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Seducing Ingrid Bergman — Chapter 11

  1. 1. Ingrid receives a final summons from the studio and repeated telegrams from Petter urging her return, forcing her to leave Paris.
  2. 2. Capa and Ingrid spend their last evening in Paris at Maxim's and nightclubs, savoring final moments together.
  3. 3. Ingrid asks Capa why they are doing this, expressing fear and desire for commitment, but Capa remains evasive.
  4. 4. Capa admits that war photography is the only job he considers worth getting up for, despite its dangers.
  5. 5. Ingrid slaps Capa after he jokes about domesticity being worse than death, then he agrees to come to America.
  6. 6. Capa tells Ingrid he loves her, a confession that surprises even himself.
  7. 7. At the airport, Ingrid struggles to separate her real emotions from her rehearsed screen persona.
  8. 8. As the plane takes off, Ingrid feels empty and tormented by doubts about Capa's promise to come.
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