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Thank you, dear Art, for hosting this new WS episode.
Many, many years ago, I was very moved by The Day I Met Caruso , a 1956 short movie (26 min.) by Frank Borzage, episode 34 of the Screen Directors Playhouse .
It tells the story of a ten‑year‑old Quaker girl named Elizabeth, who travels alone by train in 1917 from Boston to New-York and unexpectedly meets the famous tenor Enrico Caruso.
Initially shocked by his flamboyance, she reproaches him for his extravagant lifestyle — his fur coat, his affectionate manner with admirers, and his apparent disregard for Quaker modesty.
However, she gradually warms to him as he sings, tells stories, and treats her with kindness. Their brief encounter opens her imagination and softens the strict moral rigidity she has been raised with. When she reaches New York, she feels changed—less fearful, more open to joy—and remembers the meeting as a turning point in her childhood.
Lotfi Mansouri as Caruso & Sandy Descher as Elizabeth are wonderful.
The scenario is based on a true story from the life of Enrico Caruso and the film features the actual voice of the singer (Mansouri sings to a backing track).
To make a connection with watches, I found this pocket watch, given to the conductor Tullio Voghera by Enrico Caruso.
credit: Bukowskis
Lotfi Mansouri as Caruso & Sandy Descher as Elizabeth are wonderful.
The scenario is based on a true story from the life of Enrico Caruso and the film features the actual voice of the singer (Mansouri sings to a backing track).
To make a connection with watches, I found this pocket watch, given to the conductor Tullio Voghera by Enrico Caruso.
credit: Bukowskis
The Day I Met Caruso
Have a great weekend.Best, Emmanuel
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February Wrist Scan is live! . . .
. . . let's share our favorite Academy Award films and performances . . . . . . along with the watch on our wrist. One of my favorite films is Shane . Nominated for several Awards, won for Cinematography. Another film I can watch over and over is The Trea...
"It's good to be King" -- Mel Brooks
What other director, actor, or whatever Performative-for-pay job of acting could surpass true, classic humor and a truly timeless career making people who make us laugh while also challenging human's totally make-believe belief system, etiquette, etc. We ...
Madeline Kahn was nominated . . .
. . . for Best Supporting Actress in Blazing Saddles . . . . . . but didn't win. Watta crime . . .
Agree with your comments on Mel Brooks dear Enjoythemusic. I enjoyed so much his films!
And that Cellini Midas is a wonderful timepice! Hagwe! Abel
I’ll go with The Silence of the Lambs
Picked up all the major awards in 1992 - and who can ever forget “Hannibal the Cannibal” 😳 Going with my budget DB25 Starry Varius GMT this weekend - saved 2/3 off the asking price of the LV collaboration! ...
Jodie Foster is the modern incarnation . . .
. . . of Jimmy Stewart. At first glance she comes across as a minor talent . . . . . . but it slowly becomes apparent she's a master of subtlety . . . . . . like Stewart.
A good comparison you make here dear Art!
Another actor I like so much James Stewart! Best, Abel
What a great performance …
Hopkins and Foster gave great performances in this legendary movie.
Yes, but being on the squeamish side . . .
. . . Dr No has seen Silence of the Lambs only once, when it was released some thirty-five years ago. You wouldn't think a Bond villain would faint at the sight of blood! 💉
Hello dear Captain!! So nice to see you here!
Agree with you my dear friend. Outstanding work from both stars make this film a legendary one! Cheers! Abel
Doesn’t look budget at all 🙌🏻👏🏻👌🏻
Do you have it with some dabs beans and a nice Chianti? 😉
Due to the Florence connection I also liked Hannibal...
I also had the hots for Julianna Moore at the time so that was a bonus
Hello dear Art! What a great theme you choose for this edition of WS…
… and thank you for your hosting and starting the event bringing these great award winning films. Let me play with a few of my favorite films and watches to accompany them: Apocalipze Now from 1978 received two Oscars in 1979 for Best Sound and Photograph...
Impressive selection of films, watches and photos,
dear Abel! West Side Story holds a special place in my heart. Best, Emmanuel
Thank you so much dear Emmanuel for your kind comments on my posts. Same here dear friend: West Side Story brings me so fond memories of my too far youth!
