Wild in the Country
Another bout of insomnia enabled me to watch Wild in the Country last night/this morning. I was surprised to see what a talented actor Elvis was (my memories are mostly of sweaty, jumpsuited Elvis).
A commenter on the IMDB site noted how often Elvis was paired with older women on film. Watching him in a drama last night it wasn't hard to see why... his sultry, sexually charged presence was probably too much for the asexual nature of the era's movies. To pair Elvis with a virginal ingenue would have made people uncomfortable. Pairing him instead with a (fictional) experienced widow like Irene Sperry allowed people to enjoy his sexuality without feeling threatened by it.
A commenter on the IMDB site noted how often Elvis was paired with older women on film. Watching him in a drama last night it wasn't hard to see why... his sultry, sexually charged presence was probably too much for the asexual nature of the era's movies. To pair Elvis with a virginal ingenue would have made people uncomfortable. Pairing him instead with a (fictional) experienced widow like Irene Sperry allowed people to enjoy his sexuality without feeling threatened by it.
posted by Logic101 at 12/11/2006 11:09:00 PM
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