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as a representative of MGM's movie star, Eva • Gardner once known as "the world's most beautiful woman", she inspired generations of film Fan’s dream. Although this woman has a legendary love story with Frank Sinatra, her third husband after Mikai Ronnie and Artie Shaw, she still makes many celebrities heartache. She is a successful actor, although she always denies it. Her lively private life even receives more attention than her performances. Eva Gardner combines beauty, wildness, and innocence. She loathes herself to be the interpreter of the fantasy Hollywood dream on the screens of the early post-war movies. Her beauty makes each movie a masterpiece. To this day, watching Eva's films, her beauty is still widely recognized. Whether in a frightening environment surrounded by bandits ("Hitman"), in the jungle in "Red Dust", or in the dream of a Dutch trapeze ("Pandora"), Eva beautifies the humblest characters and transcends reality, Pushing American cinema to one peak after another.
She was featured in the talented director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s "Barefoot Angel", George Chuk’s "Bawani Station", John Houston’s "Inspiration", Albert Luwin’s "Pandora" In Hemingway, he gives the characters a mythical color. Indeed, Eva is such a movie star, she is fragile and inaccessible, successful but insatiable, charming but not self-obsessed. She is the goddess who became a wanderer in the mortal world because of her betrayal of the kingdom of heaven.
The rebellious goddess Eva Gardner
: Sometime in the 1980s, in one of the many parks in London, two indescribable elderly women walked side by side with their little Welsh dogs. The two got together as early as 1948, and Xuemi was the attendant of another woman named Eva Gardner.
They don't seem to attract anyone's interest, except for a photographer who suddenly aimed at where they are. Then, two or three secretly taken photos may appear in the chatting column to fill the magazine. Such photos, we would rather never see them, they are too painful to our memory. Their titles reveal the poor health of this woman. Eva Gardner, known as "the most beautiful animal in the world," has lost her right arm. She is gradually recovering from her frail body. She has recovered from two fatal illnesses. Survived the attack. Eva and Xuemi are lost in their memories, so far away from reality...
Eva: I'm a little tired.
Xuemi: Me too, do you think we can go to the bench?
Eva: I don't think we can, Xuemi, let us sit down and rest for a while.
The two friends took a nap on the grass. When I woke up, the pain in the limbs was so severe that they couldn't move. They had no other choice but to roll under a nearby tree and try to stand up again. This terrible scene made Morgan the puppy very worried, and its name was taken by Eva's right-hand man Jens Morgan. The puppy barked, and Eva and Xuemi laughed together. This is the final life scene of the hostess of the Welsh dog.
Eva: Xuemi, do you think we can get there?
Xuemi: No, never, never.
Death has never scared Eva. She once said: "You know, if I live again, I will still live the same way, or there will be some small changes here or there, but nothing special. Because of the facts. I have enjoyed my life. I have had a very happy time." This sounds more or less reassuring. The ending is childish, ordinary, and not very sad, making people forget past misfortunes.
Eva Gardner refused to define her life. She said that she likes a superficial and light lifestyle, despite the fact that her life has suffered painful failures and real trauma. Indeed, Eva’s life reflects her resistance to fate: resistance to Hollywood, its life style, its work system, the eyes of men, the desire of journalists to exaggerate her unlucky encounters and the passion of volcanoes. Before a complete life has been established, it has been struck by too many conflicts. Breaks and violence have become the hallmarks of life.
The resisting movie star Eva Gardner left shortly after this park incident, but left her legend in the world. Maybe she doesn’t care if she will become a legend, because she hates the image we admire, just like the old doctor in "Beijing 55th" sadly said to Natasha (played by Eva): "If you die, Natasha, all the light will disappear from this place." Eva will never hear again, nor will Natasha. Eva never considered the images she portrayed. These images are as unpleasant as a burden. They are completely fictionalized by the movie. The ghost turns her into a movie star, an actress’s natural enemy, a myth, and not A woman:
"I always felt that I was a prisoner of my image, and felt that people would rather accept the myth than the real me. Because I was promoted to a certain kind of temptress, playing various coquettish and sexy roles, people mistakenly believed that I was in It’s the same off-screen. They were so wrong.”
A few months later, Agence France-Presse released the following news:
January 25, 1990, London. One of Hollywood's most famous movie stars, Eva Gardner, died of pneumonia in London at the age of 67. Contributed by Claude Mills, a friend of hers. According to Mr. Mills, the actress died in her sleep on Tuesday morning. She has lived in London for many years and loves that city very much. Her life there is much calmer than when she was in America. People who live nearby can always see her walking her dog in the park, and they won't disturb her. The actress' body will be transported back to Smithfield, North Carolina, where she will lie next to her parents, Mr. Mills added.
