SCOTOMISATION

Joan Collins, 1951

Open your eyes and go to sleep.

The relationship was certainly sensual, if not sexual. They kissed passionately in the back of limousines. Elizabeth was ready to lose her virginity, and she wanted to lose it to Monty. When they attended the premiere of A Place in the Sun, Monty suggested they stop for a burger before they made their grand entrance. The absurd idea of eating a take-out burger in their evening clothes delighted Elizabeth, and Monty instructed the driver where to go. In the backseat of the limo, they ate take-out burgers with paper napkins spread across their laps. Monty became hyper now, jumping around in his seat and throwing pickles out the window. “Hey, Bessie Mae,” he exclaimed, “do you want a french fry?” “Can I have a sip of your soda, Bessie Mae?” “Why do you keep calling me Bessie Mae?” she asked. “The whole world knows you as Elizabeth Taylor,” he said. “Only I can call you Bessie Mae. Elizabeth belongs to the public. Bessie Mae is mine.” - Charles Casillo

L'ECLISSE (1962), dir. Michelangelo Antonioni

My love where shall we make love? In a bed? At night under the stars? Under a beautiful tree? On top of the sun? In a bath tub? In the jungle with zebras and lions and crocodiles? In a field with flowers? Niki de Saint Phalle