No shit. It's where my dislike of Art Nouveau as an architectural style was solidified.
I think you mean Art Deco.
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megan walker - Jun 11, 2009 11:06:36 am PDT #2389 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2009 11:11:40 am PDT #2390 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Given that the TV I grew up with until I was in grade school was black and white, I never had a problem with b&w movies.
A lot of what I would watch now is not going to interest a kid, but Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton, etc. probably might.
I can attest for a fact that they would. Our local PBS station in Maine used to show silent movies all the time.
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Kathy A - Jun 11, 2009 11:13:30 am PDT #2391 of 30000
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Didn't Caligari predate Art Deco? 1919, right?
megan walker - Jun 11, 2009 11:15:25 am PDT #2392 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I didn't think Art Nouveau survived the war.
Interwar German movies to me are Art Deco, but I really dislike most German art movements, especially expressionism, so I must admit I haven't seen Caligari.
le nubian - Jun 11, 2009 11:17:34 am PDT #2393 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I don't know Art Nouveau, but I do know Club Nouveau. For some reason, I don't think that counts in this discussion.
Connie Neil - Jun 11, 2009 11:17:56 am PDT #2394 of 30000
brillig
I think you mean Art Deco.
No, Nouveau. That cathedral in Barcelona freaks me out (is Gaudi Nouveau or just weird?). And there are some buildings in Europe with wriggly facades that would drive me nuts if I lived there.
Edit: I love Deco architecture, the curves and angles are primarily decorative, I believe, but the rooms have a reassuringly pedestrian squareness to them.
amych - Jun 11, 2009 11:21:18 am PDT #2395 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Gaudi? Expressionist. AND weird.
megan walker - Jun 11, 2009 11:22:59 am PDT #2396 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'd say Gaudi is Art Nouveau's twisted step-child.
Art Nouveau is turn-of-the-century, organic, plant-inspired design, think, the Metro entrances in Paris, some of Tiffany's glasswork.
Art Deco is 20s and 30s and all about being functional and modern, think, the Chrysler building.
Connie Neil - Jun 11, 2009 11:23:10 am PDT #2397 of 30000
brillig
Gaudi? Expressionist. AND weird.
OK. It still looks like the House Cthulhu Built.
Steph L. - Jun 11, 2009 11:23:52 am PDT #2398 of 30000
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Art Deco is 20s and 30s and all about being functional and modern, think, the Chrysler building.
Mmmm. Art Deco. LOVE.