Some women, wherever they go, happiness follows; and some women, only when they leave, there will be happiness; there is a woman, taking into account both of these qualities, husbands are happy to see her come, but wives want her to go.
Erin, the third kind of woman.
The men were fascinated, but the wives saw her as a flood beast. Such a woman is not ashamed of society, but it is too dazzling to be ignored.
Feminine posture, sexy red lips, a smile of a variety of styles, even if it has passed the youth, Irene still does not lose color.
The confident and calm charm of a mature woman makes the men of the entire upper class aristocracy in New York scramble to fall into her sweet trap.
Smart women know beauty, more adept at using beauty, Irene is even more outstanding among smart women, using beauty as a weapon, enjoying the noble treatment of men's stars and moons, so that they willingly contribute their wallets and maintain their luxurious lives.
The noble wives of New York gritted their teeth in hatred and joined forces to freeze Irene's assets, and several cards were invalid at checkout.
The wives waited to see the joke, but Irene left a graceful and calm smile and a calm stance.
It seems that Irene can't stay in the United States anymore, Irene is slightly distressed, but the 30s of the U.S. economy was depressed, men's wallets are not as rich as before, Irene has had enough fun, it's time to leave and start hunting again.
So she sold her expensive jewelry and moved to Amalfi, known as the City of the Gulf in Italy.
Every summer, the Mediterranean coast is always crowded with rich people, and this year it is still the same.
The difference is that the comfortable and leisurely vacation life of the rich wives may fluctuate due to Irene's arrival.
This time she set her sights on The Young, Handsome, And Generous Rich man, Wendell.
But the tricky thing is that Wendell is a gentleman with a sense of morality, never messed with flowers, single-minded, rigorous and decent, and has a beautiful newlywed wife in the family.
Mrs. Wen Meg is also from a famous family, from a young age, food and clothing, after marrying a perfect husband, so the little women in the greenhouse have always maintained the original innocent appearance of women.
The couple is like glue, living a life of abundance and beauty like in the novel. But the trickier it gets, the more challenging it is, doesn't it?
With all the preparations, Erin was eager to try.
She deliberately created a romantic encounter when Wendell was choosing a birthday present for Meg.
An elegant and bright smile that naturally attracts people's attention.
She suggested that Wendell give a gift to his wife, and the gem was not suitable.
"If I were your wife, the fan would be what I wanted." Fans are not just used to fan the wind, but to stir the heartstrings. Put it on your heart and mean I love you..."
The unique charm of the mature woman's erudition seemed to be resisted by no man, and soon Irene re-lived in a luxurious villa. Wendell's car also became a regular visitor in front of the villa.
Irene was once again a thorn in the side of the Italian aristocratic wives, but the fire did not burn in front of their homes, and most people would choose to enjoy watching the play.
So Meg knows nothing about what her husband is doing, and is still the simple little Mrs. Wen.
Among the pearlescent celebrities, she is particularly dazzling, some people are obsessed with the feminine intellect of the black rose (Irene), and some people appreciate the plain purity of the lily (Meg).
Playboy John fell in love with her at first sight, and his brother has always disregarded the morality of marriage, even if Meg showed him the wedding ring in his hand for the first time, John only let her change her other hand.
From an early age, Meg adhered to Puritan ethics, was conservative and polite, and was a standard lady. John's prickly behavior overwhelmed her.
Even though her husband, Wendell, appeared in time, John's eyes still stared directly at Meg, and even as a friend, he found a castle for Wendell and Meg to be the most suitable for vacation.
The exquisite and magnificent palace immediately captured Meg's girlish heart, and she was like a happy bird that traveled around and admired, instantly forgetting John's rudeness.
The pastimes of the nobility are always indispensable to yachts and cocktail parties, which may seem to be noble, but the central topic is nothing more than women and money.
Tonight, two famous playboys from Amalfi got together.
Young John and a little old rich man- Tup, a well-known golden bachelor in the circle, John is still unmarried, but the marriage experience of the old Tup is very rich, and even he himself can't remember how many women he has had.
But who would ever count the marriage history of a rich gentleman, the women went back and forth, the men complimented and quipped, several people played cards while publishing marriage theories, and John was a little absent-minded.
Such occasions are naturally indispensable to Wendell, and Meg is also coming.
