Scoop (2006)

I am a huge fan of Woody Allen's films and I'm delighted that he has been setting his stories in Europe in the last few years. I saw Scoop (2006) when it first came out but I just bought the DVD and watched it again today and wanted to share some of the designs that caught my eye this second time around.

For those of you unfamiliar with the lighthearted comedy, it's about a young journalism student (Scarlett Johansson) who travels from America to England to interview a famous actor. When that didn't work out, she and her friend (whose house she's staying at) go to a magic show where she meets a kooky, neurotic magician (Woody Allen). When she was volunterring in one of his acts, (while she was shut up in a box) the ghost of a journalist visits her and attempts to give her his last, unfinished scoop. He tells her that the well-respected aristocrat Peter Lyman (Hugh Jackman) is actually a serial killer. She and Woody Allen's character then set off on a hilarious investigation to uncover the truth.

Firstly, some odd tidbits here and there. I really love this red leather button tufted armchair, for example:



Here area couple images of the antique shop that they stopped in:





I am obsessed with pearl inlaid furniture. Check out this gorgeous chest of drawers:





Here's the rest of the girls' room. It feels so English to me, with all the floral motifs. It reminds me of my room as a child. Notice the string of butterflies on the headboard. And the striped tote and colorful umbrellas leaning against the radiator on the right:



Her friend's house also has a small sunroom/conservatory/dining area on the first level, which leads out into the backyard garden:







Now we switch over to Hugh Jackman's character's digs. The wealthy aristocrat has a townhouse in London and a large manor estate in the country. The temperature controlled "music room" filled with priceless instruments is located in the basement of his London townhouse:



The COUNTRY MANSION:



Notice the green bird figurines on the table to the left:



I don't think anyone really sleeps in a bedroom such as this:



Loving the floral curtains:





Here are a few images of the gardens/grounds attached to the mansion:

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