基本資料
赤足天使TheBarefootContessa
赤足天使 The Barefoot Contessa 導演:約瑟夫·L·曼凱維奇
編劇:約瑟夫·L·曼凱維奇
主演:亨弗萊·鮑嘉/艾娃·加德納/艾德蒙·奧布萊恩
類型:劇情/犯罪/懸疑/愛情
製片國家/地區:義大利/美國
語言:英語/西班牙/義大利
片長:128分鐘/130分鐘(dvdrelease)(TCMprint)
上映日期:1954-09-29
又名:赤腳女爵/赤腳天使
劇情簡介
AtacemeteryontheItalianRiviera,filmwriteranddirectorHarryDawesattendsthefuneralofCountessTorlato-Favrini,knowntotheworldasfilmstarMariaD'Amata.Harryremembershowtheymetwhenhewasarecoveringalcoholicandhadbeensignedbyruthless,WallStreetfinancierKirkEdwardstowriteanddirectEdwards'firstventureintofilmproduction:InthecompanyofEdwards,histhengirlfriendMyrnaandEdwards'obsequiouspressagentOscarMuldoon,HarryvisitsanightclubinMadrid,Spain,insearchofanewactresstostarintheirfilm.Aftertheyseethebeautiful,sensualMariaVargasdance,Muldoonisdispatchedtobringhertotheirtable,butMariadeclinestheinvitation,statingthatshedoesnotdallywiththeclub'sclientele.EdwardsthenthreatenstocanceltheproductionunlessHarrypersuadeshertochangehermind.MariaisunwillingtocooperateuntilHarrymentionshisname,whichsherecognizesandrespectsfromfilmsshehasseen,andagreestomeetEdwards.Aftertheunctuous,constantlyperspiringMuldoontellsMariathattheywanthertoshootascreentestinRome,Mariaexcusesherselftomakeaphonecall.WhenHarrydiscoversthatshehaslefttheclub,EdwardstellshimthatheandMuldoonwillbeleavinginhisprivateplaneinanhourandordersHarrytobringMariatotheplaneornotcomeatall.HarrytracesMariatoherparents'home,whereshetellshimaboutherimpoverishedchildhoodduringthecivilwarandhowsheoftenhadnoshoes,henceherchoicetogobarefootstillonoccasion.ShealsotellsHarrythatshehatesherviragoofamother.AfterMaria'sverysuccessfulscreentest,HarrytellsEdwards,whomMariadoesnotlike,thatshewillworkonlywithhimasherdirector,althoughnocontractexistsbetweenthem.Backattherain-drenchedfuneral,infrontofastatueofthebarefootMaria,Muldoonremembershowshe,nowMariaD'Amata,cameunescortedtothepremiereofherfirstfilm:Later,whileinLondontoarrangethefilm'sBritishopening,MuldoonlearnsthatMaria'sfatherhasmurderedhermotherandisconcernedthatthepublicitycouldruinhercareer.Maria,however,returnstoSpainanddeliversanimpassioneddefenseofherfather,whoisacquitted.Becauseofherhonestyandhumanity,Mariabecomesabiggerstarthanbefore.TwoyearslaterinHollywood,EdwardshostsapartytoimpressSouthAmericanmillionaireAlbertoBravano,wholustsafterMaria,whomEdwardsregardsashispersonalproperty,althoughshestillactivelydislikeshim.MariatellsHarrythatsheisgratefulforthethreefilmstheyhavemadetogetherbutisnothappyandyearnstoreturntoMadrid.AfterBravanoinvitesMariatotraveltotheRivierawithhim,Edwardsforbidshertogo,butsheleaveswithBravanoanyway.Muldoon,evertheopportunist,quitsEdwardsandjoinsBravano.HerelateshowBravanonevergotclosetoMaria,butappearedcontentedjusttohavetheworldassumethattheywerelovers.BravanoandMariabecomepartofthe"InternationalSet"ontheFrenchRiviera,althoughshehasnointerestintheirinconsequentialactivities.Onenight,atacasino,BravanopubliclyaccusesMariaofhavingbrokenhisluckystreakatthegamblingtablesandcausinghimtolosemillionsoffrancs.WhileBravanoisberatingMaria,acountfromanold,Italianfamily,VincenzoTorlato-Favrini,approacheshimandgallantlyslapshim,theninvitesMariatoleavewithhim.VincenzorelatesthenextpartofMaria'sstory:Earlierthatsamedaywhenhestopsatagypsyencampmenttogetwaterforhiscar'sradiator,heseesMariadancingandbecomesenchantedbyher.Later,atthecasino,heseesMariathrowmoneyfromabalconytoasupposedgypsyloverbelow.Now,inhiscaroutsidethecasino,Vincenzosurprisesherbyaskinghername,forheseldomseesfilmsandhasnoideathatsheisfamous.Theydrivetohismagnificentvilla,whereVincenzointroduceshertohiswidowedsister,Eleanora.AfterMariaandVincenzofallinlove,Vincenzo,obsessedwithcontinuinghisfamilyhistorybybequeathinganimageofthemascountandcountess,informsEleanorathathewantstomarryMaria.EleanoraisshockedandtellsVincenzothatwouldbesenselesslycruelanddestructivetoMaria.VincenzoisamongthemournersatthecemeteryasHarrycontinuestorelatethelastactofMaria's"Cinderella"-likelife:SixweeksafterMariaandVincenzomet,HarryreturnstoItalytomakeanotherfilm,inwhichMariadoesnotappear.Whentheymeet,MariatellsHarrythatsheisveryhappyandisabouttomarryVincenzo,butconfidesthattheyhavenotyetbeensexuallyintimate.HarrysubstitutesforMaria'sfatherattheweddingceremonybutisuneasy,realizingthatshehasneverreallybeeninlovebefore,herprioramourshavingbeenperfunctory,clandestineaffairswithlessermen.Severalweekspassand,aweekbeforeherdeath,MariavisitsHarry,breaksdownandrelatestheeventsofherweddingnight:Afterbothprofessgreatloveforoneanother,VincenzoconfessesthathewasseverelyinjuredinanexplosionduringWorldWarIIandisunabletohavesexualrelations.MariatellsHarrythatsheintendstomakeVincenzohappybyprovidinghimwithachildtocontinuehisfamilylineandthatsheisalreadypregnant.Harryisalarmedbythenews,butMariatellshimthatsheintendstoendtherelationshipwiththefather,whomsherefusestoidentify,thatnightandtellVincenzoaboutthebabythefollowingday.WhenHarrywatchesMariadriveaway,heseesanothercarfollowher.ConcernedforMaria'ssafety,HarrydrivestothevillabutarrivestoolatetopreventVincenzofromshootingbothMariaandhischauffeur,havingassumedthattheywerehavinganaffair.WhenVincenzoasksHarrywhatheandMariatalkedaboutearlierintheevening,Harrychoosestosaythattheywerejusttalkingoveroldtimes.HarrythenasksVincenzoifMariasaidanythingbeforeheshother.WhenVincenzostatesshedidnot,Harryfallssilent,revealingnothingaboutMaria'spregnancy.Asthefuneralends,therainstopsandthesunilluminatesMaria'sstatueasVincenzoisledawayinpolicecustodyandthemournersdepart.
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