It's just that she didn't like boisterous drinking parties, and in her aunt's Puritan conception, alcohol and luxury were not allowed.
Meg's mother died when she was very young, her father did not remarry, she was raised by her aunt, and her memory of her mother is only a vague picture of her face.
Although she had never met her mother, Meg had always used her as her spiritual support, hanging the photo on her chest.
John, who knew the woman's heart well, accidentally poked at Meg's wound and immediately changed the subject humorously.
"You are as beautiful as your mother." Meg smiled and changed her impression of the playboy a lot, but the relationship between the two was limited to being friends.
I don't know if it was intentional or coincidental, but the next day when Meg went to the private tailor's shop to get clothes, she actually met Irene.
The other party's bold nude dress made Meg a little resentful, euphemistically suggesting that this dress left little reverie for men.
Erin smiled, not caring about the sarcasm in her words: "I know men better than you, and this dress is not dignified enough, but it is beautiful enough." In fact, sometimes the opinions of outsiders are not very important, and if you care too much about other people's ideas, you will lose your own ideas."
Meg has always been bound by strict etiquette, and it is surprising that the seemingly unruly Irene can say such philosophical words, perhaps because she is narrow-minded, and Meg has changed her opinion of Irene a little, and smiles to say goodbye to her.
In fact, this is not a random sentence, but the motto of Irene's life. If she cared too much about the thoughts of others, she would have been drowned by rumors.
Pleasure is the most important thing.
During this time, Irene was not idle, although she caught Wendell's big fat fish, she was still not satisfied with the status quo, and there were more different men.
A "qualified" mistress will not stop for a man, just as men will not stop chasing beauty because of a woman.
She just turned this game in the name of love into a clear and real money transaction, and men have reliable banknotes, which is Irene's way of dealing with the world.
Under the deliberate provocation of her swaying posture, the old gold bachelor Tupu, who prides himself on being a mercurial man, has also fallen.
Although the Italian aristocracy had already flooded with attacks on Irene, Tupu did not care, because if he were to be a person with love history, he would only be more notorious than Irene.
Moreover, this seemingly debauched and amorous woman is not as vulgar as the rumors, smart and charming, so that he can no longer get out.
Thanks to the generosity of the men, Irene returned to a life of luxury, and Wendell was more considerate than she had imagined, willing to leave Meg to accompany her to lunch.
So Erin was in a good mood and told Wendell about her meeting with Meg.
"Don't worry, she doesn't know my identity, we just had a few brief conversations and she's beautiful. Can you tell me how much you love her"?
Wendell was obviously reluctant to talk to Erin more about Meg and put on his coat and was leaving.
Erin said meaningfully, "Are you protecting her, or are you protecting your reputation?" "Wendell was a little amused, you didn't know anything about me, and hurried away.
On the other hand, Meg, who was broken by her husband, was a little disappointed, and John did not let him take advantage of it.
He had already heard about Wendell and Irene's peach-colored scandal, so he pursued Meg more calmly, after all, marriage is a very heavy burden, and the third party is the one who relieves the burden.
Wendell needs it, Meg needs it, and the way to get married is to cheat on each other.
John patiently accompanies Meg through the hustle and bustle of the market, talking about his views on marriage, and Meg does not agree with the theory of deception. She and Wendell had always been honest with each other and had never been secret.
But as soon as the words fell, Meg hesitated, before her marriage was indeed flawless, but recently her husband seemed to have something really wrong, thinking of this, she hurried to her husband's studio, but pounced. 、
A sense of crisis from the woman's intuition suddenly emerged, and Meg began to suffer from gains and losses.
So when the other wives were arguing about Irene's exposed dress, she unexpectedly participated in the discussion, and even said a slightly harsh word, "That dress is indeed very vulgar."
Wendell refuted Meg for the first time, you just haven't gotten used to the Italian style of dressing.
Meg was surprised why her husband had to speak for the infamous woman, and an inexplicable sense of uneasiness struck her.
So when she got home, Meg couldn't help but talk about the recent rumors about Irene, who was said to be a woman who specialized in seducing a husband.
Wendell wondered why his wife, who had never said bad things about people, was so abnormal today. He asks Meg not to believe the baseless rumors, but Meg strengthens her husband's favoritism towardS Irene, and the two have a disagreement for the first time.
