This in no way indicates that the Babe must be changed, I just had to change the hunk, folks. And quite a change it is! Far from Jim Caviezel and his devout Catholicism in real life coupled with his portrayal of Christ on the Big Screen, I have now chosen one of the darkest characters in film/literature. Though not as true to Emily Bronte's book Wuthering Heights, Laurence Olivier's portrayal in the 1938 film of the same name earns him possible Hunk of All Time status. His portrayal of the dark, brooding Heathcliff is so brilliant is so incredible as to still be one of the most moving performances on screen to the present day. And definitely one of the most attractive and sexy. But hey, he wasn't knighted for nothing. Here's Darling Larry. Sigh.......
Ahh! Pim's Ghost,
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely introduction to these wonderful men.
Thank You.
My wife would agree with you.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I had planned on posting a shirtless Clark Gable, but after rereadeing Wuthering Heights, I couldn't resist this one. I wish I could've found a better shot from the film, but really he was so perfect that any shot will do. Hey, Vivien Leigh didn't leave her husband for no reason, folks. Or course Olivier didn't leave his wife for no reason for her, either. Look at those eyes!!!!! (sigh....)
ReplyDeleteDefinately easy on the eyes that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteWay better than overly hairy men in a lip lock! ;)
Nevermind politics!
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that when coming to this blog, concentration is nearly impossible?
On this Friday night in Ottawa, here's to you infidel ladies & to Laurence who could be Arab, with those eyes and that mouth.
Ahh, Olivier as Heathcliff. Possibly the Hunk of the Century. I'll post his possible tie next time. But yes, in his early films he's unparalleled. Fire Over England, Rebecca, Wuthering Heights, 38 Days, etc. My mother raised me well I guess.
ReplyDeleteOf course, his looks were altered for this film to make him look like a gypsy, but the effect is stunning. I just watched Ralph Fiennes' Heathcliff from the early 90s. The same "Gypsification" did not have quite the same effect. Even on Easter weekend as I watched Olivier as an old man in Jesus of Nazereth (as Nicodemus) he was old and no longer attractive, but those eyes still held that unbearable beauty of his youth.
DC, you are quite correct. After writing all over the web of my wrath for jihadis everywhere, I came back here and saw that picture and the distraction is complete. I shall unearth my VHS copy tonight and struggle through the static.
As a guy I preferred him as Harry ..
ReplyDelete"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
Just don't say you prefer him in the Marathon Man, though he was great! And as an old man, how about the Boys From Brazil? Amazing. Not hunky, but amazing. Hamlet....nice....But all of those early pics with Vivien Leigh and the pics of his youthful turn as Hamlet as opposed to the film much later.....They broke the mold after a certain point.
ReplyDelete