Dthe he, In 1974, the journalist of New York Times Martha Weinman Lear wrote: «In person he is quite attractive, an extraordinarily but not particularly attractive man, with the smile of the consummate gymnastics teacher». And again: «Once the smile had to be a simple, harmless thing, but now he has learned to use it, as Monroe learned to use the tilting tilting of the head, and Sinatra to pull the lower lip by baking. His body is a great celebration of health ».
The he in question was Robert Redford in the splendor of his 36 years, back from the triumph of As we werethe film with Barbra Streisand that we all love. The colleague in the article plays a little on the charm of the actor who has just disappeared: “Is Redford just another nice face?” He wonders in the title. The conclusion is in favor of what would become, decade after decade, one of the absolute myths of Hollywood, and for this reasonable.
The day of his death, and in the following, I looked for a negative judgment on social media, but I didn’t find it Not even in the male comments, which could have entertained on the distracting adventure of the actor. On how serious, scrupulous, polite, gallant and lonely it was very much, a lot has been written. On how busy in the most varied causes it was without performing them, too.
Antonella Baccaro (photo by Carlo Vangeri Gilbert).
But here, at risk of being unpopular and appearing superficial, I want to entertain myself only on its beauty. Why For us, girls of all ages, seeing him appear with his blonde zazzera in any of his films was a consolation Grand Prix. “Let’s go see Robert” was the message we exchanged with friends, planning an evening at the cinema. Or: «Let’s meet again together As we were or My Africa At home, with a nice cup of hot milk? ».
We all loved him without reserve and looked at a lot, trying to discover the secret of so much beauty. That Martha Weinman Lear reveals us with simplicity: “A disconcerting smile, which plays of effect but is completely good -natureda sort of muscle contraction staging with the eyes and teeth ». We remember you like this, Robert loved.
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