Stuff that gets overlooked in the movies: the Chagall in Notting Hill
One of the best-known lines in romantic comedy fails to mention a not insignificant fact.
This one: La Mariée by Marc Chagall.
Photo from My Daily Art Display
She had seen a print of the Chagall in his house, the one with the blue door.
So she gave him the painting.
Of course, mentioning valuable gifts in a declaration of love kind of kills the romance.
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June 12th, 2013 at 23:47
i love this movie! and also Marc Chagall! have you seen his ceiling mural at the Opéra Garnier in Paris? it’s magical. :)
and also this song talking about a painting by Chagall is quite awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASbWIyCAsbg
June 13th, 2013 at 00:05
lola_basyang: “Mr. Blue” by jazz vocalist Michael Franks mentions Chagall and other painters.
June 13th, 2013 at 03:35
I discovered Chagall through this movie. Fact.
June 13th, 2013 at 09:15
Steve Martin mentions “the blue man in the Chagall” in that balcony scene from Roxanne. “I am in orbit around you, I am suspended weightless over you like the blue man in the Chagall, hanging over you in a delirious kiss.”
Sigh.