paris is a 1929 american pre-code musical comedy , featuring irene bordoni .

it was filmed with technicolor sequences : four of ten reels were originally photographed in technicolor .

paris was the fourth color movie released by warner bros. ; the first three were the desert song , on with the show and gold diggers of broadway , all released in 1929 .

( song of the west was actually completed by june 1929 but had its release delayed until march 1930 ) .

the film was adapted from the cole porter broadway musical of the same name .

the musical was porter 's first broadway hit .

no film elements of paris are known to exist , although the complete soundtrack survives on vitaphone disks .

the sound tape reels for this film survives at ucla film and television archive .

paris was the fourth movie warner brothers had made with their technicolor contract .

the filmmakers used a color ( technicolor ) process of red and green , at the time it was the third process of technicolor .

paris ( 1929 film )

paris bound ( 1929 ) directed by edward h . griffith • reviews , film + cast • letterboxd
1929 during 1929 , popular recordings and salon - jazz arrangements of songs from die dreigroschenoper are issued .
matrimony - in the 1929 manner ! ( print ad - the daily news , ( ( ludington , mich . ) ) 24 october 1929 )
françois albera , albatros , des russes à paris , cinémathèque française , paris ; mazzotta , milan , 1995 .
* the first academy awards ceremony of 1929 recognized movies from the 1927 / 1928 movie season , while the second ceremony was for 1928 / 1929 movies .
in november 1929 , the thirty - one - year - old sergei mikhailovich eisenstein was the world’s most notorious film director . four years earlier ,
september 1929 universal edition publishes the song album , which contains six previously unpublished songs .
jeanne , rené , and charles ford . histoire encyclopédique du cinéma : i , le cinéma français 1895 - 1929 . paris : robert laffont , 1947 .
7 february 1929 kleine dreigroschenmusik für blasorchester ( december 1928 - january 1929 ) . staatsoper am platz der republik ( kroll ) , berlin , preussische staatskapelle ; otto klemperer , conductor .
went into general release with a return engagement at new york’s roxy on september 7 , 1929 .
meusy , jean - jacques . paris - palaces ou le temps des cinémas ( 1894 - 1918 ) . paris : cnrs éditions , 2002 .
5 december 1929 der lindberghflug / der ozeanflug ( september - november 1929 , second version with music entirely by weill ) . staatsoper am platz der republik ( krolloper ) ; otto klemperer , conductor .
doctors ' wives is a 1931 american pre - code romantic drama film made by fox film corporation , directed by frank borzage . the film stars warner baxter and joan bennett . the screenplay was . . . see full summary »
6 march 1929 supervises the first production of die dreigroschenoper in vienna . in 1929 , the work has 46 premieres in germany as well as productions in italy , switzerland , poland , hungary , finland , and the ussr .
boris bilinsky , ' le costume ' , [ le décor , le costume , le maquillage , la technique ] , l ' art cinématographique , volume 6 , librairie félix alcan , paris , 1929 .
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boris bilinsky , metropolis [ pressbook ] , ufa and ace ( l ' alliance cinématographique européenne ) , paris , 1927 . copy held at musée d ' histoire contemporaine , paris .
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“nos confrères . . . ” le film ( december 1919 ) : n . p .
22 may 1929 das berliner requiem ( november - december 1928 , bertolt brecht ) . frankfurt radio ; ludwig rottenberg , conductor .
hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the uk’s key film and tv archives .
portrait of christiane mendelys ( a / w / o ) in le film , 1919 . frc
nozière . “la critique cinématographique . ” le film ( december 1919 ) : n . p .
may - june 1929 vacations at hostellerie de la plage , st . cyr sur mer , france , and works on happy end .
april - may 1929 composes the first version of der lindberghflug . weill and paul hindemith each set roughly half of brecht ' s text .
carefree , but struggling and penniless young artist , ex - gi jerry mulligan ( gene kelly ) has remained in paris following world war ii to paint and study art . he explains the lure of paris :
( 1945 ) at poverty row’s republic studios . he returned to europe in 1951 , working in germany as a co - writer on a pabst film as well as writing and directing his final film ,
19 february 1931 premiere of die dreigroschenoper film directed by g . w . pabst , in berlin .
november 1929
die legende vom toten soldaten
and
zu potsdam unter den eichen
( 1929 , bertolt brecht ) . berliner schubertchor ; karl rankl , conductor . (
zu potsdam unter den eichen
is arranged from the orginal version written for das berliner requiem . )
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maitres chayette et calmels , [ auction catalogue ] , drouot - richelieu , paris , 8 december 1989 .
abel , richard . french cinema : the first wave , 1915 - 1929 . princeton , n . j : princeton university press , 1984 .
picard , alfred . exposition universelle internationale de 1900 à paris . rapport général administratif et technique . vol . 7 . paris : ministère du commerce , de l’industrie des postes et des télégraphes ; imprimerie nationale , 1903 .
an american in paris was only the third musical to win best picture . the two previous winners were : the broadway melody ( 1929 ) and the great ziegfeld ( 1936 ) . the film was also the first to win a golden globe award for best motion picture ( comedy or musical ) - a newly - created category - in the 1952 awards ceremony .
27 july 1929 der lindberghflug ( 1929 , original version with paul hindemith , text by bertolt brecht ) . kurhaus , baden - baden , frankfurt radio orchestra ; hermann scherchen , conductor . neither weill nor hindemith is pleased with the result . weill had already decided to set the entire text himself .
colette . lettres de la vagabonde . eds . claude pichois and roberte forbin . paris : flammarion , 1989 .
as a talkie , he tapped stalling to score the film . disney was excited when stalling suggested the idea for
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george gershwin wrote an american in paris after visiting paris in 1928 . the orchestral piece tells the story of an american swept up in the energy of paris , but thinking of the jazz back home . it ' s still such a popular piece that old - timey taxi horns gershwin calls for in the score are rented by orchestras all over the country .
( 1929 ) , writing to his brother and business partner roy : “carl’s idea of the ‘skeleton dance’ for a musical novelty has been growing on me . ”
23 november 1933 writes to lenya from his new apartment : 9 bis place dreux , louveciennes ( outside of paris ) .
coissac , georges michel . histoire du cinématographe de ses origines à nos jours . paris : éditions du cinéopse , 1925 .
[ trans . : …a very bad film made with all the ignorance of a beginner ] ( coissac 405 ) and this assertion that the film was “unsuccessful” has been absorbed into contemporary film history , perhaps partially contributing to the erasure of mendelys’ name ( sirois - trahan 337 ) . yet primary sources from the trade press reveal the centrality of mendelys , wague , and other mimes in the transition to theatrical film . edmond claris , in his november 1 , 1909 article in
caused a sensation at the second venice film festival in 1934 but was denied a prize when the vatican objected . when an american distributor tried to import the film , u . s . customs refused to allow it . as frank miller writes in
26 july 1930 travels to unterschondorf ( ammersee ) to work with brecht , possibly on the film version of die dreigroschenoper .
de rovera , jean . “et nous n’avons pas oublié . ” le film ( december 1919 ) : n . p .
borzage’s first sound picture , they had to see paris ( 1929 ) , starred popular entertainer will rogers and became one of fox’s biggest hits of the year . song o’ my heart ( 1930 ) starred irish tenor john mccormack as a great singer who retires to a small irish village after the woman…
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movie poster of the week : metropolis and the posters of boris bilinsky . english language article on film posters by boris bilinsky .
24 december 1933 travels to rome for a production of the
paris version
of mahagonny and der jasager ( december 29 ) .
shimmy from paris , 1922 : marek weber ' s orch . - ca c ' est une chose ( that ' s one thing )
7 november 1932 writes to universal edition that he has received a commission from the princesse de polignac in paris to compose an orchestral work .
31 october 1933 signs a new publishing agreement with heugel , paris , which guarantees an advance of 4 , 000 french francs per month .
george gershwin , whose well - known composition “an american in paris” has a french taxi horn effect that may have been misinterpreted for decades .
hollywood revue of 1929 , the * * - mgm ' s all - star revue includes a few good songs (
singin ' in therain
) , but is uneven entertainment .
let america ' s foremost humorist show you the wide open spaces of montmarte ( print ad - the chehalis bee - nugget , ( ( chehalis , wash . ) ) 6 december 1929 )
