In the early 1930s, Hollywood set designer Cedric Gibbons
designed and furnished a home that he felt reflected
the image of his wife - Dolores Del Rio.
Sleek, modern, dressed up in white, even the name of this type of architecture-
"the International Style"- described her.
This home was an architectural statue of the Mexican-born movie star.
It is just as gorgeous as she.
Apparently it still is. Here's how the house looked in March 2008:
Here are some current photos on Flickr:
There are some absolutely stunning photos of Ms Del Rio in her home
that show off the fabulous furnishings. I found them in a book
The Power of Glamour by Annette Tapert (1998) but couldn't find them
on-line to share here. If anyone can find them,
let me know and I'll include them too.
These images I took come from:
Twilight (1998)
directed by Robert Benton
cinematography by Piotr Sobocinski
3 comments:
Oh, so beautiful. That stepped door frame is amazing.
I guess it's just me maybe, but I much prefer the look of the house in the B&W stills as opposed to the color images found on your link. The home is undeniably handsome, but something gets lost in the color shots. BTW, glad you're back, you were missed. Kept checking periodically to see if you'd reappear, and sure enough you did. Your blog has brought to my attention a number of worthwhile films that I otherwise might have missed, for which I'm grateful.
It's too bad that the house is not open for tours.
Thanks Guy! I'm still rather busy but I'll post whenever I'm able.
Since Gibbons worked with black and white film, he'd have to consider how any color would register on film. It wouldn't surprise me if that tendency continued over into the decoration of his house. The shadows it throws are just made for B&W.
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