Audrey Hepburn and Film Frodo: Two Beauties.

[mechtild]

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Here follows a picspam, preceded by a reflection

Comments

[shirebound]

That's a fascinating comparison between these two, and I'm impressed with the pictures you found to illustrate it.

[mechtild]

Thank you, Shirebound. It was demanding but fun to go through the image sources (the internet's and mine) to find evocative sets.

[lijahlover]

What wonderful and perfect pictures you found of these two beautiful people. I adore the both of them so much thanks!
They both have inner and outer beauty that shows through. *hugs*

[mechtild]

They both have inner and outer beauty that shows through.

That is surely true, Lijahlover!

[estelanui]

I loved and appreciate Audrey Hepburn and her movies, but I never saw the analogy until your post. I think you are right and there are strong similarities between the two acting. Both Audrey and Elijah are natural and can convey feelings and frame of mind not only with the words but most of all with body language and with their eyes. I didn't noted that Audrey's eyes show so intensely her emotions.
In your well chosen pictures of these two elegant actors the most impressing similarity are the look in their eyes.

[mechtild]

I didn't think of it, either, Estelanui, until I began to think see some Audrey Hepburn movies again, and thinking of her because of thinking of Luthien.

the most impressing similarity are the look in their eyes.

Yes, it's the "look". They don't have identical features by any means. What they share is a quality; their type of expressiveness, and, yes, "the look in their eyes".

[anonymous]

I realise this is a very personal project for you, Mechtild, as an admirer of both actors and/or the characters they are portraying. The comparison pictures you have chosen are really terrific, and converting the Frodo/Frolijah photographs to black and white really serves to emphasize the similarities between these two. Some of the shots are uncannily alike in pose and expression.

I'm not at all familiar with Audrey Hepburn's work ~ although I'm sure I have seen some of her films over the years. I had no idea that she endured such an ordeal during WW2, or the lasting effect that reading Anne Frank's diary had on her.

Thank you for a fascinating and enlightening post.

~ Blossom.

[mechtild]

I don't know if you would like her films, Blossom. I should think so, if you can appreciate older films at all. People who like her tend to *really* like her

[anonymous]

Thank you for the information on Audrey Hepburn's career,
Mechtild.

I know of several of those films ~ 'Roman Holiday,' 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' and of course 'My Fair Lady,' but I don't believe I have watched any of them through completely. Not that they don't appeal, but probably because I have caught them on TV part-way through, and had already missed too much to begin watching. I did, however, see 'The Nun's Story' many years ago. The finer details of the story escape me but I recall liking it very much.

What an achievement for Audrey Hepburn to win an Oscar in her first film role!

Thanks again,
~ Blossom.

[belleferret]

They both have such expressive eyes, and an other-worldly type beauty to them, innocent and wise.

[mechtild]

Yes, Belleferret. Estelanui pointed to the expressions in their eyes, too. "Innocent and wise". Yes, I see that. Thanks for posting!