In the Hollywood of the last century, there are many legends,
But there are very few people like her —
The shoes she wore were auctioned for $48 million.
It is one of the most precious film collections in the world.
The dress she wore was also auctioned for half a million dollars.
There is a red and yellow rose, specially named after her.
14 years ago, that pair of sky-high shoes was accidentally stolen,
The United States mobilized the joint police force of the FBI and the local police.
A press conference was also held --
FBI female agent Jill, saturated affectionately said:
"They haven't just found a pair of shoes, they've found the memories of a generation of Americans."
The actress who touched the memories of a generation of Americans is Judy Garland.
There's a movie this year.
Once again, the legendary actress,Whose fateful life was put on the screen,
This movie is also the 2020 Oscar winning hit -
At present, it has received 10 post-film nominations, leading the major awards ceremonies.
Come, let's take a look at —"
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Despite the fact that uncle has nagged so much in front,
But most people are still unfamiliar with Judy Garland.
So, who is Judy Garland?
Judy Garland is the most beloved Dorothy in the first fantasy film in film history, The Wizard of Oz.
It is also the heroine of the Oscar masterpiece "The Birth of a Star", which makes people unable to take their eyes off it.
Her life was filled with countless glories.
Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
The American Film Institute ranked her eighth among Hollywood's greatest actresses.
But her private life was shocking.
She had five failed marriages and was forced to have two abortions.
She was an alcoholic, drug addict, had committed suicide more than 20 times...
She loved the stage all her life, but before she died, she was scolded off the stage by the audience...
How did a giant star fall to this point?
The movie gives the answer.
The film is divided into two lines of narrative, restoring the life trajectory of middle-aged Judy and young Judy -
Los Angeles, 1968, at two o'clock in the evening.
Judy, 46, with two children, has just finished performing.
The show manager praised her as the greatest actress in the world.
But he only paid $150 as a reward for the performance.
Judy took the money and didn't say much.
She knew in her heart that she was no longer the Hollywood superstar she had been.
She's gone.
Since when?
From the time her performances can only be scheduled until 2 o'clock in the evening;
From the time she had to take her two children to various hotels;
More precisely,
From the time she left MGM (a Hollywood film studio).
At this time, she had just divorced her fourth husband.
Carrying a huge debt, alone with two children,
Where to stay every night became a problem.
When she was again told by the hotel that the room had been cancelled,
She had to knock on the door of her ex-husband's house with her two children.
As Judy expected, her ex-husband talked to her again about custody.
The ex-husband scolded her for not running around with the children, who needed a steady education and enough sleep.
She strongly rejected her ex-husband's suggestion.
In order to pay high attorney fees and regain custody.
Judy accepted her agent's offer to tour england to make money.
Her first day in England flattered Judy.
Passionate fans, exquisite rooms, gorgeous stage.
Everything seems to recreate her former style.
But soon, this flattery turned into confusion.
When told that there were four floors in the audience and that there would be critics present, Judy froze.
Such a battle, she used to be handy,
But at this time, she was terrified.
She lost sleep again. Afraid to eat.
She locked herself in the bathroom, sobbing in anxiety.
She remembered her days at MGM—
She performed on stage at the age of 3 and entered MGM as a teenager.
On the first day of entering the company, the boss Mel gave her an embarrassing nickname - little hunchback.
In Mel's eyes, Judy is an ugly duckling—
Mediocre looking, average stature, the only advantage is having a good voice.
Because of mediocrity, MGM's requirements for Judy are more demanding-
She can't be fat.
She had never eaten a normal meal a day, and high-calorie foods such as hamburgers were strictly prohibited.
Every four hours, the agent fed her illegal drugs to control her appetite.
She can't get tired.
During the day, the company fed her stimulants.
Unable to sleep at night, the company would feed her sleeping pills again.
She can't be in love.
Confessing to the boys in the same crew, the boys replied to her, asking the boss first.
In order not to delay the shooting schedule, Judy must celebrate her birthday two months in advance.
And the birthday cake is just a prop, can see and can not eat.
Under such a high-pressure life, Judy's young body had long been destroyed.
Before adulthood, he already suffered from serious drug addiction problems.
For such a life, Judy is not without resistance.
She had nibbled on a burger in front of her agent.
Despite everyone's discouragement, he jumped into the prop pool.
But then what? Or was he taught by the boss Mel to be a man—
She didn't have anything to rely on, and her parents and bosses were just tools to make money with her.
MgM used to be, and now it's the London touring company.
The touring assistant found the spare key and opened the bathroom door.
Involuntarily helped her get dressed, put on makeup, and pushed her onto the stage.
Fortunately, the first performance was a success.
After a long absence from the big stage, she still won a full house.
But that's not the beginning of her return to the top.
On the contrary, it is more like a return to the light.
Since then, her condition has deteriorated.
First of all, health problems, depression and insomnia in her childhood haunted her like a ghost.
The new husband, who had just married, poured the anger of business failure on her.
The last straw that broke her was a phone call with the child.
She carefully asked the child: Are you used to life in your father's house?
She expects her child to answer her: No, Mom, we want to be with you.
But the reality is that children have become accustomed to a stable life.
Judy, who lost everything, lost control on stage.
She got so drunk that she scolded the audience and fainted on stage due to physical weakness.
She was fired again.
Before leaving, she pleaded with her co-performers to let her go on stage again.
Maybe out of love for the stage,
Maybe it was out of a prophecy about my own time.
However, despite all her efforts, she still lost her voice.
There was a cold silence all around,
Until a man in the audience got up and picked up her unfinished song.
Slowly one, two, three, a bunch...
This is probably the last tenderness that God has given her,
The last performance ended in a chorus of the whole...
Six months later, Judy died—
Due to excessive use of sleeping pills, he died on the london tour.
Judy's death became
Coincidentally, the year judy died,
It happens to be the year in which Judy is played in the movie, Zellweger, born.
Two different generations, the same Hollywood superstar —
Before "Judy", Zellweger had already achieved fame,
From "BJ's Single Diary" to "Chicago" to "Cold Mountain."
She has long been an Oscar regular.
Like Judy, she's hit rock bottom—
At one time, because of the plastic surgery storm, there was no drama for six years.
This "Judy" is her first return after a 6-year absence.
The twilight and sorrow of the star, no one understands it better than her.
At the end of the film, the classic dialogue from The Wizard of Oz is quoted:
A heart is not judged by how much you love,but by how much you are loved by others.
The judgment of the heart is not how much love you give, but how much others love you.
- The Wizard of Oz
This sentence is an affirmation of Judy's life -
We failed to witness you at your best age,
But we are willing, in our way, to honor you.
Forever, Dorothy.