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caillebotte charade sep birth
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I was just watching Charade and noticed a particular shot.

Left: Gustave Caillebotte's "La Place de l'Europe, temps de pluie," from 1877. Right: Cary Grant in the movie, in 1963.
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From:[info]kate_schaefer
Date: April 12th, 2008 03:26 pm (UTC)
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The camera angle is almost certainly deliberate, given the people who made that film.

A film that is a dizzying delight to watch for the Impressionist pictures framed and reframed throughout is French Can-Can by Jean Renoir, featuring figures from his father's paintings as minor characters.
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From:[info]akirlu
Date: April 14th, 2008 11:24 pm (UTC)
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Lovely juxtaposition. Nice side-by-side like that because the Caillebotte is blue-greenish and the still is pinky-peachish in overal tonal quality.

And yes, there is clearly a family resemblance.
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