Katarina and I watched The Trouble With Angels today.It is a great 60s flick about a Catholic girls boarding school. Rosalind Russell plays the Mother Superior, and Hayley Mills is a trouble-making student.
Each of Haley Mills' escapades start with the pronouncement, "I have a scathingly brilliant idea!"
At one point in the movie, the Mother Superior stops by dance class (the dance teacher is played by Gypsy Rose Lee, which brings up a whole different conversation), and realizes that the girls are lacking certain undergarments.
Brassieres. (Not bras. It is 1966 after all.)
Mother Superior tasks a particularly nervous and timid nun to take the girls to a lingerie shop, so they can buy said brassieres.
Nearly in tears, she says, "But Reverend Mother, I don't know anything about...binders!"
And that is all I have to say about women and binders.
Do you have a favorite old or classic movie?
We have been talking about this today on facebook - discussing how old a movie should be to consider it old. And if the age of a movie has anything to do with it being a classic. I loved this definition from Denise, "A classic doesn't have to be old. It just needs to be timeless and enjoyable, or relevant for more than one generation."
I love love love love this movie. Even the second one they did with Susan St. James!!
ReplyDeleteI love the second one too!!
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ReplyDeleteI love this movie! When I was younger, I was obsessed with Haley Mills and this was my fav.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many classics from all different decades that I love. The Philadelphia Story, Bringing up Baby, The Breakfast Club, Sound of Music, Forest Gump, the Goonies.
I think a movie night is in order.
I went through a Haley Mills obsessed time of my own. That is how I got hooked on Saved By The Bell - that first year when it was the Miss Bliss show and she was the teacher.
DeleteThe Philadelphia Story - Thomas and I have watched it so many times that we have the entire thing memorized. If you ever need someone to quickly stage a play of The Philadelphia Story, just call us.
I love the rest of your list too.
Movie nights are always good!
I love these movies. Now I have to go watch it on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, it's available for streaming on Netflix.
ReplyDeleteHow awesome is that!? I don't have Netflix, so I had no idea they were on there. That makes me happy.
DeleteOh man! I done forgot all about this awesome movie!!
ReplyDeleteI have this movie and it is one of my favorite's! Wanted to say thanks for stopping by my blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to start saying I have a scathingly brilliant idea all the time. I can't wait.
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