I can’t say that I’m a fan of the saccharine day time soap opera ‘The Bold and the Beautiful ‘ (B&B) but I do remember watching the tail-end of one episode that has always stuck in my mind. It featured an idyllic honeymoon scenario in which the Eric & Brooke were whisked away by hot air balloon  to some unspecified far off desert location. From there they rode on horseback to a luxurious tent within which was a makeshift, but highly luxurious bed bathed in candlelight . With her hair still perfectly coiffured,  it remained only for Brooke, in awe of the elaborate arrangements set in place for her benefit, to succumb completely to the charms of her handsome groom.

There is something of the impossibility of this fiction romance invested in the fantasy male character of Juan Antonio played by Javier Bardem and conjured up by Woody Allen’s in his movie ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’. Continue reading →