First of all, Grace Kelly's short and brilliant life.
During the six years from 1950 to 1956, Grace Kelly appeared in 1 1 movies and became one of the most enduring idols in Hollywood. There are too many praises and legends about this Oscar winner-Hitchcock's eternal muse, grace of monaco and fashion icon. Kelly's life, like the role she plays, is a perfect display of binary opposition-throughout her life, Kelly has been struggling fiercely between obeying social norms and rebelling for just 52 years. Hitchcock once brilliantly described her as "a volcano covered with snow".
Second, from a wealthy family.
Grace Kelly grew up in a rich family-at least materially. Her father, John B. "Jack" Kelly Sr., was an Olympic athlete, who became a household name as early as 1920s (he was the first rower to win three gold medals), and then he followed the family business to run the cement business and became a millionaire. Her mother, Margaret, used to be a model and swimmer, and was also the first female PE teacher at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kelly is the third of four children in the family. Shy and gentle, she looks very fragile. Compared with her outgoing and athletic brothers and sisters, she is somewhat out of place. "My family always said that I was born with a cold." Kelly teased herself like this. Her mother is an athlete and the head of the family. She likes to solve problems by violence. Her father likes to judge children according to their athletic ability. "We have been competing." Kelly recalled, "Everything, including love."
Kelly's family education since childhood has given her a strong sense of self-protection. She has established a protective barrier between her inner world and the outside world-this protective barrier has cast a mysterious color on her. When Kelly was in adversity, gary grant, an actor who worked with her in the film Catch a Thief, said, "She would close her heart. At that time, my wife vividly called her a' plastic egg'-she hid inside and peeped into the outside world, while others could enter seamlessly. "
Third, Grace's film acting career
In order to pursue the development of performing arts, Kelly moved to new york, the world center, on 1947. Her uncle, Pulitzer Prize winner George Kelly?, won her an interview with the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. "I think most of Kelly's success since then comes from her personal achievements. She is beautiful and refined, and she gestures. " Jonathan Kuntz, a professor and film historian at UCLA, once commented. Kelly's early modeling career was in full swing and soon won her an invitation to enter Hollywood. In the early 1950s, she auditioned for a film called Taxi. Although she didn't take part in the film in the end, this audition opened a door for Kelly's film career.
Kelly published her screen debut Fourteen Hours in 195 1. Unfortunately, her two-minute appearance did not leave a deep impression on the audience. Then in the movie Noon, from 65438 to 0952, Kelly made a breakthrough. In the film, she plays opposite the legendary actor gary cooper, who is nearly 30 years older than her-since then, the huge age gap has become the same label for the leading men of her future partners. "Kelly rarely works with actors her age." AnnaKarina Longworth, founder and film historian of "You must remember this podcast", recorded this video. "Looking back, Kelly, who has not yet entered the royal family, has deeply hidden his yearning for older and mature men in his young heart."
Ford's film Moganbo, which was filmed in 1953, invited Kelly to co-star with clark gable and ava gardner. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity made her sign a seven-year contract with MGM without thinking. Kelly, who has always been good at self-protection, asked for several amendments to the contract, including taking a vacation every other year, so as to ensure that she can continue to engage in drama and maintain her life in new york. These uninvited conditions stunned her agent and MGM executives, but this was only the beginning of subsequent disputes and frictions.
Fourth, it is not influenced by the media.
Grace won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film The World of Red Dust, which consolidated her position as a new movie star. Director Hitchcock also turned his attention to the young actress. At the beginning of cooperation with Hitchcock, Kelly showed her independent personality and independent opinions, and she dared to express her views on the role in her work. In the process of filming the classic film "Dial M for Murder", she bluntly said that her heroine would not answer the phone in the middle of the night in a beautiful nightgown-so she decided to wear an ordinary nightgown. Hitchcock accepted her proposal and gave Kelly full freedom to choose clothes in the next two films.
MGM executives often arrange Kelly to play an insignificant role in some popcorn movies. In this regard, Kelly has always been very firm. She said, "If someone treats me like a set, I will go back to new york without hesitation." After all, unlike most stars in the entertainment circle, Kelly doesn't care about money. On her birthday, her father set up a trust fund for her. She is also very exclusive to media interviews. "I am an actor, not a celebrity who deals with the media." Kelly once said.
Kelly's stubbornness eventually led her to be temporarily suspended by MGM at the beginning of 1955. Subsequently, the actress who had just been nominated for an Oscar made two amazing moves-Kelly revealed to the media what MGM had done to her without consulting her agent and public relations team; Then she and her sister Peggy went to Jamaica for a holiday.
Five, become a princess
Ironically, Kelly, who has always sneered at the media, changed her life path because of an open "media cooperation." During 1955' s participation in Cannes Film Festival, Grace Kelly was introduced. The film editor of paris match Pictorial persuaded Kelly to take photos in the palace of Prince Rainier of Monaco. As a prince of Monaco bordering France, Lanier, a 32-year-old single aristocrat, is at the forefront of public opinion like Kelly-if he has no heir, Monaco will be merged into France.
As soon as Kelly returned to the United States, Lanier wrote to thank her for her visit. After that, the two began to have frequent contact and gradually found that they had similar interests. Kelly shared the burden of being a royal aristocrat and lived in the spotlight all the time. Six months later, Ranier visited the United States with his pastor and doctor, and prepared to propose to Kelly. In an interview, a reporter asked the prince, "What kind of girl are you going to marry?" Lanier's answer is: "I don't know, but it must be the best." The best girl, this has always been Kelly's parents' efforts to cultivate and hope her to become.
Prince Rainier proposed to Kelly three days after he met her. His doctor examined Kelly to make sure that she was fertile. Lanier gave Kelly a 10.47 carat diamond. Kelly used it as the heroine's engagement ring in her last film "Upper Society".
Later, what made Kelly give up her hard-won career? In her movie world, Kelly is the most dazzling queen, standing in the brightest corner and living for the life she likes. Is the orderly and rigid life of Monaco royal family more attractive than the status of "queen" "I don't want my wife to show her face." Lanier told the media. Under the social background of 1950, being a good wife and mother is still a woman's ultimate achievement. Kelly also found that she spent an hour more on makeup every day than before-cruel years quietly stole the young beauty given by God. At the age of 26, Kelly realized that no matter how talented she was, she would be eliminated by Hollywood one day. A friend once recalled that Kelly once doubted her ability as an actress. Grace Kelly, who won the Oscar for Best Actress for Country Girl, has always been confused about her career.