tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post7214201670370797773..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: Roman Holiday (1953)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-67311897826063367012013-03-08T17:47:09.798-05:002013-03-08T17:47:09.798-05:00Not as dramatic as you , my girl, and definitely n...Not as dramatic as you , my girl, and definitely not in the same league. :) Besides, I was much, much younger. You're in a class by yourself. :)) I did tend to get very involved with what was going on, on screen; I sometimes still do, depending on my mood. *grin* <br /><br />What you're doing/going through, I don't blame your friend for suggesting counselling. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-21196465351410074102013-03-08T16:29:14.123-05:002013-03-08T16:29:14.123-05:00 Hmph! You were dramatic, eh? :D What did you do?
... Hmph! You were dramatic, eh? :D What did you do?<br /><br />And also, I ended up walking around referencing this film in school today. There was this scene after Greg has found out that she's a princess, and he sticks the newspaper in his coat pocket. Well, I did just that and walked around with it all day. It got in my way while doing almost everything, but oh well, I didn't cry for most of the day.<br /><br />...Most. At the end of the day I saw a Greg/Audrey picture and broke down and cried again. My friend said someone's gonna mistake it for depression, and send me to a counsellor. And I just started raving, saying, "OH NO. I HATE COUNSELLORS. I'll lose my head at the counsellor's office, the counsellor's gonna say I'm loony, they're gonna send me to a mental hospital, and, and, and! And I'm going to re-enact Spellbound and and and..."<br /><br />Huh, maybe I am loony, after all.Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-37745097192343607332013-03-08T15:31:03.665-05:002013-03-08T15:31:03.665-05:00 *handing Bombaynoir a handkerchief / box of tissu... *handing Bombaynoir a handkerchief / box of tissues* Here you go. 'tis okay - I am probably your mother's age, and I still find myself being affected by what I see on screen, or read in a book. :) And since I'm not 13 anymore, I outgrew being so dramatic about it. (Well, I don't think I was as dramatic as you are, when I was your age, but still... *grin*)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-12462576380517410582013-03-08T12:20:41.679-05:002013-03-08T12:20:41.679-05:00I feel like I can't get over it! I mean everyo...I feel like I can't get over it! I mean everyone's making a big deal of Greg/Audrey (and they look so absolutely cute together), and THEY ONLY DID ONE FILM? And that too with a sad ending! No wonder Rajesh sang, "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai"! If I weren't under 18 I'd go drink my sorrows away.<br /><br />Nah, just kidding. I still remember that blasted whiskey someone gave me. Thank goodness it was during the holidays and I could sleep till 3. But it seems like the whole world is hellbent upon showing me Greg/Audrey pictures! I can't even look at the film poster without crying.<br /><br />I'm like a leaky tap. I can't remember the last time I cried so much at a film because Hindi films usually have happy endings. Probably "Guide" was the last I cried so much.<br /><br />I really wanted them to run off or something. I know, there wasn't another good ending besides that. But, why did Greg and Audrey only do ONE film together? Not fair! Yeah, you're right, life is cruel.<br /><br />-cries some more-Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-37996433260900207652013-03-08T11:12:30.763-05:002013-03-08T11:12:30.763-05:00 Och, you poor child. Life is cruel. It happens th... Och, you poor child. Life is cruel. It happens that way not just on screen. As my son, who is only a few years older than you says, 'Live with it'. :) <br /><br />The ending is sad, I agree. But <i>hota hai</i>. Just think of what would have happened if a princess married an impecunious reporter, even one who looked as dishy as Gregory Peck. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-46205371761292332502013-03-07T17:16:21.018-05:002013-03-07T17:16:21.018-05:00Okay, so I watched the film. It was on TV, and I t...Okay, so I watched the film. It was on TV, and I thought, okay, the ending can't be that bad. HOW WRONG I WAS. HOW. ABSOLUTELY. WRONG. I was crying and wailing at the TV, and shouting, "GREG, GO BACK. GREG, GO BAAAACK!" One time I yelled, "ATTICUS GO BACK" at the TV, but I realized it was too early for that. :P That last scene where he's walking away from the reception hall made me cry so much. So much.