26 november 1933 in paris , weill is subjected to a pro - hitler , anti - semitic demonstration , led by composer florent schmitt at a concert of three songs from der silbersee , conducted by maurice abravanel . lenya sells the house in berlin and sends weill some furniture in paris .
mendelys’ film career took off immediately . it was louis feuillade who spotted her talents on the set of l’enfant prodigue and asked that she , wague , and jeanne marie - laurent come to work with him at gaumont . at the time feuillade had just taken over from alice guy as head of film production and was producing one chronophone film per week . in an interview with the cinémathèque française’s historical commission on december 15 , 1945 , wague recounted the couple’s beginnings in film and remembered that mendelys appeared in “an enormous amount” of feuillade’s chronophone films ( 12 ) .
' ' besides the nine principle character characters , forty one actors and actresses speak and folies bergeres sequences show a chorus and belle of sixty ' ' . ( extract from sun news pictorial 1929 ,
it’s probably in the editing and overall structure of the film that it falls short of that elusive city symphony member’s club badge . if there is an aspirational , symphonic structure to the film , it’s not obvious . the montage from shot to shot largely seems to simply take us from a to b rather than elicit any particular insight . the film is neither avant - garde nor experimental , and while this is a debatable check box for city symphony branding , it suggests that the film is as much about the vision of its sponsor as it is of its artist .
mid - april 1933 brecht arrives in paris from carona , switzerland ; together he and weill write die sieben todsünden on a scenario by edward james .
clague spoke to npr about how these different horns affect the overall sound of an american in paris . you can hear more at the audio link .
stilted early talkie ( that was once though lost ) based on a phillip barry play is basically filmed with a static camera as most films were at the time . a newly wed couple face problems when the husband is chased by an old flame on his business trip to paris . the wife contemplates a fling of her own in retaliation . broadway star ann harding ( in her film debut ) and fredric march ( in one of his very early film roles ) are both very natural in front of the camera but the talky subject is pretty dated and the film is a bore .
2 september 1929 happy end ( june - august 1929 , lyrics by bertolt brecht ; play by elisabeth hauptmann and brecht ) . theater am schiffbauerdamm , berlin ; theo mackeben , conductor , erich engel , director . the success of die dreigroschenoper is not repeated , and the play closes after a handful of performances . universal edition does not publish a vocal score . the work is not revived until 1958 .
the names of the movie costumers as were as well known as the paris couturiers . gilbert adrian , orry kelly , travis banton , edith head and later – walter plunkett , whose wonderful costumes for the 1953 film singin’ in the rain , brilliantly parodied the over the top exuberance of 1920s hollywood .
plot :
three friends struggle to find work in paris . things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman .
3 november 1933 la grand complainte de fantômas ( robert desnos ) . radio paris ; alejo carpentier , conductor ; antonin artaud , director . largely missing .
george gershwin ' s beloved an american in paris features the sounds of taxi horns — but a musicologist argues we ' ve been using the wrong ones .
early october 1929 weill considers writing songs for
apollo - brunnenstrasse ,
a play by stefan grossmann with lyrics by franz hessel . hans heinsheimer of universal edition discourages him , and weill drops the project .
june 1929 hindemith ' s neues vom tage is played at the krolloper . throughout the summer and fall , weill and universal edition attempt to convince klemperer and the kroll to produce aufstieg und fall der stadt mahagonny .
11 december 1932 acclaimed performance at the salle gaveau in paris of mahagonny songspiel ( with four additional numbers from aufstieg ) and der jasager conducted by maurice abravanel with lenya and pasetti performing . the concert is sponsored by vicomte charles de noailles and vicomtesse marie - laure de noailles . weill investigates further commissions while in paris .
7 june 1933 die sieben todsünden ( bertolt brecht ) . théâtre des champs - elysées , paris , and june 30 - july 15 , 1933 , savoy theatre , london ; maurice abravanel , conductor , george balanchine , choreographer . this is the first work by weill to be produced in england . weill left paris for italy a week after the opening . a concert of the
paris version
of mahagonny and kleine dreigroschenmusik is presented on 20 june at the salle gaveau .
it would seem that a period of financial hardship brought mendelys to seek work as a film critic . her first port of call was henri - diamant berger’s le film where her good friend colette had previously worked as a critic . in september 1917 , wague wrote to colette on mendelys’ behalf to ask whether diamant - berger had given his answer and to identify their current film critic who was writing under the name la femme de nulle part ( it was the wife of delluc , ève françis ) . colette replied that she had not heard from berger , did not know the mystery critic’s name , and advised against such work since it did not pay ( colette 126 - 127 ) . from these uncertain beginnings mendelys soon became one of the most influential film critics in paris .
dietrich neumann ( ed . ) , film architecture : set design from metropolis to blade runner , prestel , münchen and new york , 1997 , 207p .
innocents of paris * * - maurice chevalier in his american screen debut as a junk man rescuing a child . corny tale . highlight - -
louise .
the hairdressers retaliated with the ‘crop’ , the ‘ bob hair cut ‘ , the ‘ finger wave ‘ and the ‘shingle ‘ popularized by polish born antoine ‘de paris’ .
machatý was born in prague in 1901 . as a teenager , he played piano in movie houses , worked as an actor , and directed his first film ,
leatrice joy in new film ;
a most immoral lady
at the hippodrome is based on stage play . other photoplays . william hain , tenor , sings .
anon . , metropolis - le film le plus fantastique , filmstar edition no . 16 ,
patria
, anvers , belgique , 1 november 1927 , 16p .
mr . clague said that between the 1929 recording that gershwin supervised and the 1945 toscanini recording , which seemed to help establish a new performance tradition , there was great variation in how the taxi horns were played . but he said that his musical analysis gave weight to the idea that the pitches used in the 1929 victor recording work best . “george was thinking harmonically and melodically with the taxi horns , ” he said . “it’s not just a sound effect . ”
george gershwin ' s beloved an american in paris features the sounds of taxi horns — but a musicologist argues we ' ve been using the wrong ones . creative commons hide caption
9 ' metropolis technology montage # 2 ' , cover of the magazine metropolis - de meest fantastische film , [ belgian ] 1927 . for sale in belgium and holland .
the film brought eight academy award nominations and won six of them - none of which were for acting : best picture ( arthur freed , producer ) , best story and screenplay ( alan jay lerner ) , best color cinematography , best color art direction / set decoration , best musical score , and best color costume design . its nominations for director ( vincente minnelli ) and film editing were unrewarded . gene kelly received an honorary award from the academy the same year , presumably for his contributions to this film - it was presented
in appreciation of his versatility as an actor , singer , director and dancer , and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film .
nineteen year - old leslie caron made her film debut as the young parisian mademoiselle . it was one of only a few best picture winners with no acting nominations .
an american in paris ( 1951 ) is one of the greatest , most elegant , and most celebrated of mgm ' s 50 ' s musicals , with gershwin lyrics and musical score ( lyrics by ira and music by composer george from some of their compositions of the 20s and 30s ) , lavish sets and costumes , tremendous technicolor cinematography , and a romantic love story set to music and dance . gene kelly served as the film ' s principal star , singer , athletically - exuberant dancer and energetic choreographer - he even directed the sequence surrounding
embraceable you .
the entire film glorifies the joie de vivre of paris , but it was shot on mgm ' s sound stages in california , except for a few opening , establishing shots of the scenic city . nonetheless , it remains one of the most optimistic american films of the post - war period - with paris at its center .
