As a foreign girl, trying to take root in Shanghai, a big city full of opportunities and pressures, is like sharpening your head and trying to cross the class.
Girls from small towns come to big cities. You must have heard the story. This also reminds Fan of the classic film Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1960s. Holly Golightly played by Audrey Hepburn can be said to be the new york version of Wang Manni.
Speaking of "Breakfast at Tiffany's", I believe that for many people, both the title and the classic pictures in the film are as unforgettable as being "sealed" in memory:
For example, smoking a pipe and drinking bourbon, the naive and playful Hepburn ~
When she sat on her windowsill and sang "Moon River", her beautiful and innocent appearance became one of the most beautiful pictures in her memory.
Of course, when it comes to the classic pictures in the history of movies, Hepburn's scene of eating coffee and admiring jewelry in front of Tiffany's store on Fifth Avenue in New York at the beginning of the film is truly deserved.
It also makes Tiffany, a jewelry brand from the United States, a household name and a world-renowned brand.
It was not until three years ago that Tiffany really opened the "Blue Box Cafe" in the Fifth Avenue boutique, and successfully entered the Top 10 list of the most fashionable restaurants in the world. Since then, the "Tiffany Breakfast" in the girl's heart is no longer a dream. ...
In a word, many people really know a lot about the classic elements in this movie when they talk about it, but many people may not know that this movie is also a short story about "small town girls want to cross classes".
Based on the novel of the same name by Truman Capote, the film tells the story of Holly Golightly played by Hepburn. As a social butterfly and call girl in new york, she dreams of marrying a rich husband and changing her life. Although her dream was shattered later, she finally found herself and true love.
On the way to the dream of a rich family, Holly is also trying her best to stay in new york and change her fate. So how far can she fight for this goal?
-I'm the dividing line.
Completely transformed and transformed.
△ Change the name, accent and temperament.
Holly was originally a farm girl from Texas. /kloc-When she was 0/4 years old, she married a veterinarian who helped herself and her brother. Later, she went to Hollywood alone, then moved to new york and became a senior call girl.
/kloc-Before the age of 0/4, she came from a terrible family. When I was a child, I often didn't have enough to eat, so I met my ex-husband because I stole something to eat. Therefore, she is also a "small town girl". Compared with Wang Manni from a happy family, Holly is "really miserable".
Originally not belonging to the countryside, she abandoned her "ex-husband" after her brother finished military service and moved to a big city. Later, she was preoccupied with "Marriage changes fate".
First, she changed her name from Lula May to Holly.
Then he imitated the "thin beauty" prevailing in the 1960s and reduced himself from a chubby girl to a paper man. "My ex-husband" asked her affectionately, "Honey, don't you have enough to eat here?"
Holly, who was still a newcomer at that time, attracted Hollywood agents because of her charming temperament and was determined to cultivate her.
However, her strong Texas accent is "terrible". How can she get along in the metropolis? Minutes of being laughed at make you feel ashamed ~
In order to cultivate her English pronunciation, the agent arranged for her to learn French first, practice her accent, and then correct her pronunciation, and the effect was good. After coming to new york, she also successfully entered the upper-class social circle and made friends with powerful people.
It can be said that in order to put down her original identity as a small town girl and forget the past, Holly is trying to transform herself.
However, whether it is Lula May or Holly, whether it is a country girl or an uptown girl, although her appearance is brand-new, her inner emptiness often makes her lose herself.
△ Hepburn injects soul into the character.
Actor Hepburn also gives the role more freshness from the appearance.
There is no doubt that Hepburn is the soul of Breakfast at Tiffany's. But many people may not know that she was not the first choice for the role of Holly at first.
According to the original author Capote, the role he wrote was originally tailored for Monroe. When Monroe's agent refused to play the role on the grounds that "playing a call girl is not good for Monroe's image", Capote was still disappointed that Hepburn was replaced.
Classic dancing photos of Truman and "Muse" Monroe.
However, it turns out that the role of the gold digger, which was originally at the bottom of the contempt chain, has become true, lovely and charming through Hepburn's interpretation. I believe no one can imagine how much discount the classic degree of this film will be without Hepburn.
