In the early morning of January 24, 1993, four men carrying a coffin solemnly walked toward the church. Along the way, no one spoke, only the fir rustling on the side, whimpering in the wind.
Lying in the coffin is what the British magazine New Woman has hailed as "the most beautiful woman ever" – Audrey. Hepburn. These four people are all lingering memories of Hepburn's life.
Some of them have not had enough lovers, have no fate, and have become lifelong best friends;
Some are married to her for more than ten years, burdened by her fame;
Some are sloppy with it, producing a bitter fruit and brewing a glass of poisonous wine.
Some are associated with them in their later years and become soul mates;
Countless people marveled at the brilliance of her career and lamented her bumpy feelings.
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Gregory. Pike: Lovers are undersized
Among the farewell crowd, there was a very special one, who had been living in seclusion for many years, but this time he flew thousands of miles from Switzerland.
The white-haired man slowly leaned down and held the coffin and wept: "It is my great luck to be able to dance with Hepburn's first screen couple holding her hand on that beautiful Roman midsummer night." ”
This old man is Gregory. Parker.
Pike and Hepburn met for filming "Roman Holiday", in which Princess Anne and the reporter parted bitterly and hugged each other and cried. In reality, they have formed a lifelong confidant, which is a more rare emotion than love.
When the two first met, Pike was 36 and Hepburn was only 23.
He was handsome and approachable.
Hepburn was like a little fan, reverent, too nervous to speak.
He gave the girl careful care and consideration, and even informed the producer to change the lead actor on the promotional poster to Audrey. Hepburn.
At the end of the filming period, "Roman Holiday" was a great success, but they never worked together again. Privately, Pike became Hepburn's most loyal listener, and his home became Hepburn's first stop on every trip to the United States.
The Three Kingdoms Mile Pu once said: "If you make friends with Zhou Gongjin, if you drink alcohol, you will not feel drunk." ”
The interaction between Parker and Hepburn is like this vintage wine, unmistakable and intoxicating.
As a married person, Parker's sense of responsibility is always a reminder that one step forward is irresponsibility to this girl.
After some deliberation, he introduced his friend Mel to Hepburn.
He thought that it would be a match made in heaven, and Hepburn would surely thank him like an angel with a smile on his face, but he did not expect that his own thoughts would push Hepburn into the abyss.
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Mel. Feller: Lover in place of father
The person Parker introduced to Hepburn was actor Mel. Feller, for Hepburn, was the one who loved the most and hurt the most.
Compared to Hepburn, Mel is 14 years older and has been divorced twice.
But Hepburn did not hesitate once, from his eyes, she saw the figure of her father, found the happiness and warmth that had been missing for a long time.
At the wedding scene, Hepburn wore a top hat and held a bouquet of flowers, and the thin veil could not hide the most beautiful smile in the world.
It's just that this rain, pouring out, seems to be foreshadowing the sad end of one day in the future.
The media always compares the two, and feels that this greasy uncle who has been married twice is completely unworthy of Hepburn.
They frantically attacked and maliciously spread rumors about Mel, saying that Mel was using Hepburn to develop his career, saying that Hepburn forced the producers to use Mel on the condition that he did not participate.
According to Hepburn's vision, Melqi, he was handsome and thoughtful, with a wide range of interests, but lacked warmth, and at the same time had some machismo.
Mel couldn't stand being called Mr. Hepburn, couldn't stand Hepburn's constant breakthroughs in his career, and he was wandering in third-rate works.
Three years after the birth of the child, Hepburn heard the peach news about Mel, but at the press conference, she said that she was happily married.
In this way, the clear-eyed people can see that it is nothing more than self-deception and pity.
It's not that she hasn't thought about divorce, and countless times she's been tossing and turning. To Hepburn, Mel seems to be rediscovering the love that was once missing.
She needs someone older who will make her happy and remind her of the warm family days of her old childhood.
In the same way as he forgave his father, Hepburn forgave Mel's careful eyes and even mental torture.
However, trying to make up for the missing love in marriage is actually a futile.
