Introduction to Roman Holiday

Audrey Hepburn’s blockbuster debut film not only won the Academy Award for Best Actress, but also set off Hepburn fever in the 1950s with her delicate and elegant temperament. , many girls imitated his hairstyle and clothing. In terms of the film's entertainment effect and artistic value, this film is also a critically acclaimed classic. The plot describes a British princess visiting the ancient capital of Rome. She regards red tape as a chore. She sneaks into the city at night to enjoy the night scenery. She meets a kind-hearted American reporter by chance. The two travel together arm in arm and develop a secret love.

But when the visiting group of British officials discovered that the princess was missing, they were all in a cold sweat. In the end, the princess reluctantly sacrificed her love for her duty, which was sad. Director William Wyler vividly integrated Rome's scenic spots into the plot, and the handsome Gregory Peck also perfectly matched Audrey Hepburn, making this romantic comedy very warm and pleasing to the eye.

The story mainly tells that Princess Anne of the British royal family, as the heir to the throne, will visit major cities in Europe. When the news came out, it caused a great sensation. The last stop of the European trip was Rome. Princess Anne wanted to enjoy her beautiful scenery, but the attendants refused on the grounds that the princess' status was noble and it was not suitable to be seen in front of the people, and they injected her with sedatives. The princess pretended to be asleep, and after the attendants had gone out, she slipped out through the window. However, after a short stroll, the sedative the doctor injected into her took effect, and she fell asleep on a bench next to the fountain near the square.

At this time, Joe Bradley, a poor reporter from the American News Agency, happened to pass by. He thought this was a girl who was drunk during a carnival, so he rented a taxi and wanted to take her back. home, but the princess fell into a very deep sleep and couldn't 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 made Joe realize that the girl he had brought back was Princess Anne, so he was ecstatic and planned to write an exclusive report about the princess's inside story.

When the princess woke up, she found the strange Qiao. Qiao quickly explained, and the princess felt at ease. She borrowed some money from Joe, then bade him farewell and wandered off into the streets of Rome. Joe quickly called his photographer friend Owen and followed the princess at the same time. He pretended to meet her by chance in the garden square and volunteered to be a tour guide for the princess, taking her around Rome on a motorcycle. At the same time, Owen also drove He followed them in a car and took many precious shots, but the princess was unaware of all this.

The disappearance of the princess caused people to panic. The king secretly sent many plainclothes men to search for the whereabouts of the princess. When Joe led the princess to the water ballroom for a dance, he was discovered by the plainclothes police. They asked the princess to go back with them, but the princess refused. The police wanted to kidnap her and go back. Joe and Owen fought with them, and the willful and naughty The princess also fought and was very happy. Taking advantage of the chaos, Qiao fled with the princess. One day passed and the princess finally returned to the palace, but at this time she and Qiao found that there was a spark of love between them and they fell in love. After all, the princess is a princess, and the common people are common people, so the two can only say goodbye. Joe gave up the opportunity of success and gave the photo to the princess as a souvenir. Looking at each other affectionately, the princess gently said goodbye to Joe? Behind-the-scenes of Roman Holiday

During the filming of the princess (Ao Dai) When Lee Hepburn said goodbye to Joe in this scene, the inexperienced Hepburn couldn't shed tears during the performance. In the end, the annoyed director William Weller complained about wasting so much film. Hepburn immediately burst into tears and the scene was successfully shot.

Joe (Gregory Peck) pretends that his hand has been bitten off by the mouth of a stone statue. There is a play where Pike improvises. When he took his hand out of the stone, he hid it in his sleeve, a gag he learned from Red Scotton. This episode surprised Hepburn, so the scene was shot only once.

After the film was completed, Peck told the producers that Hepburn was definitely going to win an Oscar (even though this was her first starring role) and they'd better put her name in the credits. . They did, and Hepburn actually won.

Hepburn was able to win the role of Anna thanks to a legendary audition. She performed a scene from the movie, and after the director said, "Stop," the photographer kept the camera running. After this few minutes of preview, Hepburn immediately captured the film.

When the script came to him, Gregory Peck was eager to star in a comedy (he had never acted in any film drama) and was eager to participate in this rare opportunity. He later said that at that time, he felt that every romantic comedy script he read seemed to have Cary Grant's imprint on it.

At the beginning of the movie, the old gentleman dancing with Princess Anna said to her in Hindi: "I really want to die on this boat." ?

Joe paid the taxi driver a thousand lire (plus a thousand lire tip, in order to persuade him to take Anna and himself). That's about $17 (in 2005).

When Gregory Peck traveled to Italy to shoot the film, he was going through a recent separation and impending divorce from his current (and first) wife. During the filming, he fell in love with a French woman named Veronique Pasani. After the divorce, he married Pasani, and they lived together until Parker passed away.

