For 46 years on the screen, Marisa Berenson played dozens of roles and united several generations of fans and admirers with her heroines. But only a few great roles played at the very beginning of her career will bring her a place in the hall of fame.
Unforgivable success
In her acting career, she had to "wade" through the bombastic and prejudiced attitude of critics and colleagues. She could not be forgiven for a modeling career and was considered just a nearby beauty. From the very beginning of her work in the cinema, no one believed in her talent.
Even at a young age, the future actress succeeds as a fashion model. Leading fashion brands were entrusted with showing attractive clothes to the attractive girl, and the best glosses were happy to highlight the stripes.
It is enough to mention only a few publications from among the employers of the Marisa Berenson model in those years - Vogue, Newsweek, Time, etc. Yves Saint Laurent collaborated with her. The daughter of the countess and the diplomat boldly bared herself in front of the lens and gave the world candid photos. All this quickly made her very popular.
True, after a bright triumph, young Marisa was not forgiven for success as an actress.
In the understanding of critics, it was impossible to take seriously the girl to whom her appearance brought the first recognition. When Marisa Berenson proved the opposite with roles in the frame, skeptics were in no hurry to admit their mistake. A prejudice strengthened her origin, evil tongues said that the actress gets roles because of influential parents.
The noble birth of Marisa
Marisa Berenson comes from an educated and noble family of an American diplomat and an Italian countess. Her dad Roberto L. Berenson married a bright socialite Gogo Schiaparelli. And the parents had every reason to believe that their daughter would become a celebrity. Among her ancestors were the naval discoverers of the Middle Ages. With such a pedigree, actress Marisa Berenson was simply doomed to take her place in history, and it happened. Contrary to skeptic reviews, the heroine of many great paintings will remain in the classics of world cinema.
Marisa Berenson was born in 1947 in New York, the post-war difficult times are unlikely to overshadow the childhood of the daughter of a diplomat and countess.
Her life has always resembled a fairy tale, starting with the easy achievements of the highest peaks as a model and actress. In many ways, for this ease, she was labeled a spoiled daddy's daughter.
Marisa distinguished herself in her personal life: her chosen one was the heir to the most influential family of bankers - the Rothschilds. She was in an intimate relationship with him, but he never became her husband for unknown reasons.
Heroes from world literature
In the frame, the viewer appreciated her for the images of bright and cult heroines. Marisa Berenson could boast of the most enviable roles of the time, even by modern standards. She was trusted to play in the film adaptations of the best examples of literary classics. The directors rightly relied on the noble birth of Marisa, she managed to convey both the spirit of that time and the character of the heroines.
A successful fashion model made her debut on the big screen when she turned 20, but then it was still difficult to judge how successful her movie career would be and whether it would take place at all.
The next invitation to the role had to wait 4 years, it was the picture "Death in Venice", in which she was entrusted to play Frau von Aschenbach.
