Whitecall's lifelong achievement was that he met Bogart
Huang Xiao
Lauren Whitecall is gone, and the fading black-and-white golden age of Hollywood is missing an important symbol. Chinese audiences know Bai Kaul, starting more from her mid-to-late works, such as Mrs. Habbard in "Murder on the Orient Express", and Barbara Streisand's charming and popular mother in "Double-Sided Mirror", the only time she was nominated for a little golden man. Brushing aside the pig-killing knife-like years of obstacles, Bai Kaul is the originator of the cold goddess in the history of Hollywood, who is cold and mysterious, and the cold goddess who is as beautiful as silk, in the many beautiful and incomprehensible Hollywood big green female stars, foxy and cold, let Laura Bai Kaul stand out, may be related to her cover girl origin, the model's unique cold expression, not a word to the wind.
Beckall is the cover girl found in magazines by the wife of Hollywood director Howard Hawkes, and "The Man of the Lake" is her screen debut. At the age of 19, she is arrogant and willful in the play, with her eyes hanging low and her bones cold. At the time, the big star Henfrey Bogart commented on The fledgling and unsightly White Cowle said: "Everyone will fall in love with her. "The chirch suit, beret, and bee waist skirt worn by Bai Kaul in the play are still the classic designs of professional wear that the fashion industry has never forgotten, in addition to the immortal fashion value, this film has achieved a perfect pair of old and young matches in Hollywood history, giving a happy look."
Bai Kaul and Bogart are conjoined babies of the golden age of cinema, inseparable double-sided tape. Although he had been married before and after her, the couple, who were 25 years apart in age, were the only "right" people who could not be replaced in this life. After Starring in "Casablanca" in 1943, Bogart dominated hollywood's top ten high-grossing stars for many years, he was the cynical and hot-hearted Casablanca nightclub owner Lake Brian who let go of the woman he loved and won female fans all over the world, and the sentence "There are so many towns in the world, there are so many bars in towns, but she just walked into my bar", which made the gossip index of Bogart and Ingrid Bergman soar. Bogart's tough third wife, Mayo, once broke into Bergman's dressing room and made a big fuss, questioning Bergman and her husband for fake play. Two years later, Mayo again smelled threats from the opposite sex and was no longer unreasonable, she broke into the filming scene of "Charlatan" and asked her husband Bogart how he was living with the girl who was only half your age. Bai Kaul did not say a word. The classic line between the two of them in this Trina and life drama is: "How do you think it is fair?" "I'll let you decide." A few months later, Bogart divorced. Then there was the 12-year loving married life of the on-screen couple, until the death of the male protagonist in 1957. Bai Kaul put a small golden whistle in Bogart's coffin that he had given her that year, and in the movie "The Man of the Lake", she said to Bogart: "If you need me, just whistle." ”
"Jianghu Man", a film based on Hemingway's original book, has a wild temperament of dry firewood, and Is quite similar to Bogart's famous work "Casablanca", no wonder Bogart's ex-wife is sensitive. The same World War II background, similar plot, younger and cooler heroine, but "The Man of the Lake" has more black humor, and Bai Kaul and Bo jia have a surprising tacit understanding in the play, as long as Bo Jia puts the cigarette in his mouth, Bai Kaul will naturally burn a match for him. Bogart, the tough guy on the screen, is no longer a bar owner in a trench coat, with the brim of his top hat low, and a hidden desire to love. He wears the captain's hat obliquely, speaks playfully, and every time he looks at Bai Kaul's eyes, he is a hundred times gentler than the loveless man Lake in "Casablanca", a look that is destined to be you, true love.
After Bai Kaul and Bo jia married and collaborated on several films, they could not surpass the "Jianghu Hero" on the scene of burning passion. After that, Bai Kaul concentrated on the housework, helping Bogart maintain his peak state. Happy marriage, career interruption, for actresses, sometimes it is really a single choice question, even if there is an Oscar lifetime achievement award, Lauren Bai Kaul can also say that the star path is plain, she died after Bogart,There is a comeback, the stage drama screen amphibian, all flowing in the plain, obliterated years. But Lauren Beccaul met Bogart at the age of 19, the best work and the highest achievement of her life, as she said: "The most important and unforgettable thing in my life was the 77 days when I first worked with Bogart." The frenzy and annoyance of that time can be replaced by the word happiness. Except for the 77 days and 12 years we have lived with, happiness has lost its original meaning to me. ”
