Audrey Hepburn made her debut with a stunning film. Audrey Hepburn's stunning debut, not only was elected to the Academy Awards after the movie, and with its elegant temperament in the fifties set off a? Hepburn fever? Hepburn fever, many girls imitated its hair and clothing. In terms of entertainment and artistic value, this movie is also a classic.
But when the British officials found out that the princess had disappeared, they were in a cold sweat. In the end, the princess sacrifices her love for her own duty, which is saddening. The director, William Wyler, has vividly incorporated the sights and sounds of Rome into the plot, and the handsome Gregory Peck is also a great match for Audrey Hepburn, who is the first woman in the world to have been born in Rome. Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn are a perfect match for each other, making this romantic comedy a delightful and heartwarming experience.
The story is mainly about the royal family of Great Britain, Princess Anne as the heir to the throne will visit the major cities of Europe, the news came out, caused a great sensation. The last stop of the European tour is Rome, Princess Anne would like to enjoy her beautiful scenery, but the attendants to the princess of noble status, should not be in front of the people in front of the face as a reason for refusal, and gave her a sedative, the princess pretended to fall asleep, to wait for the attendants to go out, she secretly out of the window. However, she did not hang around for long, the doctor injected her with a sedative on the effectiveness of a bench near the fountain near the square, she fell asleep in a daze.
That's when Joe Bradley, a poor reporter for U.S. News, happened by. Bradley happened to pass by, thinking it was a young girl who had been intoxicated at a rave, and rented a cab to take her home, but the princess slept particularly heavily, and could not be woken up, so Joe had no choice but to take her back to his residence. The next day, a special announcement in the newspaper makes Joe realize that the young girl he brought back is Princess Anne, so he is ecstatic and intends to write an exclusive story about the Princess's inner circle.
The princess wakes up to find the strange Joe, who rushes to explain, and the princess is reassured. She borrows some money from Joe, then bids him farewell and wanders off into the streets of Rome again. Joe rushed to call his photographer friend Owen, at the same time, tracking the princess, pretending to meet her in the garden square, then volunteered to be a tour guide for the princess, riding a motorcycle to take her to visit the city of Rome, at the same time, Owen also drove a car to follow them, and captured a lot of precious footage, which the princess was unaware of.
The disappearance of the princess caused panic, and the king secretly sent many plainclothes around to look for her whereabouts. Joe led the princess to the water ballroom to participate in the dance was plainclothes police found, they asked the princess and they go back, and the princess firmly refused, the police want to forcibly kidnap her to go back, Joe and Owen with them to fight, and the willful and mischievous Princess is also a big fight, very happy. Taking advantage of the chaos, Joe escapes with the princess. A day passes, the princess is finally going back to the palace, but at this time she and Joe found each other sparks of love, fell in love. After all, the princess is a princess and a commoner is a commoner, so the two of them can only say goodbye. Joe abandoned the opportunity to become famous, the photo will be sent to the princess as a souvenir, in the deep love of the four eyes, the princess gently said goodbye to Joe?
Behind the scenes of Roman HolidayIn the filming of the Princess (Audrey Hepburn) saying goodbye to Joe. In the end, the annoyed director William Wyler complained about wasting so much film.
Joe (Gregory Peck) pretends that he's not the one who's doing it, but that he's the one who's doing it. Pike) pretends that his hand has been bitten off by the stone statue's mouth, and one scene is an improvisation by Pike. When he takes his hand out of the stone, he hides it in his sleeve, an idea he learned from Red? Scorton's gag. This little gag took Hepburn by surprise, so the scene passed with only one take.
After the movie wrapped, Peck told the producers that Hepburn was definitely going to win an Oscar (even though it was her first lead role), and that they'd better put her name at the front of the cast credits list. They did, and Hepburn did win.
Hepburn won the role of Anna thanks to a legendary audition. She performed a scene from the movie, and the director said ? Stop? After that, the cinematographer kept the camera working anyway. After these few minutes of previews, Hepburn immediately captured the movie.
Gregory Peck was eager to get his hands on a movie script. Peck was desperate to be in a comedy (he had never acted in a movie drama) and was eager to take advantage of this rare opportunity. He later said that at the time, he felt as if every romantic comedy script he read had? Gary? Grant's imprint? on it.
At the very beginning of the movie, the elderly gentleman dancing with Princess Anna says to her in Hindi: ? I would love to die on this ship.?
Joe pays the cab driver 1,000 lire (plus another 1,000 lire tip, to convince him to take Anna and himself). That's about 17 dollars (in 2005).