Because of the long-term unequal giving to her husband, Hepburn was tormented and exhausted.
In 1968, their 14-year marriage ended.
In the first few days, she couldn't eat at all, and her body lost more than 40 kilograms.
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Andrea: Drinking to quench thirst, mistake after mistake
She returned to Rome, where she had made her famous, and met the Italian doctor André. The other party is sweet, romantic and funny, and quickly captures Hepburn's heart.
Soon, the two entered the palace of marriage. This time, it was only six months since the last divorce.
She excitedly said to the media: "I am finally happy, I will no longer make movies, and I will concentrate on playing the role of wife and mother in the future." ”
She strives and happily lives a life of husband and son, preparing three meals for the family.
Perhaps Andrey's original purpose was not simple, or perhaps the freshness of the goddess had passed. During her days in childbirth, Andrei was repeatedly found wandering among the flowers by the media. In order to be able to give birth to a child smoothly, Hepburn endured all kinds of pain until the final divorce.
Some people say that love is a cup of poisonous wine, even if it is dead, it must be drunk.
This glass of wine brewed by Hepburn and Andre is poisonous deep into the bone marrow, soaking the soul of a playboy. To be united with such a soul is to drink and quench one's thirst.
We believe that the original Andrei also gave Hepburn happiness, but this happiness was too short-lived. As Sean said in his memories, under the wash of time, it is long impossible to distinguish who is right and who is wrong.
Looking back on this emotion, if He could have sobered up a little more and spent more time getting to know him, maybe he wouldn't have left so many regrets and traumas.
At the end of one relationship, don't rush into the next paragraph in order to dispel the pain, otherwise it may be the beginning of another tragedy.
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Robert. Oster: Soul mate for the rest of his life
For a while, people always saw such a warm picture: in the sunset, a man in a wheelchair pushed an old lady with a face full of vicissitudes to walk.
The person in the wheelchair is Hepburn's mother.
And the man pushing the wheelchair is none other than Robert. Oster, also the only son-in-law recognized by Hepburn's mother.
Fast forward to 1980, 13 years before Hepburn's death, and I say this because I feel that Hepburn could have had 13 years with Robert.
Perhaps, before meeting a real person, heaven will always let you go around and meet some wrong people, and finally, after a thousand sails are exhausted, you will know who really belongs.
This year, through the introduction of people, Hepburn met the actor Robert. Otters, at this time, was immersed in the grief of losing his dead wife.
There are too many similarities between the two, both are thin, both are cultivated, delicate and gentle, because of the similarity, they came together.
Because of the similarity, although their marriage feels close at hand, it is always impossible to get completely close.
In Robert's world, there are thoughts of his dead wife, there are his own children who have nowhere to settle, and there is Luca who cannot accept himself.
And Hepburn, because of the hurt of the two marriages, did not dare to take a step forward.
A year later, Robert finally plucked up the courage to live in Hepburn's house.
Eva. Garbo said: "Robert was very good, he was influenced by European culture, he was gentle and elegant, and in every way he was a gentleman. ”
At this time, Hepburn is no longer attached to the concept of a family, and no longer demanding a complete home is the expression of happiness. She matured and paid more attention to spiritual fit.
Until Hepburn's death, the two did not have a marriage certificate, but they were in touch with each other's hearts, and they did not affect the happiness between them at all.
Under the influence of Robert, in his later years, Hepburn traveled to and from lectures, fundraising, and visits to UNICEF until his death.
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Rich in heart, frank and fearless in love
Looking back on Hepburn's life, although the love road is bumpy, every time she is greeted with a positive and warm attitude. Like her career, she is also emotionally conscientious and never stingy to give.
Like most ordinary girls under the heavens, Hepburn has made mistakes emotionally, but the difference is that she never avoids, knows what is insufficient and improves, and is frank and fearless.
After stumbling for many years, Hepburn also realized that the best mode of feelings is for a person to enrich his heart.
This is often the case in the world, when a person no longer insists on true love, true love will quietly come.