Some actor partnerships are memorable because they are repeated over and over again. Others are memorable because, whenever those two actors meet on screen, something simply clicks. Richard Gere and Héctor Elizondo belong to the second category. Their collaboration began with American Gigolo in 1980, continued ten years later with Pretty Woman, and returned in … Continua a leggere Richard Gere and Héctor Elizondo: a screen partnership that always works
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Richard Gere unbuttoned: the roles that dared to show it all
There are handsome actors. There are charismatic actors. And then there is Richard Gere — an actor who, throughout his career, has never seemed afraid of his own physicality. Few leading men have managed to show their bodies on screen with such confidence while maintaining that elusive quality that separates sensuality from vulgarity. With Gere, … Continua a leggere Richard Gere unbuttoned: the roles that dared to show it all
Richard Gere and the age gap in reverse: when he was the younger man
Long before Richard Gere became famous for playing sophisticated romantic heroes, he was already exploring one of the most intriguing contradictions of his screen persona: the man who could be irresistibly attractive without necessarily being the one who held all the power. In American Gigolo, Paul Schrader created a character who initially seems almost impossible … Continua a leggere Richard Gere and the age gap in reverse: when he was the younger man
