Greta Garbo : part 2

關於嘉寶的女女情史

回顧30年代好萊塢的影星，似乎每個男星都是同志，每個女星都是拉子，兩大勢力交集，那個時代彷彿是情慾流動的太平盛世．只要當事人口風緊，誰與誰睡都只是捕風捉影．於是我們看到嘉寶的花名錄上有一長串：Marlene Dietrich, Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford, Ona Munson. Louise Brooks, Eva Le Gallienne, Tallulah Bankhead, Salka Viertel........而這些人又互睡成一團．看來名利與權勢，同樣是催情春藥，更別說她們自恃的美麗與才氣．

大家一直認為嘉寶與Marlene Dietrich有一腿．可是兩人抵死不承認相識．從一些記錄來看，她們有點瑜亮情節．偏偏，兩人的花名錄又相互交集，說是互不認識，在好萊塢社交圈中，簡直是天方夜譚．




傳言Mercedes de Acosta梅塞德斯是嘉寶情史中最知名的人物．因為她晚年出了自傳Here Lies the Heart，大眾窺奇梅塞德斯-嘉寶是否確有其事？結果眾說紛紜，信者恆信，不信者恆不信．作家毛尖用文采把梅塞德斯的故事包裝得活龍活現，完全沒有不信的空間了．只要你用「別說我從沒給過你花」，就能找到網路爭相轉貼的文章．

我買了書，這裡不貼了．自個兒找來看吧．


相形之下，我喜歡注意異性戀者的回憶錄，他們所提到的嘉寶．特別是嘉寶不經意地流露出調情招式．如果這些都是事實，我很難想像她為什麼要如此獵愛？又要像化身博士一般，把自己孤離人群？

Zsa Zsa Gabor 莎莎·嘉寶 (1917-)
她與Garbo沒有血緣關係，卻是當今八卦女王Paris Hilton的阿姨．她是匈牙利裔美國演員，結婚9次．這位異性戀女子在自傳中回憶與Garbo二次會面經過．有可能是她的誇大其辭，但不無參考之處．

在某次派對上，莎莎·嘉寶當的先生George Sanders，向Garbo客套話：

"My wife (Zsa Zsa) has a wild crush on you."I blushed scarlet. Dispassionately, Garbo responded, "She's a very beautiful girl, your wife."
"我太太很迷戀妳"．我紅了臉．嘉寶淡淡地回應："尊夫人很漂亮．"

派對結束後，George Sanders送Garbo上車，回來告訴莎莎·嘉寶：
"Zsa Zsa–you don't have to be so in love with her (Garbo) anymore. I kissed her (Garbo) and she (Garbo) smelled of cheap soap."
"莎莎，妳不必再喜歡她．我剛親了她，她聞起來像廉價香皂" ( 如果是拉子的反應，說不定會認為Garbo好粗獷啊！)

莎莎·嘉寶第二次遇見Garbo，當時Rex Harrison在在百老匯演出'My Fair Lady'．在派對上，據說Garbo與Harrison同時向莎莎·嘉寶調情．後來Harrison先離去，Garbo表示要開車送莎莎·嘉寶回飯店：

"I said yes, but I was afraid of her (Garbo). We got to my hotel (I was living in the Savoy Plaza) and for a moment I felt like inviting Greta in. Then she (Garbo) said, "Darling, would you like to come to my apartment?" I was paralyzed. Then she (Garbo) kissed me straight on the mouth. And I couldn't help kissing her back because she (Garbo) was so overwhelmingly strong and so beautiful. I've never had lesbian tendencies–but if I had ever had them, the woman of my life would definitely have been GRETA GARBO."
"我說好，其實我是怕她．到了我的飯店，我覺得應該要邀請她進來．她便說：親愛的，要不要到我的住處？我嚇呆了．然後她就吻在我的唇上．我不由自主地回吻，抗拒不了她的強勁與美麗．我從未有同性傾向－－如果曾經發生過，我生命中的女人絕對會是葛麗泰嘉寶．"

Elisabeth Bergner (1897–1986)
另一位異性戀回憶嘉寶的誘惑術．我對她的電影作品並不熟悉知名，但據說＜All About Eve 彗星美人＞裡工於心計的Eve Harrington，是因她產生的靈感．一日，嘉寶差人邀請他們參加自己的生日宴．她回憶，嘉寶大部份的時間都和朋友坐在角落，唱著瑞典曲子．後來嘉寶要求有人陪同去洗手間．

"I guided her upstairs and opened the door. Suddenly she put her hand very slowly on my chest and looked at my very earnest and calm. I needed some confused seconds. Then I took, also very calm, her hand from my breasts and left her alone in the bathroom. "
"我引導她到樓上，並開了門．突然，她將手慢慢地放在我的胸前，認真而冷靜地看著我．我困惑了一下子．然後，我也很冷靜地將她的手拿開我的胸前，留下她一人在洗手間．"