For example: watch her face when the King approaches her, one arm outstretched – ready to waltz with her like a Westerner. They never even kiss. But it’s one of the most erotic moments in movies. Because of his face, yes – stern and open and passionate (all at the same time) … but also because of hers – it’s so open it’s like you can see her pulse beating in her throat.<\/p>\n
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Wonderful. Classic.<\/p>\n
Here is an insanely obsessive piece I wrote about Affair to Remember<\/i><\/a>, for those of you who are interested. The post is mainly focused on Cary Grant (and the “Method”) … but naturally, she pops in from time to time. With the aura of cheese and the semi-annoying Leo McCarey morality-tale floating about that movie … she is wonderfully natural, and it appears, at times, that she is veering off from the script – along with Grant. They play off each other, they have non-verbal signals and conversations, it seems as though she is not speaking “lines” … but talking naturally. They’re great together, too. A great pairing.<\/p>\n More on her here<\/a>. Wow.<\/p>\n So much more to talk about. From Here to Eternity<\/i> (speaking of Clift) – but I’ll stop here for now.<\/p>\n Rest in peace, beautiful woman.<\/p>\n A marvelous actress, with the breath of reality about her. She never over-did, or under-did. She just seemed alive. Like a real person. I gasped when I saw the news she had passed on. So many performances of hers have … Continue reading
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