fortunately , one can also find sparse references to her screenwriting work in the cinema press . in an adulatory summary of mendelys’ career for cinémagazine in 1921 we learn that her acting and screenwriting contributions reach beyond gaumont to three other major companies : lux , pathé , and film d’art . according to lucien doublon , “puis elle tourna ensuite chez pathé , chez lux et pour quelques autres firmes disparues à présent . faut - il ajouter que l’excellente artiste est l’auteur de nombreux scenarios qui furent tournés chez pathé , chez lux et au film d’art ? ” [ trans . : she then acted for pathé , lux and for several companies that no longer exist . might one add that the excellent actress is the author of many scenarios for films made by pathé , lux and film d’art ? ] ( 20 ) . another rare allusion to her screenwriting work appears in the christmas 1919 issue of le film . in an overview of french film industry figures , a section called “…and we haven’t forgotten” lists mendelys as one of cinema’s first scenario auteurs ( de rovera n . p . ) , and she again appears in the film critics section as a contributor to the daily newspaper le victoire . here , the film critic and scenarist nozière wrote ,
sirois - trahan , jean - pierre . “film d’art . ” encyclopedia of early cinema . ed . richard abel . new york : routledge , 2005 . 337 - 339 .
october - november 1930 weill and brecht take legal action against the nero - tobis company for breach of contract arising from unauthorized changes made to die dreigroschenoper in the film version to be directed by g . w . pabst . weill ' s complaint is upheld ; brecht ' s is rejected but the film company settles with him anyway ; both collect damages .
back during the roaring 20s , there was a trend for dynamic cinematic odes to the great cities of the modern world . newly available to watch for free online , a 33 - minute short from 1929 shows how liverpool got its own shining example .
glorifying the american girl * - ziegfeld ' s only film is downright terrible , the story of a girl seeking stardom in the follies . only of interest as a historical oddity .
is that the musical score and the animated action were planned , designed , and executed in unison . stalling composed the score first , then iwerks animated the film to match the meter and melody . stalling , an accomplished film accompanist , was accustomed to playing his organ in time with motion pictures ; now he was able to make the movies match his music .
with the headline : leatrice joy in new film ;
a most immoral lady
at the hippodrome is based on stage play . other photoplays . william hain , tenor , sings .
radio drew the nation together by bringing news , entertainment , and advertisements to more than 10 million households by 1929 . radio blunted regional differences and imposed similar tastes and lifestyles . no other media had the power to create heroes and villains so quickly . when charles lindbergh became the first person to fly nonstop across the atlantic from new york to paris in 1928 , the radio brought this incredible feat into american homes , transforming him into a celebrity overnight .
i wish i could see this film . it is based on a play written by my grandmother ' s brother , clarence edward andrews , not charles andrews . this is not . . .
leatrice joy in new film ;
a most immoral lady
at the hippodrome is based on stage play . other photoplays . william hain , tenor , sings . - the new york times
august - november 1931 lenya travels to russia to act in a film directed by erwin piscator . by this time weill is romantically involved with erika neher ( caspar neher ' s wife ) .
december 1929 weill attempts to get the rights to jaroslav hasek ' s novel good soldier schweik to set as an opera with a libretto by brecht . difficulties in dealing with hasek ' s heirs doom the project ; by june 1930 weill has given up the idea .
film had flourished in the region even before there was a czech republic . the first films were shown in prague and karlovy vary in 1896 , just months after the lumières’ first screening in france . that same year , amateur photographer jan křízenecky took a movie camera from paris to prague , and two years later made the first czech feature and documentary films , which were also the first in the austro - hungarian empire . prague’s first permanent movie theater opened in 1907 , and the city’s first production companies began the following decade . after the establishment of the independent czech republic in 1918 , cinema took off . but according to film historian pavel taussig , most of the producers and directors were “crafts and trade persons” and had few artistic ambitions . intellectuals rejected film as an art form , preferring american films . writer and painter josef capek even warned , “garbage is garbaging garbage . ” but by the end of the silent era , intellectuals and artists had begun to embrace film’s possibilities .
christiane mendelys’ career as a mime , actress , film critic , and acting teacher mirrored the major developments in french cinema culture , from the early days of cinema as a music - hall attraction , through the first attempts at “theatrical cinema” for middle - class audiences in the mid - 1900s and the emergence of newspaper film criticism in the mid - 1910s , to , finally , the height of cinema popularity in 1920s paris . however , unlike fellow critics such as louis delluc , émile vuillermoz , and léon moussinac , her contribution to the development of cinema culture in france has been all but overlooked . while their work circulates in edited volumes , accessing the film criticism of mendelys requires entering the ornate corridors of the palais garnier opera house , where newspaper clippings of her writings are archived .
this text was printed from the women film pioneers project at columbia university . to promote readability and conserve consumable resources , images and interactive elements in the digital version do not appear in print format .
jazz singer , the * * - mostly silent , but the brief sound sequences changed film forever thanks to al jolson ' s charismatic performance . not solidly entertaining , but the musical sequences are fascinating .
( 1931 ) . it also had a sexual theme , the story of a one - night stand and its consequences . according to taussig , “ [ t ] he films nezval made in collaboration with machatý are the pinnacle of his film work . machatý … managed to make films with a simple plot but an exciting external expression that reflected the internationalism of film , especially during the silent era . ” in
2 . ' metropolis ' , 4 sheet poster , ( 240 x 320 cm ) 224 x 303 . 5 cm / 96 x 120 inches [ approximate size ] . the large 4 - sheet metropolis poster shown in this photograph is a version of poster # 4 described below . it is only known from this photograph taken from mario von bucovich , paris - the face of the city , paris , 1928 , 277p .
but the new critical edition will argue that gershwin’s circled letters were merely labels specifying which horns to play , not which notes . mr . clague , an associate professor of musicology at the university of michigan , mentioned that gershwin handpicked taxi horns to buy during his 1928 trip to paris , and that friends and colleagues recalled that he had been particular about which notes they played . mr . clague also pointed to the evidence of a victor recording of “an american in paris” that was made in 1929 , under gershwin’s supervision and presumably using his horns : the taxi horns on that recording sound a more atmospheric , more dissonant set of notes : a flat , b flat , a much higher d , and lower a .
4 . ' metropolis - mise en scène de fritz lang - scénario de thea von harbou . ace - ufa . présenté par alliance cinématographique européenne . 11 bis rue volney , paris ' , 1 sheet poster , 120 x 160 cm / 47 x 63 inches , farblithografie , bédos et cie , paris , 1927 . signed ' boris bilinsky ' , lower right . collection bibliothèque nationale de france , paris . rené clémenti - bilinsky cat . no . 1032 . this simple , yet effective design presents one of the defining images of fritz lang ' s film - the stark , monolithic apartment block of the workers underground city , rising ever skyward and devoid of decoration or ornament , in turn overwhelming its residents and those on the street below . the skyscraper came to represent the progress and modernism of the 1920s , and cities such as new york and berlin sought to outdo each other in building ever bigger and taller structures . the skyscraper represented both progress and isolation , and was therefore a somewhat menacing element of the film . this image was also used for the design of the cover of the french metropolis pressbook of 1927 , a copy of which is preserved in the musée d ' histoire contemporaine , paris . see item # 5 below for a description of that item .
( 1956 ) . according to critic elliott stein , machatý’s “attempts to arrange further projects in his native czechoslovakia led nowhere . ” he ended his career teaching at the munich film school and died in 1963 .
at milo ' s party , jerry appears to be the only guest . he admires the would - be patron ' s one - shouldered white gown in one of the film ' s most famous lines :
22 february 1933 the nazis demonstrate at the second performance of der silbersee in magdeburg , and weill is subjected to anti - semitic attacks . he is also asked to resign from a film project for tobis .
, harmonica - playing animator wilfred jackson had developed a mathematical system of animating to a timed rhythm . disney made marks—a bouncing ball—on a work print of the film to provide a visual representation of the rhythm .
the players in the opening credits are set out in the form of a theatre programme . however , notwithstanding the film takes place in england , the spelling on the programme is the american ' program ' .