During the filming of the film, news came from the UK that Princess Margaret (sister of Elizabeth II) and British air combat hero Peter Townsend had fallen in love. Soon the matter ended in a low-key manner due to the opposition of the British royal family, but this incident undoubtedly provided the best publicity for "Roman Holiday" with a similar story. After the movie was released in August, it immediately aroused enthusiastic response from the audience, and the box office performance skyrocketed. Audrey's simple and elegant dressing style immediately caught the attention of women around the world. The youthful and lively "Hepburn hair" also became popular immediately. On March 25, 1954, the 25-year-old Hepburn received the Oscar statuette from the hands of American Film Institute President Hersholt, and her glorious film career officially set sail. "Roman Holiday" theme song-----Unforgettable

　Am I That Easy to Forget

　They say you found somebody new

　Some people say you have Got a new partner

But that won"t stop my lovin"you

But it won't reduce my love for you

I just can"t let you walk away

I just don’t want to see you walk away like this

Forget the love I had for you

Forget the love I had for you like this

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Guess I could find somebody too

Guess I could find someone too

But I do want no one but you

But I I don’t want anyone but you

How could you leave without regret

How could you leave without regret

Am I that easy to forget

Am I so easily forgotten

Before you lave me sure you"d find

Your want his love much more than mine

Your love for me is more than mine

"Cause I"ll just say we"ve never met

Because of me Will say we never met

If I"m that easy to forget

If I'm so forgetful

Before you leave me sure you"d find < /p>

You will definitely find out before you leave me

Your want his love much more than mine

Your love for me is more than mine

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I will say that we have never met

If I"m that easy to forget

If I"m that easy to forget

If I'm so forgetful about Hepburn and Parker's friendship

Soon the filming of Roman Holiday was finished, Before the release, Parker noticed that his name was on the poster, but Hepburn's name was small and hidden in a corner. He specifically informed the producers to change the original cast list of "Roman Holiday" starring Gregory Peck to Audrey Hepburn's name.

In August 1953, "Roman Holiday" caused a sensation after its release, and Hepburn immediately caught the world's attention. On March 25, 1954, the 24-year-old Hepburn won the 26th Academy Award for Best Actress for her wonderful performance in "Roman Holiday".

That night, Hepburn, who never expected that she would win the Academy Award, stood on the podium and was speechless with excitement, but she did not forget to tell the world: "This is a gift from Parker!"

After Hepburn became a movie queen, all kinds of honors came to her. However, these are not what she really desires. What she desires most is to obtain true and eternal love. Perhaps Parker sensed Hepburn's inner desire. At the premiere of "Roman Holiday", he specially introduced Hepburn to the famous Hollywood director, actor and writer Meir Ferger. Meir is a good friend of Pike, and their relationship is extraordinary. Parker admired Meir's talent and believed that Meir could bring Hepburn greater success.

Meir was 36 years old at the time, with a tall and thin figure, an angular face, versatile, gentle and considerate. Like Hepburn, Meir was multilingual, and they quickly became close. Hepburn also became attached to Meir, who had a leadership style. After Meir and Hepburn co-starred in the Broadway masterpiece "Sabrina" in March 1954, Meir flew to Switzerland to propose to Hepburn. Hepburn accepted the proposal despite her mother's objections. They were married in September 1954 in Switzerland. Parker, who was far away in the United States, attended their wedding, and his wedding gift to Hepburn was a butterfly brooch. Hepburn liked this brooch very much and kept it with her until her death.

A few months later, Parker finally agreed to divorce his wife, and by this time Hepburn was already wandering in the happiness of newlyweds. She often sent postcards to Parker. Although they were only words, the intimacy and trust were evident on the page.

When Parker blessed Hepburn, he also started his new life. In 1955, Parker met a beautiful French female reporter Veronica in Paris, and the two fell in love and got married. They live a happy life. Veronica likes children as much as Parker. She doesn't mind how noisy her three stepsons are, and she gives birth to a son and a daughter for Parker.

After marriage, Hepburn has been living in Switzerland, and there are very few opportunities to meet Parker in the United States. But their friendship continued, and they often greeted each other via phone calls and letters. Parker always cared about Hepburn from afar and hoped that her marriage would be happy. However, Hepburn's marriage was far less lucky than Parker's.

At the beginning of Hepburn's wedding, there were many rumors in the society, saying that Meir was just using Hepburn to develop her own career. In the eyes of ordinary people, Hepburn's talent far exceeded that of her husband, and her sensitivity and natural elegance were even less than that of Meir. As the days passed, Meir inevitably felt uncomfortable.

