Speaking of the title, I think the literal translation of "afternoon love" seems more appropriate. Because the age difference between the heroine Audrey Hepburn and the heroine Gary Cooper is 28 years old, Twilight Love is easy to mislead people, and the title has nothing to do with the age of the actor. From Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper to Fred Astaire to Gary Grant, the actor in Hepburn movies always seems to be twenty or thirty years older than her. I think it’s because of Hepburn too. Elegant and charming, young actors are not worthy of her. Only the maturity and stability of these old men can balance Hepburn's beauty.
Compared with Hepburn’s very well-known masterpieces such as "Roman Holiday", "Tiffany's Breakfast", and "The Fair Lady", this film has obviously received less attention, and even more negative reviews of this film. Many so-called professional film critics criticize the age gap of actors and the clichés of the storyline, but I don't think so. Instead, I think this is a good film that is worth savoring.
The love story of a swinger and an innocent woman has cliché themes, but the shots are not clichéd. Some people think that Hepburn has always been suitable for playing this kind of young girl who is beginning to love her, and there is no breakthrough in her acting skills. But I don’t think so. Every role she plays is pure, but every role is different. Princess Anne’s frankness and naturalness, Sabrina’s fashion and elegance, Natasha’s liveliness and enthusiasm, Hepburn can interpret every simple and kind girl The ever-changing.
In this film, Ariane, perhaps I should call her thin girl (Hepburn is indeed very thin, but only about 40 kilograms at 170). There is an immature sense of mystery in the youth, and there is a father of a private detective. Specially investigating the peachy incidents of those wealthy businessmen and celebrities, but she fell in love with this out-and-out dandy again. She had seen too many love affairs about him from her father's files, and she knew that he would run away if he loved, but still nothing. The reserved ones are fascinated by him.
The thin girl had seen too many men of all kinds from her father's file, so she started to play this love game with him. Love and run Everybody happy, Nobody gets hurt. British jazz, Swedish bankers, Greek athletes, American wealthy businessmen, French envoys to Africa...create the illusion of many lovers around him in order to make him jealous. So the playboy began to feel uneasy about the elusive thin girl. Perhaps many people question the absurdity of this plot. How could a veteran in love be fooled by a girl with such a clumsy trick, but I think it is precisely the conclusion that you self-righteous film critics have no taste at all. Love can make people stupid, because the dude really fell in love with this thin girl, so he believed everything she said, he was crazy jealous of her non-existent lovers.
When Playboy finally knew the truth, he still chose to escape. The ending is undoubtedly the climax of the film. When the thin girl is chasing the train, while casually continuing to make up lies, tears can no longer be stopped. At this moment, who can question Hepburn's acting skills, and who is not moved? The whole film shines because of Hepburn. Of course, the final outcome is satisfactory. There are also many people who scoffed at this Hollywood-style ending. The sad ending may be even more impressive. Isn't such a happy ending what more audiences expect? Movies are not life after all, they always weave a fairy-tale dream for people.
Let's talk about music again. Movies and music will always have an inexplicable relationship. I can’t imagine how this love should be rendered without those four gypsy musicians and this psychedelic Fascination, no matter what Whether it's a dance under the dim light or a farewell on the drizzle of the station platform, this curling Fascination will make you fascinated.
There will be pictures in every movie that I can't forget. In this film, the most unforgettable scene for me is that when the thin girl bid farewell to the playboy for the first time, she held the elegant say goodbye with a carnation in her hand. I think no one other than Hepburn can draw such a beautiful arc.
In addition to touching love, it is also worth mentioning that the enviable father-daughter relationship.
Father: If I were an Indian potentate, I'd shower you with
diamonds
If I were a cobbler, I'd sole your shoes If I were a cobbler, I'd sole your shoes
, I would so that every day you are wearing new shoes I made it myself
but since I'm only a detective all I can offer you is a detailed dossier
, but I'm just a glimpse of people's privacy detective, so I can only do this thing for you
Ariane: Papa, I love you very much
and Dad, I love you,
father: I love you more
I love you more
The natural expression of the father's love for his daughter is really moving. If I had a father like this, and said poetic words to me, I would never be easily moved by a love letter.
I think the relationship between roles and actors is mutual accomplishment. A good role can make an actor, and a bad role can destroy an actor. Similarly, a good actor can add color to a role, and a bad actor can ruin a good role. The charm of Hepburn is that the role cannot ruin her, and she will not ruin the role. In the world of black and white movies, Hepburn is the only color.
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