Since were coming up on christmas i just watched bell book and candle again. The kim novak collection picnic jeanne eagels bell, book and candle middle of the night pal joey. It is forbidden to reproduce the photograph out of context of the promotion of the film. Gillian holroyd kim novak is a woman who runs an african curios shop in new york city underneath the apartment building where she and her aunt queenie elsa lanchester. Jun 26, 2015 actress kim novak discusses hollywood and her career with robert osborne duration. Throughout elementary and high school, kim did not get along well with teachers. A beautifully mounted studio picture, its also an indelible christmas movie reuniting vertigo stars kim novak replacing a pregnant vera miles and james stewart in the role rex harrison. Bell, book and candle does charming grace to the strengths and weaknesses of being tothewitchcraft born, and kim novak, whose makeup is pretty scary itself, is completely credible as a witch who is fascinated by neighbor stewart and lands him through enchantment. Kim novak falls in love with publisher james stewart as her warlock brother jack lemmon complicates matters by coauthoring a book on.
Bell book and candle in the late 1950s, gillian holroyd kim novak is a modernday witch living in new york citys greenwich village. And the biggest inspiration for me right now is kim novak in the film bell,book and candle. Bell book and candle is not a great movie by any means its fair, but its worth checking out for a couple of reasons. After making vertigo with james stewart, novak reunited with him for the fun bell book and candle 1958, director richard quines cocktailera version of a hit play by john van druten. Novak was supposed to do a comedy with the french director claude berri, also starring peter falk, and a remake of bell, book and candle with sharon stone. Dec 27, 20 explore fabricdragons board inspiration. This film has been on my radar as the cast includes the remarkable duo of jimmy stewart and kim novak and was released in the same year as hitchcocks masterpiece, vertigo, also featuring the two leads. Vertigo signed film movie script screenplay x5 autographs james stewart alfred hitchcock kim novak barbara bel geddes. Kim novak in bell,book and candle even though it just started getting truly hot here in hollywood, my mind is on fall. With robert osborne, kim novak addresses the reaction to her appearance at this years academy awards ceremony, and her decision to return to the tcm classic film festival, before a screening of. Of course, any dialogue at all sounds strange when kim novak is delivering it in that beaarthurmeetsmarilynmonroe voice.
Thankfully, all the technical aspects of the dvd edition of this late50s romantic comedy are fine. A modernday witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee. Apr, 2014 with robert osborne, kim novak addresses the reaction to her appearance at this years academy awards ceremony, and her decision to return to the tcm classic film festival, before a screening of. Bell, book and candle is a 1958 comedydrama film based on the successful broadway play of the same name, featuring james stewart and kim novak as the leading roles. The kim novak collection picnic jeanne eagels bell. She is best known for her performance in the classic 1958 film vertigo.
In bell, novak plays gil, a witch who uses her powers to do her bidding and to catch jimmy. Dec 20, 2014 bell, book and candle 1958 dec 20, 2014. After vertigo kim gave another standout performance in. Kim novak, robert osborne, bell book and candle youtube. As part of my halloween viewing for this year, i saw bell, book, and candle for the first time. With james stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs. Witches in new york in 1958, kim novak, a young jack lemmon, kim novak, magic, ernie kovacs, hermoine gingold. Hi kim novak, for many years i have been a great of yours kim since 1985 to the present day. Bell, book and candle by richard quine james stewart, kim. Jan 21, 2011 kim novak and jimmy stewart from the movie bell book and candle. Stewart plays a new york publisher entranced by a mysteriously bewitching young woman novak. First, its almost hard to believe this is the same kim novak that graced the screen in vertigo the same year. My favourite kim novak movies are bell book and candle, boys night out and vertigo kim is the only hitchcock blonde that i really like. Stewarts a straightarrow drawn into the world of greenwich village witchcraft, of which novak, jack lemmon, and elsa lanchester are key practitioners.
She even admitted that she didnt like being told what to do. Movie actress kim novak with siamese cat during filming of. John van drutens stage comedy bell book and candle starred rex harrison and lilli palmer on broadway. Richard quine elsa lanchester, jack lemmon, kim novak, ernie kovacs, james stewart.
Kim novak was one of the most beautiful women in hollywood. The kim novak collection picnic jeanne eagels bell, book. Bell, book and candle gets a fair dvd reissue from columbia tristar home video that doesnt offer any additional features to fans of this nonconformists as witches movie. Kim novak, the beautiful and fascinating witch in bell, book and candle 1958 duration.
In the late 1950s, gillian holroyd kim novak is a modernday witch living in new york citys greenwich village. See more ideas about kim novak, classic movies and celebrities with cats. Interview with actress kim novak, who lives in oregon and. Rita hayworth, frank sinatra, kim novak, jeff chandler, william holden, james stewart, barbara nichols, bobby sherwood, hank henry, elizabeth patterson, franklyn farnum, bess flowers, delbert mann, george sidney, joshua logan, richard quine, daniel fuchs, daniel taradash. Ernie kovacs bell book and candle starring james stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon duration. Gillian holroyd kim novak is a woman who runs an african curios shop in new york city underneath the. Bell book and candle 1958 bell book and candle 1958.
