Notes from the Ash Tree Meadow

Writer, former teacher, beginning mandolinist, reluctant singer, daydream believer, hopeless romantic, raised by Bryan Ferry in a house made of bus tickets in the forest, sleeping in an ash tree meadow

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30 Day Movie Challenge: Day 20: Charade

Favorite Actor/Actress: Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant

I chose these two from a giant list I have of at least 50 top actors and actresses. I mainly chose them in order to put Charade in this challenge.

The 1963 suspense thriller follows Regina “Reggie” Lampert (Hepburn) who returns from a ski holiday to find her apartment empty and all of her possessions gone. She had planned to ask her husband, Charles, for a divorce on the trip, but he never showed. The police then inform her of his death;

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# charade

# audrey hepburn

# cary grant

30 Day Movie Challenge: Day 3: My Fair Lady

A Movie That Makes Me Happy: My Fair Lady

When I was little, there were 3 movies we had on heavy rotation in the VCR: The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and My Fair Lady. This 1964 classic, a musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, stars Audrey Hepburn as Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle. The role of Eliza was made famous by Julie Andrews, who originally portrayed her on stage opposite Rex Harrison as misogynistic phoneticist Professor Henry Higgins. Harrison, as seen in the photo above, reprized his role in the film.

The hilarious antagonism between Eliza and Higgins is charming, memorable, and best expressed in Eliza’s song “Just You Wait”, in which she imagines Higgins’ being gunned down by a firing squad for torturing her with repetitive and ridiculous speech exercises. The chemistry between Hepburn and Harrison makes the film deserving of its 8 Oscar wins, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Rex Harrison)< Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography.

Let’s not forget the supporting roles either.

# My Fair Lady

# audrey hepburn

# rex harrison