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Grace of Monaco

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A five inch taller Nicole Kidman gracefully enacts the role by the side of a surprisingly lean and not so short Prince Rainier. The French threaten to capture the little kingdom and Grace invites all the rulers of Europe including de Gaulle for a Red Cross function and promptly snubs the general. She makes an hour long speech in English with not a word of french. Even McNamara who had come as representive of Pres Kennedy makes a wisecrack to the general. All ends well with the rulers of the tax haven pursuing their hedonic lifestyle. Hitchcock had turned up to invite Grace to return to Hollywood to act in Marnie. He had to settle for Tippy Hedren. A good movie for those who havent seen any Grace Kelly movies or her pictures in Life magazine.

Bill

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Maria Callas - Bill the K 08:16:21 06/19/14 (0)
They show Callas and Onasis who were close friends of the Royals. During the last party scene they show Callas singing Madam Butterfly but the music is only for couple of minutes. That was a big disappointment because I was watching the movie in a new theatre of 150 capacity with JBL surround sound. The music sounded so great.

Cheers
Bill
interesting re: Grace Kelly - user510 11:53:27 06/16/14 (1)
Last Friday night "To Catch a Thief" was on the HDNet Movie channel. It had been so many forgotten years since I've seen the movie, I watched. Cary Grant and Grace Kelly headline the cast but supporting cast is also very good. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
A fun movie all the way through. Grants' John Robie character owned this film but Kelly's Frances Stevens is the flypaper that makes you keep watching. So very delicious. (1955) This was filmed on location at the French Riviera.
iirc this was the film where Kelly and Prince Rainier (of Monaco) met. The rest is history, as they say.
-Steve

Edits: 06/19/14
- RE: interesting re: Grace Kelly - Bill the K 20:49:56 06/16/14 (0)
  Rear Window is good but my favorite is Dial M For Murder.
  
  My favorite Hitchcock movie is not Psycho but Vertigo. Kim Novak has something to do with it I guess.
  
  Cheers
  Bill

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