George duning bell, book and candle 1958, vinyl discogs. More interestingly, the rite is noted in occultism, because of its closeness to occult practices as in. 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. Ok, bell, book, and candle 1958 is really about witches. Action from the first page, the tension doesnt let up until the last, giving you a book that you just cant put down. I also have to give kudos to that wonderful hermione gingold and the great elsa lanchester, to say nothing of. The phrase bell, book, and candle refers to a latin christian method of excommunication by anathema, imposed on a person who had committed an exceptionally grievous sin. Rent bell, book and candle 1958 starring james stewart and kim novak on dvd and bluray.
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. Bell book and candle 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See more ideas about kim novak, classic movies and haunted movie. Kim novak plays an art shop owner named gillian who takes a fancy to publisher shepard henderson james stewart when.
Bell book and candle 1958 elsa lanchester as queenie holroyd. When a shipment of expired lobsters arrives, day decides to take the capitalist to court. Anthonys attention to detail makes you appreciate what the police force face every day in the course of their duty. James stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester 108. In bell, book and candle, she plays one of her aunt roles. And bell, book and candle 1958, richard quines film version of john van drutens popular play, has great fun with the idea that witches could blend in quite easily with the other kooks and weirdos living in the big apple. Also, the movie has action in manhattan, greenwich village, shops, offices and night clubs. James stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester, janice rule, richard quine. Rent bell, book and candle 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd. Remastered version with same original artwork as colpix cover. Weve found 1,216 lyrics, 200 artists, and 100 albums matching bell, book, and candle. In 1980 citadelvarese released a neverbeforeheard stereo version but did not amend the album cover to include this information.
It stars kim novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbor, played by james stewart. Curced in kirk an sal ai be wid candil, boke, and bell. Another gripping inspector billy boyd novel from paul anthony. Whats the origin of the phrase bell, book and candle. She met the actor charles laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. The phrase bell, book and candle is the final line of an incantation denoting excommunication from the catholic church. In current practice, a simple pronouncement is made to anathematize formally. Actress kim novak discusses hollywood and her career with robert osborne. Back in the 1950s, most straight audiences wouldnt have gotten the subtext but gays certainly did. Information and translations of bell, book, and candle in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. See more ideas about candles, book worms and love bells. Bell, book and candle was originally a successful broadway play written by john van druten, a closeted gay man. James stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, elsa lanchester, janice rule, philippe. Ernie kovacs bell book and candle starring james stewart, kim novak.
Bell, book and candle article about bell, book and. A book publisher named shepherd henderson jimmy stewart has just moved into the. And in 1959 jack lemmon nicky would star in the quintessential absurdist gay comedy, some like it hot. Bell, book and candle by richard quine james stewart, kim. Definition of bell, book and candle in the idioms dictionary. The film is considered stewarts final role as a romantic lead. It celebrates the character actors who helped make classic film as great as it was. Elsa sullivan lanchester was born into an unconventional a family at the turn of the 20th century. Bell book and candle is a mildly disappointing romantic comedy in which the parts add up to more than the whole. After the swiftboating of john kerry, i started looking for someone i could support positively rather than vote for the lesser of two evils. Bell, book and candle 1958 is a sparkling, exotic and intelligent comedy based on john van drutens original play about the unlikely subject of witchcraft in manhattan. Her parents, james shamus sullivan and edith biddy lanchester. Bell book and candle zodiac club philippe clay the bored assassin duration.
The rite seems first to have been used in rheims in the 9 th century, but the phrase bell, book and candle is first recorded in old english in about 0. One of my favorite movies to watch at christmastime is bell, book and candle. Bell, book and candle by john van druten goodreads. Ernie kovacs sidney portrayed a number of lisping, mincing pansy characters on tv. 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 live. Bell, book and candle simple english wikipedia, the free. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. When she encounters charming publisher shepherd henderson james stewart, she decides to make him hers by casting a love spell. Bell, book and candle may never be considered a canonical work, but, in its focus on loves deranging powers, it forms a nice twinship with vertigo.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Its origins are not clear, but it dates back certainly to the late 9th century. Evidently introduced by pope zachary around the middle of the 8th century, the rite was once used by the roman catholic church. Bell, book, and candle roman catholicism britannica. The bell represented the public character of the act, the book the authority of the words spoken by the presiding bishop. 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. The young woman is actually interested in the man, which of course, complicates matters when.
Moviechat forums bell book and candle 1958 discussion gillians wardrobe gillians wardrobe posted 10 years ago by missscarlett67. Presented in eye popping technicolor transfer that beautifully captures james wong howes stunning cinematography, bell, book and candle costarring jack lemmon, erniekovacs, hermione gingold and elsa lanchester. In the play, some minor people are only talked about, but never seen. With james stewart, kim novak, jack lemmon, ernie kovacs. The supporting cast features jack lemmon, ernie kovacs, hermione gingold, and elsa lanchester. Definition of bell, book, and candle in the dictionary.
Elsa lanchester as their batty old aunt, and ernie kovacs as a selfobsessed author who thinks hes onto something, as well as hermione gingold, janice rule, the candoli brothers, and pyewacket kims cat. Bell, book and candle idioms by the free dictionary. A capraesque comedy has day running a new england lobstery and finding herself up against railroad tycoon kovacs. And, with pyewacket, gillians spirit animal, quines movie features the greatest performance ever from a siamese cat. Elsa lanchester as queenie in bell, book and candle. Bell, book and candle religion, spiritualism, and occult this phrase comes from the roman catholic rite of major excommunication or anathema, which dates from the middle of the eighth century. Bell, book, and candle, in roman catholicism, a ceremony formerly used in pronouncing the major excommunication or anathema see excommunication. This label is the first stereo release of bell, book and candle. In the excommunication ceremony officials close the book, quench the candle and toll a bell, as for someone who had died. Thankfully, all the technical aspects of the dvd edition of this late50s romantic comedy are fine. The plot for the movie was changed to add characters to the scenes.
I am a retired healthcare worker and a lifelong republican who supports barack obama. By that i mean that there is much to like about this film, including an attractive cast, an amazing siamese cat, and beautiful cinematography by james wong howe, but the romance is rather tepid and the comedy is only occasionally amusing. Bell book and candle 1958 elsa lanchester as queenie. Bell book and candle in the late 1950s, gillian holroyd kim novak is a modernday witch living in new york citys greenwich village. Elsa sullivan lanchester 28 october 1902 26 december 1986 was an english actress with a long career in theatre, film and television lanchester studied dance as a child and after the first world war began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade.
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