In 1993, the white-haired Pike burst into tears at Hepburn's funeral, choking up and saying, "I was incredibly lucky to be able to dance with Hepburn's first screen couple holding her hand on that beautiful Roman summer." ”
With that, Pike lowered his head and laid down a light kiss on Hepburn's coffin.
"You are the most loved woman in my life." Pike said affectionately that this sincere confession had been hidden in Pike's heart for forty years, and at this moment he finally said it.
This is the story of a man who guards a woman's life with his heart.
In 1953, due to the filming of the movie "Roman Holiday", 23-year-old Audrey. Hepburn with 36-year-old Gregory. Pike meets.
One is a cardamom age, a beautiful and elegant angel on earth; the other is a handsome, elegant romantic gentleman with a humble temperament.
The encounter between angels and gentlemen together interprets summer classics.
At the age of 23, Hepburn was a fledgling and got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the famous Hollywood actor Gregory. Pike co-produced the film Roman Holiday.
Knowing Junchu is like returning from the past.
The first time the two met, it was very chatty, in fact, Hepburn has long been a fan of Parker, and she was so excited that she could not speak. And when Pike saw Hepburn, such a quiet and melancholy girl, his heart was full of pity.
During the filming of "Roman Holiday", because Hepburn's understanding of the film only stayed on the performance of the stage play, the understanding of the role was not enough, and Pike would always carefully teach and lead Hepburn into the role step by step.
During the promotion of "Roman Holiday", Pike saw that the lead actor on the promotional poster was himself, and Hepburn's name only appeared in the corner, very small and small, so Parker asked the producer to change the name of the lead actor to Hepburn.
Later, Pike said, "Roman Holiday belongs to Hepburn, I'm just a supporting character. ”
Perhaps, this is Parker's best love for Hepburn.
Pike was convinced that Hepburn would eventually become a rising star, brilliant the whole world.
As he wished, after the release of "Roman Holiday", Hepburn won the 26th Academy Award for Best Actress, and after winning the award, Hepburn was so excited that even if she was helpless and could not speak, she never forgot to tell the world: "This is a gift from Parker to me!" ”
Hepburn once said: "How to sum up my life, I think I am so lucky." ”
So lucky, Hepburn met Pike in Rome.
Throughout their lives, they became close friends who guarded each other, more than friends, lovers were not enough, not mixed with a trace of lust, cherishing and cherishing, so that this emotion became noble and holy.
There is a kind of love in the world, not to get, but to protect for a long time, and perhaps another form of love is fulfillment.
After becoming famous, Hepburn is not intoxicated with honor, what she longs for is a sincere feeling, Pike is well aware of Hepburn's wishes, at this time, all he can do is to help her achieve her wishes.
Therefore, at the premiere of "Roman Holiday", Pike specially introduced Hepburn to meet the famous Hollywood director, actor and writer Meir. Fige, meanwhile, Meir. Fige is also a good friend of Pike's.
Pike admired Meir very much. Ferge's talent, he thought Meir would be able to help Hepburn achieve greater success.
In September 1954, Hepburn and Meir were married in Switzerland, and Parker traveled thousands of miles to attend their wedding, and at the wedding, Parker gave Hepburn a butterfly brooch, which was extremely luxurious.
Hepburn regarded this gift as a treasure, and this treasure was stored for forty years.
However, the sincere and long-lasting relationship that Hepburn had hoped for did not last long, and in 1968, Hepburn and Meir were married quickly, and Hepburn fell into pain.
At this time, Parker's phone call came, and he was the only person Hepburn could speak without defense and open his heart.
Hepburn told Pike about his pain: "In this circle, marriage is really difficult to maintain! Please believe me, I put marriage, family life first, and career second, I originally wanted to grow old with a blank head, but it was too difficult, too difficult. ”
Pike listened quietly to Hepburn's dissatisfaction with life and the pain of marriage, and when Hepburn finished, he comforted Hepburn and used warm words to get Hepburn out of the mire of pain.
When Hepburn suffered from marriage, Pike also suffered from the loss of a son, so Hepburn rushed from Switzerland to the United States and came to Parker's side to give him care.
There is such a person, in your life most helpless, the most needed moments to accompany you, encourage you, warm you, illuminate your way forward in life, such feelings, whether it is friendship or love, are precious.
"Roman Holiday" says, "Life is not going to be as it should be." ”
Not every story ends in a reunion, and not every love is fortunate to be fulfilled.
Hepburn and Pike met is lucky, not to be together is a pity, but they cut off the regret, cherish that love in the bottom of their hearts, how touching to stay with each other for a lifetime.
In 1993, Audrey Hepburn died, and the old man who appeared at Hepburn's funeral, no longer wanted to hide this love, he told Hepburn the words he had buried in his heart for forty years.
Perhaps, at the end of his life, Pike did not want to have any more regrets.
On April 24, 2003, at the age of 87, Parker bought the butterfly brooch he gave to Hepburn at the Auction of Hepburn's relics.
But Hepburn no longer knew that the brooch that had accompanied her for forty years was a family heirloom left to him by Parker's grandmother.
On June 12, 2003, at his home in Los Angeles, Pike held the exquisite butterfly brooch in his hand, as if holding on to the passing years and the excitement of the memory, he had no more regrets, smiled and left.
There is a kind of love that does not have to exist in the form of marriage, they can be carved into each other's lives, leaving the most affectionate part in each other's hearts.
In fact, Hepburn and Pike in forty years, they want to go from friendship to love is only one step away, but in the end they are only in love to stop at etiquette, the affection behind the friendship, is the respect for fate, the faith in friendship.
Such a precious feeling is really enviable.