'Botticelli's Venus' - the life of Honeychile Rider/Ryder
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One of the most iconic girls - actually the most iconic girl in the series
Honeychile Ryder - the film version - was the first movie heroine. Her entrance in Dr No, like Connery's is a special moments. The camera catches her emerging from the ocean dressed in a skimpy white bikini, carrying shells and clutching a knife. Andress benefits from having a well written role; Honey in the film is able to relate some of her past history - something other Bond heroines are denied. Andress' foreign accent helps emphasise her lack of formal education - her delivery comes across as slightly childlike, which works perfectly
Honeychile Rider - the books version - is a provocative sensual heroine. She is a childlike nature girl, but also very much a woman. Honey is blonde with deep blue lashes "paled" by the sun.Bond notices that she has a face of someone who has to "fend for herself". She also has a broken nose which is quickly overlooked. Bond says she is one of the most beautiful women in Jamaica. He compares her to Botticelli's Venus.
Honey taught herself to read reading the encyclopedia and though intelligent she is incredibly naive, which is the main reason she is so appealing and endearing. She is playful, yet can be confident and imperious defending her beliefs. She knows far more about marine animals and insects then Bond. What is attractive about Honey is her purity of heart. Honey remains the most well-meaning, sincere character in the series..
So which has the best Honey? The film or the book? For me, its the novel
Honeychile Ryder - the film version - was the first movie heroine. Her entrance in Dr No, like Connery's is a special moments. The camera catches her emerging from the ocean dressed in a skimpy white bikini, carrying shells and clutching a knife. Andress benefits from having a well written role; Honey in the film is able to relate some of her past history - something other Bond heroines are denied. Andress' foreign accent helps emphasise her lack of formal education - her delivery comes across as slightly childlike, which works perfectly
Honeychile Rider - the books version - is a provocative sensual heroine. She is a childlike nature girl, but also very much a woman. Honey is blonde with deep blue lashes "paled" by the sun.Bond notices that she has a face of someone who has to "fend for herself". She also has a broken nose which is quickly overlooked. Bond says she is one of the most beautiful women in Jamaica. He compares her to Botticelli's Venus.
Honey taught herself to read reading the encyclopedia and though intelligent she is incredibly naive, which is the main reason she is so appealing and endearing. She is playful, yet can be confident and imperious defending her beliefs. She knows far more about marine animals and insects then Bond. What is attractive about Honey is her purity of heart. Honey remains the most well-meaning, sincere character in the series..
So which has the best Honey? The film or the book? For me, its the novel
1. For Your Eyes Only 2. The Living Daylights 3 From Russia with Love 4. Casino Royale 5. OHMSS 6. Skyfall
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Patricia "Honeychile" Wilder, actress from whom Fleming pinched the name.
Reading the beach scene. I though Judy Havelock was a similar type
The way Fleming describes how she's dressed with bow and arrows.
another "Amazonian" woman
Interesting
It certainly is. Doesn't Fleming mistakenly call her "Honeychile Wilder" in TMWTGG? I seem to recall that he does.
(I read somewhere that this may have been an editor's mistake rather than Fleming's but don't know the truth of that.)
Are you referring to Fleming's description of Honeychile's posterior?
I also always remember the girl gyrating on the big hand in LALD.
( we didn't have the internet those days ...... ) very descriptive.
Although thanks, I'll remember next time.
That would be showing a bit more cheek than usual...