this is undeniably, undoubtedly one of my favorite movies in the whole wide world. the costumes(oh the dropwaisted voile dresses, farm boots, hairbows, hats and bonnets, rompers, and patched overalls) and the props( i could live in all the houses and the cafe itself). the cinematography, the characters, the friendship, the storytelling, the music, the whole kit n kaboodle. i laugh and cry at the same spots every time, and i would be friends with just about everyone in the whole dang movie. except for frank bennett. i want to kick him in the shins whenever he appears on the screen. but idgie, ruth, sipsey, smokey, ninny, grady, big george, buddy (big and little), and evelyn all have big ole soft spots in my hearts.
i truly believe this movie helped shape my love for the depression era. this and a river runs through it. is it just me and tess, or did the early 90s seem to produce the best "roaring twenties/ depression era featured in rural towns" period piece films? if that makes sense. the 1920s will always be my favorite reference era. the costumes, the music, the naughtiness...
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This movie has always haunted me... in a good way.
goodness, those food shots are so simple and yet so sublime
This was one of my favourite movies to rewatch as a kid! Taped off tv! I had forgotten about it. And I'd also not made the connection that Mary Louise Parker is Ruth. She's so lovely in that film.
Oh, me and my mum used to put this on and have a good cry! I still can't cope, when Evelyn thinks Ninny's gone and she's putting the roses back up? Oh my! For me it's the hats, oh those hats!
It's my favorite movie. :)
I've mentioned a few times already on my blog that the 80's and 90's made the sweetest depression era films out there. Actually, the only depression era films! Films about the 30's these days are all souped up and glitzy.
tess, you're right! i should re-quote it, to say is it just "me and tess"! it's true, i can't even think of a modern day period piece that isn't too glam. other than bright star-that movie is flawless to me :)
My parents took me to see this in the theater and I remember on the drive home, I looked at every crumbling old shack on the side of the road and wondered if it had once been an awesome cafe or mansion. That movie made a huge impression, for sure.
My dad, through his extensive family tree research, found a few years ago that our family owned and operated the Whistle Stop in Juliete! He drove down there to meet with his cousins and learned quite a bit about the history while catching up on extended family news!
I don't remember whether they were the ones to originally open it or whether they bought it and then ran it, but he sure was proud!
I've been a lurker on your site for a little while and even though I don't know you) but it's sure exciting to have you guys back in Georgia! It's nice to have such neat-seeming and creative people close by.
i watched it yesterday morning before work. this movie feeds my soul. i love it. i love it. i love it. i want to live it! such a southern girls classic. i could watch it a million times in a row and not get bored. seriously.
p.s. doesn't peter's roommate abby look like mary louise? I couldn't stop thinking that throughout the movie. i wish i looked like her!!
xo
i watched this movie for the first time last summer and LOVED it!
this is one of my all time fav. movies. thank you.
this so dictates my summer wardrobe. a little frilly and a little work wearish.
As a girl who spent every summer south of the Mason Dixon (Mama's a southern girl), this movie tugged every last heartstring I have. I will admit to a girl-crush on Miss Ruth. Not like I'm the only one, after all...
This is a six-hankie flick, no doubt.
I love love love this movie as well. It just makes me ache to go back in time - to see what the south was really like in that era. The clothes and the hats and the food! If only for a day ... I love the pictures on your post as well!
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