211 Reader Comments (so far…)

Candice Bergen

I’d happily live in any Fred and Ginger movie — except "Vernon and Irene Castle" which did not end well. Also, "Singin’ In The Rain" would be fine with me. A perky place to live. And I had a crush on Gene Kelly.

By Candice Bergen on 05/14/2008 8:01 am
Joan Ganz Cooney

"Flying Down to Rio" dancing with Fred Astaire.

By Joan Ganz Cooney on 05/14/2008 11:28 am
Julia Reed

If I could live inside a movie, it would definitely be "Indiscreet." It’s set in my favorite city in the world, London, in an oh-so-chic apartment. If I were Ingrid Bergman in that film, I’d have a lovely couple working for me, a hilariously dry brother-in-law, a sweet and caring sister, and a yacht called the “Sea Witch.” Not to mention Cary Grant, whose suits in that role were the most gorgeous and well-tailored things I’ve ever seen on a man. (My mother met him at the White House once and he told her he was wearing the same tux from the movie.) Even if I weren’t Ingrid, I’d be happy to hang around with all of them, maybe cadge a yacht ride and free tickets to one of Ingrid’s plays. I have seen that movie so many times, I feel as though I do live in it when I’m watching it, but I tend to think I’m living in lots of movies.
When I was very young, I watched Natalie Wood rob banks in "Penelope" and began a short-lived career as a petty thief in my own house. After I watched Robert Redford in "Three Days of the Condor," I found myself unconsciously looking around corners before I turned them and flattening myself against walls. More recently, I remember thinking what a nice place to live "The Birdcage" would be. I loved Robin Williams and Nathan Lane and Hank Azaria, so brilliant as their houseman. I did not want to leave their cozy compound — the apartment above the nightclub, the nightclub itself with all the sweet drag queens. And of course I’d want to live in any of the "Thin Man" movies. How much fun.

By Julia Reed on 05/14/2008 5:12 pm
Liz Smith

Probably “All About Eve,” a cinema moment in Broadway history that I find particularly nostalgic – the 50s. In that film there is still glamour, people dress to go to the theater, George Sanders types make acerbic remarks and there are GREAT TRULY GREAT stars! (This was New York as I found it when I first arrived from Texas!)

By Liz Smith on 05/15/2008 11:38 am
Judith Martin
By Judith Martin on 05/15/2008 11:55 am
Joan Juliet Buck

Any film directed by Ernst Lubitsch.

By Joan Juliet Buck on 05/14/2008 12:00 am
Mugsy Peabody

Oh, Joan, you are so interesting! I’d probably have to say “Pollack” because I am living it. And it is very very fulfilling. I have lived Bridges of Madison County, and it still breaks my heart, but I would do it again. Funny Girl, another. Great question!

By Mugsy Peabody on 05/14/2008 12:11 am
Lynn VanDeLaarschot

You know what they say about better to have loved and lost then …. but truly, anything written by Robert James Weller would be lovely! Lynn

By Lynn VanDeLaarschot on 05/14/2008 8:48 am
immoddesta godessa

house of cards”Susannah Harker is the stupendous heroine! Brilliant plot twists with brains galore!

By immoddesta godessa on 05/14/2008 8:22 pm
Mark Rowe

Movies are great! And there are so many. But myself I enjoy sci-fi because of the posabilities. So sign me up for star wars. It would be so much fun, man’s & woman’s final frontier!.

By Mark Rowe on 05/14/2008 12:18 am
Leanette T

What movie? Right now I would have to say Dantas’ Inferno. Did they make the movie? I remember trying to read the book once — I didn’t get far into it, it was too confusing, too much like my life now, hell most of the time, I don’t know what to do next — I’m lost in a void. Now, given the choice I would like to be living in a fun sci-fi movie with a happy-ever-after ending.

By Leanette T on 05/14/2008 12:30 am
Gianna Bracco

Leanette T ….. no need to apologize, I hear you. you’re kitty is adorable.
take care.

By Gianna Bracco on 05/14/2008 12:45 pm
Leanette T

Sorry about that last post… too depressing. What movie? Well, I wouldn’t want to live in it but I sure would like to see my book make into a movie. If you are interested you can read the first five chapters at my web site, ProjectWarGod.com It sure was fun writing it….

By Leanette T on 05/14/2008 12:40 am
zut alors

High Society”

By zut alors on 05/14/2008 12:46 am
Renee B

I LOVE that movie!

By Renee B on 05/14/2008 8:04 pm