Houses With cinematic theme

Imagine the world and express it is the expertise of a Hollywood director. It seems there is no production designer of the most influential in the history of American cinema like Cedric Gibbons, an MGM art director.

One of the most amazing production is actually didisainnya private homes in the Santa Monica Mountains with architect Douglas Honnold and completed in 1930 for himself and his new bride, Dolores Del Rio, a silent film star from Mexico is beautiful.

A friend who had visited his home said, "You can feel the presence of Gibbon on any side at home."

Situated overlooking the Pacific ocean, describing his style Hollywood glamor. Apartments are arranged in the main room on the second floor, reflecting the architectural style and avant-garde design.

Gibbon said, "Every time I watch a movie, I look carefully and think, Wait a minute, that's my house."

Designer Michael Smith admitted that this house has a strong cinematic characteristics. The house is now inhabited by producer Joe Roth and his wife Irene. Smith Together they have given a fresh touch to this house without changing what is characteristic that has been made Gibbon.

Roth argues that this house like a movie-German expressionist film where everything is floodlit angle as separated. He called it a bit melodramatic.

Over the years this house very well maintained but Smith felt compelled to enrich again with decorative material which make it shine like a movie star. Smith maintain modern details.

This house is uniquely designed "upside down", said Smith. Guests will enter a small room to continue into the living room with a huge high roof and large windows that looked directly at the swimming pool, tennis court and terraced gardens.

Smith's mission is to inject a luxury in this house but not with the past. With this subtle designers include luxurious materials like silk, mohair blended with silk on the sofa and China on the wall.

Roth himself is a legend. He always considered his home as a part of the movie he saw. When Roth arrived at night in the spa enjoying the outdoors and looking at his palatial house with a cinematic view of Gibbon. For him there in the house make it feel like living in a movie