She is the lively and nice princess of “Roman Holiday”; The flower girl who turns a sparrow into a phoenix in “My Fair Lady”;In “Sweet Sister”, a literate and artistic young woman who is beautiful and intelligent.She is the shining star on the screenAudrey Hepburn。
△From left to right they are
“Roman Holiday” “My Fair Lady”
Stills from “Sweet Sister”
However Audrey Hepburnalso have life The unknown side.movie of the week “A blind woman” published in 1967He witnessed the end of Hepburn’s first marriage.
△ Frames from “The blind girl”
This film is an important node in the life and career of Hepburnit’s not just her the last timeA collaboration with her first husband, Mel Ferrer, before he passed away last job， more and moreThe last film to have Hepburn nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress。
△ Frames from “The blind girl”
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Mel Ferrer
A blind woman with Audrey Hepburn, And the movieThe producer was none other than her first husband Mel Ferrer。
△Mel Ferrer, born in 1917, first husband of Audrey Hepburn, was 12 years younger than Hepburn and had already been divorced three times.
Although their marriage has not been recognized by the public since the beginning, Hepburn still chose to spend time with him hand in hand without hesitation。
△Scene of the wedding of Audrey Hepburn and her first husband Mel Ferrer
During Hepburn’s golden age when she was active on the screen, her husband Mel Ferrer was a powerful promoter of many of her masterpieces.After the two were married in 1954, at the urging of her husband, they have subsequently Starred in the films ‘Mayerling’ and ‘War and Peace’。
△ “Mayerling” poster (left) “War and Peace” poster (right)
While Hepburn continued to create her own career highs, Ferrer’s career continued to decline. In 1959, she directed and played Hepburn in the film “Scent of the Green Valley” for the first time. Bad reputation and box office. Later, when Hepburn filmed “My Fair Lady” released in 1964, The couple’s marriage broke down。
△ “Scent of Green Valley” photo
Perhaps due to the pain of war and her father’s flight in childhood, Hepburn loved this marriage very much. When she learned that Ferrer was preparing for this “Blind Girl Psycho”, Even though the two have been separated for some time， Hepburn still decided to support her husband and star in the film。 Shortly after the film’s release, Hepburn announced her retirement to save her marriage.
△ Fragment of “The blind girl”
Audrey Hepburn worked hard
Blind girl
During the filming of “The Blind Woman” Hepburn always regarded this film as her last work. Bring out 12 strengths to play the role of the blind girl in the film。
△Director Terrence Young
To play the role of the blind girl well, Hepburn went to the blind clinic for professional training， Wear a blindfold to adjust to life in the state of blindness,Learn how to make a phone call with blind eyes, how to use temperature to sense if there is a light bulb in front of you, etc. However, when she confidently went to watch the film sample, but i feel very disappointed， Because my eyes don’t look like a real blind man。
△ Fragment of “The blind girl”
To solve this problem, Hepburn wore special contact lenses customized for her by the crew, This pair of glasses can make your vision white. Hepburn said wearing it was like having sand in her eyes and her eyelids turning red when the wind blew.
△ Frames from “The blind girl”
In the end, the effect of the film not only convinced Hepburn himself, but also convinced the audience and film critics. “Blind Woman” not only made Hepburn nominated for Best Actress at the 40th Academy Awardsit also made a whopping $17.5 million at the box office for a $3 million cost.
△ Fragment of “The blind girl”
ultra-high configuration
Main training
Besides Hepburn, the screenplay and director of the film are also top notch. The film’s screenplay is by Frederick Knottthe previous work of the British playwright “Phone Murder”, It was put on the screen by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954。
△British playwright Frederick Nott
From left to right they are
“Dialing Murder” poster “Psychopathic blind girl” poster.
And the director of the film Terrence Young is also very famous. He is most famous as “the creator of the ‘007’ film series”. The director also applied the creative experience of the “007” series to this film.
△Director Terrence Young
From left to right his works
“007 Thunderball” “Dr. 007 Connaught”
“007 Love in Russia”
This week, we enter the excellent film “The Blind Woman”, and see how the blind girl played by Hepburn retires with one enemy and three!
Arriving
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In this issue of the CCTV-6 film channel “A Date with Good Films” Saturday promotional edition, Promoter Lan YuIt will take you to the movie “The Blind Woman” and enjoy Audrey Hepburn’s nuanced performance together. In the Sunday edition of the film festival, Sun Chengjian, a researcher at the Film and Television Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Arts、 Suo Yabin, Professor of Drama, Film and Television School, Communication University of China、 Actor Zhong WenguanHe and host Lan Yu continued to play the innovative suspense film “Blind Girl Psycho” at that time.
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【Welcome to this episode】
CCTV-6 Movie Channel “A date with a good movie”
Saturday 12 November
11:24 pm Saturday Promotion Edition
11:33 pm “Psychopathic blind girl”
Sunday 13 November
1:16 pm “Psychopathic blind girl”
15:02 Sunday critical edition
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Edit this issue:Hao He,Xiao Huji
Graphic layout: Gou Ziyu
Text editor: Gong Shuang
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