at the start of the decade the couture designs from paris drew mostly from historical lines , with nipped waists and billowing skirts – called robe de style ( a trend that was to be repeated in the 1950s ) .
, the camera is on her face as she simulates orgasm . the worldwide uproar over the film got hedy a contract with mgm and a new name , hedy lamarr . it got machatý a lot of trouble .
september 1933
es regnet
( after a german text by jean cocteau ) and
der abschiedsbrief
( erich kästner ) , paris . written for marlene dietrich in response to a request for revue and recording material .
watching a day in liverpool it’s clear to see that it was inspired by the city symphony phenomenon , and it shares many of the key characteristics of the form . like berlin : symphony of a city and others , a day in liverpool is structured as a day in the life of the city . the film is bookended by the arrival and departure of a ‘ferry cross the mersey’ , as workers pour into ( and , later , home from ) the city by tram , boat and rail . the film was sponsored by the liverpool organisation , established in 1923 as a partnership between local businesses and the city council to promote liverpool as a prosperous centre of commerce and industry . so it’s not surprising that the ‘day’ of the film is a working one , or that much of the film is given over to the range of economic activities in the area .
it is an integrated musical , meaning that the songs and dances blend perfectly with the story . as in many musicals , the plot of this film is not its most important element . one of the film ' s highlights is its impressive finale - an ambitious , colorful , imaginative , 13 minute avante - garde
dream ballet
costing a half million dollars to produce . the pretentious sequence , featuring an impressionistic period daydream in the style of various painters , is one of the longest uninterrupted dance sequences of any hollywood film , and features the music of george gershwin . [ the success of the balletic themes in michael powell and emeric pressburger ' s british film the red shoes ( 1948 ) inspired minnelli to follow suit - he had experimented with shorter ballet sequences in his earlier films yolanda and the thief ( 1945 ) and ziegfeld follies ( 1946 ) . ]
a small group of companies consolidated their control over the film industry and created the
studio system
that would dominate film production for the next 30 years . paramount , 20th century fox , mgm , and other studios owned their own production facilities , ran their own worldwide distribution networks , and controlled theater chains committed to showing their companies ' products . in addition , they kept stables of actors , directors , and screenwriters under contract .
june 1932 proposes four projects to impresario and director erik charell for a series of international productions intended for vienna , paris , london , and berlin . the plan , which eventually involved caspar neher and georg kaiser , never materialized .
7 . metropolis press book , 24 . 5 x 32cm , ace , paris , 1927 , 28p . designed and composed by boris bilinsky . colour cover , similar in design to poster # 3 , though with signature ' boris bilinsky ' upper right , as opposed to centre right . the text of the press book includes a detailed synopsis of the film , plus an item on brigitte helm . it is illustrated throughout with images from the film and original graphics by bilinsky . it also includes a copy of the technology montage # 2 as the centrepiece . this montage later featured on the cover of the magazine issued in belgium for the release of metropolis at the end of 1927 .
singing fool , the * - a show biz vocalist is torn between his career and his beloved
sonny boy .
the top - grossing film of the 1920 ' s , this cornball tripe is hard to swallow today .
references : illustrated in lucie derain , ' les affiches de cinéma - polychromie pour blancs et noirs ' [ cinema posters - polychrome for black and whites ] , arts et métiers graphiques , no . 22 , paris , 15 march 1931 .
lucie derain , ' les affiches de cinéma - polychromie pour blancs et noirs ' [ cinema posters - polychrome for black and whites ] , arts et métiers graphiques , no . 22 , paris , 15 march 1931 , 201 - 5 .
during the late teens and 1920s , the film industry took on its modern form . in cinema ' s earliest days , the film industry was based in the nation ' s theatrical center - - new york . by the 1920s , the industry had relocated to hollywood , drawn by its cheap land and labor , the varied scenery that was readily accessible , and a suitable climate ideal for year - round filming ( some filmmakers moved to avoid lawsuits from individuals like thomas edison who owned patent rights over the filmmaking process ) . each year , hollywood released nearly 700 movies , dominating worldwide film production . by 1926 , hollywood had captured 95 of the british market and 70 percent of the french market .
oklahoma mechanic pike peters finds himself part owner of an oil field . his wife idy , hitherto content , decides the family must go to paris to get
culture
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the inspirational paris based travelling ballet company ballet russes also came to an end after a 20 year run which had helped revolutionize fashion . its founder serge diaghilev died with substantial debts , forcing the closure of the company and dispersal of its dancers .
pre - code early - talkie film version of philip barry ' s broadway hit chronicles the first five years of marriage between james and mary hutton , and the two paramours they deserted who wait patiently - and manipulatively - in the wings .
ultimately , this is what makes the film so appealing today , particularly to the people of liverpool . it is no landmark of film history , nor is it a key example of a filmic genre , or complex vision of an auteur filmmaker . it is a time capsule of a thriving city , unearthed many decades later and filled with remnants of a life that is familiar yet distant . take a look at a diverse , cosmopolitan metropolis that deserves its place in the spotlight .
references : a copy of this poster was sold at the chayette et calmels auction , paris , 8 december 1989 , realising 122 , 000 francs ( us $ 16 , 600 ) . the poster was reproduced on the cover of the auction catalogue .
the post 1918 evolution of women’s lingerie in the 1920’s was equally dramatic . by the end of the 1920’s , gone was the cupboard full of billowing snow white linen – layers of day and night chemises , drawers , knickerbockers and petticoats . a young woman by 1929 had but a few sets of cami - knickers and princess slips .
applause * * - helen morgan stars as a burlesque star plagued by tragedy . alternately fascinating and flat , and not much singing , but amazing manhattan location shots and a surprisingly dark plot make this is a must see for dedicated film buffs .
après avoir joué la comédie et la pantomime , christiane wague , qui tourna dans la première bande de 1500m [ sic ] ( l’enfant prodigue ) le rôle du pierrot fils , fut engagée à la maison gaumont , où elle fut pendant plusieurs années la protagoniste de films nombreux . douée d’une vive imagination , elle écrivit des scénarios pour les maisons gaumont , lux , le film d’art . sous le pseudonyme le rat du moulin [ … ] elle lutte courageusement pour la défense du film artistique , contre tous les philistins , qui veulent en entraver l’essor . sa grande compétence dans le métier cinématographique rend sa critique fort intéressante [ trans . : after acting in theater and pantomime , christiane wague , who played the role of pierrot’s son in the first 1500m [ sic ] film ( l’enfant prodigue ) , signed to the gaumont company where for several years she played the lead role in many films . gifted with a lively imagination , she wrote scenarios for gaumont , lux and film d’art . under the pseudonym le rat du moulin [ … ] she courageously defends artistic film from all the philistines who seek to hinder its development . her great expertise in the cinema industry renders her criticism extremely interesting ] ( n . p . ) .
the single most significant new instrument of mass entertainment was the movies . movie attendance soared , from 50 million a week in 1920 to 90 million weekly in 1929 . according to one estimate , americans spent 83 cents of every entertainment dollar going to the movies , and three - fourths of the population went to a movie theater every week .
in 1926 wall street journal reported that hole - proofs annual sales had increased from $ 2 , 037 , 000 in 1916 to $ 9 , 220 , 000 by 1925 . a fascinating study of women’s hosiery advertising in the 1920s by jean elizabeth harrison revealed the following graph study of leg exposure in women’s hosiery advertising from 1920 to 1929 .
had a fashionable edwardian lady of 1909 hopped on to hg well’s time machine and zoomed forward just 20 years , she would have thought she was on an alien planet . compared to her ruffles and curves and un - powdered face , the girls around her as she strolled down paris’s rue de la paix , would have seemed emaciated and in desperate need of clothing cover . she would have been amazed by the sheer legs of the 1929 woman , her painted face , her cropped hair , and above all her independent demeanour as she motored about in the amazing horseless carriage – the auto - mobile .
