KWAI

i'm watching my all time favorite movie, the bridge on the river kwai. i can never figure out why i love the movie so much. i only own one dvd and the river kwai is it.

the performance of alec guinness, is in my opinion, a perfect performance. he is utterly brilliant in this movie and won a much deserved oscar.

i watch this movie twice a year and marvel at his performance. an anagram of his name is GENUINE CLASS ..how perfect.

so, of course i have a alec guinness story to share with you.

i worked at canyon ranch in tucson and as an employee there, you are warned never to go up to a famous person. we were told they were there for rest and relaxation and to be left alone. i saw julia roberts, brooke shields, will smith and so forth and so on.. i never even thought of approaching them.

one day i was in the dining room and freaked out.. sir alec guinness was there.. he was quite elderly at that time and by now had been honored by being knighted in his country. i paused and thought to myself, he's old, he should know from a mere mortal, how brilliant i thought his performance was. so without regard of being fired i went up to him and introduced myself.

i told him exactly what i've just told you about his brilliant performance and i thanked him for making a movie experience one i would never forget.. being me, i didn't shut up for a second.. he was so touched that he invited me to join him for dinner in the diningroom.. having no fear of being fired, i went to dinner with him. we talked for quite a while without me fawning over him..

we dicussed the meaning of the movie, the location, the other performances.how he found his character and on and on. at the end of the dinner, he thanked me for joining him and i thanked him for enriching my life.. (i do get dramatic at times)he kissed my hand, which is very english and i hugged him and thanked him.

after i left the diningroom, the owner of canyon ranch came up to me and said, i see you had dinner with alec guinness. i said of course i did.. he's an old friend !

the owner looked at me and said, you're lying but what the hell, he is old and now he's you're friend !

end of story.

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