartment, especially the windows and the view and I cannot resist watching the movie whenever it's on TV. As NYC apartments go, it wouldn't have been considered grand, which is why I've always admired how gracious it is--with a dining area and a separate library-- just for two young guys sharing a flat. Sigh.Lindahttp://allmyeyes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51499214358615855322010-01-13T10:34:01.093-05:002010-01-13T10:34:01.093-05:00Oh, a Favorite! I have not seen this movie for yea...Oh, a Favorite! I have not seen this movie for years, I need to view it again with your comments in mind!<br />JanellJanell @ House of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098486064588035649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-78355374414451329512010-01-11T23:16:44.138-05:002010-01-11T23:16:44.138-05:00So happy see this film discussed....one of my favo...So happy see this film discussed....one of my favorites from every point of view....not the least is how design helps to tell the story.<br /><br />For further reading, this site does a great job of explaining how the production worked.<br />http://www.answers.com/topic/rope-film<br />The cyclorama used outside the window to show the passing of time is brilliant and almost another character.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244602173530435387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-5639182029455849872010-01-11T16:47:48.889-05:002010-01-11T16:47:48.889-05:00Love love love this movie! You have impeccable tas...Love love love this movie! You have impeccable taste and I hate that we didn't get a chance to visit on Thursday night at JCT. xo, PattiAnatomy of A Dinner Partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980175254839520775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-13095868139059323012010-01-09T16:03:16.859-05:002010-01-09T16:03:16.859-05:00Hitchcock had to leave the relationship ambiguous ...Hitchcock had to leave the relationship ambiguous because of censorship. Apparently another large aspect of Rope is its orgins, from a true story about 2 lovers that do kill a 14 year old boy Leopold and Loeb. Here is a link to all the psychological interworkings of 3 films based on the murder-if anyone is interested.<br />http://www.cinemaqueer.com/review%20pages/threeviews.html <br /><br />I am not questioning the idea that Hitchcock's set is not worthy of the robust discussion-the post and comments attest-but but because the film is about such a disturbing idea, I wanted to in fact- add to the discussion by giving another point of view-Not insight the relentless Anonymous into yet another comment.Hitchcock did do much of the work on his sets-it is hard to get a consensus on who actually was responsible for adding the specifics. There are copious bios and books about the man and films, one light touch is the Hitchcock Style by Assouline. Jennifer is always spot on with her posts and with what while spur discussion, it is impressive and aspirational too,thanks Jennifer.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-203151000537501672010-01-08T22:06:00.962-05:002010-01-08T22:06:00.962-05:00Anon 1:31 pm,
Your comment depresses me. Jennifer...Anon 1:31 pm,<br /><br />Your comment depresses me. Jennifer's phrasings tells me something about who she is: what her family was like, her upbringing, her education, what part of the country she comes from--I like all that.<br /><br />We're having a conversation here, not listening to someone defend a doctoral dissertation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-45175034486988597592010-01-08T21:53:00.158-05:002010-01-08T21:53:00.158-05:00"The thing about ROPE is conscience & hub...<i>"The thing about ROPE is conscience & hubris."</i><br /><br />Have to disagree here; there is a lot about social class and entitlement, and the furniture is part of that storyline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-87224493944250688112010-01-08T16:44:50.599-05:002010-01-08T16:44:50.599-05:00I remember the first time I saw this movie, it tel...I remember the first time I saw this movie, it telegraphed 'swank' - how I imagined all chic city folk lived. And I love the wall color, it's the 40's 'white', a green that is both warm and cool. What a classy and stylish set for a murder!<br /><br />Wonderful post with the kind of detail that makes one think. Great stuff.Daniel Shigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736080550398734909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-74917626382511932022010-01-08T15:59:37.016-05:002010-01-08T15:59:37.016-05:00AMAZING. I must rent this! That and paint a faux...AMAZING. I must rent this! That and paint a faux balustrade along my wall...what a fun touch!<br />XX Katethe NEO-traditionalisthttp://www.theneotraditionalist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-59465281564786277282010-01-08T13:10:08.623-05:002010-01-08T13:10:08.623-05:00Anon 1:31 AM:
Have you seen the movie? Given the ...Anon 1:31 AM:<br /><br />Have you seen the movie? Given the film's oblique, never-verbalized, never-dramatized way of dealing with the men's sexuality, I'd say "(they're gay)" is exactly the right way to describe it. The parentheses are perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-10055886789208519552010-01-08T10:25:52.310-05:002010-01-08T10:25:52.310-05:00... as night comes in through the open windows the...... as night comes in through the open windows the apartment becomes their coffin...just like the trunk for the murdered boy...and didn't they use the rope from the drapes to kill the victim...so they could not close the drapes...i loved how the daylight changes in this movie...the light truly sets the mood...loved this apartment almost as much as the one in dial m for murder...laneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11109724905824342409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-57348832645162588312010-01-08T10:19:43.311-05:002010-01-08T10:19:43.311-05:00How soon can I move into this apartment? I absolu...How soon can I move into this apartment? I absolutely LOVE this movie too! Glad Santa brought it to you! Lovely day to you! Stacy Mayerstacy mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601485406206838363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-20709456265773254162010-01-08T09:46:58.655-05:002010-01-08T09:46:58.655-05:00Movie sets in general intrigue designers-this one ...Movie sets in general intrigue designers-this one is subtle intentionally. I can imagine Hitchcock said -do a waspy set-and that was about it. Nothing to specific So the set would not become a cast member so to speak. If the readers here actually follow up and watch the movie they may be in for a totally different experience than critiquing the set.The thing about ROPE is conscience & hubris.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-13606607657101188012010-01-08T08:24:38.080-05:002010-01-08T08:24:38.080-05:00Note to anon 1.31