When Gregory? Pike traveled to Italy to shoot the film, he was going through a recent separation and the personal matter of an impending divorce from his current (and first) wife. It was during filming that he fell in love with a Veronico? Passani, a French woman, who fell in love. After the divorce, he married Pasani, and they lived together until Pike passed away.
During the filming of the movie, it was rumored that Princess Margaret (Elizabeth II's sister) had fallen in love with British air war hero Peter Thompson. The movie was filmed during the time of the movie. The news that Princess Margaret (sister of Elizabeth II) had fallen in love with British air war hero Peter Townshend. Soon this matter and because of the British royal family's opposition and low-key end, but this incident undoubtedly has a similar story of "Roman Holiday" to do the best publicity. in August the movie was released immediately set off the audience enthusiastic response, the box office results skyrocketed. Audrey's simple and elegant style of dress immediately captured the attention of women around the world. Youthful and lively? Hepburn head? Also immediately popular. March 25, 1954, 25-year-old Hepburn from the American Film Institute director Herr Schott's hands took over the Oscar gold statue, her brilliant film life officially set sail.
Roman Holiday Theme Song ----- UnforgettableAm I That Easy to Forget
They say you found somebody new
They say you've got a new companion
But that won't "stop my lovin" you
But that won "t stop my lovin "youI just can "t let you walk away
I just can "t let you walk away
Forget the love I had for you
Forget the love I had for you
Guess I could find somebody too
Guess I could find somebody too
But I do want no one but you
But I do want no one but you
How could you leave without regret
How could you leave without regret?
Am I that easy to forget
Before you leave me sure you "d find
Your want his love much more than mine
Your want his love much more than mine
Cause I "ll just say we "ve never met
Cause I "ll just say we "ve never met
If I "m that easy to forget
If I "m so forgetful
Before you leave me sure you "d find
Your want his love much more than mine
"Cause I "ll just say we "ve never met
I "ll just say we "ve never met
If I "m that easy to forget
If I "m that easy to forget
If I "m that forgetful
If I "m that forgetful
The friendship of Hepburn and Pike
Soon after Roman Holiday was finished, and before it was released, Pike realized that his name was on the poster, while Hepburn's was small and tucked away in a corner. He made a point of informing the producers to remove the original cast list of ? Gregory? Pike starring Roman Holiday? was changed to Audrey? Hepburn's name.
In August 1953, "Roman Holiday" caused a sensation after the release, Hepburn immediately captured the world's attention. 1954 March 25, 24-year-old Hepburn for her wonderful performance in "Roman Holiday", won the 26th Academy Award for Best Actress. That night, Hepburn, who never thought she would get the golden statue, stood on the podium and was so excited that she couldn't speak, but she didn't forget to tell the world: "This is a gift from Parker. This is a gift from Parker!
Hepburn became a movie queen, a variety of honors to her flying. However, these are not the things she really longed for, she longed for the most is to get the sincere eternal love. Perhaps Parker perceived Hepburn's inner desire, in the "Roman Holiday" premiere, he deliberately introduced Hepburn met the famous Hollywood director, actor and writer Meier? Fitch. Mayer was a good friend of Pike's, and their relationship was extraordinary. Pike admired Mayer's talent, and he thought Mayer could bring Hepburn even greater success.
Meir was 36 years old, tall, thin, angular, multi-talented, and gentle. Like Hepburn, Meier was multilingual, and they quickly became close. Hepburn also became attached to Meir, who was a leader, and in March 1954, after Meir and Hepburn co-starred in the Broadway production of Sabrina, Meir flew to Switzerland to propose to Hepburn. Hepburn accepted despite her mother's objections. They were married in September 1954 in Switzerland. Parker, who was in the United States, attended their wedding and gave Hepburn a butterfly brooch as a wedding gift. This brooch Hepburn very much like, has been treasured in her side until death.
A few months later, Pike and his wife finally agreed to divorce, and this time Hepburn has been wandering in the newlywed happiness. She often sent postcards to Pike, and although they were only words, the intimacy and trust was evident.
Pike in the blessing of Hepburn, but also began his own new life. 1955, Pike met a beautiful French journalist Veronica in Paris, the two fell in love and married. They lived a happy life, Veronica and Pike like children, she did not mind the 3 stepchildren make a lot of noise, and gave birth to a son and a daughter for Pike.
After their marriage, Hepburn lived in Switzerland and had very few opportunities to meet Pike in the United States. But the ocean cut their friendship, they often through the phone, letters to each other greetings. Pike was always concerned about Hepburn, hoping that her marriage would be happy. But Hepburn's marriage is far from being as lucky as Pike's.
