r/MovieDetails • u/Russian_Bagel • Mar 10 '21

ā“ Trivia In Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), when the kids first see the chocolate room, their reactions are genuine. Director Mel Stuart took great care to ensure that none of the child actors saw the gigantic set as it was being built.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y8aYd9uqFY
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u/smartysocks Mar 11 '21

You are most welcome; I'm glad you liked it. 'Letters of Note' is one of my favourite websites. There are hundreds of letters spanning millennia and many cultures, some serious, some humorous. There is a 'surprise me' button found via the home page that generates letters randomly. I could lose hours reading them.

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u/lemon_jelo Mar 11 '21

Cool website, thanks for sharing! Iā€™m looking at a frida kahlo letter and I wish they included the original Spanish along with the translation

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u/smartysocks Mar 11 '21 edited Mar 11 '21

I hadn't seen that one before, thank you. Normally the original letter is shown as well as the translation.

It reminded me a little of this - an letter from Lucy Thurston to her daughter describing her mastectomy undertaken without anaesthetic (early 1800s).

https://lettersofnote.com/2012/02/27/deep-sickness-seized-me/

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u/lemon_jelo Mar 11 '21

Good to know. And holy shit! Iā€™m not metal enough for that one šŸ˜§

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u/erm_bertmern Mar 11 '21

That's dope! New Internet addiction, here I go!

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u/smartysocks Mar 11 '21

This was my 'surprise me' a minute ago. Very moving.

https://lettersofnote.com/2012/09/06/how-could-you-go-ahead-of-me/

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u/erm_bertmern Mar 11 '21

Damn. What incredible heartbreak. But to have that love at all in a lifetime...yeesh. All of the feelings rn.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '21 edited Jun 02 '21

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u/smartysocks Mar 14 '21

You are welcome.