Maggie the Cat

 Since the passing of Elizabeth Taylor, I have been re-watching all my favorite Taylor films.  One of my absolute all time favorites is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. My dad and I have always enjoyed watching this film together.  I read the play when I was in high school for a theater project and have been fascinated by the movie ever since.  This movie has it all: the blue eyes of Paul Newman and the violet ones of Elizabeth Taylor, beautiful wardrobe, and the words of Tennessee Williams.  I found this post over at one of my favorite blogs Design Sponge and I couldn't resist a repost. 

living in: cat on a hot tin roof

The first time I saw Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, my jaw was on the floor. Liz Taylor and Paul Newman absolutely smolder, smoke and burst into flame as an unhappily married couple imprisoned by circumstance at the family’s Mississippi plantation. Tennessee Williams sets a stage like no other, and the movie adaptation of his play sweats with sloshy, southern privilege that grabs and doesn’t let go.

1. Pearl Clip-On Earrings, $24; 2. Antik Batik Bowie Dress, $326; 3. Mercury Glass Container, $70; 4. European Mirror, $249; 5. Baker’s Jar, $28; 6. Sloane Sofa, $3,600; 7. Wooden Crutches, $13; 8. Whiskey Set, $20; 9. Gold Leaf Sconce, $396

Through a hazy bourbon hangover, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof plays the gracious southern hostess well. A big, beautiful plantation home gleams with wrap-around porches, trees drip with Spanish moss and well-manicured lawns host lantern-filled parties. For just a single night with Paul Newman, I’d gleefully endure the hangover, too.
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