Bonjour Tristesse at TCM Film Fest

14 Saturday Apr 2012

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Barbara Tfank, Bonjour Tristesse, Jean Seberg, Otto Preminger, Saul Bass, TCM Film Festival

Traffic was hell but worth it.

What a treat. I got to see a digitally restored print of Otto Preminger’s “Bonjour Tristesse,” today at the TCM Film Fest. Jean Seberg was too gorgeous. The south of France was entrancing, and I even got a surprise when I saw that Saul Bass did the opening title sequence.

Here’s a blog with all the titles: http://annyas.com/screenshots/updates/saul-bass-title-sequence-bonjour-tristesse-1958/

That color is so beautiful on her. Photo: Bob Willoughby, mptv.com.

Great sweater! I love a racing stripe. Photo: Bob Willoughby, mptv.com.

Photo: Bob Willoughby, mptv.com.

Barbara Tfank spoke before the film about how costumes serve the character. She is a designer who has dressed everyone from Uma Thurman (she designed that pale lavender Prada Academy Awards gown that ushered in the modern, designer + red carpet era, before that it was Vegas meets prom on the red carpet) to Adele and Michele Obama. She is a former costume designer herself and knows of what she speaks. A true fashioneaste.

I got a standby ticket and was waaaaaay back.

She said that Givenchy was actually the costume designer for the film. Seberg never looked so breathtakingly modern, fresh and beautiful. And this was 1958! Hopefully Netfilx gets it on DVD, (don’t you think they should have these kinds of things???) so I can show you all the covetable stuff, like the great swimsuits Seberg gallops around in.

It ends tomorrow folks.

Turner Classic Film Festival 2012

01 Sunday Apr 2012

Posted by Angie in stuff to see

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Bonjour Tristesse, Grace Kelly, Jean Seberg, TCM Classic Film Festival, Turner Classic Movies Film Festival

Ok, if you live in the LA area, and call yourself a film buff, you need to get your ass down to this festival. This is their third year and it’s a whopper. They’re showing a restored “Cabaret,” “Sabrina,” Liz Taylor’s “Cleopatra,” “Funny Face,” “Casablanca,” “High Society” poolside. Yes, you can watch Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra singing the Cole Porter score poolside at the Roosevelt Hotel. WTF!!! The list goes on and on, so much fabulousness, I can’t even type fast enough.

Grace Kelly as Tracy Lord in "High Society," 1956.

I want to see “Bonjour Tristesse,” since Jean Seberg is too gamine gorgeous in it to pass up. And the beachy French 50’s vibe is fantastic!

"Bonjour Tristesse," 1958. Is that chambray shirt great or what?

Their theme this year is “Style in the Movies.” For you fashioneaste’s they offer: the films of Stanley Donen, Deco Design, Essentials (the classics), The Legendary Costumes of Travis Banton, and Noir Style. I am salivating!

Many interesting panels, and special guest are scheduled as well including: Rick Baker (godfather of makeup artists), Mel Brooks, John Carpenter, Liza Minnelli (holy sh*t!!!), Kim Novak, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Towne (screenwriter), huuuuuuuh, I have to catch my breath.

Buy your tickets now:

http://www.tcm.com/festival/