"Goodbye Pandora, goodbye countess", "Goodbye, Eva", "Death of the Queen", "Eva leaves us", "Dead Goddess", the next day, such headlines appeared in major newspapers . "Paris Daily" commented: "Hollywood has lost its last myth." Another newspaper also made such an appropriate comment on her. "Black film gloves are just as suitable for her-a deadly seductive woman, she has never Stop proving people-she can do it." For the last time, Eva appeared on the main page numbers of various popular magazines. In the noble black and white photos taken by Norman Parkinson, the strapless dress and shawl highlight the lines of her neck, shoulders and chest. The “Paris La Contest” explained that the cover it chose was inspired by the legendary couple Eva and Sinatra: “In her tumultuous love life, only this man is her beloved”.
In the small town of Smithfield Sunshine Cemetery, under the gloomy, arched umbrella stood about 500 friends, family members and fans. These people sent their last words to Eva Gardner on Monday, January 29. Tribute. There is no celebrity, but there is a mysterious luxury car with an opaque coating on the glass, and it is rumored that Frank Sinaturner is inside. After the pastor Francis Bradsang of Smithfield Church presided over the ceremony, the light rain stopped completely and the sun showed its head from behind the clouds. This scene is reminiscent of the burial of Maria Wagos in "Barefoot Angels." The film’s director, Joseph Mankiewicz, commented on the actor’s philosophy of life: “I think Eva will never devote herself to her role. She wants to put her energy into her life. This is Her way of being happy."
Gardner hasn't acted in a movie for four years since she was paralyzed on the left side of her body in 1986. Her last performance was in "Maggie", which was a 60-minute preface by Warner Corporation for a TV series that had not been aired. After that, she was bedridden at her home in Knightsbridge Street, London, immersed in memories of the past. Eva has been begged by multiple publishers to write her autobiography, and these suggestions have been rejected countless times. She finally decided to use this opportunity to make some real records. "If I didn't explain it," she explained, "there will definitely be some self-righteous biographers coming out and writing some false, fabricated, inexplicable lies that have already appeared, it will be too late."
Therefore, she it has started:
"Eva Lanvinia Gardner was born in Graby, North Carolina, on Christmas Eve in 1922. It is not Buogden described in many books, nor is it Smithfield, but the poor and old town of Graby. God knows why it’s called that name: there’s no place for Graby (grab), maybe it’s not a town at all... I came to this world at ten o’clock in the evening, and I often think that maybe it’s why I became A night owl. When the sun goes down, sweetheart, I will feel more excited and more active, until midnight, I feel very wonderful. Even when I was a little girl, my father shook his head and said, "We just want you to be Find a job that works at night.'He doesn't know what I'm thinking about.'
For Eva Gardner, becoming a movie star is neither her need nor her dream, even a vague The hope is not counted. If she becomes a movie star in reality, it is because some kind of power sees her luck and is destined to exist in the whole process. Of course, I also want to thank Eva for her unparalleled beauty, which allows Hollywood experts to highlight the multi-faceted role that suits her.
The young Eva did not show the slightest desire to escape from her mild environment. She also participated in a training class and wanted to be a secretary. One day in 1932, mother Morrie Gardner, a straightforward and hardworking woman, took Eva to a Clark Gable movie. He is a movie star adored by Eva's mother and the leading star in "Red Dust". At that time, Eva would never have thought that in twenty years she would co-star with the legendary actor in the remake of "Red Dust" by John Ford.
Although Yinping was foreign to Eva, she was quickly attracted to Hollywood. At the age of 17, the brother-in-law showed her charming photos on the window of his New York store. A traveler, Barney Dahan, saw the photo and was immediately conquered by her beauty. Barney is a young employee of MGM, and he is eager to meet the model. Eva came to California at the speed of light, the center of the American film industry, where there are a large number of geniuses who are good at turning feelings into money.
"Tell the United States to promote her! She is an excellent product!" MGM Chief Operating Officer George Hindney once said. Eva's incomparable sexy appearance and the charming looks of the young girl dominated this decision, despite her poor speech and almost zero acting ability.
When MGM's goddess showed her true face, Eva almost didn't sign what she called a "damn" contract. The studio is more like an evil wizard. His magic wand covers a colony, ruling the novices who are tied to the magnificent but crude art. Among these girls, perhaps only Eva is the least motivated. So naive, Eva followed the golden rule of "just watch but not listen" and imprisoned herself in the mists of the charming Southern California, becoming a voluntary victim. They taught her to walk, pose and smile.
Sister Bitlis first brought her into this atmosphere and urged Eva to accept the generous gift from millionaire Howard Hughes. Bitlis told her to enjoy luxurious life with open arms. However, Bitliss real dream is to be able to enjoy all of this in her place. Despite this, Eva still maintains her character and loyalty to herself, especially against men. So there is no doubt that people like Howard Hughes are rejected. Eva is not a prostitute. Eva did not rely on beauty to make her dream come true, and indeed encouraged the girls in Hollywood.