It was directed by richard quine, a specialist in comedies featuring sexual innuendo, splashy color, andor jack lemmon. Her other movies included the man with the golden arm, picnic, pal joey, and bell, book and candle. Kim novak as gillian and her familiar, pyewacket the cat photography by rex. She was also a guest star on my favourite 80s soap, falcon crest. Capes,cowl necks and some perfect capri cigarette pants are the perfect take on a modern witch in this 1958 classic. See more ideas about kim novak, book candle, old hollywood. I was pretty disappointed the first time i saw bell book and candle 1958, a romantic comedyfantasy about a witch who falls in love with a mortal man in presentday new york.
Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Ernie kovacs bell book and candle starring james stewart, kim novak. It stars kim novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbor, played by james stewart. Bell, book and candle is a 1958 american technicolor romantic comedy film directed by richard quine, based on the successful broadway play by john van druten and adapted by daniel taradash. Given the cast, headlined by james stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, and ernie kovacs and hermione gingold and elsa lanchester, expectations ran high yet almost unfathomably the film never seemed to live up to its. After teaming memorably in alfred hitchcocks haunting vertigo, james stewart and kim novak are together again in the whimsical bell, book and candle 1958, a spellbinding romantic comedy directed by richard quine and based on john van drutens broadway hit. And the biggest inspiration for me right now is kim novak in the film bell, book and candle. Mar 26, 2020 bell, book and candle is a 1958 comedydrama film based on the successful broadway play of the same name, featuring james stewart and kim novak as the leading roles. Subtitled spanish new bell, book and candle dvd, 2000, close caption. She was the daughter of a former teacher turned transit clerk and his wife, also a former teacher.
Moviechat forums bell book and candle 1958 discussion kim novaks eyebrows. In 1958 director alfred hitchcock offered novak a leading role in vertigo which became her identity. View full size kim novak in bell, book and candle in the conversations included on the dvd, she mentions that the comfortable home pictured in the special feature footage was built to her. The combination of her manner in this film, and her incredibly striking natural good looks make her almost hypnotic. She is so pretty but those eyebrows steal the attention from that lovely face. Ive read that kim novak had a reputation as a bit of a sleepwalker actress, but i think that 60 years on, her acting style holds up a lot better than the overly mannered style of some of her contemporaries, like marilyn monroe or audrey hepburn. See more ideas about kim novak, classic movies and haunted movie.
Kim novak, greenwich villages most seductive sorceress. It tells the story of a modernday witch who takes a liking for her publisher neighbor, so she enchants him to abandon his fiancee to love her instead, only to later realize that she does fall in love with him for real. It looks to be from another novak movie, perhaps jeanne eagels. Bell, book and candle dvd, 2000, close caption subtitled. Find where to watch bell book and candle and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. Among those, bell, book and candle likely would rank as my favorite of. The 1958 filmed version stars james stewart and kim novak, fresh from their successful. See more ideas about kim novak, haunted movie and classic movies. Actress kim novak discusses hollywood and her career with robert osborne duration. Bell, book and beatnik the 1958 movie version of bell book and candle was on the other day. Nov 04, 2019 as part of my halloween viewing for this year, i saw bell, book, and candle for the first time. Jul 21, 2011 my favourite kim novak movies are bell book and candle, boys night out and vertigo kim is the only hitchcock blonde that i really like. Perhaps its because i feel like im watching the real kim novak here.
Movie actress kim novak with siamese cat during filming of bell, book and candle premium photographic print by ralph crane. It stars kim novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbor, played by. When she encounters charming publisher shepherd henderson james stewart, she decides to make him hers by casting a love spell. She was best known for her dual role in alfred hitchcocks psychological thriller vertigo. In the mid1950s novak was offered leading roles in various movies including the man with the golden arm 1955 and picnic 1956. Mesmerizing photos of kim novak in bell, book and candle. Kim novak, american actor who was a popular star in the mid to late 1950s in spite of her slender output. A modernday witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee, so she enchants him to love her instead, only to fall in love with him for real. Kim novak in bell, book and candle even though it just started getting truly hot here in hollywood, my mind is on fall. For starters, the cover image is of kim novak, but it doesnt appear to be an image from bell, book and candle. Aug 29, 2011 ernie kovacs bell book and candle starring james stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon duration. Kim novak, robert osborne, bell book and candle duration. Kim novak and jimmy stewart from the movie bell book and candle. Bell, book and candle is a 1958 american technicolor comedydrama romance film directed by richard quine, based on the successful 1950 broadway play by john van druten adapted by daniel taradash.
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