Sunday, May 16, 2010

'Gilda' & 'Only Angels Have Wings'

Rita Hayworth. Damn.

No female in the history of entertainment has a better situation from the waist up. The breasts, shoulders, neck, the gorgeous face and everything in between. Beautiful. Breathtaking.

The truth is, despite the legacy of Hayworth as a Hollywood starlet and a grand beauty, I had no real knowledge of what she actually looked like. Up until I saw these two movies where she plays someone that is beyond beautiful, who plays a bit of a foil to our main characters. The great harlot and siren. The woman who's very voice causes lesser sailors to crash against the rocks.

She steals the attention of the camera. Your eyes can not help but just remain attached to Hayworth whenever she's in the scene.

The only sexless moment in these two films are in Gilda when she's performing the song near the end of the film and she's doing these awkward hip shakes. I realize that this is supposed to be seductive and sexy, but it's really not.

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