Eva is embarrassingly beautiful. She has charming, statue-like beauty, but she has an indescribable arrogance. Beauty is like a challenge she throws to many delusions, and they want to prove that they are outstanding. Beauty will never stop the sensual temptation to the desperate and their desire to conquer. "Her big flexible eyes, high cheekbones, and dimples on her chin made them crazy." Alihan recalled, he later married Rita Hayworth.
Eva Gardner's private life is more attractive than her career, and journalists find opportunities from this strong impact. In the early days, Eva stayed away from the media, and her first appearance did not become a lengthy topic of criticism. In fact, she doesn't know how to deal with other things besides Mei.
In 1942, Eva's real role was the wife of America's best-selling actor Michael Rooney. In 1944, she was the lover of orchestra conductor Artie Shaw. Eva didn't really get a formal role until she participated in the film "The Killer" in 1946. At that time, she had already experienced two failed marriages.
"I'm a complete novice," she once wrote, "I have never acted or been filmed. I am clumsy and stupid. In the first half of the time, I tried to prevent myself from ranting. I don't know how. To achieve the effect they want, all my energies are focused on how not to collapse myself. I don’t know what they want me to do.”
This shy outsider has married two big stars, one after another. Of course, the values and desires of these men are completely different from those young and beautiful men in North Carolina. Eva's concept of "simple country girl" meets the presumptuous morality of Hollywood animals. The first gossip in the age of silent movies has made headlines, and Eva’s first failed love has plunged her into crisis. Indeed, she never imagined love outside of marriage.
Eva realized how her beauty restrained her, and what misunderstanding she suffered, and she began to realize painfully what she had lost. What is beyond her beauty? Character, smart mind, a kind of spirit? Artie Shaw, thinks his fifth wife, Eva, is very clumsy and uneducated. He once asked her to read Tolstoy, Mann, and Shakespeare, but he made a mess and tried to make her do nothing. It still makes her feel complicated. "If you are not so beautiful, I don't think I ever loved you." He once confessed.
In the Hollywood DreamWorks, has Eva really existed as a person, or is it more merely an accessory to another person? Her beauty is an obstacle to her own happiness. It left her no choice but to become a star. But the star status isolates her. The laurels of movie stars may not be universally accepted, and it is indeed difficult for Eva to be recognized as a real actor.
John Houston is not willing to coach Eva at all. In order to better understand the character of Maxine in 1963, Eva asked the woman if she really loved the former pastor (Richard Burton). "Don't worry, sweetheart," Houston replied, "just stand there, beautiful, that's what you have to do."
John Houston went on to photograph a violent Eva swimming in the middle of the night, which has now become a classic. He is taking revenge on her because Eva, who was very young at the age of twenty, jumped into the swimming pool of his villa in clothes to avoid his courtship. Like many movie stars, Eva is the object of male fantasy.
She understands that what she wants to express on the screen is only the inspiration inspired by the producer, playwright, and director, which stems from their desires and dreams. She is a heroic idol, designed to have a strong erotic image within the scope of the Code of Hayes. The code is a strict standard on ethics and aesthetics, and it is a trademark of MGM. On this basis, symbolic, transformed, and distorted images have become substitutes for pornographic language.
Even the fabric of Eva's costume is involved in this suggestion, and needs to avoid scrutiny: the shiny black satin costume that Eva wore in "The Murderer" makes her look like an "evil black mare" . "Barefoot Angel" also publicly established this view, declaring that she is "the most beautiful animal in the world." In "Red Dust", Eva gets the nickname of'Secret Bear' again, which implies a sweet, non-harmful doll. However, the purpose of each time is to provide a coquettish and heart-stirring scene. The performance of this ignorant and pleasant woman is pure and instinctive like an animal.
Speaking of Maria Viggs, the protagonist of "Barefoot Angels," she shed from her own world and became a movie star. Eva wrote:
"She learned from life very early, and can't expect too much from men. They use her poverty, her sensitivity, and her desire for love. Like Maria, I have always been disappointed in love, but all the injuries left on these women, such as Maria and me, can never destroy us. We need love.”
Only through the eyes of men and the public, that is the price she paid, but Eva Gardner disregards honor and American success ideas, even though she is a prominent representative of such ideas. At first, she agreed with MGM’s packaging design, but after a few years, the young woman became extremely confident. As a star, Eva was very disappointed and dissatisfied with the fact that she had become a sex icon rather than an actor, and finally she began to rebel against the Hollywood boss. As a form of resistance, she provokes her capriciousness and brings these conflicts into the lives of her and her third husband, Frank Sinatra, and into the way of dealing with stress. In fact, she has ended her hatred of journalists because they reflected the heavy burden behind her movie idol, and the criticism gradually weakened, and finally turned into deep sympathy.
