Video: In memory of Marie Laforêt: An artist passed away, whose songs the whole Union knew, without knowing her herself
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
On November 2, the popular French film actress and singer Marie Laforêt did not become. In the 1960s. in the West, she became famous thanks to her roles in the films "The Girl with Golden Eyes", "They Followed the Soldiers", "Leviathan", etc. In the USSR, her name was not known to the general public, but the melody of her hit "Manchester and Liverpool" was absolutely that's all - for many years it sounded during the weather forecast on the Vremya program. Her songs were performed by Edita Piekha, Muslim Magomayev and Lev Leshchenko, and she herself remained a mystery to Soviet listeners …
Her real name is Maitena Marie Brigitte Dumenac (the name Maitena comes from the Basque word for “beloved”, “dear”). She was born in France a month after the outbreak of World War II, which has become one of the worst memories of her childhood. Maitena's father was captured by the Nazis, and what she herself had to endure came to mind only many years later. In 1998, in an interview, the artist admitted that she was sexually abused as a child, and her mind blocked these memories for a long time.
At the age of 20, Maitena won a song contest with the symbolic name "The Birth of a Star", to which she got by accident - she decided to come instead of her sick sister. She also started singing by accident - they say that after a long illness in 1964 she was prescribed an unusual treatment - a course of music therapy, during which she had to constantly hum life-affirming folk songs and learn to accompany herself on the guitar.
In the same 1959, she auditioned at the theater, where she was noticed by director René Clement, who was looking for a heroine for his new film "In the bright sun" - the adaptation of the novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley". Maitena's partner on the set was Alain Delon, whom she immediately disliked - the girl called him a "dummy", he seemed to her arrogant, devoid of a sense of humor and intelligence. But the result of their joint work turned out to be triumphant - the debutante suddenly became a movie star in France. After that, the directors bombarded her with new proposals. And with Alain Delon, she starred in several more films.
In the 1960s. Maitena, who took the sonorous pseudonym Marie Laforêt, played her best roles in films: "The Girl with Golden Eyes", "Leviathan", "Marie-Chantal vs. Dr. Ha", "They Followed the Soldiers", etc. And in the next decade, she almost did not act in film, devoting herself to the stage.
Her songs "Manchester and Liverpool", "Tenderness", "Come back, come back", "My love, my friend", "Ivan, Boris and I" became world hits. In the 1970s. Marie Laforet was called the most famous French performer. And in the USSR, nobody knew her name, although her songs were sung in Russian by Edita Piekha, Muslim Magomayev, VIA "Singing Hearts" and others.
The song "Manchester and Liverpool" took on a new life in the USSR, regardless of its performer. This melody in the instrumental version of the orchestra under the direction of Frank Pursel became one of the most frequently heard on television: it was the background of the weather forecast in the programs "Time" (1968-1981, 1994-2003), "News of the First Channel" (1994-2003), "Other news" (2006-2014).
The Russian text for this melody was written by Alexander Glezer ("Sleet on the roads …"), Robert Rozhdestvensky ("I beg your pardon …"), Yuri Vizbor ("Here and again the fog fell on the airfield …"). The song to verses by Robert Rozhdestvensky was sung by Muslim Magomayev, and later by Lev Leshchenko in a duet with Alena Sviridova.
In 1978, the artist moved to Switzerland, received citizenship, and later opened her own art gallery. At home, she was reproached for moving to Switzerland because of more loyal tax conditions, but she herself explained her decision by the desire to get away from the "unhealthy" Parisian life and raise children in a more relaxed and supportive atmosphere. In this country, she spent the remaining years. In the 1980s-1990s. Marie Laforêt returned to the screens, starring in several Italian and French films and TV series, the most famous of which was "Sprut-3".
Throughout her career, Marie Laforêt has released about 40 albums, which include her own songs, and starred in four dozen films. She last appeared on stage in 2005, after which she completed her singing career. On November 2, 2019, the artist passed away at the age of 80.
Many songs of the legend of the French stage Marie Laforêt still do not lose popularity all over the world.
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