When the author of this blog cou...Note to anon 1.31<br />When the author of this blog couches her phrases with terms like Perhaps or Possibly or Maybe, it has nothing to do with prevarication, and has everything to do with good manners, modesty and an avoidance of anything resembling an autocratic tone. If you want <br />your blog authors to lay down the law and make pronouncements on a daily basis, you need to look<br />elsewhere. And, if you wish to correct grammar, must it be done so peevishly?Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-88258911566028833392010-01-08T08:13:44.205-05:002010-01-08T08:13:44.205-05:00This has proved to be a fascinating discussion, an...This has proved to be a fascinating discussion, and now I come to think of it, there are very few highly <br />coloured domestic interiors in Hitchock's films. Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest~greyish taupe walls seems to prevail. For saturated colour you need <br />to look to MGM. "Royal Wedding", with its recurring theme of blue-greys and mustard yellows<br />(in decor as well as costume) is a case in point. Jack Buchanan's flat in "The Bandwagon" had red, purple and yellow rooms giving off one another~and Cyd Charisse's gloves were emerald green!Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-60636206418799551802010-01-08T01:33:52.735-05:002010-01-08T01:33:52.735-05:00This is honestly one of my favorite movies of all ...This is honestly one of my favorite movies of all time!Grant K. Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871975324773841163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-29983423343221942712010-01-08T01:31:11.060-05:002010-01-08T01:31:11.060-05:00For God's sake, have an opinion and stick with...For God's sake, have an opinion and stick with it. Drop the "for me though" "but what strikes me" "i'm not casting dispersion*, just making an observation" "still" "perhaps" "at least according to" "i'm not showing this because" "but i do love" "personally", etc., etc., etc. <br /><br />THINK and then write, and stop couching it in equivocation and prevarication - that's cloying and annoying.<br /><br />Blogs are inherently narcissistic - and you're smart enough to already know that. Stop pretending to be a meek little girl.<br /><br />You have talent, a brain and APPETITE. Admit to that and never shy away from it, or apologize for it.<br /><br />Finally, stop referring to homosexuality in hushed terms - there's no shame in that, and don't make your gay readers feel like they should be shy, embarrassed or ashamed of it either. So no more (they're gay) stuff. Deal?<br /><br />*the word is ASPERSIONS - dispersion means scatter or spreadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-56309341191746812952010-01-07T23:54:40.940-05:002010-01-07T23:54:40.940-05:00The muted tones in movies of this era are so entic...The muted tones in movies of this era are so enticing. I love how there are extremely modern elements of the apartment juxtaposed with more traditional ones--both architecturally and from a design standpoint. The square buttons on the tufted sofas compared with the damask wing chair and the strange modern window compared with the door frame and impressive entablature. Of all the Hitchcock I have seen, I'm so surprised I haven't seen this one!Lacquered Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853894883893308377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-66841677526522464652010-01-07T22:42:47.941-05:002010-01-07T22:42:47.941-05:00Always so glad to have new movie suggestions. Wil...Always so glad to have new movie suggestions. Will check this one out right away. Happy New Year to you.<br /><br />Gwen Driscoll<br />Ragland Hill SocialGwen Driscollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098560474358923354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-89944259232016558332010-01-07T22:04:40.915-05:002010-01-07T22:04:40.915-05:00I can sit through even the most boring movie just ...I can sit through even the most boring movie just to watch the interiors. That particular era has some of my favorite movie sets. European old style interiors mixed with Hollywood glam is a perfect blend.LiveLikeYouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293692557490008786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-12691771577828696152010-01-07T20:40:31.701-05:002010-01-07T20:40:31.701-05:00Fantastic post. Boy and I recently watched it on ...Fantastic post. Boy and I recently watched it on TCM and were beside ourselves about the interiors. Oh, and the clothes were pretty swell, too.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-43841970960853081002010-01-07T20:01:53.801-05:002010-01-07T20:01:53.801-05:00We just spent the past two nights watching Rear Wi...We just spent the past two nights watching Rear Window and Vertigo having seen both before but not recently. Rope must now go on the list. That odd window in the first photograph reminds me of the window of the bachelor composer in Rear Window. His apartment was also the most interesting in the film but then he's the one who threw a party with lots of drinking and music. Someone mentioned James Stewart's apartment in Vertigo but I thought it was boring... although he always managed to have a roaring fire going with no effort at all. In that movie the outdoor scenes of San Francisco and the Palace of the Legion of Honor were the best eye candy (besides of course Kim Novak) Regarding your post: drab as those rooms may be the details such as the overdoor moulding, the trompe l'oeil balustrade and jib door and the overall mood are devine. It's a shame that most young people aren't interested in chic surroundings: it seems that now the important thing is to be hip and trendy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-42474754861005934742010-01-07T18:03:02.065-05:002010-01-07T18:03:02.065-05:00The weird window looks like a balcony/terrace that...The weird window looks like a balcony/terrace that's been enclosed -- pretty typical in NYC, then and now.Miss Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345337756907241518noreply@blogger.com