Surely the real city was different from the way it was shown in the picture, but I just love the look of it, the cars and bars, the apartments, the gowns, the glamour... Same goes for "North by northwest", "How to marry a millionaire", "Funny face", "Breakfeast at Tiffanys" and also to a lesser extent "Rear window" and "Seven year itch". Any other suggestions?
shareThe Apartment (1960) starring Jack Lemmon. Though that is black and white, not color.
Living It Up (1954) starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
It Should Happen To You (1954) starring Judy Holliday
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957), BEST OF EVERYTHING (1959) and ON THE TOWN (1949). Also, catch the series MAD MEN on AMC which is set in NYC in the early '60s. I don't recall that you ever actually see NYC but it beautifully captures the feel of the city at that time.
If you love NYC, make sure to see PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948). The city serves as the backdrop for the evolving love story between Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones. The cinematography casts the city in a dreamy half light that is exquisite and perfectly suits the storyline.
The Best of Everything (Hope Lange, Joan Crawford).
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Love the style and class, too--look at the IMDB recommends titles--if you like "Pillow Talk" you'll like these--pitiful--Basic Instinct is one--I'm not that old, but Basic Instinct is no Pillow Talk.
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Woody Allen's Manhattan and Manhattan Murder Mystery.
Woody Allen's New York movies are set in contemporary times, but he always makes the city look gorgeous. In Manhattan, the town is more than a backdrop -- it almost functions as a character in its own right.
All the universe . . . or nothingness. Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?
I'm from the UK and grew up thinking New York would be like in the films - in particular films like Pillow Talk and Breakfast at Tiffany's which I used to watch on TV with my Grandma. I dreamt of going to NY. But when I finally went to NY for a week - and I was SO excited about the trip - I was heartbroken. It was such a dump in comparison. Even Sex and the City glamourises it. I couldn't believe how downtrodden and non-glamorous it was. All those immigrants in Times Square selling tat.
Sometimes it is best to leave dreams as dreams - I certainly prefer NY in films to the reality!
Of COURSE it's different in real life. New York makes sure that it's always depicted in the best light. They do it on PURPOSE, to sucker in people like YOU! Do you think so many tourists and people who are foolish enough to go there on vacation or worse, MOVE there (like me!), would go and spend all their money there if they showed it the way it REALLY is, as a GLORIFIED SLUM?!?
shareNext time try San Francisco. Very much like Manhattan and in some parts (Like NY) there are area's not great but it's great to visit. I didn't want to go home (Las Vegas) The food and the people just walking around was fabulous.
shareI lived in San Francisco in the '70s, just a few blocks west of downtown. There were problem areas to avoid, but overall it was beautiful. I visited the city again in 2002, and it was even cleaner and nicer than it had been twenty-five years earlier. Unfortunately, in the last few years it has taken a tragic dive into squalor and crime.
shareThe Eddie Duchin Story - Although the story takes place in the 30's and 40's, it was filmed there in the mid-50's.
I first visted New York in 1967. Went back infrequently over the years - the last time about 4 years ago. Love the city, love its people!
Designing woman 57
The Naked City 48
How to succeed in business without really trying 67
Kitty Foyle 40
Pillow talk 59, Lover come back 61
Down with love 2003,
I can't remember how much of New York these movies showed, but I do know they had GREAT interiors, I just saw the Doris Day ones last week and just sighed the whole time at the GORGEOUS apartments she lived in!
Sunday in New York was a great one for shots of the city.
Went to NY in '94, not much like those wonderful times anymore, like the other poster mentions we got accosted, chased and yelled at by the spruikers in and near Times Square - horrible!
"Surely the real city was different from the way it was shown in the picture"
Well, seeing as other than a few establishing shots, the movie was obviously shot on a backlot in Burbank, I would have to agree ;-)
Sunday in New York
Bell, Book and Candle
The World of Henry Orient ~ as a playground
*** The trouble with reality is there is no background music. ***
Lots of suggestions from the 60s:
Love w/ the Proper Sranger 63
Something Wild 62
No Way to Treat a Lady 68
Me Natalie 69
You're a Big Boy Now 66
Barefoot in the Park 67
Cactus Flower 69
A Thousand Clowns 65
A Fine Madness 66
Greetings! 68
Hi, Mom! 70
Mirage with Gregory Peck and Diane Backer (1965)
Madigan with Richard Widmark (1968)
Even Valley of the Dolls has some scenes in New York
The World of Henry Orient! Such a good movie, and it holds up. Everyone thought I looked like Val when it was on TV (remember Tuesday Movie of the Week, etc?) when I was maybe 13 years old. I loved it.
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