Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

6.9	Listal rating
6.8	IMDB rating

Directed by

Richard Quine

Starring (View all)

James Stewart

Shepherd 'Shep' Henderson

Kim Novak

Gillian 'Gil' Holroyd

Nicky Holroyd

Sidney Redlitch

Bianca de Passe

Aunt Queenie Holroyd

Merle Kittridge

Philippe Clay

French Singer at the Zodiac Club

Written by

John Van Druten

Daniel Taradash

(screenplay)

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Bell Book and Candle

9 months ago at Sep 21 15:55

JxSxPx

I think I finally understand the appeal of Kim Novak. Her passive performance in Picnic left me cold on her, and her wishy-washy turn in Pal Joey left me thinking that she was gorgeous with a unique visual take on the icy blonde, but no great actress. I still don’t think she’s a great talent, but she has a certain chilliness and intellect in the right role that’s very bewitching. Vertigo bei... read more

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Description: Gillian Holroyd is just your average, modern-day, witch, living in a New York apartment with her Siamese familiar, Pyewacket. But one day a handsome publisher, Shep Henderson walks into her building and Gillian decides she wants him--especially as it turns out he's marrying Merle Kittridge, an old poison penpal from Gillian's college ... (more)

Release date : 19 December 1958
UPC: 043396013292

Comedy (9), Romance (9), 1958 (5), 1950s (5), Witch (4), Witchcraft (4), Based On Play (3), Fantasy (3), New York (3), Publishing (3), Christmas (3), Fantasy/sci-fi (2), Growth/healing (2), Masculine/feminine (2), Myth/religion (2), Spiritual Cinema (2), D.T. (2), Witches (2), MMG (2), Classic (2)

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" Plot: A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancee, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real. Genre: Comedy | Romance | Fantasy Director: Richard Quine Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon -----} Trailer"

JxSxPx posted a review 9 months ago

Bell Book and Candle

“I think I finally understand the appeal of Kim Novak. Her passive performance in Picnic left me cold on her, and her wishy-washy turn in Pal Joey left me thinking that she was gorgeous with a unique visual take on the icy blonde, but no great actress. I still don’t think she’s a great talent, but she has a certain chilliness and intellect in the right role that’s very bewitching. Vertigo being one example, and Bell Book and Candle being another.

What’s interesting about both films is how they share a similar love story filled with obsessions and artificiality of appearances. Vertigo was a decidedly one-sided love story with Novak’s character having clearly fallen for Stewart’s while he was only in love with an image he had created of her in his mind. Bell Book and Ca” read more

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