The legendary French actress Michel Mercier is no longer one decade is the idol and style icon for hundreds of thousands of fashionistas around the world. For his long career, she embodied in the movie fifty characters, but by world glory and not fading to this day with the popularity of the actress is obliged to the role of Angelica in the screening of Anna's novels and Serzh Golon. Recall the most spectacular images of the "Angels Marquis" and find out some secrets of the flawless style of Mercier.
Biography
There was a future kinnodiv in Nice. It happened in a very difficult time - January 1, 1939 - shortly before the second world was killed. Her dad was a Frenchman, and Mama is Italian. The family was engaged in pharmaceutical, it was the most common couple, far from Bohemia. The couple really wanted the boy, the parents of Mercier were practically confident that their firstborn will be the heir and the successor of a family case. But she was born ...
Parents called Girl Joselin. She grew up very cute, charming, sophisticated - a real lady. But from the young age, the future Angelica was deeply unhappy. Shortly after the birth of the first daughter, Cheta Mercier acquired another child, and Joselin appeared the younger sister Michel - soon she became the main favorite of his parents.
In the harmonious family, Mercier were all faithful to the pharmaceutical business: the joy of mom and father, young Michelle was interested in family business. And only Joselin did not justify the parental hopes. She dreamed of a creative profession, recognition and glory. Especially categorically, the mother believed to the aspirations of the eldest daughter - she believed that the career, who was dreaming Gosselin, is a sample of a breakdown and dishonesty of a woman.
Actress in youth
On the way to glory and success, the French kinodiv overcame many obstacles. Combine the world of artistic art. Young Joselin began as a ballerina. Dancing The future star passionately fond of childhood. And so, at the age of 17 she left the father's house, where they did not stop opposing her dreams and plans for life.
The girl went to Paris and began to make the way to glory. She managed to get a dancer in Anhydrze to Roland Petit - a recognized classic among choreographers of the XX century ballet. And thus manifesting their talents before the banners of a ballet case, Mercier came shortly to the famous Ballet Eiffel Tower Ballet.
During work in Paris, Joselin acquired a lot of useful dating. One of the most significant has become her meeting with Charlie Chaplin. He gave Mercier two priceless councils: learn English and try himself as a film actress.
So, Joselin decided to follow the naval of the Matra Cinema. By the way, in addition to the native French, as well as Italian, who actresses knew how it was his mother's native language, together with English, she decided to master in perfection and German. Such rich knowledge helped the French actress subsequently get a lot of roles in foreign and international films.
A serious impetus towards the development of cinema for Mercier was the disintegration of both troupes in which she danced. Joselin went to London, where the acting skills mastered. But before the career in the movie was still far away, and being at the crossroads, the girl returned for a while, in Nice.
Films
Film actresses of Mercier carefully prepared. Having mastered several foreign languages, having comprehended by the Acting Mastery, the girl was resolutely tuned to take the assault of this fortress. But life circumstances forced Joselin to wait for the lack of work on the field of cinema in the house. Strangely enough, but it was in him that the girl received a ticket to his first film.
It so happened that Father Mercier was familiar with the director of Denis De La Pateller. Once visiting his friend, the Pater met his daughter and suggested her to pass samples to his new picture. Mercierus passed this test. So, her debut film was the "turn of the door handle."
But the name Joselin in the credits did not appear - it seemed ungually producers. Then the girl decided to take a creative pseudonym who arranged all - Michelle Mercier. Thus, she perpetuated the name of his younger sister, which by that time died from a serious incurable illness.
The first film immediately followed new roles in the cinema, including in foreign and in international paintings. A year after the start of acting activities, Mercier fell into the theater - the first phase with its participation was the performance of 1958 "And here is a brunette!".
Mercier moved from place to place - she worked in the UK, then in Italy. The roles were all the time: detective and comedy, romantic or even thrillers, but they all wore a secondary, and even episodic character. Real Glory came to actress after she adopted the proposal of the director Bernard Bordereri to fulfill the main role in the pseudo-historical film on the novels of Anna and Serzhov Golon "Angelica".
For the role of Angelica, such famous beauties as Brick Bardo, Catherine Denev, Jane Fonda, Monica Viti, Annette Stroyberg. After several test tours, one actress was already approved - Marina Vlad. But fate led the creators of the film to Mercier.
This role has become a star for Mercier, but, unfortunately, the only one is so successful. Five films were released on how the heroine is a girl from the cruel XVII century - fights for the right to happiness by all available means. This work brought Michelle worldwide fame: Today, the total number of viewers who watched the mini-series about Angelica for the existence of the painting (in movies or on television) is approximately 1 billion.
For the first time, having received a central role in the film, Mercier fully plunged into work, forgetting about the theater, about ballet. Huge help her had a colleague on shooting - Jacques Todda, who fulfilled the role of King Louis XIV in the film. As the actress told the actress, this more experienced actor helped her from the very beginning in everything, they taught them together and rehearsed the roles, thanks to Merce all opened.
Even in the Soviet press of the 1960s, a film that is replete with erotic scenes, has received very restrained reviews: "Angelica is not an embodiment of sexual lust, but a pronounced chaste sensuality ...".
It is surprising that Michelle received the role, because she is a burning brunette, and Angelica is the owner of blond curls. To work, Mercier in the first picture there were several dozen blonde wigs, and subsequently actresses had to lighten her hair.
When the last film was removed from this series, Mercier began a new way - search for other roles and desperate attempts to get away from the role, with which it is associated with many so far. Continuing to remove almost until now, Mercier was not able to achieve significant success on the acting field.
