Pearl Bailey (Carmen Jones, St. Louis Blues, Porgy and Bess)—vintage crush of all time, the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and my GOD the PIPES! She wasn't in nearly enough movies, but every time I see her I'm aghast all over with what a gorgeous woman she was. Vote Pearl for diva glamor like no one else! (also....she was on the Muppet Show!)
Hideko Takamine (Carmen Comes Home, Floating Clouds, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Yearning)— Known for her work with director Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine brought to life his suffering, persevering heroines. Widely regarded as one of the three greatest Japanese actresses of her time alongside Setsuko Hara and Haruko Sugimura.
This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.
[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]
Pearl Bailey propaganda:
"Pearl Bailey was an absolute POWERHOUSE! She's best known for her career in music and theater (she's a DIVINE singer, and very funny). But she also did several feature films, including a controversial adaptation of Porgy and Bess (controversial because of the story; the actors were pretty much coerced into it). She's got a style all her own, you can recognize it from a mile away. She's got you chuckling and crying from one phrase to the next. I love her <3"
“Yearning, by Mikio Naruse, is one of my favourite films, and I loved the way restraint became the main emotion throughout that film. The question became how to do it. I decided to go back to basics, to really play with the bare minimum in the screenplay. I didn’t want all these subtle emotions expressed through words, but at the same time I wanted to make sure the audience fully understood, and felt, how the characters were feeling.” —Park Chan-wook on the inspirations for Decision to Leave
Final scene of Decision to Leave (2022) // final scene of Yearning (1964)
When I appeared in Ozu's The Munakata Sisters, I had trouble with the tongue sticking out scene, because after many tests, my nerves were more focused on the tongue than on my acting.
June Richmond (Carolina Blues)—I will take LITERALLY ANY REASON to post the Mr. Beebe number. Hello, it’s got Harold Nicholas and June Richmond and so so so much Black talent and glamor in it??? June Richmond is clearly the queen of the number and I love her. Glam as hell. [video under the cut]
Hideko Takamine (Carmen Comes Home, Floating Clouds, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Yearning)— Known for her work with director Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine brought to life his suffering, persevering heroines. Widely regarded as one of the three greatest Japanese actresses of her time alongside Setsuko Hara and Haruko Sugimura.
This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.