I didn't intend to see Hepburn's old movie "Funny Face", and I felt that the score was pretty good, so I just clicked it and took a look. Since I started to pay attention to the original name of the movie, I often feel that sometimes the translation always brings some personal emotions. If you want to translate it literally, I really don't know that Funny Face is that familiar movie name Sweet Sister. Just like the movie "This Killer Is Not So Cold" you can never guess its original name by its name.
Although it is a love song and dance film, the background of the whole story is the shooting of fashion magazines, so the whole tone of the film is still fashionable, and the service is very enjoyable. I have to boast about the aesthetics and design of that time, which is still very fashionable and beautiful today. It is said that fashion is a circle. The movie costume design in 1957 can still surprise me in 2019. In the 5th and 1960s, the United States was at the peak of economic development. After experiencing the repression of war, people began to be more destined to live quality. Women are also more beautiful, and life is full of the sense of ritual we are now pursuing.
At the beginning of the movie, there is a sense of sight of a modern Mac. As a short-sighted person, I once wondered if I watched a new movie with the method of photo-cutting and stitching. In the era when the film technology was not so advanced, it matched the song by Fred Astaire. "Funny Face" is extraordinarily new and vivid.
At the beginning of the movie, there was a fashion editorial office. The semi-circular design and the 7-color door gave a sense of cuteness to the future. Editor-in-Chief Miss Prescott (Kay Thompson) is walking into his office quickly, too late to respond to other people's greetings.
The new issue of "QUALITY" magazine could not resonate with her. As the editor-in-chief leading the fashion of American women, she could not publish a magazine that made her feel indifferent. Surrounded by 7 secretaries, the editor-in-chief accidentally picked up the table. One of the swatches, I suddenly decided to make the theme of "Pink" pink. For women, this is indeed a color that is difficult to refuse. Come and feel the full-screen pink?
The editor-in-chief is full of confidence, but photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) suffers from the inability of model Marion (Dovima) to understand the sculpture "ItsabuchI" and can't shoot the blockbuster he wanted. Beautiful models have good looks but no "thoughts", and the texture of the photos is self-evident. But the good models are not available lately, and they can only shoot in a different background to help Marion find "thinking depth".
While driving on the road, they found a bookstore that felt good, so a large group of people parked and rushed into it, completely ignoring the obstruction of the clerk Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), and frankly fiddled with the books in the store and took photos. The equipment was also put up, everyone was busy up and down, and the bookstore soon became a small studio.
Although Jo has been persuading them to leave with reason and evidence, but to no avail, he was finally pulled as the background for the shooting.
After the filming, I felt that Jo was still talking, editor-in-chief Miss Prescott thought it was too annoying and pushed her out. At this time, she really looked like a little white rabbit who was bullied. However, she can only wait for them to finish filming outside the bookstore.
After the shooting was completed, a large group of people left the mess and left, leaving only photographer Dick to stay and help. For Jo, who loves to read, it is really incomprehensible, wasting time just to photograph a stupid woman wearing a stupid skirt. Because in her concept, beauty should be natural, not artificial.
But for photographer Dick, he was photographing a beautiful woman in a beautiful dress. The two people have completely different views on beauty. The only thing Jo envied was that Dick was able to go to Paris as a photographer. She also wanted to go to Paris, not for fun, but to listen to a speech by Emile Flostre, the best philosopher in her opinion.
They talked about philosophy, and talked about "empathicalism" to understand the feelings of others from the perspective of others. Jo devoutly regards it as his creed, and believes in the absolute perfection of the spiritual world. It made Dick misunderstand the meaning, and this kiss from the bookstore. Two people can't think that in the end, two people who are completely different will fall in love.
Editor-in-chief Miss Prescott wants to select a model for the magazine "QUALITY" to be the spokesperson of the magazine. When they were choosing a model, Dick came in with the photo and strongly recommended Jo, a newcomer with personality, vitality and wisdom.
Unable to refuse Dick's proposal, the editor-in-chief immediately asked the secretary to place a large order in the bookstore, just to get Jo to deliver it personally. The editor-in-chief looked up and down carefully, and felt that Jo is indeed a good model embryo, so the secretary and the team prepared to rebuild Jo.
As an intellectual woman, Jo thinks that fashion is superficial, and he doesn't like it and it is not acceptable. So when the editor-in-chief asked her to be a model, her first reaction was to refuse to escape, so she hid in Dick's photo development room.
Dick explained that it all started from him. In his opinion, Jo is as natural and beautiful as a tree, and he would be a good model. In the end, Dick persuaded Jo to agree to be a model. After all, being able to go to Paris to meet her admired professor was enough to make Jo's heart touch. Without further ado, the group immediately embarked on the itinerary to Paris.