<br /><br />And I swear, if I see any Greg/Audrey pictures, I am going to cry, and cry, and cry a river. It happened yesterday. And I was sniffling in school all the way for the past few days. GREG, AUDREY RODE YOUR VESPA WITH YOU. YOU, YOU MADE THAT REMARK ABOUT MOVING TO A PLACE WITH A KITCHEN! YOU CAN'T LET HER GO! -cries-<br /><br />-sobs- And what's more, I found they only did this one film together. WHAAAAT? -cries some more-Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-86758284648513552932013-02-24T15:51:43.095-05:002013-02-24T15:51:43.095-05:00Oh, I know what I'll do! I'll steal a time...Oh, I know what I'll do! I'll steal a time machine, warp right on your doorstep, take them all with me and run off!Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-29461826206162865682013-02-24T01:17:37.759-05:002013-02-24T01:17:37.759-05:00Yup. It's good to dispel ignorance. :)
(I ha...Yup. It's good to dispel ignorance. :) <br /><br />(I have informed the Coast Guard too.)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-87124435583699747162013-02-23T18:06:32.183-05:002013-02-23T18:06:32.183-05:00 Ah, well. A bit of work, but then it'll help ... Ah, well. A bit of work, but then it'll help dispel misconceptions. And there are plenty of those about!<br /><br />You saw right through my plan! I'll sail into MA, then!Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-69943000115743081102013-02-23T13:57:40.674-05:002013-02-23T13:57:40.674-05:00 The next time they ask you about Singapore, sprea... The next time they ask you about Singapore, spread out a map and show them where it is, and give them a lesson on the food, culture, language.... :) <br /><br />Sneaking in to kidnap them? Umm, seal the borders! Now! :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-15219177639866126482013-02-22T21:53:18.059-05:002013-02-22T21:53:18.059-05:00 Meh, I can't even vote, and I don't like ... Meh, I can't even vote, and I don't like listening to my uncle's political rallies, so I choose to stay out of it.<br /><br />Gave up a long time ago, when I got asked if they sold cockroaches on the streets. -facepalm-<br /><br />Hmph! I'll sneak in then! If the Mexicans can do it so can I!Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-89480144137548125162013-02-21T15:58:15.213-05:002013-02-21T15:58:15.213-05:00Ah, political stuff. I don't give much of a da...Ah, political stuff. I don't give much of a damn about that, though my uncle puts that idiot Fox News on 24/7. That's why I always sneak off to my dad's room to watch films instead.<br /><br />Nope. They don't. They think it's in China. Or Japan. Or Mongolia. Yeah, that happened once.<br /><br />Alright then, I'm gonna catch a plane to MA and hunt them down! :D By singing Dev's or Shammi's songs! Hehehehe!Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-32245387336703572772013-02-20T22:12:59.956-05:002013-02-20T22:12:59.956-05:00 I live in the liberal north-east. Florida would m... I live in the liberal north-east. Florida would make me want to go commit suicide. :) <br /><br />Singaporean?! People are even more ignorant than I thought. Sigh. Do they know where Singapore is?<br /><br />Nope. No chance of getting to see any of them if I get my hands on them first. *grin* I call dibs!Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-48717834291752841692013-02-20T22:11:20.794-05:002013-02-20T22:11:20.794-05:00 You still haven't finished with the paperwork... You still haven't finished with the paperwork? This is ridiculous; you've been there for more than four months now! Poor, poor you! Write to me - you know ears and shoulders are always at your service.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-8605068447656813952013-02-20T15:56:31.619-05:002013-02-20T15:56:31.619-05:00Yeah, but it did have a happy ending! I'd seen...Yeah, but it did have a happy ending! I'd seen Gregory Peck in "To Kill a Mockingbird" before, (and I was laughing and laughing every time he said ANYTHING, because, well because Atticus is now Gregory Peck. :D) but it was a later film. "Spellbound", however, the second he walked in, I was just blown away. Oh. -dreamy sigh-<br /><br />Why not? Okay, I can see why not. 1. NO TRANSPORTATION. I'm used to getting around by myself, like in Singapore, but it's too dangerous to walk on the streets here. 2. Nothing to do. Really. Nothing. At. All. 3. Sort of applies to me, but everyone in school asks me if I speak SINGAPOREAN. What in the- Gosh, these people are ignorant.<br /><br />BUT NOOO! It's Dev! And it's Shammi! And it's Gregory Peck! I must see them! Must must must must must! I am just gonna cling to them all. Absolutely.Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-51277351844940699552013-02-20T09:51:30.513-05:002013-02-20T09:51:30.513-05:00I absolutely agree.I absolutely agree.Shilpi Bosehttp://tarunbosencinema.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-18638338509357602802013-02-20T02:31:07.480-05:002013-02-20T02:31:07.480-05:00 Lucky? Who, Me? Dealing with all these paper ha... Lucky? Who, Me? Dealing with all these paper happy bureaucrats here? I can't begin to tell you about the frustrations and the tears - hubby is generally at the receiving end of my complaints, and he has learned to ask me tactfully - very tactfully- how my day has been! I could write a whole book on how every person wants me to produce a proof of residence even if the whole world knows where I live - do they think I am a squatter? Let me not even begin on the bank not acknowledging that the second person in a joint E or S account is entitled to receive the check books and the statements, and then handing the same stuff over with nary a whimper when my uncle goes up to them, oh, I could go on and on and fill a book! But not here.Lalithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-30455736929238485652013-02-19T23:14:49.848-05:002013-02-19T23:14:49.848-05:00 You don't have to be sorry, there are many of... You don't have to be sorry, there are many of us who think Gregory Peck is gorgeous! <i>Solva Saal</i> was not <i>Roman Holiday</i> by the way; it was more <i>It Happened One Night</i>. <br /><br />And snow or no snow, I wouldn't want to live in Florida. :) <i>And</i> if I could magically invoke Gregory Peck, Shammi Kapoor and Dev Anand here, you've got a fat chance of even seeing them!Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-68910008643118047112013-02-19T18:21:23.023-05:002013-02-19T18:21:23.023-05:00Gregory Peck! I am IN LOVE with hiiiiiimmmm! I wat...Gregory Peck! I am IN LOVE with hiiiiiimmmm! I watched "Spellbound", and heck, that was it. HE IS GORGEOUS. I'm sorry, I just think he is. (Not that I've forgotten about Dev and all, you know. ;)) But I just love him. And no, I didn't notice many similarities between him and Dev. But who cares? I just love them both.<br /><br />That ending. Argh that ending. I would be bawling. I mean, okay, Solva Saal had a happy ending and it was just so sweet. But GREGORY PECK AND AUDREY HEPBURN! -wailing-<br /><br />P.S. No snow here in Florida, hahahahahahahaha! Oh, and if you meet Gregory Peck and Dev and Shammi, do send them over here. I'm gonna give them all the biggest hug ever and never let go. Ever. ;)Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-66108370866126956732013-02-19T10:49:26.143-05:002013-02-19T10:49:26.143-05:00 Oh, oh, you should! It's such a romantic film... Oh, oh, you should! It's such a romantic film, makes you believe in love all over again. The real sort, I mean, not the cheesy one.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-31167198055053448742013-02-19T10:48:38.611-05:002013-02-19T10:48:38.611-05:00 Ha! But I'm not giving the chai and samosas t... Ha! But I'm not giving the chai and samosas to anybody. They can all however have some excellent scotch. :0Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-36741641234556598122013-02-19T10:47:51.645-05:002013-02-19T10:47:51.645-05:00 Thanks, SoY. I didn't imagine Cary Grant in t... Thanks, SoY. I didn't imagine Cary Grant in the lead when I was <i>watching</i> the film, but yes, as Peck himself complained, the film had the Grant imprint all over it! I like Gregory Peck too, so it was't so bad. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-52680337476217932952013-02-19T08:21:21.916-05:002013-02-19T08:21:21.916-05:00May you get Gregory Peck, Dev Anand & Shammi K...May you get Gregory Peck, Dev Anand & Shammi Kapoor (all from the 50's) to show up & shovel your driveway; and then you may serve them Lalitha's chai & samosas :) Samirhttp://www.oenophile-samir.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-63990494987577703292013-02-19T07:34:31.332-05:002013-02-19T07:34:31.332-05:00I have never watched Roman Holiday only because I ...I have never watched Roman Holiday only because I don't feel I could bear so sad an ending. But after reading your review, maybe I will watch it one day.Nalininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-65787139089689137822013-02-19T07:18:19.509-05:002013-02-19T07:18:19.509-05:00Lovely review of a lovely movie movie, Anu. Can&#...Lovely review of a lovely movie movie, Anu. Can't help imagining Cary Grant in place of Gregory Peck. I guess I would have preferred him.Songs Of Yorehttp://twitter.com/SongsOfYorenoreply@blogger.com