Hepburn's new marriage at the beginning of the community has been a lot of gossip, said Mayer just in the ? use? Hepburn to develop their own careers. In the eyes of the general public, Hepburn's talent is far more than her husband, her sensitivity and innate elegance is more than Meier. The days are long, Mayer's heart inevitably twisted.
Hepburn vowed to make her marriage a model for Hollywood. In view of the fact that the family of two actors is often separated for a long period of time and caused by the breakup, so she decided and Mayer in the future will not be separated for a moment. She even made a condition to the director that she would not act in any movie without Meir in it.
After her marriage, Hepburn starred in War and Peace, Pretty Face, The Twilight Zone, and Zinnemann's The Nun (1959), which earned her a third Academy Award nomination. Hepburn's performances were perfected and she conquered the world with her mastery of portraying mature and free-spirited women.
But she did not conquer her man: in March 1959, Hepburn gave birth to a son, Sean. From then on, the child became the center of her life, and her husband took a back seat. Meir was not used to this change, and their marriage cracked.
In the fall of 1968, Rome was rainy, foggy, gloomy, and humid. Hepburn's 14-year marriage was over. Heartbroken, Hepburn did not eat for days on end, and her life was nothing but rain and tears.
Just then, the phone rang, and it was Pike who called. The first thing Hepburn said to Pike was: ? Marriage is so hard to maintain in this circle! Please believe me, I put marriage and family life first and career second. I would have liked to grow old together, but it's too hard, too hard!!!? Hepburn's marriage has always been secretive, but she opened herself up to Pike.
However, Hepburn was a strong woman, and in the winter of 1968, Hepburn fell in love at first sight with 30-year-old Italian psychiatrist Dr. Andrea?
In 1980, Hepburn received divorce papers from Dodi. After filling out the divorce papers, she once again felt like a failure. Soon after she appeared in All's Well That Ends Well, she met and became close friends with actor Robert, who remained Hepburn's companion until her death in 1993.
While Hepburn was suffering from the pain of marriage, Pike suffered the loss of his son. 1974, his 30-year-old son committed suicide, which was a cruel blow to Pike, who spent his days with his wife in tears, hiding in the house and refusing to see anyone. His door was only open to Hepburn, who had rushed in from Switzerland. Hepburn, like Pike, is a person who loves his children as much as his life, and this bad news made her sad.
Over the years, Hepburn and Pike's family formed a deep friendship. As long as the United States, Hepburn quasi is the first to the Pike family as a guest. If she can't visit Pike because of anything special, she will always call ahead and say: ? Pike, I'm sorry, I have to go to someone else's place first. She was polite and considerate, and won the love of Pike's family.
In her later years, Hepburn traveled around the world as a United Nations ambassador, and in 1992, when she went to Somalia to visit children, she felt sick in her abdomen and soon found out that she had colon cancer, and although she had an operation, the doctors estimated that she could only live for another year or so. She knew her days were numbered and asked her doctor to return to her hometown of Tolochenaz to take a last look at the Swiss snow.
On January 10, 1993, Hepburn walked into her garden for the last time, supported by Robert. She fondly touched each plant and carefully told Robert about its different care requirements. 10 days later, in the early morning, she flew away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 63. Her body was buried a few days later in a small town cemetery in Switzerland.
That day, thousands of Romans brought flowers to the Tiber River to send their condolences to her, and people will always remember this beautiful princess who came here 40 years ago. People never expected, has been 77 years old Pike accompanied by his wife, also came a long way to attend Hepburn's funeral. To know, after retirement in 1991, Pike stayed in his own backyard garden, rarely go out.
At the funeral, the gray-haired Pike was in tears, and he choked up and said: ? In that beautiful Roman summer, as Hepburn's first on-screen couple held her hand and danced, that is my immense luck. He lowered his head and gently planted a kiss on Hepburn's coffin, saying fondly: ? You are the favorite woman in my life.? The people present were all saddened and in tears.
Hepburn gone, Parker sent her the butterfly brooch is still intact in her jewelry box. April 24, 2003, the famous Sotheby's auction house held a Hepburn clothing, jewelry charity sale. On that day, Parker personally went to buy back the butterfly brooch that had accompanied Hepburn for 40 years. When he held the brooch in his dry hands, he touched Hepburn's beautiful heartbeat, and he felt that he had no more regrets in his life.
At 4 a.m. on June 12, 2003, Pike closed his eyes in his Beverly Hills apartment.
The man who had acted out a lifetime of dead-and-alive love scenes didn't even forget to give his hand back to his wife in his haste at the moment of his death, and without a word he gave the French woman whose last name was his the last dignity of thanks for all the years she had spent with him.