Against Jerry Lewis in Hollywood Or Bust, Frank Tashlin, 1956.
Ekberg, who died yesterday at age 83, is the first of Bob Dylan's "Country'll Grow" trinity to shuffle off this mortal coil. To call her the poster girl for the Male Gaze is both somewhat apt and entirely reductive. Nevertheless, here is a rendering of her mouth as it appears on a giant advertisement for Call Me Bwana in From Russia With Love.
Best blog post title EVER.
Posted by: Petey | January 11, 2015 at 11:39 AM
Of course it's said that Egberg has died, but I was rather hoping for a fond remembrance of Francesco Rosi...
Posted by: Olaf | January 11, 2015 at 01:24 PM
Unfortunately Rosi is not someone I feel I have sufficient expertise on to weigh in meaningfully about. The main impact of his death, for me, is the reminder of the catching up I need to do.
Posted by: Glenn Kenny | January 11, 2015 at 03:11 PM
Oh well, you'll have a great time catching up - he's/was brilliant.
Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Olaf | January 11, 2015 at 04:44 PM
And Ekberg was once engaged to ... Rod Taylor.
Posted by: george | January 11, 2015 at 07:42 PM