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Seducing Ingrid Bergman — Chapter 5

  1. 1. Capa and Ingrid Bergman develop a romantic tension during a summer in Paris after World War II.
  2. 2. Ingrid feels liberated in Paris, experiencing anonymity and freedom from her controlled life in America.
  3. 3. Ingrid's chaperone, Joe Steele, is sent by International Pictures to protect her reputation, but she sneaks Capa into her hotel room.
  4. 4. Ingrid asks Capa to help remove her dress while she is drunk, and they lie together on her bed.
  5. 5. Ingrid wakes up feeling guilty and anxious about potential scandal, but also happy from her time with Capa.
  6. 6. Ingrid realizes she likes the person she becomes when with Capa, feeling a renewed adolescent excitement.
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