A news reporter concluded: "She maintains an endless spirit of adventure, something that some movie stars seldom show, trying to surpass the film industry for which they dedicated their lives and not let it completely dominate them, just like Maria and Eva. Understand. Her belief is that the more freedom, the closer to happiness."
Like Maria, Eva avoids those who try to "buy" her. She wants to keep a distance from the world that created her. Alcohol, yes, alcohol helped her. She did not choose alcohol, but a consistent lifestyle is normal in Hollywood society. Eva accepts it and Artie Shaw works. He doesn't agree to just promote her to a polite and educated woman. When things get worse for Eva, alcohol is a dangerous psychological support. Unlike many actors and actresses who fall into the abyss of alcoholism, alcohol protects Eva. Indeed, Eva is not Marilyn. Eva needs excitement, alcohol, noise and anger, which is far better than decadence in depression.
Spain is a place where she is freed outside of Hollywood. When filming "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" in 1950, Eva began to seriously consider moving to Spain. This idea reflects her desire to seek an identity and live anew in a different place. After Garbo, Eva is the second movie star to leave Hollywood.
This is a very private and secret decision. Eva regarded this remote country as a refuge, because Spain had not yet opened its tourism industry to the outside world, and she could escape the great pain that fame brought her there. She thinks that Spanish culture has a kind of intimacy. She likes bullfighting and flamenco dancing. It was a complete transfer of emotions. The extent to which she really likes Spain and its culture is as questionable as she believes in the natural taste of alcohol. "I think she likes flamenco dancing so much," Rennie said. "Because it makes everyone irritable, I am like this. She knows it makes everyone want to jump off the wall. Once she leaves Spain , She doesn't want that chaos anymore, she will avoid it soon. "
Alcohol is an escape, Spain is a place of self-exile. Both are escapes, whether psychological or regional. Eva Gardner's life resembles a wanderer of body and spirit. "I always like to travel. I am a gypsy. Two suitcases and a ticket are all I have." She once confessed.
Eva's goal is more to find a home. Some good movies? There are very few in her career, which can explain her rather clumsy film: she made 72 films in 45 years, without any professional management and planning, and without a good economic mind, whether it was from 1941 to 1958. At MGM, it was self-management afterwards; whether as a young actor or in the following years, she made her decisions freely or not. It is true that Eva Gardner has never had the ability to manage her career, and the same is true for her private life.
Of course Eva has little freedom under the dictatorship of the studio. The secret of a successful career is the combination of talent, intelligence and opportunity, the ability to adapt to the system and its rules, and strong willpower. Whether Eva has shown too much resilience on the last point is also questionable. She often treats her work with a surprisingly unprepared attitude. Of course, an ideal movie catalog without failure is also pleasant to think of.
The masterpieces of movies and literary works really helped Eva. They provided her with the possibility to study her soul in depth and let her analyze herself. Eva’s real life finally gradually became similar to the daughters of Ernest Hemingway, Albert Lewis, John Houston, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, George Chuk, and Stanley Kramer. Protagonist.
The victim of obstructed or unattainable love, and the person conquered by a strong sense of failure, she is destined to linger forever. She was lost, and the desperate person gave up her passion for blind obedience. People who are too beautiful or too demanding are not satisfied to be ordinary people. They find a refuge in the night, a place that is completely separated from reality or beyond the limit of death.
In the painful moments of the noisy love life, and the painful moments of rejecting a certain recognition that she really desires at work, she is serious. This is her simple and happy dream. But is this just a utopia? Could Eva actually become any role different from her? In fact, Eva doesn't have much feelings for movies and never has much interest. She is always on the edge of this world, on the verge of seeking and failing for a dim happiness that can never be figured out. A woman is so uncertain about her hopes that she only finds this uncertain balance in her hopes.
Although Eva Gardner tirelessly repeats that she is not a good actor, how indifferent she is to her role, and she just wants more money to save her from making movies, but she still likes to read those good reviews , Those comments that prove the undisputed merits of her work.
Few movie stars despise this profession so many times, how many times Eva publicly said that she looked down on every bit of the movie. At that time she seemed to have forgotten that she was, and will be, the great and troubled Pandora, the poor Cynthia in "Snow of Kilimanjaro", the immortal barefoot angel, the devastating dimension in "Baowani Station" Cedoa Joan.
Eva never believed that she or her acting talent would move people. However, when she was living her last comfortable days in London, one winter night, she called Michael Winner, the director of "Haunted Mansion": "I watched "Barefoot Angels" on TV-I did It's beautiful, isn't it?" It
took her some time before she realized what kind of myth she had brought to the film industry. Eva Gardner finally discovers her beauty through her own eyes and reconciles herself with her beauty and talents. She left, but her soul was still there.
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