On this Monday morning something beautiful...
Ava Gardner. Why? Well, she is quite stunning and I like her. But, really, she's here for my good friend Malcolm Garrett who is quite dotty about her. Ava is not only his favourite actress but his favourite film is this...
which stared Ava along side the wonderful James Mason - 'Pandora and the Flying Dutchman' is about a woman unable to love and a man unable to die—a baroque synthesis of classical myth and Germanic legend set in Spain around 1930—met with mixed reviews. Few critics could deny its visual splendour (glorious Technicolor photography by Jack Cardiff of the Costa Brava). In fact the location was Tossa de Mar in Spain, my very first package holiday trip way back in the early 60's. Here is more of the lovley Ava to see while having your morning coffee...