In order to coax his wife, Wendell took out the prepared birthday present a few hours in advance, and the simple Meg saw the exquisite fan and forgot everything, happily shaking her little feet.
The little couple restored harmony, old Tupu and Irene were also fighting hot at this time, the old fritters in the woman's pile had completely surrendered to Irene's charm, and personally made a supper for Irene, and looked at the woman happily.
Beautiful women, always can't help but like to let people praise a few words, Irene does not accept Tupu's compliments, because she hears this kind of words too much.
"You can call me by my name, but don't think you know me, you can tell you that I always live in love."
In the face of such a confident and intelligent woman who meets all his expectations, He forgets all the romantic means and bluntly says that he wants to marry Irene.
After many years of floating around, it was the first time someone had proposed to her, and Irene was a little surprised, a little surprised, but then fell into a state of fear and escape.
In her view, marriage is not the end of love, but a bondage, a secret room that overwhelms her breathlessly, making her want to escape all the time.
Tupu slowly walked over to her and said in relief, "You're just marrying the wrong person."
Irene opened her mouth disrespectfully for a moment, no one had ever said such a thing, and people thought that her husband had married the wrong woman.
Speaking of the sad past, Irene is too lazy to go around with Tupu again, and she is more afraid of facing the naked and fiery true heart, she can talk and laugh with the hypocritical man, but when facing the true heart, she is confused.
Tupu was driven out, but he was satisfied, and he could see that Irene was also moved, and his old branch was going to be in spring.
Tup intends to propose to Irene at Meg's birthday party tomorrow.
The next day, as a birthday star, Meg got up early in the morning to work, she originally wanted to do everything from Jane, but Wendell thought that she was only 21 once in her life and insisted on being more solemn.
John also sent Meg an expensive birthday present early, but Meg couldn't refuse and had to accept it.
After these days together, John has become more and more interested in the pure love of Meg, and in order to get the girl completely, he lets Meg discover the checks that Wendell has written to Irene.
Meg's heart was like a knife, she had always regarded as a perfect marriage, a sincere husband, and had done such a shameful thing behind her back, no wonder Wendell had behaved so abnormally recently.
For the first time in her life, meg didn't know how to fix it, crying helplessly.
In the evening, when the banquet began, she broke the jar and broke it, painted a charming makeup, painted bright red nails, and put on a nude dress like Irene.
Wendell was stunned for a moment to get her a shawl, and Meg asked, "Isn't this the Italian fashion you like?" Don't pretend, I already know about your relationship with Irene. ”
Without giving Wendell a chance to explain, Meg slipped into the crowd and pretended to be feminine to entertain guests. Wendell followed closely, but was tripped by the guest.
In this short time, John took aim at the lonely Meg, "Can you forgive his infidelity?" Still want to maintain such a false marriage? I love you, Meg. The first time I saw you, I fell in love. Come with me, go tonight, and I promise not to deceive you. ”
Under John's rhetoric, Meg did not want to agree, did not consider what kind of impact elopement would bring to the two families of the marriage, nor did he think about the fate of the amorous John who would abandon her in the future.
At the moment, Meg only wants to get revenge on her husband.
After leaving a break letter in her bedroom, she boarded John's yacht.
When Meg was extremely disappointed in the marriage, Irene was open twice, and Tup faded her glitz and cunning in the past and proposed to Irene in the most simple and sincere form.
"You don't have to fall in love with me right away, just marry me for money, I may die in an accident at any time, and you can reap a large inheritance." 」
Irene had little reason to refuse any more and happily accepted Tup's marriage proposal.
It was the first time she had ever really had a crush on a man since she was abandoned.
Erin actually has an unforgettable love, this seemingly true love of the undeveloped relationship, let her leave the glory and wealth, abandon the newborn daughter Meg.
Yes, Irene is Meg's biological mother.
She was as happy and simple as Meg is now, thinking that she had met true love, and eloped with the man, which made the family lose face. After being abandoned by the man, Irene died to the man and did not have the face to go home.
So she began to wander around countless men, using feelings as a bond to play the human world.
So Irene and Wendell didn't have any illicit relationship, she knew from the beginning that Wendell was her son-in-law, and was glad that her daughter could marry Wendell because he was a true gentleman.
