The first movie to be made using color film was called A Visit to the Seaside and was released in 1908. Since that monumental day in cinematic history, color has become one of the defining attributes of modern film making. Last week, I looked at films where the color green was of utmost visual importance. Today, we shall consider films where the color red takes a starring role: Monsoon Wedding:The Red Shoes:The Sixth Sense (here used to signify when something is real...spooky):Moulin Rouge:Le ballon rouge:In the Mood for Love:Chocolat:Pretty Woman:all images borrowed from IMDB and GoogleImages
I saw Home Alone on tv the other night and was struck how every scene had a touch of red. The film takes place at Christmas so red is the dominant color whether in clothing, furnishings or wall paper.
Like Amélie Poulain, my life is all about the littlest pleasures: the freshest, pinkest raspberries; the deep blue of a Vermeer painting; the perfect crispness of a glass of Prosecco; the divine simplicity of an afternoon at the beach; the heavenly scent of a vanilla bean. Here I blog to celebrate the good life, la dolce vita, la belle vie. Cherish life's petits plaisirs and enrich your daily existence.
You should know that I take liberties with grammar, punctuation, & diction. Do not fear! I assure you I've been educated about the woes of abundant comma usage or the impropriety of ending a sentence with a preposition. Here, as this is not my dissertation, I write as I talk. I also make up words on occasion.
"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." -Ernest Hemingway
I saw Home Alone on tv the other night and was struck how every scene had a touch of red. The film takes place at Christmas so red is the dominant color whether in clothing, furnishings or wall paper.
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