Have a nice weekend my dear friend. Abel
Two more favorite films…
An American in Paris from 1951 won 6 Oscars. With music from George Gershwin Masterpiece with same title and the dancing scenes by Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron directed by Vincent Minnelli this is a film I love so much. My own pictures may be titled: A Sou...
My favorite scene from . . .
. . . An American in Paris doesn't feature Gene Kelly. A hundred years from now they'll wonder how cinematographers were able to insert Oscar Levant into every character without AI. 🙂
Thank you dear Art! True! Certainly Hollywood did a great job…
… during so many decades amazing us with unforgettable scenes which left us thinking “how they did that?!!” Far from the creation of AI they knew the tricks of their trade! Óscar Levant was a distinguished pianist and music as well! Cheers! Abel
Kudos on having a Remington Rand 1911, my favorite . . .
. . . side arm of all time. 👍
It’s my favorite pistol and pistol caliber.
I own a large collection of Colts from different years including the first model of 1910, 1911 and 1911A1. Argentina was the only Country with Norway to build the 1911-A1 under official license from Colt in the 1930’s. I shot and reloaded for the cartridg...
Platoon …
I found this an incredibly powerful film and remember watching it at the Movie theatre when it first came out.
Thanks for hosting this WS dear Art
I love movies and always been fascinated by cult movies so here two i picked from my list that i have seen a lot of time But my absolute favorite from when i was a kid is this one . Hard to pick a watch that matches these movies but thinking about the God...
My favorite movie line of all time . . .
. . . is Keitel's parting shot in Pulp Fiction: Academy Award for Original Screenplay . . . eminently well deserved.
Superb watch …
and a great choice of film. Travolta’s performance was superb in Pulp Fiction.
For Your Consideration
One of my favorite movies of all time is Stanley Kubrick's Science Fiction classic "2001:A Space Odyssey". Nominated for "Best Director", "Best Screenplay", "Best Art Direction" and winning for "Best Visual Effects". Although my Accutron Spaceview N1 was ...
The most chilling attempted murder on film . . .
. . . has to be . . . . . . HAL's. 😱
Of course HAL did succeed in killing
Frank and three hibernating crew members. Bad HAL. No donut. ...
Hope Everyone is having a Great Weekend 😊👍
My Predictions for the 98th Academy Awards are: Best Picture: The Secret Agent Best Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor Best Aupporting Actor: Benicio del Toro Best Actor: Wagner Moura There are far too many Oscars winning films that I love but will mention...
Hello dear Salman! Great predictions for next Oscars and some great films you mention in your favorite list of Oscar winning films.
Superb choice of watch for this weekend. You PG has an stunning dial who seems to play with light in a marvelous way. Have a nice weekend my friend! Cheers! Abel
Ives won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . . .
. . . in The Big Country , but he could just as easily won the same Oscar the following year . . . . . . for his performance in Our Man In Havana, Carol Reed's second-best film.
Elizabeth Taylor
Movies that had a big impact Giant won an award for Best Director, James Dean was exceptional in it
Elizabeth Taylor won an Academy Award for Best Actress . . .
. . . twice, for BUtterfield 8 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The more compelling performance in my estimation of Virginia Woolf . . . . . . belonged to Sandy Dennis who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Omar Sharif
Best Supporting Actor But the one that stood out for me was his role in This one was Iconic My Dad is a big fan of his role here
One of the great crimes of the Twentieth Century . . .
. . . was the Academy's slight of Peter O'Toole for Best Actor in Lawrence . And, for that matter, Anthony Quinn . . . . . . deserved to be co-winner with Sharif. In a film with the arguably greatest cast of all time, Quinn's performance stood out. Alec G...
Lee Marvin
A film I love deeply And Prime Cut, for Angel Tompkins of course 😋 His Iconic Role
Thank you, dear Art, for hosting this new WS episode.
Many, many years ago, I was very moved by The Day I Met Caruso , a 1956 short movie (26 min.) by Frank Borzage , episode 34 of the Screen Directors Playhouse . It tells the story of a ten‑year‑old Quaker girl named Elizabeth , who travels alone by train i...
What a charming short story film, Emmanuel! Perhaps you've seen . . .
