Streaming Bell, Book and Candle Online
Samedi, septembre 11th, 2010 |
Streaming Bell, Book and Candle Online.
Movie Title: Bell, Book and Candle Bell, Book and Candle is available for streaming or downloading. |
Adapted from the stage comedy of the same name, Bell Book and Candle stars Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, fresh from their successful teaming in Hitchcock’s Vertigo. Novak plays Gillian Holroyd, a genuine, bonafide witch who runs a south seas antiquities shop. Falling in love with her neighbor, publisher Sheperd Henderson (Stewart), Gillian casts a spell on him. With help from her aunt (Elsa Lanchester), she obliges him to dump his fiancee, and ex college rival, and rush to her side. All of this goes against the grain of Gillian’s Endora-like mentor Mrs. DePass (Hermione Gingold), who does her best to counterract the love spell. Meanwhile, Gillian’s wacky warlock brother Nicky (Jack Lemmon) courts disaster by coauthoring a book on black magic with Sidney Redlitch (Ernie Kovacs). Legend has it that a witch can neither cry or fall in love. If she falls in love, she will lose her powers….can you guess what happens?
Rumor has it that this is the inspiration for the televisions series Bewitched. There are several striking, undeniable similarities. This film was released in 1958, and I find it just as enjoyable today as I’m sure it was then. Memorable performances by Novak as the icy-cool Gillian and Stewart in his last “romantic leading man” role drive the film. Jack Lemmon and Elsa Lanchester add a lot of quirky flavor as Gillian’s spell casting family. Fast pacing, clever writing, great costumes and fabulous eye-popping technicolor make this a film worth watching over and over. It’s sure to cast a spell on you too.
If watching unpredictable films are your cup of tea, Bell, Book and Candle is the one to watch. The teaming of James Stewart and Kim Novak is excellent. The supporting roles from Elsie Manchester and Jack Lemmon bring a touch of comedy to the movie. And the sloppiness of Ernie Kovacs as the snooping author brings dimension to the story.
A scene at the Zodiac Club where Lemmon bangs on the bongos with his combo brought the atmosphere of the counterculture of the late 1950s in Greenwich Village. It was hilarious when the band blared their tune of “Stormy Weather” and speeded it up in front of James Stewart’s character’s fiance. You could feel the tension between Kim Novak and the woman since Novak’s character was a witch, and was falling for Shep(Stewart) she got Nickie(Lemmon) to get the band to annoy Novak’s rival. I thought this scene stood out.
Though some make think the movie is outdated, it is not at all. I loved the wintery street scenes of New York during Christmas time and the swurling colors of purple, pink,and green throughtout the film. The soundtrack was good too.
An excellent romance film, but also a film of relationships of characters from different worlds.
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