Regarding Paris, everyone has their own feelings. It's hard to dislike it in this romantic city. Feel the joy of the protagonists in this song "Bonjour Paris".
However, on the day of the shooting, Jo did not appear as expected. In that era when communication tools were underdeveloped, Dick had to go to the street by himself to find her. Eventually, he found Jo who talked alone in a bar, even though the other party did not understand English at all. Jo believes that as long as you can feel it, you can communicate smoothly even if you don't understand the language. Helpless Dick could only swear words with a smile on his face to expose this group of people who cheated on drinking and drinking. It can only be said that Jo, who lives in a perfect spiritual world, always thinks of reality too beautifully.
In this dim little bar, Jo released himself and danced a great jazz dance with the dancers. The degree of completion was extremely high and was rated as one of the classics in film and television works. The free and sloppy but rhythmic dance steps formed a distinct difference from Jo, who was dressed in a conservative manner. She completely integrated herself into the impromptu dance. No matter how she moved, the people next to her were not affected at all, even if she fell on someone's lap after the end of the dance, she did not attract attention. In France at that time, it was no surprise to everyone that young people were brave enough to be themselves. No wonder so many artists are digging their hearts out to go to Paris. Come and feel this wonderful dance.
On the second day, Jo arrived at the scene on time to work, and as soon as he appeared, everyone was shocked by Jo's beauty. Interesting people like to make a fuss about "boring" people. Dick looked at Jo triumphantly, he had discovered such a unique beauty.
Next, I will start to shoot various models of model work, and enjoy the various blockbusters of Jo.
Jo is getting more and more familiar with the shooting work, and began to enjoy the job. When Jo in the red dress walked down the steps, Dick couldn't keep up with the rhythm and hurriedly said to stop, but Jo, who was already in the state, couldn't stop at all, so Dick could only take a quick shot.
During this time of working together, Jo confirmed his feelings for Dick. Wearing a wedding dress, she confessed to Dick in the back garden of the church, and Dick also responded to her feelings. The two dancing in the fragrance of birds and flowers, as if today is their wedding day, as beautiful as a prince and princess.
But things didn't go as planned. On the night of the magazine's press conference, she learned that Professor Flostre was in the bar, so she sneaked out just to meet her. The two who had a good chat forgot the time. At this time, Dick came to the bar to find Jo and brought her back to the meeting, but Jo was very upset because of Dick's impolite attitude to the professor.
The two people who returned to the meeting were still arguing about the matter just now, and accidentally overturned the meeting. In the end, the press conference became a big joke in the news the next day.
This time is good, Jo completely ignores his work, and is completely engaged in the exchange of ideas with the professor. The helpless editor-in-chief and Dick can only pretend to be someone else and sneak into the professor's salon to bring Jo back. He is indeed a versatile person in the fashion industry. Even if he is called to perform, he can play piano, sing, and dance.
The two slowly walked up the stairs while performing, and finally broke into the teacher's back room after the curtain call. Give them a thumbs up for their wit. But they couldn't persuade Jo to go back with them. Before leaving, Dick threw the guitar to the professor, and the professor who was eager to pick up the guitar fell heavily on the ground. Angry Jo yelled them to leave.
The professor who was awake changed his previous attitude, and felt that the disturbing people had gone, only the two of them were left. I just want to talk to you about thinking and philosophy, but you want to talk to me about men and women. In the last subject, Jo recognized the true face of the professor, picked up the sculpture backhand and hit him on the head again, and randomly fled the scene.
When the guests waited anxiously and the host was about to announce the end of the show, Jo rushed back to the scene in time, but she had to finish the show alone. The task of retrieving Dick fell on the editor-in-chief. It turned out that after coming out of the salon, Dick had already booked the earliest flight to return to New York.
On this side Jo was walking the show methodically, and she had already rushed out to find Jo. When she knew that Dick could not be saved, after finishing the last set of wedding show, she ran out of the venue sadly.
I have to sigh that Hepburn is really beautiful in this wedding dress. The wedding headdress of Mrs. Maisel in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" is a reference to this.
Dick was about to get on the plane, and happened to ran into the professor who had his head injury and was bandaged. After learning the truth of the matter, he hurried back to the scene. The show was very successful. Everyone was celebrating, but Jo had already left the meeting place. , Dick hurried out to find her without saying a word.
The two people who loved each other finally found each other in the back garden of the church where they were originally committed. When Dick sang the phrase "I love your funny face, your sunny funny face, your sunny funny face..❤️" behind Jo. I know this is the most love. Beautiful look. All misunderstandings and experiences can only make me more convinced that I love you.
At the end of the story, bathed in the morning sun, the two embraced happily.
Even though I have experienced misunderstandings and hurts about love, I still hope that everyone believes in its beauty. This is not easy, but please believe that there will always be people in the world who love everything about you and eagerly hope to meet you sooner.
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