Hepburn vowed to make her marriage a model for Hollywood. Since families formed by two actors often break up due to long-term separation, she decided that she and Meir would never be separated for a moment. She even made a condition to the director: she would not act in any film that did not involve Meir.

After her marriage, Hepburn starred in "War and Peace", "Pretty Face", "Love in the Evening" and "The Nun" directed by Zineman, which earned her the honor of being nominated for an Oscar for the third time. 》(1959). Hepburn's performance became more and more perfect. She reached the level of perfection in portraying mature and free women and conquered the world.

But she did not conquer her man. In March 1959, Hepburn gave birth to her son Sean. From then on, her children became the center of her life, and her husband took a back seat. Meir was not used to the change, and cracks appeared in their marriage.

It was rainy and foggy in Rome in the autumn of 1968, gloomy and humid. Hepburn's 14-year marriage was completely over. Heartbroken, Hepburn went without food for several days, and her life was filled with nothing but rain and tears.

At this moment, the phone rang, it was Parker. The first thing Hepburn said to Parker was: In this circle, marriage is really difficult to maintain! Please believe me, I put marriage and family life first, and my career second. . I originally wanted to grow old together, but it was too difficult, too difficult!? Hepburn's marriage has always been very secretive, but she opened her heart in front of Parker.

However, Hepburn is a strong woman. In the winter of 1968, Hepburn fell in love at first sight with the 30-year-old Italian psychiatrist Dr. Andrea Dotti. Hepburn threw herself into the passionate love regardless of the cost. In 1969, Hepburn and Dotty married, and they were temporarily pregnant in April of the same year. On February 8, 1970, the second son Luca was born. Soon after Dotty's scandalous news appeared, Hepburn's marriage was once again on the rocks.

In 1980, Hepburn received Dottie’s divorce papers. After filling out the divorce report, she once again felt like a failure. Soon after she appeared in "As You Like It", she met actor Robert and became close friends. Robert remained Hepburn's partner until her death in 1993.

Just when Hepburn was suffering from the pain of marriage, Parker suffered the pain of losing a child. In 1974, his 30-year-old eldest son committed suicide, which was a cruel blow to Parker. He and his wife cried each other all day long, hiding in the house and refusing to see anyone. His door was open only to Hepburn, who had arrived in a hurry from Switzerland. Hepburn, like Parker, loved her children dearly, and this sad news made her extremely sad.

Over the years, the Hepburn and Parker families developed a close bond. As long as he came to the United States, Hepburn would be the first to visit Parker's house.

If she couldn't visit Parker due to some special matter, she would always call ahead and say: "Parker, I'm so sorry, I have to go to someone else's place first." ?She was polite and thoughtful, endearing herself to the Parker family.

In his later years, Hepburn served as a United Nations charity ambassador and traveled around the world all year round. In 1992, Hepburn went to Somalia to visit children. After returning, he felt abdominal discomfort. Soon after, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Although he underwent surgery, doctors estimated that he could only survive for more than a year. Knowing that she didn't have much time left, she asked the doctor to return to her hometown of Tolohenac to take a last look at the white snow in Switzerland.

On January 10, 1993, with the support of Robert, Hepburn walked into her garden for the last time. She reluctantly touched each plant and carefully told Robert about their different maintenance requirements. In the early morning 10 days later, 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.

On that day, thousands of Romans came to the Tiber River with flowers to express their condolences to her. People will always remember this beautiful princess who came here 40 years ago. People never expected that the 77-year-old Parker, accompanied by his wife, would come all the way to attend Hepburn's funeral. You know, after retiring in 1991, Parker stayed in his back garden tending flowers and plants and rarely went out.

At the funeral, the gray-haired Parker burst into tears. He choked and said: "I was able to hold her hand as Hepburn's first screen couple in that beautiful summer in Rome." Dancing, that’s how lucky I am. ?He lowered his head, pressed a kiss on Hepburn's coffin, and said affectionately: ?You are the woman I love most in my life. ?Everyone present was in tears.

Hepburn is gone, but the butterfly brooch given to her by Parker is still intact in her jewelry box. On April 24, 2003, the famous Sotheby's auction house held a charity sale of Hepburn's clothing and jewelry during his lifetime. That day, Parker personally went to buy back the butterfly brooch that had been with Hepburn for 40 years. When his dry hand held the brooch, he touched Hepburn's beautiful heartbeat, and he felt that he had no regrets in his life.

At 4 a.m. on June 12, 2003, Parker closed his eyes in his Beverly Hills apartment.

This man who had played a life-and-death love drama all his life, did not forget to hand his hand back to his wife in his haste at the moment of his death. He gave her his last name without saying a word. The last dignity of a French woman, thanking her for staying with him for many years.