6 . ' metropolis ' , 1 sheet poster , 120 x 160 cm / 47 x 63 inches , farblithografie , bédos et cie , paris , 1927 . collection bibliothèque nationale de france , paris . design based upon the original release german poster by heinz schulz - neudamm . boris bilinsky did not design this poster . it is likely that this poster was part of the original french release campaign by ace , though this has not been confirmed . it may have been the fourth poster issued with the press book .
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acting under the cover of a hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film , a cia agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six americans in tehran during the u . s . hostage crisis in iran in 1980 .
art deco style was the dominant feature , not only in fashion , but in all creative arts right on up to 1939 . hollywood enthusiastically endorsed this new demure style from the late 1920’s , with imaginative film sets and stunning gowns adorning their female stars .
ann harding movie debut and also one of fredric march ' s earliest talkie roles . it ' s a product of the quirky year of 1929 . they stumble along saying their lines trying their best to sound natural over the mic . but nobody knew what normal was at the time so it ' s charming to watch them almost improvise how to communicate their parts . but that ' s all . paris bound is among the films that instantly feels dated and doesn ' t have much to offer except for a weak attempt at a ' modern marriage ' story and watch to ann harding be a young unpolished ann harding .
, his euphorically reviewed , highly influential tour de force about mutiny on the eponymous naval vessel , had brought him both acclaim and infamy . infected with wanderlust , eisenstein won permission from stalin to leave russia on a short research trip . he took off in august 1929 , with twenty - five dollars in his pocket . he returned home , reluctantly , just under
during the ensuing whirlwind—to berlin , paris , london , then on to hollywood—eisenstein met with the world’s leading intellectuals , actors , and avant - garde artists : james joyce , jean cocteau and robert desnos in france , george bancroft in germany , charlie chaplin , marlene dietrich and gary cooper in the united states . his grand tour often gets overshadowed by his disastrous film collaboration in mexico with the novelist upton sinclair—framed in peter greenaway’s 2015 movie eisenstein in guanajuato— but british culture was a significant and often neglected long - term source of interest .
this classic film poster presents the three incarnations of the film ' s heroine maria - firstly , as the innocent , madonna - like maria ( bottom - right ) who is captured , stripped naked and placed in rotwang ' s transformation machine ; secondly , as the steely - cold female robot ( centre ) , crafted by the mad scientist rotwang in the image of his beloved hel ; and thirdly , as the evil , false maria ( top left ) who brings death and destruction down upon joh fredersen ' s metropolis . the bottom left of the image features a chaotic collage of technological artefacts , a modernistic rubbish dump reflecting the second half of the film during which the robot takes control of the workers and the machines of the city are left to run themselves to the point of destruction .
has ' an american in paris ' been honking up the wrong key ? : deceptive cadence the composition is so popular that old - timey taxi horns gershwin called for are rented by orchestras all over the country . but a musicologist says they ' ve been using the wrong ones .
of all the new appliances to enter the nation ' s homes during the 1920s , none had a more revolutionary impact than the radio . sales of radios soared from $ 60 million in 1922 to $ 426 million in 1929 . the first commercial radio station began broadcasting in 1919 , and during the 1920s , the nation ' s airwaves were filled with musical variety shows and comedies .
technicolor’s 1932 answer to this decline was even more expensive . the new three - strip process provided much more accurate color representation but also demanded more exacting mechanics and processing . it was a desperate move . technicolor’s annual revenue had fallen to $ 500 , 000 , from a high of $ 5 million in 1929 . only the disney studio was willing to experiment with the new process .
it appeared in the weeks following the wall street crash in october 1929 that the hemline index theory by economist george taylor in 1926 was coming to pass with the unveiling of the chatillon - mouly - rousse autumn collection , where some outfits ( not the entire collection ) by designer jean patou presented a dramatic drop in hemlines to the ankle and skirts hanging on the natural waist again .
it ' s not a pretty face , i grant you , but underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character . i like paris . it ' s a place where you don ' t run into old friends , although that ' s never been one of my problems .
rob fisher , the musical score adapter and supervisor of the new staging of “an american in paris” currently on broadway , said that he agreed that the a , b , c and d labels were names and not pitches , but that the show had ended up using the standard horns .
russ knutson , the owner of chicago percussion rental in illinois , who rents out tuned horns for “an american in paris” and has played them on occasion , said in an interview that he thought that the currently accepted a , b , c and d pitches “fit exactly in the score . ”
his first book of poems , wand and quadrant , was published in 1953 by collection merlin in paris . three years later a . a . m . stols of the hague published devil , maggot and son . he moved back to london in 1958 , and in the years that followed he went on to produce poetry , translations of villon and neruda , plays , film scripts , songs , and sketches . he has been a contributor to the satirical magazine private eye since 1960 , and has published two collections from his column “true stories” in books of the same title .
robert rousseau de beauplan , ' metropolis ' , la petite illustration , paris , 372 , 3 march 1928 , 12p . special issue dedicated to metropolis . includes a copy of the bilinsky metropolis photomontage # 1 , similar to the ciné - miroir version of 16 april 1927 , but without inscriptions .
love parade , the * * * * - the first truly delightful original screen musical has jeanette macdonald as a queen who makes rakish guardsman maurice chevalier her consort . director ernst lubitsch enriched this , his first sound film , with his signature
touch
of sexy , sophisticated wit .
recent digitizations of trade newspapers and magazines do help to shed light on such historical oversights , yet the relative anonymity of pre - 1910 films means that in publications such as ciné - journal ( created in 1908 ) , films are listed by title , genre , and length without names of cast members or filmmakers . although the gaumont troupe of the immediate prewar years are familiar to film historians , it seems by then mendelys was no longer with gaumont as her name does not appear in the luxurious gaumont palace programmes of the early teens . furthermore mendelys was not in attendance the day her husband attended an interview at the cinémathèque française to discuss the career of feuillade , although actresses alice tissot , renée carl , and yvette andréyor all were . nor is she named by carré in his interview with the historical committee the same year . however , mendelys was consistently at the heart of the french cinema industry , from prewar filmed pantomime and gaumont sound experiments to the emergence of newspaper film criticism and the vogue for film acting in the 1920s . though largely forgotten , her career cannot in fact be untangled from the major transitions in french film culture during the silent era .
21 march 1933 potsdam day . weill flees berlin by car with caspar and erika neher , arriving in paris on 23 march . he stays first at the hôtel jacob and the hôtel splendide , and soon moves to the home of charles and marie - laure de noailles , 11 place des etats - unis .
new york , berlin , paris , nice , são paulo , prague , amsterdam… all had their symphonies of sorts in the late 1920s . but what about britain ? is there a british city symphony ? you be the judge , as perhaps the closest example of the form from these isles comes onto the bfi player as part of our britain on film collections . the city in question is not london or birmingham , nor edinburgh , glasgow , cardiff or belfast , but liverpool – a keystone of the british empire through its historic dockyards and feted by the bankers’ magazine in 1851 as the ‘new york of europe’ .
musicologist mark clague of the university of michigan is editing a critical edition of george and ira gershwin ' s music . when clague looked back at the original score and a very early recording of an american in paris , he made a discovery : we ' ve been using the wrong taxi horns for 70 years .
as a teenager my view of the world was bleak . i was the only one of my small group of misfit friends to leave home to go away to college . not long before i did , i saw agnès varda’s film , vagabond . i can’t remember if i saw it at the local art ho…


