I watched Gilda last night because I was feeling heavy hearted and my mind was in a place that watching some Film Noir just felt like the right thing to do. As a result, here is Rita Hayworth, who was born not a Hayworth but a Cansino.  The studio changed her name and dyed her hair red because if people thought she was too ethnic they wouldn’t see her in movies.  Who knows if this is true, Hollywood has a lot of bullshit rationalizations for their racism.  Be it the public or the system, the result is the same, the world is a cesspool and as such the good get doused in shit and the bad are just aware enough to float to the top if they want.  Differences are to be eliminated because it makes us feel more secure.  We crave order more than justice and especially if that order keeps us safe at the expense of some other guy’s liberty.  Sorry, this isn’t cheery I guess. In fairness, I said I was in the mood for Film Noir so I wasn’t in the best place with my view of humanity.  It’s a genre that at it’s best is bleak and it’s view of the human condition and more importantly the way man treats man is at its lightest described as dark.  Anyway, this is Rita Hayworth’s best known role and to many people the defining Femme Fatale.  It makes sense because she is conniving, manipulative, and is has a sexuality to her so white hot I am surprised the celluloid didn’t burst into flame.  It’s a neat trick to make a character you know would be trouble but even as you’re watching you know you’d fall for it.  Hayworth was known for her iconic red hair, which as said earlier wasn’t really red.  She was one of the premier sex symbols of the 40’s and I included the most iconic poster of her in this set so you can see it.  It’s the poster that inspired the Shawshank Redemption and who knows how many fantasies (I think, I can’t remember, it all gets mixed up in my memories sometimes).  It was a good movie, I had seen it before but had almost forgotten how much I enjoyed it.  Rita Hayworth alone is worth the price of admission.  Today I want to fuck Rita Hayworth.