My mother-in-law, Jeanne Shapiro, passed away a few weeks ago. She's lived quite a few years now without her long-time husband (and father of my wife), George Shapiro. In their day, it is said, the dance floor would clear when they stepped onto it, thrilling their friends and fellow dancing pals.
I made this portrait of them about 12 years ago, when I first met them in their Florida home. I hope this image will remind many family members and friends of the love and life Jeanne and George shared together, and resonate with their presence for all time.
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Nefertiti ~ Queen of the Nile (1961) starring Jeanne Crain, Edmund Purdom, Vincent Price and Liana Orfei. Directed by Fernando Cerchio.
Impossibly romantic Sword & Sandal film set in Ancient Egypt with one of the best cast ever. Aside from Crain, Purdom, Price, Orfei., there are others including Raf Baldassarre and Alberto Farnese.
The screenplay oozes story-book romance, with tormented lovers set against a beautiful and turbulent exotic setting. Production values are excellent or above average from other Peplums. The costumes alone are cool. 1940s starlet Jeanne Crain stars as Nefertiti, which is sorta of odd choice but works here. I admit I've only seen one of Crain's films, State Fair, so I'm not too familiar with her career. The male lead is played by uber dashing British actor Edmund Purdom, who was one of the most prolific stars of the Peplum genre and yet he's hardly remember today. One of his first made roles was in the seldom seen Hollywood epic The Egyptian. Sadly, Edmund died this past January. RIP.
And then there's Vincent Price who is always wonderful. His presence alone makes this a must see, whether you like romances or not.
My only gripes with this film are: Crain's crazy eyebrows. Wow! And this film needs to be viewed in widescreen.
During the Peplum explosion there were too few films set in Ancient Egypt. Director Cerchio also directed the great Cleopatra's Daughter. With just these two films, Cechio basically created a mini-Peplum subgenre all by his own.
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