family honeymoon is a 1949 domestic comedy film made by universal international , directed by claude binyon , and written by dane lussier , based on novel by homer croy .

it was shot in grand canyon national park , arizona .

family honeymoon

with the headline : the screen in review ; ' family honeymoon , ' with fred macmurray and claudette colbert , at music hall .
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' it definitely wasn ' t my finest hour ' : acquitted honeymoon . . .
this year it’s going back to its roots as a fabulous honeymoon hotspot , but it’s still the place to stay in the caribbean to combine family and romance .
kids on a honeymoon ? none of the major reasons to take a honeymoon include spending time with little ones . a honeymoon is intended to be a private time to reflect on your new bond , get used to the idea of being legally married and make love uninhibitedly .
' this case is sorely lacking ' : honeymoon ' scuba dive killer ' . . .
modern family ' s season six opener the long honeymoon , picks up three months after the two - part finale in which mitchell and cameron finally said
i do
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can we tag along too ? where to take the kids on holiday . . . on your honeymoon
it has just launched two new villas , the two - bedroom alcyone residence and the three - bedroom andromeda residence , each befitting the special occasion of a honeymoon , yet super family friendly .
for their 25th wedding anniversary , edith plans a romantic second honeymoon getaway to atlantic city , the same place they went on their first honeymoon . however , trying to keep it a secret and get archie to come
the family was musically inclined before maria arrived , but she did teach them to sing madrigals .
surprisingly it is very family friendly . spacious and interconnecting rooms are perfect for newlyweds and their children .
for everyone , from tots to ' tweens and teens , leave adults free time to have some authentic honeymoon moments . ( we heard from someone works for sandals that it is her family ' s favorite vacation spot . )
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if there’s one thing you’d think that would pop the romantic bubble on honeymoon it would be children – especially your own .
the indian ocean island of mauritius is prime honeymoon territory , yet many of its romantic hotels cater magnificently for children too .
i love the dvd . would love to have it at home . please were can i buy it . honeymoon for one
hotels and holiday companies are therefore becoming ever more determined to provide the perfect destination for the whole family .
if you want to be ahead of the honeymoon and family crowd , book yourselves into the brand new royal palm marrakech at the foot of the atlas mountains , sister hotel to the famous royal palm in mauritius and inspired by berber culture .
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in october 2003 , tina watson , 26 , drowned while scuba diving on the great barrier reef under suspicious circumstances during her honeymoon .
with remarriage , there are often children on one or both sides . so unless a friend or grandparent or an agreeable ex - spouse is willing to take them off your hands for a few days , you have a choice : take a honeymoon with the kids — or no honeymoon at all . if you ' re determined to have your time in the sun , these are the optimal options for honeymoon getaways with kids .
while ' honeymoon killer ' gabe watson , 34 , celebrates his freedom by appearing on abc ' s 20 / 20 to speak about his late wife ' s drowning death , her family are now dealing with the devastation they will never see justice done for their daughter .
maria and georg married in 1927 , 11 years before the family left austria , not right before the nazi takeover of austria .
georg died in 1947 and was buried in the family cemetery on the property . those who had applied for citizenship achieved it in 1948 . the trapp family lodge ( which is still operating today ) opened to guests in 1950 . while fame and success continued for the trapp family singers , they decided to stop touring in 1955 . the group consisted mostly of non - family members because many of the von trapps wanted to pursue other endeavors , and only maria ' s iron will had kept the group together for so long .
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readers looking for a first - hand account of the family ' s story should consult maria von trapp ' s the story of the trapp family singers ( philadelphia : lippincott , 1949 ) and her autobiography maria ( carol stream , il : creation house , 1972 ) .
couples who honeymoon with kids have a similar option : sandals ' pg - rated beaches brand of all - inclusive family resorts offers parents many of the same amenities that romantic couples get : locations along great beaches , multiple restaurants , unlimited food and drinks , golf , water sports , and other activities .
georg , far from being the detached , cold - blooded patriarch of the family who disapproved of music , as portrayed in the first half of the sound of music , was actually a gentle , warmhearted parent who enjoyed musical activities with his family . while this change in his character might have made for a better story in emphasizing maria ' s healing effect on the von trapps , it distressed his family greatly .
hawaii has always been a popular honeymoon destination , and now it is a family destination as well . couples who traveled to these islands after their own wedding and fell in love with the state returned , kids in tow . many of hawaii ' s hotels responded by offering special services for families with children .
either way , the key to this type of holiday will be finding time for newlywed romance , as well as fun for all the family .
the thomas family hoped they would finally see justice served when watson returned to america so they could finally move on from tina ' s death .
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honeymoon for one was a lovely film . the hallmark channel are to be commended for the wonderful viewing that they provide amid all the
garbage
that flows over other networks . bermuda
there’s a cliff - top spa and yoga platform , plus a private meditation beach if you need time to wind down after the whirlwind of a family wedding .
not only is modern family reveling in its undefeated , five - straight outstanding comedy series emmy wins , it’s basically gloating about it . “the long honeymoon , ” the title and the story that inspired it , could just as easily apply to modern family ’s charmed emmy run , in which it continues to dominate over louie , girls , veep , and parks and recreation , just to name a few more ambitious shows . and hell , that’s just the new stuff . never mind the fact that modern family has already won more series emmys than cheers , and should it continue to another victory for this season , it’ll surpass frasier to become the most awarded comedy series in emmy history .
of all the comedy situations that have been worked out with newlyweds , ranging from decorous mix - ups to the blunt blackouts of burlesque , we doubt if there ' s been one quite as novel or as genial as that which is used in the music hall ' s current picture , a happy rumpus called
family honeymoon .
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the movie schedule below contains the premiere dates for new family movies on tv in 2018 ! note : if anything is marked * new - i have not . . .
here , jane anderson , editor of 101 honeymoons , suggests the best hotels and destinations , so you can make the most of that honeymoon feeling , no matter how many children you ' ve brought along .
looking for a bit of culture for your family honeymoon rather than the usual beach holiday ? vietnam is a beautiful country full of rich history and cultural charm , and a destination that will fascinate the whole family . give your children an eye opening experience they’ll never forget , and start your new life as newlyweds with something amazingly unique . the fantastic vietnam family adventure tour was designed with families in mind , and is a way to experience vietnam’s incredible culture and history together . the minimum age is six years , so this is definitely for those with older children , but this full - on discovery of vietnam’s beauty will enlighten everyone’s senses and provide the most memorable of honeymoon experiences . marriage is about starting a new adventure together , and with activities ranging from cruising along halong bay and visiting a floating market , to enjoying a guided tour of the imperial citadel and exploring caves , you can get your new marriage off to an adventurous start .
the savages are a working class west auckland family who like drinking , and living by their own rules . savage honeymoon is a celebration of their passion and leather pants - and a snapshot of a couple worried their children may not be as lucky as them . mark beesley’s debut feature won good reviews ( the herald praised its “self - confident swagger” ) – and headlines , after being downgraded from an r18 to r15 . the film pre - dated the westie family of outrageous fortune - though beesley then hated the westies label , disliking the word’s negative connotations .
yet more and more loving couples who have brought children into the world without first enjoying the benefits of marriage ultimately decide to tie the knot . and they can not imagine going on a honeymoon without those kids .
nothing new , nothing adventurous , but modern family , which has won five straight outstanding comedy series emmy awards , remains a tightly written and funny comedy that appeals to all ages .
maria came to the von trapp family in 1926 as a tutor for one of the children , maria , who was recovering from scarlet fever , not as governess to all the children .
it has been almost a decade since his daughter died , but the father of tina watson said the acquittal of her accused killer has left the family feeling like she died all over again .
while the sound of music was generally based on the first section of maria ' s book the story of the trapp family singers ( published in 1949 ) , there were many alterations and omissions .
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he said he has always believed his former son - in - law killed his daughter and that the family now have to live with the fact he will walk free for the rest of his life .
that said , the reason “the long honeymoon” doesn’t fare better is because modern family ’s consistency problem is as prevalent from a plot - to - plot basis as on an episode - to - episode basis . the breadwinners this week are the dunphys , who are having the best summer ever because alex is off volunteering . i couldn’t help but think of family guy while watching these scenes . the story mimics the griffins’ rhythms , using cutaway gags more as commas than periods , and that show’s savage tone . ( at one point in my notes , i actually typed “meg” in place of alex and didn’t notice until after i read them back . )
having been founded 50 years ago by rockefeller as one of the first eco - conscious resorts , with honeymoon beaches and champagne at the click of a bronzed finger , you’d be forgiven for thinking that little dix bay was the preserve of couples .
highlights include funky two and three bedroom houses to make your own , five kids clubs , surfing , biking and walking plus the cool new m bar with a 1970s vw camper van that might even persuade reluctant teens to join you on honeymoon .
once the preserve of loving couples and executive business types traveling on the company ' s dime , many ritz - carlton properties in sunny resort locations have gone out of their way to cultivate family travel business .
on the southwest tip of portugal , just by the rolling dunes and silky sand of sagres beach lies martinal beach resort and hotel , surely one of the most family friendly , yet chic places in europe .
passenger list of the ss bergensfjord , dated september 27 , 1939 ( page 1 ) . the von trapp family is listed at line 5 . ( records of the immigration and naturalization service , rg 85 )
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an ambitious advertising executive finds out her fiancé is cheating on her just days before their wedding . she calls things off , but decides to embark on their honeymoon to ireland solo , where she meets a simple irishman who shows her love doesn’t have to be complicated .
