Rosecliff

Last Friday I went on the Rosecliff mansion tour, the second part of "The Great Gatsby Experience" by Jane Pickens Theater. 

The tour was brief, because I went between my morning job and my afternoon job, but I hope to find an excuse to go again and listen to the audio for the haute couture part of the tour.

The grounds were gorgeous, despite the rain and fog. If anything, the sleepy weather made Rosecliff seem more like a dream.

The Great Gatsby at Jane Pickens

If you're a fan of The Great Gatsby, the Jane Pickens Theater has a "Great Gatsby Experience" package deal  in August:. For $20, you can have a watch a screening of The Great Gatsby (1974) and tour Rosecliff, the Bellevue mansion where the movie was filmed.

I went to the first screening yesterday--watching the original Great Gatsby in an old-fashioned theater, located in the same area where the film was shot, created a special experience. It was interesting to see the original film version after Baz Luhrman's more recent adaptation of The Great Gatsby (2013). I would recommend anyone to see both films to decide which one they think is best.

I didn't have time to go to Rosecliff on the same day, but you can do the mansion tour at your leisure during the week. 

If you would like to partake the Jane Pickens Theater "Great Gatsby Experience," there are tickets available for a movie screening on Sunday, August 18th.

Walking to Starbucks, a cat on Church Street

Flowers on Spring Street

One of the monuments on the renovated Queen Anne Square

Voir Un Film: The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby
Directed by Baz Luhrman
Principals: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Isla Fisher

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I saw The Great Gatsby last week. Overall, the movie did do a good job staying with F. Scott Fitzgerald's original dialogue in the book, but I have mixed feelings about it. 

Maybe it's because I remembered how much I didn't like Daisy's character when I read the book. 

Maybe it's because the soundtrack seemed a little bit off.

Or maybe it's because some of the graphics seemed a little corny.

But why does all of that matter when the costumes were beautiful? All of the men were impeccably dressed in the Brooks Brothers collection, even down to Jay Gatsby's pink suit. Tiffany & Co. also contributed to the film by creating custom jewelry for both the men and women.

After I reread the book, I would be open to seeing The Great Gatsby again on DVD or OnDemand over a cup of tea.