For Hepburn, who has always played elegant and positive roles such as princess, good girl and nun. To play a "social person" like Holly, from words and deeds to appearance and dressing, it is different from the inherent impression left by people in the past: for example, you will see Hepburn whistling in the street calling a taxi in the film ~
You will also see Hepburn, highlighting a few strands of blonde hair, making her hair fancy and fashionable, and getting rid of the image of a serious and mature woman.
BTW: Hepburn's fluffy back comb hairstyle in the film, designed by stylist Grazia de Rossi, is similar to the popular "cabbage head" hairstyle in the 1960s, and also set off an imitation craze that year.
Maintain charm, elegance and fashion.
In 1960s, new york people were glamorous and elegant, so fashion became a passport to the upper class.
So is Holly in the film. Her clothes are exquisite and fashionable from beginning to end. You know, this is a girl who is so delicate that she has to wear lipstick first to read the breakup letter.
△ Givenchy's knife, look at it in the history of fashion.
Hepburn himself knows this. She said from the beginning: "I want to be a fashionable Holly Golightly!" It is precisely because of Hepburn's insistence that there is a little black dress Look in the fashion history of the film.
One of the most famous little black dresses is the evening dress improved by Hollywood gold medal costume designers edith head and hubert de givenchy. Holly wore this line when she appeared at the beginning of the film-a girl in an evening dress walked down the street at six o'clock in the morning, indicating that she didn't come home all night and confessed the identity of the character from the beginning.
Givenchy and Hepburn laid a deep foundation of friendship as early as the 1950s in the film "The Couple of the Dragon and the Phoenix", and this re-cooperation was personally facilitated by Hepburn. Her little black dress is made of Italian brocade, sleeveless, off-the-shoulder cut, split at the side of the skirt and unique open back design. Although it looks simple, it has made a popular French elegance.
Hepburn added Tiffany Pearl+diamond necklace and hair accessories, Oliver Goldsmith tortoise shell sunglasses (in the film) and matching long black gloves, which added a lot of color to the shape and made it more recognizable.
In fact, Givenchy first designed a short hem version. But at that time, the film company didn't want Hepburn to show his legs in this scene, so edith head made a new skirt hem and changed it into a long skirt.
According to fashion designer Renie Conley, when edith head opened the hem of this skirt, she saw that it was full of horse hair and other elements, which should be to make the hem of the skirt droop smoothly.
At that time, three pieces of this dress were made: one was kept by Givenchy, one was given to Hepburn, and the other was collected by the Fashion Museum. In 2006, Givenchy himself donated this painting and auctioned it at Christie's in London.
Initially estimated at 50,000-70,000 pounds, it was finally bought by an anonymous telephone buyer for 923,000 dollars, and all the proceeds from the auction were used to build a school in Kolkata.
As for how classic this style is, I believe you have heard about it. It has appeared countless times in Halloween cosplay and movie clips. From celebrities to passers-by, everyone is willing to wear a similar little black dress and take a picture in front of Tiffany's store on Fifth Avenue.
Before the auction, Natalie Portman wore it on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. Natalie described the skirt as too thin and had to be worn carefully. Enough to see how thin Hepburn is.
As a little black dress controller, Holly's little black dresses can be said to be numerous. And her second little black dress Look was also operated by Givenchy.
Compared with the last evening dress, this one is lighter and simpler: it adopts a round neck design with front and back symmetry, the wrap curve is tightened at the hem, and the skirt is decorated with faint feathers, which has a first-class layering, just like being customized for a cocktail party, showing a touch of modernity and playfulness in fashion.
Holly uses three different styles to match this little black dress in the film, whether it is with an exaggerated necklace, wearing a wide-brimmed hat or wearing a decorative hat with crocodile shoes, it looks very fashionable.
Including Holly's orange coat, also from Givenchy's classic style.
The design of stand collar+cocoon-shaped shoulder line+funnel-shaped waistline adds a sense of neatness to the cropped sleeves, and the overall silhouette is very 1960s, even now. It is said that after the film was released, this coat was not only snapped up, but also similar styles emerged one after another.
△ Gold medal fashion designer blessing, wearing sheets is also amazing.
In addition to the above, most of the costumes in the film also have the contribution of edith head, a Hollywood gold medal costume designer just mentioned.