this record of aliens held for special inquiry , dated october 7 , 1939 , notes that the family was to clear up confusion about the von trapps status . ( records of the immigration and naturalization service , rg 85 )
“the long honeymoon” answers with a resounding “um…yeah ? y’know…yeah . sure . ” it’s unlikely the episode will rank in the top tier of season 6—probably no emmy tape in its future—but it performs solidly and none of its three plots is disastrous . it plays with some fun , mischievous story ideas , and it’s pretty funny throughout . modern family ’s b - game is far from perfect , and probably shouldn’t be breathing the same oxygen as louie , but what it does , it still does well .
the surprisingly short sentence he received sparked outrage among tina’s family , who joined forces with prosecutors in the attorney general’s office to obtain a two - count capital murder indictment against watson in his home state just before he was freed from prison .
grant jordan , bachelor botany professor , marries katie , a widow with three kids , despite the machinations of grant ' s former girlfriend minna . but on the wedding day , aunt jo , who was to babysit , breaks a leg ; so the kids come along on the honeymoon .
if it sounds like i’m joining the pile - on—twitter was flooded with modern family invective following the most recent win—i kind of am . kind of . the frustration is understandable , given how many really interesting things are going on in television comedy these days , and given how dramatic television wins praise for being more daring , while comedies always seem to fail upward . it’s for good reason modern family ’s five consecutive emmy wins is the stuff of snippy think pieces heralding the death of emmy relevance .
the majority of cruise lines are well - equipped to host families with kids on a honeymoon . babysitters , counselors , children ' s play areas , even shallow pools just for kids ensure that little ones will be occupied and cared for while parents can unwind and indulge in quality alone - time .
while the von trapps ' story is one of the better known immigrant experiences documented in the records of the national archives and records administration , the family experiences of many americans may also be found in census , naturalization , court , and other records .
optional all - inclusive packages make this more manageable on the wallet too . the whole family will enjoy a day on the lagoon in a pirogue , a traditional fishing boat , with snorkelling , a beach picnic and local fishing techniques offered by experienced helpers .
beach - lovers are covered , too . our trusted advisers can create your perfect sand - fringed caribbean holiday , whisk you off to honeymoon - friendly mauritius , or get you relaxing in bohemian bali – and they can even pair it up with a detour to a glittering city like singapore or hong kong .
i watch this movie on - line in nov , 2014 . it is an excellent picture for family viewing . i am interested in buying the dvd , but i cannot find where to buy it . i have try amazon . does anyone know where i can try ?
there are clubs for children from four months to 16 years and plenty of romantic pastimes for the whole family such as chartering a boat to explore the hidden coves of the unspoilt akamas shoreline . newlyweds will also enjoy discovering the thalassa spa with its new range of ila products .
lux * belle - mare is one of the best , with kelly hoppen - designed family suites , teddy tennis for little ones , deep - sea diving for grown - ups , pop up honesty bars in the lush gardens and ici ice cream parlours where kids can order for themselves .
in 1956 , maria , johannes , rosmarie , and daughter maria went to new guinea to do missionary work . later , maria ran the trapp family lodge for many years . of the children , rupert was a medical doctor ; agathe was kindergarten teacher in maryland ; maria was a missionary in new guinea for 30 years ; werner was a farmer ; hedwig taught music ; johanna married and eventually returned to live in austria ; martina married and died in childbirth ; rosmarie and eleonore both settled in vermont ; and johannes managed the trapp family lodge . maria died in 1987 and was buried alongside georg and martina .
part of the story of the real von trapp family can be found in the records of the national archives . when they fled the nazi regime in austria , the von trapps traveled to america . their entry into the united states and their subsequent applications for citizenship are documented in the holdings of the national archives and records administration .
grant jordan , bachelor botany professor , marries katie , a widow with three kids , despite the machinations of grant ' s former girlfriend minna . but on the wedding day , aunt jo , who was to babysit , breaks a leg ; so the kids come along on the honeymoon . after misadventures en route , they make it to the grand canyon , only to find minna there , still scheming .
services at ritz - carlton hotels for adults on a honeymoon with kids include certified nannies , child - appropriate registration , summer camp sessions in june and july , and a kids ' meal plan . at the ritz - carlton , naples in florida , there ' s also a virtual - reality games center and a nature center that features an aquarium with multiple programs including critter feeding time and beach - combing for shells .
although river cruises have traditionally been the favorite of older travelers , one brand is appealing to families with kids : amawaterways has partnered with disney to offer selected itineraries and tour guides geared to multi - generational family groups . they ' re even building new ships with interconnecting rooms so parents and children have direct access without having to change out of their jammies .
i saw this movie once on tv and have not forgotten it . it was entertaining with the strained relationship of colbert and fred mcmurray and the back and forth snipping that the old comedies were so famous for . let ' s face it , these two just have great chemistry together and are masters at that kind of domestic comedy . the honeymoon with the kids at the grand canyon is everyone ' s nightmare and you have to laugh at their plight with the honeymoon sabotaged by those out of control kids . what i loved so much were the views of the lodge at the south rim and just the opportunity to see the grand canyon from a time lost forever . some of the shots are amazing . if this one ever came out on dvd i would buy it because it is fun light hearted entertainment done only as these two know how to do it .
the family did not secretly escape over the alps to freedom in switzerland , carrying their suitcases and musical instruments . as daughter maria said in a 2003 interview printed in opera news ,
we did tell people that we were going to america to sing . and we did not climb over mountains with all our heavy suitcases and instruments . we left by train , pretending nothing .
the children have been consistently sharp at delivering funny lines and none more so than seven - year - old aubrey frances anderson - emmons as lily tucker - pritchett , the adopted vietnamese daughter of mitch and cam . post - honeymoon cam has been going over the top with his shows of affection , specifically in the volume of flowers he is bringing home .
it sure would be nice if this house wasn ' t full of bees ,
lily drawled .
with 3 , 000 rooms in multiple towers , hilton hawaiian village on waikiki beach is the largest . its camp penguin for kids ages 5 to 12 immerses them in the culture of hawaii with stories , games , arts , crafts , and music . they ' ll learn to hula and make leis while you hit the spa , the beach , the shops , or your room in blissful peace . this hotel also has a dedicated wedding chapel , so you can have both your wedding and honeymoon here .
eve discovers , before their wedding , that her fiance is cheating on her - so of course , the wedding is off and she eventually decides to go on their honeymoon alone - where she meets a handsome irishman . instantly they are attracted to one another and become attached , yet , she will be going home and he is a single father , not sure of opening himself up to relationships and busy trying to protect their homeland of redevelopment projects that would ruin the local inn , other businesses , and the nature around them .
but as mean as the dunphy story is this week , it’s just as funny . this show can be great at its most absurd , and the idea of having the family’s blissful flow disrupted the very second alex enters is pretty great , and danny zuker’s script executes it well . and yet again , it’s a reason to marvel at the casual brilliance of ty burrell , who managed to elevate a story accurately summarized as “phil enjoys plums . ”
if you ' re kids at heart yourselves , you may get as much of a kick out of disneyworld , epcot and universal as youngsters do . but be aware that it won ' t be a relaxing honeymoon holiday . and even if your kids are well - behaved and patient , there will be others in the crowds who add to the noise and tumult . if you can arrange for a babysitter , reward yourselves by stealing away for a few hours in the evening and indulging in adult pleasures . you ' ve earned it !
the von trapps traveled to italy , not switzerland . georg was born in zadar ( now in croatia ) , which at that time was part of the austro - hungarian empire . zadar became part of italy in 1920 , and georg was thus an italian citizen , and his wife and children as well . the family had a contract with an american booking agent when they left austria . they contacted the agent from italy and requested fare to america .
examining the historical record is helpful in separating fact from fiction , particularly in a case like the von trapp family and the sound of music . in researching this article , i read maria von trapp ' s books , contemporary newspaper articles , and original documents , all of which clarified the difference between the von trapps ' real experiences and fictionalized accounts . my impression of maria from dinah shore ' s show was the tip of a tantalizing iceberg : the real lives of real people are always more interesting than stories .
when their six months visitors ' visas expired , they went on a short scandinavian tour and returned to new york in october 1939 . they were held at ellis island for investigation by the immigration and naturalization service , apparently because when asked by an official how long they intended to stay , instead of saying
six months ,
as specified on their visas , maria exclaimed ,
oh , i am so glad to be here—i never want to leave again !
the story of the trapp family singers notes that they were released after a few days and began their next tour .
the von trapps never saw much of the huge profits the sound of music made . maria sold the film rights to german producers and inadvertently signed away her rights in the process . the resulting films , die trapp - familie ( 1956 ) , and a sequel , die trapp - familie in amerika ( 1958 ) , were quite successful . the american rights were bought from the german producers . the family had very little input in either the play or the movie the sound of music . as a courtesy , the producers of the play listened to some of maria ' s suggestions , but no substantive contributions were accepted .
in the early 1940s the family settled in stowe , vermont , where they bought a farm . they ran a music camp on the property when they were not on tour . in 1944 , maria and her stepdaughters johanna , martina , maria , hedwig , and agathe applied for u . s . citizenship by filing declarations of intention at the u . s . district court in burlington , vermont . georg apparently never filed to become a citizen ; rupert and werner were naturalized while serving in the u . s . armed forces during world war ii ; rosmarie and eleonore derived citizenship from their mother ; and johannes was born in the united states and was a citizen in his own right .
though she was a caring and loving person , maria wasn ' t always as sweet as the fictional maria . she tended to erupt in angry outbursts consisting of yelling , throwing things , and slamming doors . her feelings would immediately be relieved and good humor restored , while other family members , particularly her husband , found it less easy to recover . in her 2003 interview , the younger maria confirmed that her stepmother
had a terrible temper . . . . and from one moment to the next , you didn ' t know what hit her . we were not used to this . but we took it like a thunderstorm that would pass , because the next minute she could be very nice .
