Though I share your aesthetic, ahem, appreciation of Jacqueline Bisset, I always think her looks are simply too distracting, so any appreciation, or lack thereof, of her acting skills is always clouded by the gaze. That said, I think she does a pretty good job in this, or rather, that T-shirt does!
Great soundtrack, too, but the proximity to Jaws - Shaw, Benchley, erm, the sea - made me think at the time that it was just a crude cash-in, so I only went along because of, well, as a teenage boy, that T-shirt…
And unlike you, underwater scenes leave me cold, though I do love swimming in the sea and have scuba dived in the past, but find underwater scenes never work for me in films. I love Thunderball but was bored rigid by the grand underwater fight at the end, and nearly every other underwater scene, too.
Though I do vividly remember Sophia Loren in Boy on a Dolphin for some reason…
Another great dive into the fathoms of the past, Luke…Oh! And Fathom, too, with Raquel Welch…ha-ha. I think a theme is developing here.
But have you seen her in Le Magnifique (1973)- which I watched last night? She's terrific! That's a film which is kinda growing on me. She has a girl next door quality, which is exactly what she plays in Le Magnifique. The girl next door. You probably read my views on Thunderball, which I like very much, as it's very 'Fleming' at least in concept and despite all the legal trouble with the script. It's like they've taken Fleming's concept and then reinvented it for the big screen. Bond fans- strange lot- don't seem to like it. Interestingly that particular post didn't do especially well compared to my other Bond posts- but in a way, I'm more of a fan of the original books...
No, I’m with you; love Thunderball, but maybe it’s because I love the Vulcan? And, as Partridge said of Bond fans, perhaps?,stop getting Bond wrong…ha-ha
Will try to dig out Le Magnifique. If nothing else, she’s always a very captivating watch, but it is hard to listen when the eyes are so distracted…ha-ha!
But, in all seriousness, about her beauty in relation to her acting chops, let’s just compare her to Emmanuel Beart for a moment. Stunningly beautiful, like Bisset, but absolutely convincing as the young wife of the jealous husband in L’enfer, who eventually loses the plot, etc.
And for me, Bisset never convinced, which is a shame, and might just be because all her directors were distracted by her too?
Yes. The Bond fans. They just don't get it, do they? One of the problems I have with Mr C's Bond, who looks like somebody who's come to mend your washing machine. Or a nightclub bouncer with an ear piece or a macho security bod standing outside Chanel in Sloane Street. The thing about JB is that there are masses of films she's in which you and I have probably never heard of, let alone seen. I ran an AI check on this last night- and it was a revelation. One of my favourite feel good flicks is The Mephisto Waltz (1971), panned by many. JB's supposed to be a relatively ordinary Los Angeles wife, married to Alan Alda, but she's far too glamorous.
Re L'Enfer- that's one I need to see again. As far as Weekend Flicks goes, I'm finding- most annoyingly- that French cinema is more or less unavailable on download, and I'm fairly reluctant to recommend a film which is only available on a horribly expensive DVD- as good as it might be. I would LOVE to do La Piscine, A Man and a Woman and Les Biches...
Me too. The Farringford Hotel, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. August, 1978. Almost photographic memory. Grapefruit vs Tomato Juice. Served in a chilled wane glass, no doubt 'presented' on a plate with a white doily or napkin. A terrible decision to have to make. I went for the grapefruit juice, which I now regret.
Grapefruit juice AS A FIRST COURSE!! Absolumment
So true. Hotel food circa 1978. Or ‘chilled tomato juice with a garnish of Lea & Perrins’. Served in a wine glass.
I’m old enough to remember orange juice, ditto!
Though I share your aesthetic, ahem, appreciation of Jacqueline Bisset, I always think her looks are simply too distracting, so any appreciation, or lack thereof, of her acting skills is always clouded by the gaze. That said, I think she does a pretty good job in this, or rather, that T-shirt does!
Great soundtrack, too, but the proximity to Jaws - Shaw, Benchley, erm, the sea - made me think at the time that it was just a crude cash-in, so I only went along because of, well, as a teenage boy, that T-shirt…
And unlike you, underwater scenes leave me cold, though I do love swimming in the sea and have scuba dived in the past, but find underwater scenes never work for me in films. I love Thunderball but was bored rigid by the grand underwater fight at the end, and nearly every other underwater scene, too.
Though I do vividly remember Sophia Loren in Boy on a Dolphin for some reason…
Another great dive into the fathoms of the past, Luke…Oh! And Fathom, too, with Raquel Welch…ha-ha. I think a theme is developing here.
But have you seen her in Le Magnifique (1973)- which I watched last night? She's terrific! That's a film which is kinda growing on me. She has a girl next door quality, which is exactly what she plays in Le Magnifique. The girl next door. You probably read my views on Thunderball, which I like very much, as it's very 'Fleming' at least in concept and despite all the legal trouble with the script. It's like they've taken Fleming's concept and then reinvented it for the big screen. Bond fans- strange lot- don't seem to like it. Interestingly that particular post didn't do especially well compared to my other Bond posts- but in a way, I'm more of a fan of the original books...
No, I’m with you; love Thunderball, but maybe it’s because I love the Vulcan? And, as Partridge said of Bond fans, perhaps?,stop getting Bond wrong…ha-ha
Will try to dig out Le Magnifique. If nothing else, she’s always a very captivating watch, but it is hard to listen when the eyes are so distracted…ha-ha!
But, in all seriousness, about her beauty in relation to her acting chops, let’s just compare her to Emmanuel Beart for a moment. Stunningly beautiful, like Bisset, but absolutely convincing as the young wife of the jealous husband in L’enfer, who eventually loses the plot, etc.
And for me, Bisset never convinced, which is a shame, and might just be because all her directors were distracted by her too?
Yes. The Bond fans. They just don't get it, do they? One of the problems I have with Mr C's Bond, who looks like somebody who's come to mend your washing machine. Or a nightclub bouncer with an ear piece or a macho security bod standing outside Chanel in Sloane Street. The thing about JB is that there are masses of films she's in which you and I have probably never heard of, let alone seen. I ran an AI check on this last night- and it was a revelation. One of my favourite feel good flicks is The Mephisto Waltz (1971), panned by many. JB's supposed to be a relatively ordinary Los Angeles wife, married to Alan Alda, but she's far too glamorous.
Re L'Enfer- that's one I need to see again. As far as Weekend Flicks goes, I'm finding- most annoyingly- that French cinema is more or less unavailable on download, and I'm fairly reluctant to recommend a film which is only available on a horribly expensive DVD- as good as it might be. I would LOVE to do La Piscine, A Man and a Woman and Les Biches...
The Mephisto Waltz - classic '70s movie.
Apparently Bermuda is still London exurbia with palm trees ⛳️
I actually remember that. Out of a huge tin can.
Me too. The Farringford Hotel, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. August, 1978. Almost photographic memory. Grapefruit vs Tomato Juice. Served in a chilled wane glass, no doubt 'presented' on a plate with a white doily or napkin. A terrible decision to have to make. I went for the grapefruit juice, which I now regret.