Edith head is a "Grand Slam" designer in early Hollywood movies. She personally participated in the costume design of many classic and fashionable old movies. Cooperation is also a first-line female star like Bergman, Kelly and Hepburn ~
Hepburn and she have been working together since Roman Holiday and The Match between the Dragon and the Phoenix. In Breakfast at Tiffany's, this little pink dress with a bow at the waist and a coat of the same color are both made by edith head.
When Holly lived at home, her boyfriend's shirt and bathrobe were also made by Edith. She was quite good at showing Hepburn's cute, playful and slim side.
Hepburn's jeans Look in Moon River, and these two warm knitted tops look-such comfortable neighborhood style Edith is also good at it.
Interestingly, the "dress" that Holly wore at the party at home was actually a sheet. There was originally a scene in the movie in which she looked at the "impromptu" sheets after taking a shower, but it was eventually deleted, but the effect of wrapping them around her was super good.
Strength interpretation of the true sense of "wearing sheets looks good" ~
High-profile life, not afraid of "exquisite poverty"
A girl who moved from a small town is not confused about new york at all. Instead, she fell in love with such a metropolis overnight. Soon, she got used to staying at home during the day and going out at night.
Therefore, Holly often holds parties at home, just to meet dignitaries and find herself a husband.
Even if the apartment is full of people she doesn't know, she seems to have got used to it.
It is such a well-dressed girl with an elegant French accent who shuttles between rich people, but in reality she is a "delicate and poor" person. ...
She makes a living by tipping men who eat. When a drug Lord invited her to visit the prison every week and provide a "weather forecast" in exchange for a tip of 100 USD/week, she would not refuse, and even lead to her later imprisonment.
In life, Holly squeezed herself into an empty small apartment, with only wine and milk in the refrigerator, and even the sofa was transformed from a bathtub. Luggage was thrown everywhere, and even the phone was hidden in her suitcase.
It was not until later that I interacted with a rich man in South America that the empty home had a little vitality.
She is bent on saving money, but she can't make ends meet, and her bank account is often insufficient 100 yuan.
Even if there is 9 yuan missing from her account every month, she will know it clearly and almost live a life without food.
In the view of Holly's agent, these are all manifestations of "posturing".
And the only hope in her life may be Tiffany. She said that whenever she was upset, Tiffany always brought her peace, because nothing bad would happen here.
The chocolate gift ring is engraved for free, and Tiffany also made a huge advertisement here ~
Strive to achieve the goal of "marrying into a rich family"
△ For the younger brother, the goal is firm
If the role of Holly is just beautiful and lovely, then her money worship and selfishness will not make people sympathize. The fullness of this role lies in that no amount of material disguise can hide her inner helplessness and innocence.
And all her motives come from her brother.
Holly wants to change her fate by marrying a rich man. Because she wants to live with her brother who will retire in the future, she is desperate to maintain a glamorous life and do her best.
To this end, she has a firm goal. I don't want to "rely on" in a comfortable but ineffective marriage. Even if my ex-husband came to beg her, he wouldn't go home with him.
She said she could marry anyone for money, and she was ready to cross the rubicon.
And Holly's "efforts" are obvious to all. She is familiar with the wealth list. When a rich man appeared in front of her, she could recognize him at a glance and launch an offensive ~
She doesn't care even if that person is plain-looking or even has a stomachache.
After getting to know the rich people in South America, she decorated her home with South American customs for each other and worked hard to learn Portuguese.
Even if the other party has not revealed her intention to marry her, she will stick to her faith and never give up.
△ backfired and finally met true love.
However, it seems that Holly's life has lost a little bit. Whenever she thought that she would finally "swim ashore" this time, she was always so close that she finally failed to do it.
When she thought that she would soon be the next rich young wife. ...
The news that the other party remarried and married the "playboy heiress" has been reported in newspapers.
And this so-called "rich man" is just an empty shell, not only penniless but also owing huge debts.
When she settled for second best and chose to marry South America. ...
The other party wrote a breakup letter because she was jealous of her scandal and abandoned her mercilessly.
Fortunately, she finally woke up, and the true love that has been with her all the way is still waiting for her quietly. ...
Although this story is inevitably a bit trite and divorced from the present reality, in the end, it is a bit white-washed.
But this does not hinder the classic of this film. After all, true love conquers everything and symbolizes the best fairy tale in everyone's heart ~
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