while disney and family fun go together like mickey and minnie , the thought of spending your special vacation on line in the parks may not be your idea of wishing upon a star . enter the disney cruise line , a collection of four spectacular ships that feature all the fun of the disney name with an equal amount of pampering for parents . champagne bars , spas and—on caribbean itineraries—an adults - only beach are all happily served alongside princess meet - and - greets , goofy playtimes and pirate parties . while many cruises leave from the home port in florida , this year the line announced new england , new york and hawaii sailings ( room rates start at $ 471 per person , per night ; urltoken ) .
here’s the thing though : the comedy nominees randomly send out three pairs of episodes to the emmy voters . that’s six episodes . there has never been—and may never be—a modern family season from which you couldn’t cherry - pick a half - dozen phenomenal episodes , the kind of episodes that make you remember why there was a time when the show was the obvious and deserving winner . no , it isn’t as consistent as it once was . no , it doesn’t feel as fresh as it once did . yes , nolan gould’s pubescent voice is nightmare fuel . but at this point , here’s the question , which will hereafter be referred to as the modfam conundrum : is it worth watching 24 episodes to get to the six or so killers ?
if you think club med is all about swinging , single fun , think again . the first name in the all - inclusive experience has a host of family - friendly properties boasting activities for every age group . besides its awesome location set on 216 rolling acres along the st . lucie river , the 335 - room club med sandpiper bay in florida stands out for its tennis academy , golf school and trapeze and circus classes . three property pools include a splash park for kids and an adults - only infinity sanctuary . the infant nursery program , on - site activities for children up to age 17 and the night - time pajama parties give you some just - the - two - of - us time ( room rates start at $ 1 , 064 per person , per week , all - inclusive ; urltoken ) .
when the nazis annexed austria in 1938 , the von trapps realized that they were on thin ice with a regime they abhorred . georg not only refused to fly the nazi flag on their house , but he also declined a naval command and a request to sing at hitler ' s birthday party . they were also becoming aware of the nazis ' anti - religious propaganda and policies , the pervasive fear that those around them could be acting as spies for the nazis , and the brainwashing of children against their parents . they weighed staying in austria and taking advantage of the enticements the nazis were offering—greater fame as a singing group , a medical doctor ' s position for rupert , and a renewed naval career for georg—against leaving behind everything they knew—their friends , family , estate , and all their possessions . they decided that they could not compromise their principles and left .
georg von trapp , born in 1880 , became a national hero as a captain in the austrian navy during world war i . he commanded submarines with valor and received the title of
ritter
( knight ) , and later baron , as a reward for his heroic accomplishments . georg married agathe whitehead , the granddaughter of robert whitehead , the inventor of the torpedo , in 1912 . they had seven children together : rupert , 1911–1992 ; agathe , 1913– [ 2010 ] ; maria , 1914– [ 2014 ] ; werner , 1915– [ 2007 ] ; hedwig , 1917–1972 ; johanna , 1919–1994 ; and martina , 1921–1952 . after world war i , austria lost all of its seaports , and georg retired from the navy . his wife died in 1922 of scarlet fever . the family was devastated by her death and unable to bear living in a place where they had been so happy , georg sold his property in pola ( now pula , croatia ) and bought an estate in salzburg .
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such a cute movie . . . . please share it with us again . . . . . . very funny and the scenery is great at the canyon . . . . . . . .
it is romantic , funny , and a joy to watch . i ' m hoping they will put this on dvd soon . i will buy a copy the first day it comes out . i like movies with fred . . .
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unencumbered couples get to frolic sensually at adults - only sandals resorts and others in this category .
the big difference is that children — from newborns to teenagers — are not only welcome but can be kept occupied and out of your hair with supervised , age - appropriate activities from morning till night .
and if you ' re wondering which property to choose , beaches turks & caicos , located on one of the most gorgeous beaches in the caribbean islands , collects top honors .
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if your kids are school - age and spend far too much time in front of screens , getting them outdoors into one of the united states national parks will fill them with fresh ideas along with fresh air . note that because these parks are very popular , especially during school breaks , it ' s essential to make reservations well in advance to avoid disappointment .
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more and more blended families are honeymooning together . here , our favorite getaways .
with sweeping views of the sparkling waters of the caribbean , the island of st . lucia’s mossy peaks , jungle interior and some of the most spectacular sunsets in the region , this luxury hotel seriously sparks the romance . ( the cap maison was the site of a bachelor proposal after all . ) while sumptuous bedding , in - room spa services and stellar cuisine are hallmarks of the intimate , beachfront property , it isn’t all white gloves and fine wines . the hotel’s nannies and grannies special allows families who stay in a grand villa an additional room free of charge . the pool , beach and golf program are welcoming to children , as are a host of area activities , such as snorkeling and ziplining ( room rates start at $ 405 a night ; urltoken ) .
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but an increasing number of travel companies are reporting that honeymooners are now taking along their offspring .
many couples now marry after they have children , while others are keen not to leave behind kids from a previous marriage .
when carlisle bay opened it was a modern haven for honeymooners without a hint of caribbean chintz in sight . it rapidly cultivated a clever double persona as the place to bring children to as well .
it’s the kind of hotel where children can be ensconced in an evening movie in the cinema whilst newlywed parents indulge in a private candlelit dinner on the jetty .
book a carlisle suite with three ensuite bedrooms and there’s room for everyone to spread out and enjoy some privacy .
the caribbean cool kids club for youngsters aged six months to six years and the crew blue & crush programmes for older kids and teens is just the ticket when you want to slope off to the spa .
honeymooning in the uk is cool right now . it’s affordable , cuts out airport hassle and the standard of hotels at home is now unrecognisable to when our parents’ generation tied the knot .
rock and polzeath are two of cornwall’s hippest spots and the art deco inspired st moritz hotel lies between the two , just set back from the dramatic coastal path .
newlyweds will love the chichi bar and open kitchen restaurant with food by jamie porter , the only cowshed spa in a hotel outside of the soho house collection and rooms with sea views .
kids will fall in love with the natty beach huts by the pool ( included when you book a king room ) , and the kids club during school holidays offering a surf academy , beach games and rock pool adventures on polzeath beach .
the anassa is one of those classy hotels that makes adults feel glamorous and children utterly at ease and entertained , partly due to the fact it’s owned by three stylish siblings who all have children .
the alcyone has a large terrace with outdoor fireplace and a private infinity pool . if couples are travelling with a baby , the anassa removes as much hassle as possible with its baby go lightly programme .
this allows parents to pre - order online baby paraphernalia , from buggies to bottles .
little dix bay : it ' s a toss up as to whether being a honeymooner or being a child is more fun here . . .
families are greeted with a deluxe hamper filled with lady primrose baby skin care products , gerber baby water , children - sized bathrobes , a basket of sand toys , games , books , puzzles and sweet treats .
the half - mile crescent - shaped beach has shallow waters perfect for paddling .
meanwhile , kids can join eco tours on land and sea , an introduction to snorkelling and scuba , glass bottom boat tours , tennis clinics and pirate parties . it ' s a toss up whether being a honeymooner or a kid is more fun here .
twelve miles from the red city , it’s a fabulous place to come and fly and flop in a secluded villa in a palm grove with your own private pool , hammam , fitted kitchen and barbecue , but of course you can head into the frenetically unmissable city at any time .
there’s also a golf course , clarins spa , complimentary kids club for children aged three to 12 , professional baby sitting service and four restaurants .
the romantic credentials of borgo egnazia are beyond doubt - this is where singer and actor justin timberlake married actress jessica biel .
designed to resemble a traditional ‘borgo’ or village with private villas and townhouses with private swimming pools , the chic décor of white , cream and taupe instantly calms post - wedding stresses .
set in ancient olive groves between the undulating valle d’itria hills and the sparkling adriatic ( with its own beach club ) , there’s plenty to keep newlyweds and children entertained including the vair spa , an 18 - hole golf course and the trullalleri kids club .
this fun surf bar has an adjacent outdoor play area so that newlyweds can enjoy a drink and still keep an eye on the little ones . ben and marina fogle and their two children are all fans .
you’ll discover it is possible to have a modern romance with kids around . failing that , there’s always the kids ' club .
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europe is a tough place to pin down . an extremely diverse continent , it has no end of secrets to explore – even if you’ve lived here your whole life . there’s ancient cities that laid the groundwork of civilisation , incredible natural wonders and some of the world’s best beach destinations .
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if we could use one word to describe spain , it would be diverse . this is a country where the landscape ranges from desert to subtropical forest , where rugged mountains give way to gold - sand beaches , and where quaint , whitewashed villages sit just a few miles from cosmopolitan cities .
greece ' s first - rate beaches , picturesque towns and balmy temperatures have been drawing in visitors for years . on the mainland , regions like halkidiki offer soft sandy beaches and easy access to ancient sites , while scattered across the sea are thousands of islands , each with their own distinct personality .
it ' s no surprise that italy has been drawing in visitors for centuries . its cities perfectly combine history with culture , hidden coves and luxury resorts dot the rugged coastline , and the countryside landscapes are some of the most photographed in the world .
made up of more than 1 , 000 islands scattered across the indian ocean , the maldives is the quintessential get - away - from - it - all destination . it ' s a one - hotel - per - island affair , with properties ranging from luxe hideaways with stylish restaurants and bars , to rustic - chic retreats that draw on traditional maldivian design .
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the gateway to north africa , morocco’s mix of vibrant ancient cities and mountain - backed beaches sets it apart from your average holiday destination . looking for a getaway with a difference ? dubai’s swift development and clutch of world records ( the world’s tallest tower and biggest shopping mall , to name a few ) have made it the new must - see city .
if you’re not sure where you fancy going , this is where you’ll find our pick of the hottest holiday destinations , from up - and - coming islands to the beach resorts of the moment .
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