Wendell kept giving Irene money so that Irene could leave Italy as soon as possible, so that Meg would not know that her mother, who had always regarded angels, was a well-known slut.
I didn't expect that the relationship between the two would be misunderstood by the outside world, and I didn't expect that Meg was also misunderstood. And Irene's purpose at Meg's birthday party tonight, in addition to wanting to meet her daughter, is also to explain the rumors.
But when Irene opened Meg's door, she found the farewell letter, Irene did not allow her tragedy to happen to her daughter again, she took the letter away, hurried to John's yacht, and then taught the wayward girl a harsh lesson.
"Have you considered the consequences of elopement?" Once you are abandoned by John, all that awaits you is insults and shame, the man is still the big young master of the game flower bush, and the woman has lost the protection of her family and her husband and can only be a slut. You believe me, Meg, Wendell never did anything to be sorry for you, he will love you until old age, and your marriage is happy. ”
As she spoke, Irene tore up the farewell letter that Meg had left behind, advising the girl not to do something stupid on impulse.
Meg should have hated Irene, but looking at the bitter woman in front of him, he actually had a rare sense of intimacy.
Meg was moved, she was still in love with Wendell, and eloping was just a whim.
But at this time, the drunken Wendell, John, Tupp and others actually came, and Irene quickly took Meg to hide, and in a hurry, Meg's fan landed on the seat.
Wendell recognized it as a birthday present for his wife, and the crowd was in an uproar.
Realizing what was happening, an enraged Wendell threw John over with a fist.
In order to relieve her daughter, Irene stepped forward and said that she had taken the wrong Meg's fan, and it was reasonable for the beautiful woman to appear on the playboy's yacht.
But Tupu was so disappointed that Irene had just agreed to his marriage proposal.
For the sake of her daughter's reputation, Irene resolutely chose to sacrifice her own happiness, she almost cried out, and returned the ring in her hand.
Erin was notorious again, but this time she did not exit the stage as gracefully as before, and said goodbye to Meg slightly awkwardly, and she did not intend to reveal her true identity to Meg.
Because in Meg's eyes, the mother's appearance is so perfect, Irene can't bear to destroy this beauty, and hopes that her daughter will always live in a happy fairy tale.
After she sat on the plane she was leaving in frustration, she found the fan in her seat, and the man next to her also put down the newspaper in his hand.
Even if some misunderstandings may not be explained, Tupu is still willing to believe in his own cognition of Irene, but the flow has a bottom line, and if you really love someone, you must fully believe in him, right?
Erin was a bad woman, and he was a bad man, and they were born as a couple. Tupu asks Irene if she would still marry him, and Irene doesn't answer, just holds the man's hand tightly...
The plane took off with the rising sun, and their happiness had just begun.
Is love within reach, or is it pinning on an infinitely unknown future? Born as a woman, her happiness, is it to be a lady and maintain a happy family with her own forbearance, or should she be a slut who pursues her own pleasure unscrupulously?
TO BE OR NOT TO BE? This may not be just a matter of choice.
Presumably to make up for the audience's unfamiliarity with industrial Britain, director Mike Barker made a common big move: let the blazing Mediterranean sea breeze blow away the haze of London's high society, and the beautiful scenery of the sea, the islands, and cruise ships was addictive; and the Englishman, who may contain three traps, two meanings, and a meaning that is incomprehensible, has become a much more brash and enthusiastic American.
However, the interpretation of love, human nature, and the headaches of misunderstandings, frictions, sexual encounters, jealousy, etc. in our ordinary lives is the real focus of the film.
After reading it, you may remember Zhang Ailing's famous saying many years ago: "Life is a gorgeous robe, crawling with fleas." "We often don't know whether it's the robe that embellishes life, or whether the fleas make up the helpless and lovely life. Listening to the bright ending song, looking at the happy faces of Meg and Erin, who were all happy, the sigh became inaudible.
Indeed, we are all just ordinary men and women in this great mortal world, and every desire reflects our expectation of reality, and every adventure hides the hope of a heart.
It is desire that makes us real, and it is also desire that makes us miserable. Even if happiness is like an illusion, even if we are burdened by a boulder like Sisyphus, as long as there is something called "happiness" on the top of the mountain, there will always be people who will rush there without hesitation.