La légende de Jimmy Dean (2)

Un lecteur, malheureusement anonyme, nous donne cet émouvant commentaire :

I have been a James Dean worshiper for many years and was very glad to see this blog entry about him. He was a fascinating person. From what I have read about him, I believe he was not so much BI-sexual as PAN-sexual. I believe for Jimmy sex was not so much a biological urge but an emotional urge. At one point in his career, he also used sex as a commodity to purchase the services of someone who could advance his career. Someday we can talk more about William Bast's book, but I think the relationship between Dean and Bast was more about intimacy and Dean's need to give and receive love than it was about sex. ... If your readers are unfamiliar with who James Dean was, "East of Eden" will show them his sensitive side. "Rebel Without A Cause" will show them his "tormented" side. "Giant," his final film, shows his craft as a screen actor and includes another marvelous Hollywood personality -- a little-known actress named Elizabeth Taylor. ... Thanks again for your tribute to Jim.

En substance, notre lecteur, admirateur de J. Dean depuis de nombreuses années, nous signale qu'à son avis, Jimmy ne peut se caractériser comme étant "bi", voire "pan-sexuel" : il pense que James, à l'instar d'une Marylin, a "couché" accidentellement pour obtenir des rôles, et que sur le plan privé, il privilégiait l'aspect "émotion" de ses relations, en particulier dans celle qu'il entretînt avec W.Bast qui fut un échange, un partage qui dépassait la simple relation sexuelle.
Notre (hélas !) anonyme contributeur pense que les 3 films tournés par Dean permettent d'apprécier 3 aspects de sa personnalité : sensible dans "East of Eden", tourmenté dans "Rebel without A Cause" (La fureur de vivre) et très professionnel dans Giant, aux côtés de la grande Liz Taylor.

Merci à ce commentateur.

La légende Jimmy Dean (1) : clic !