the Honey Pot: & the winner is

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 Another recommendation from one of my readers-and it did not disappoint -The Honey Pot.  It's based on the 1606 black comedy Volpone by Ben Johnson (Volpone is Italian for "sly fox). For a number of reasons, as I became acclimated to the late 60's style-clothes, make-up, hair- I couldn't help thinking things have improved aesthetically-or maybe they've just leveled off.  The sets were glamourous-yet almost too much so-not so authentic as I might thought for a movie set in Venice-but it was the 60's- 1967 to be exact & if you watch you'll find that I wasn't just being difficult or imagining things.

Capucine, Rex Harrison & Edie Adams play in The Honey Pot

The Exterior shots of the movie couldn't be more authentic. The Venetian Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel on the Rio della Panada was used in the film.

So what's so off about the 60's ,well not so much-but It has yet to "date" well. Perhaps it hasn't been quite long enough-just beyond the half century mark, or maybe it just takes one more decade for it to wear well-or at least better. Leafing through 60's Vogue magazines- I couldn't be happier with the era.It's when things start moving that I want to go back to the earlier black and white films or forward to the Age of Merchant Ivory.  The Honey Pot plot takes some wonderful twists and turns to my delight and I couldn't be more enchanted by any Rex Harrison performance-always a winning performance. Maggie Smith starts out slowly in the movie as a  namby pamby nurse- but later you'll love her as she takes on the entire cast for Best Performance of them All.

More Winners? Why Of course!
here are My Awards for The Honey Pot

BEST PERFORMANCE-by A BED

(not in bed)

THE NOMINEES

&
the Winner Is : 
one might assume it is the bodacious bed of the ailing Cecil Fox played by Rex Harrison  (top)

however,
it is The Pale Lavender and Cream Confection in Princess Dominique's (Capucine) Room

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SOFA

& the Winner Is

another surety,
the cream Knole sofas in the  Salon of Cecil Fox's Venice Palazzo

 BEST PERFORMANCE BY A DOOR
and there are many doors in the Honey Pot

& the Winner Is

this Set of Set Doors

BEST PERFORMANCE in a Cameo Role
(granted it is an inanimate object)

but
 

  the WINNER IS
THE DUMBWAITER

&

BEST HAIR

 another hands down winner without a doubt

CAPUCINE

I was entertained-even entranced-and in the dark for a moment. Hope you will take the trip to The Honey Pot-now streaming on net flix.

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