Saturday, April 18, 2015

From Enchantment (1948)



The following is an excerpt from the movie, Enchantment (1948).  It had an opening scene set in a city with the focus on a house and the following is part of the opening words:

 
You almost passed me.
No wonder.
We all look a like...
you can only know what makes a house different if you stop.
You must go inside and spend a little time....
See what the mirrors have seen,
Know what the clocks know
Hear what the walls have heard

Listen with your heart

I am more than stone and wood.
Somethings here are the same common to all houses
A doorbell echos in the hall,
footsteps run up and down the stairs,
a piano is played,
windows opened and shut
a tap runs and is silent
A light goes on in a room at night, and then goes off again


But those are the pulse beats, not the heart.
I miss my people 
In me they live


I could not have said it any better.  I heard those first few words as we were flipping through the channels one night.  I did not watch the entire movie...but I did watch for a little bit.  I love those lines:
  
See what the mirrors have seen,
Know what the clocks know,
Hear what the walls have heard
 

14 comments:

  1. What a beautiful old house. Wouldn't you have loved to see it when it was first built and furnished...it must have been grand! Enjoy your weekend! Hugs, Diane

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  2. I have a fascination for old homes and would love to know all about them. If only the walls could talk!

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  3. p.s. Rose, I think you would love Scott Garlock's photography. Just google his name. Old houses, abandoned properties etc.

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  4. I love these old beauties, and would rescue each one if I could.

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  5. I love it!!!! Oh, this poor house. It must have been grand in it's day.

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  6. I love the photo and love the words, perfect together and I like the part you liked best and the part that got me was this

    A light goes on in a room at night, and then goes off again
    Daddy always had to wake up when i called down the hall, and turn his flashlight on for me to go potty, then turn it off when I said OK...

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  7. Great post! What a beautiful old house.. Have a happy day and new week ahead!

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  8. Boy oh boy that says it all. The last two lines too
    'I miss my people
    in me they live'
    WOW!!
    Excellent post and lovely sad old house.
    MB

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  9. I love the poem, and your image is perfect for it!

    This reminds me of a house we sometimes drive by in Danville, although it is not quite this far gone. This one looks like it was quite majestic in its day!

    Lindy
    thirtysevenandcounting.wordpress.com

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  10. What a great, old house and those words, to go with it, are perfect!!!

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  11. Oh my, wish I had written that. Such wonderful thoughts. I'm looking at the lathe walls in this house. Lots of work.

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  12. What a grand place this must have been at one time!

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