"People always say about me as angelica, although I played fifty different women. For many years I tried to forget about her, but now she seems to me a little sister, who is always ready to support me. I learned to live with her nearby. " Michelle Mercier
Favorite filmography
- 1957. - "Turning the door handle" - the first role of Michelle Mercier to the cinema, played a girl named Jeanne
- 1959. - "Nights of Lucretia Borgia" - in the Italian-French picture Michelle played a girl in a love triangle (Diana de Alv).
- 1963. - "doll" - embodied the image of the pupa.
- 1964. - "Angelica - Angelov's Marquis"
- 1965. - "Angelica in anger"
- 1966. - "Angelica and King"
- 1967. - The oldest profession in the world - Brie (one of the first, but, unfortunately, far from the last roles of Mercier in the same amplua after Angelica).
- 1967. - "Non-corrosive Angelica"
- 1968. - "Angelica and Sultan"
- 1968. - "Lady Hamilton lovers: the path to the highest light" - Emma Hamilton
- 2011. - "Those who loved Richard Wagner" played Brigit, this is the last role of Michelle Mercier to the cinema.
Milly Cinema / Ossene
The main role of the whole life brought Mercier not only by world glory, but also a faithful friend and comrade for shooting. Robert Ossen was her partner not only in five films about Angelica, but also in other paintings - "The Second Truth", "Thunder Heaven", "Cemetery without crosses." The fact that the actors often portrayed love on the movie screen, all the time they pounced fans on the thoughts about the fact that there is something in life between Mercier and Ossein, however, it was never true. Never for all the years of joint filming between them nothing flashed. As the actress itself was recognized later, Robert Ossein "categorically did not like."
Personal life
In something fate, Michel is similar to the problems of her Angelica. Family focus to build it failed to this day. There are no children, and the husband, passing through her life, replacing each other, each time they left a Mercier with a broken heart.
The first love of the kinodiyov - Actor Jugs Esposito. After a long romantic relationship, the couple broke up on religious grounds - their beliefs began to sharply disperse, and further relations were impossible.
Later Michelle met Andre Sumaggi - Assistant Director. He became her first husband. The marriage turned out to be fragile, and therefore for a short-term - permanent conseceration on work, in which both spouses were led to the divorce.
The second husband of Mercier - Claude Drillo - Rutcher and Pharmacist part-time. He was insanely in love with Michelle long before her divorce with the first spouse, and as soon as she was free, he began to actively seek her hands and hearts. But it turned out that Claude was very jealous and unnecessarily cruel on this basis to his wife. Therefore, this marriage was short.
The last marriage for Michelle Mercier became the Union with Henri Renault. He broke out when the actress caught the spouse in treason.
There were still novels between these small islets of family-owned inventive islets. They were after, but in the end, the actress realized that she would no longer put a stamp into a passport.
"No matter how difficult is your life, it is necessary to take it to the end. I'm sure somewhere there, far behind the clouds, always hiding the sun ... " Michelle Mercier
Angelica now
After all the experienced Michel Mercier does not lose. If it falls into the lenses of annoying cameras on filmmakers or secular events, it always sparkles and smiles. Today, when she dwells in a solid age (in 2017, Mercier turned 78 years old), it's hard to say about the "actress in old age" about it.
She issued two biographical books: "I am not Angelica" and "Angel's Marquis, or the broken heart of Angelica." There, Michelle describes in detail many important events of your life. Mercier herself repeatedly spoke and says so far that she is happy and happy with his fate. And her beautiful talents were noted - in 2006, an incomparable Michel Mercier received an order of arts and literature as a sign of appreciation from the government of his native country.
Beauty secrets
There are several simple components that are a pledge of a flawless appearance for any woman. Michelle Mercier always had reference volumes: until the 1990s, the actress was laid in 92-60-90. When heighting in the region, 170 cm has always had a weight of 50-52 kg. Of course, today Michel has several other parameters of the figure, but it remains radiant and charming. And all thanks to the simple, but very effective rules that irresistible Angelica always adheres to:
- Healthy lifestyle. No bad habits, and then skin, hair, nails - all body will save youth and health.
- Proper nutrition. It is impossible to starve or torment yourself with diets. Only balanced nutrition and competent selection of products.
- Physical activity. This is not necessarily a visit to the fitness center. Long-term hiking is available to everyone, not less effectively.
- Maintaining natural beauty. Michel - a supporter of natural makeup. She advises to use decorative cosmetics at a minimum, and more forces and time to spend on the right skin care, to maintain her health, and therefore - beauty.
- Wardrobe. Michelle Mercier can rightly name the icon of a classic female style in clothes. She always adhered to femininity in their outfits, both on the screen and in life.
Spectacular outfits Michelle Mercier
Silver-spinning dress accurately repeats all the bends of the luxurious body of Mercier, emphasizing the advantages of the accurate figure. Elegant neckline and chastely covered shoulders scarf - the image is very bright, but at the same time not causing, built on the verge of coquetry and modesty.
Very relevant today image is a broad-widescreen hat, translucent fabrics, geometric patterns. Luxurious outfit for a real lady, he will be appropriate at any secular Raut.
And again geometry and translucent fabrics. This time the dress is made in white and supplemented with muted shades of fashionable and bright colors - purple, emerald, lavender, turquoise.
Another excellent example confirming that fashion always returns. In such an outfit, it will be quite appropriate to appear on the beach in the nearest bath season!