. . . An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge . . . . . . which I first saw in high school. No more compelling vision of life, death, and time ever committed to celluloid in my humble opinion. The pocket watch was a powerful allegory.
I do not know An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,
but will definitely do my best to find it and watch it. Thank you for sharing! Best, Emmanuel
It was produced in France in the early '60s . . .
. . . with a French cast and broadcast in America on The Twilight Zone . I just searched thru YouTube but can't find a complete version of the ~ twenty minute episode; perhaps it's available at a nominal cost.
What a great and charming film you tell us about dear Emmanuel. It is very interesting it can be told so deep reflections in a very short film. Outstanding work of Director and actors.
Thank you for telling us about it. The watch you share is a perfect match to the film and a big discovery as a collector´s piece! Best cordial regards, Abel
"Charming" is the right word, dear Abel.
The young girl's sincerity and integrity, full of candor, as well as the singer's tender generosity and kindness, are among the most precious and profound aspects of humanity in my opinion. I wish you a great Sunday. Best, Emmanuel
I don’t know Shane,
but have been impressed by The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Deer Hunter !
The final scene . . .
. . . is etched in memory. Jack Palance was nominated for Best Supporting Actor but didn't take home the Oscar that year. He had to wait four decades before finally winning for City Slickers. His acceptance . . . . . . was as memorable as his role in the ...
I like the three films and Shane is my big favorite. A classic Western with a great work of Alan Ladd as the main character who gives name to the film and a little boy playing Joey ...
... (Brandon De Wilde). Well... I love Westerns! Cheers! Abel
Brandon de Wilde was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category . . .
. . . for Shane , the youngest nominee for any Acting award at the time. He was a natural.
Well, on some points my memory had to be refreshed . . .
. . . but yes, I was a confirmed cinemaholic for many years. These days it's mainly classics that take up my viewing time. Here's a film rarely seen today . . . . . . well worth every film fan's time. No Academy Awards, one of my favorites nevertheless.
Gene Tierney...
My heart melts. Joseph L. Mankiewicz's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is unforgettable. Best, Emmanuel
Well dear Art: memory plays some tricks from time to time…
… and I know well because at age 77 my internal HD needs periodical refreshments. Lol! Through this edition of WS and several previous editions and posts from you it is evident you are a confirmed cinemaholic who not only remember film titles and casts bu...
One of my Favorite Westerns is The Searchers by John Ford...
The Cinematography has texture, is Art
For me it's a tossup between . . .
. . . Shane and Hombre . The best Western shoot-outs of 'em all.
For a Few Dollars More 1965 and Heavens Gate 1980
A Sergio Leone Masterpiece with a hauntingly beautiful score by Ennio Morricone, the acting of Lee Van Cleef is Sublime Beautiful Story and Imagery, have to watch the 216min director's cut to appreciate it fully
Claymation
Hi All As I've got a short attention span - how about the wrong trousers! In honour of further aardman claymation - there's this Cheers ( or perhaps that should be Baa!) JML ...
Hahaha very Cool 😁👍
Big fan of Chicken Run 😊, lovely design on the Swatch, when was it released? Not the same technique but nevertheless amazing is the Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson
No Time to Die came to my mind …
Last one by Daniel Craig, may not be an ending I liked but the sequence of events, the flow of the movie, and the music kind of seamlessly move us to that eventual end… Since I do not own the Jame Bond Omega from the movie, pardon me substituting with 2 v...
Two beautiful vintage Seamasters you bring here dear S F !! I´m eagerly looking forward to the next film of Bond and to know how the franchise will do to continue after the NTTD film.
As a fan for many decades of 007 I wish the adventures of the legendary British spy will keep going strong. (Will the new Bond keep wearing an Omega on his wrist?) Have a nice Sunday! Abel
One of the less obvious Academy slights is the absence of any nominations . . .
. . . for the Bond franchise's theme music. Shirley Bassey, Matt Munro, Tom Jones, and lest we forget . . . . . . Nancy Sinatra - all ignored.
Ahh yes dear Art!! This is something really surprising…
… and tells about the short-sightedness of judges. Both the music and special effects could be awarded and I feel that the impact of the James Bond character in popular culture through more than sixty years deserve to be recognized. Well … may be some day...
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