She is the lively and lovely princess in “Roman Holiday”; The flower girl who turns a sparrow into a phoenix in “My Fair Lady”;In “Sweet Sister”, a literary and artistic youth who is beautiful and intelligent.She is the shining star on the screenAudrey Hepburn.
△From left to right it is
“Roman Holiday” “My Fair Lady”
Stills from “Sweet Sister”
Anyway Audrey Hepburnalso have life The unknown side.movie of the week “A Blind Woman” was released in 1967Witness the end of Hepburn’s first marriage.
△ Stills from “The Blind Girl”
This film is an important milestone in Hepburn’s life and career. It’s not just her the last timeA collaboration with her first husband, Mel Ferrer, before she died last time, even moreThe last film for which Hepburn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
△ Stills from “The Blind Girl”
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Mel Ferrer
Blind Woman starring Audrey Hepburn, And the filmThe producer was none other than her first husband Mel Ferrer.
△ Mel Ferrer, born in 1917, Audrey Hepburn’s first husband, was 12 years younger than Hepburn, and had three divorces before that.
Although their marriage was not recognized by the public from the beginning, Hepburn still chose to spend time with him hand in hand without hesitation.
△Audrey Hepburn and her first husband Mel Ferrer’s wedding scene
During Hepburn’s golden age when she was active on screen, her husband Mel Ferrer was a powerful promoter of many of her masterpieces.After the two married in 1954, under the impetus of their husband, they did it in succession Star in the films “Mayerling” and “War and Peace”.
△ “Maerling” poster (left) “War and Peace” poster (right)
While Hepburn continued to create her own career highlights, Ferrer’s own career continued to decline. In 1959, he directed and starred Hepburn in the film “Scent of the Green Valley” for the first time. Bad name and box office. Later, when Hepburn filmed “My Fair Lady” released in 1964, The couple’s marriage broke down.
△ Still from “Scent of Green Valley”
Perhaps because of the pain of war and a father running away during childhood, Hepburn loved this marriage very much. When he heard that Ferrer was preparing for this “Blind Girl Psycho”. Although the two have been separated for a long time, Hepburn still decided to support her husband and star in the film. Shortly after the film’s release, Hepburn announced her retirement in order to save her marriage.
△ Excerpt from “The Blind Girl”
Audrey Hepburn worked hard
Blind Girl
While filming “The Blind Woman”, Hepburn always considered this film as her last work. Take 12 points of strength to play the role of the blind girl in the movie.
△Director Terrence Young
In order to play the role of the blind girl well, Hepburn went to the blind clinic for professional training, Wear a mask to adapt to life in a 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 he went to watch the film sample with confidence, but feel very disappointed, Because my eyes don’t look like a real blind person.
△ Excerpt from “The Blind Girl”
To solve this problem, Hepburn wore special contact lenses adapted for her by the crew, This pair of glasses can make her vision white. Hepburn said that wearing it was like having sand in her eyes, and her eyelids turning red when the wind blew.
△ Stills from “The Blind Girl”
In the end, the effect of the film not only convinced Hepburn herself, but also convinced the audience and the critics of the film. “Blind Woman” not only nominated Hepburn for Best Actress at the 40th Academy Awardsalso harvested a whopping $17.5 million at the box office on a $3 million budget.
△ Excerpt from “The Blind Girl”
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Main lineup
In addition to Hepburn, the script and director of the film are also extremely high configuration. The screenplay of the film is by Frederick Knottthe British stage playwright’s previous work “Phone Murder”, It was put on the screen by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954.
△The British playwright Frederick Nott
From left to right it is
“Dialing Murder” poster “Blind Girl Psycho” poster.
And the director of the film, Terrence Young, is also very famous. He is more 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
His actions are from left to right
“007 Thunderball” “Dr. 007 Connaught”
“007 Love in Russia”
This week, let us walk into the wonderful film “The Blind Woman”, and see how the blind girl played by Hepburn retreats with one enemy and three!
Coming next
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In this edition of CCTV film channel-6 “A Date with Good Films” Saturday promotional edition, Champion Lan YuIt will take you into the movie “The Blind Woman” and enjoy the subtle interpretation of Audrey Hepburn together. In the Sunday film review edition, Sun Chengjian, a researcher at the Film and Television Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Arts、 Suo Yabin, Professor of School of Drama, Film and Television, Communication University of China、 Actor Zhong WenguanHe and host Lan Yu continued to interpret the then groundbreaking suspense film “Blind Girl Psycho”.
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【Welcome to this chapter】
CCTV Film Channel-6 “Date with a Good Film”
Saturday, November 12
23:24 Saturday Promotion Edition
23:33 “Psycho Blind Girl”
Sunday, November 13
13:16 “Psycho Blind Girl”
15:02 Sunday’s Critical Issue
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Edit this issue:Hao He,Xiao Huiji
Graphic design: Gou Ziyu
Text Editor: Gong Shuang
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