It's a delightful fact that jewelry boxes have been featured in movies, plays, and books. They have been central to several Hollywood movies. There are many movies that have a jewelry box as an important part of their theme.
‘The Black Swan’ is an Oscar-winning movie, which stars Natalie Portman in an award winning role. In the film, when she went to bed each night with her toys, she would dream of a ballet dancer in a musical box.
Released in the seventies was a South Korean film ‘When A Woman Breaks Her Jewelry Box’, about a woman who breaks her jewelry box to find the truth about her mother. The broken box revealed that her mother was alive when all along the lady had presumed that she was dead. It won an award at the Blue Dragon Film Award ceremony and was adjudged the best film.
Another riveting movie involving jewelry boxes was 'What Lies Beneath' starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Michelle finds a jewelry box behind their home on the lake and it turns out to be a clue that helps her solve a murder mystery. She is constantly disturbed by a ghostly presence and the film is a must-watch for its brilliant climax. Movie series like the ‘Pirates of the Carribean’ have also made use of treasure chests and jewelry boxes a lot.
Dalton Moore, an administrator at the Swindon High School penned a play called 'The Missing Bride' in the eighties. The students were so convincing with their performances that they won an inter-school competition. The play centered around a bride who went missing from her own wedding party. Guests at the reception were worried about the missing bride.
They looked all over the house until they came across an old jewelry chest and had to make an effort to open it. Inside they found only the bride's dress and not her. Though her body was missing, her beautiful wedding gown was there. There was complete silence in the audience as they were intrigued. In the end it turned out that the home the groom and bride bought was actually haunted.
Greek mythology speaks of Pandora's box which was given by the Gods to a pretty girl with the instructions not to open it. But as a curious child she opened the box and released illness, disease and destruction into the world.
Jewelry boxes are a part of fairy tales too. 'The Emperor’s Clothes' is a story where the garments and riches of the king were stored in highly decorated treasure chests. In J K Rowling's famous Harry Potter series, the first book talks of his wizardry and his inheritance from his parents. All his gold was kept in jewelry chests at the Gringotts Wizarding Bank. 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone' was the name of this movie. Everyone, from adults to children love the idea of stories that revolve around hidden treasure and jewelry boxes.
No matter if it is a book, movie, or a play, the whole family is bound to enjoy.
This article was written by Rachael Celia Berlie and Ruth D’Souza Prabhu of MarqART Gift Shop. Our jewelry boxes show unique wood grain patterns and colors assembled into beautiful designs of breathtaking beauty. A fine addition to your dressing table or as a gift. Please visit http://www.marqartgiftshop.com to browse & buy exotic marqart jewelry boxes that will give you a lifetime of pleasure!
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