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A note on Gary Cooper

Have seen three films with Gary Cooper in the last three days and he strikes me as a soulful actor. It’s all in the eyes, which seem to convey all kinds of feeling, and the thickness and length of the eyelashes frame that feeling with a lush complexity. This in play with his mouth, a promise of sensuality. And he’s a whizz with double-takes. Moreover, whether he’s playing a millionaire, painter or mechanic, he manages to evoke All-American average Joe, which takes some doing when you look like that. You might guess I love him.

José Arroyo

By NotesonFilm1

Spanish Canadian working in the UK. Former film journalist. Lecturer in Film Studies. Podcast with Michael Glass on cinema at https://eavesdroppingatthemovies.com/ and also a series of conversations with artists and intellectuals on their work at https://josearroyoinconversationwith.com/

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