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Seducing Ingrid Bergman — Chapter 13

  1. 1. Capa arrives in New York with a single bag, two cameras, and a copy of War and Peace, then calls Ingrid Bergman from his hotel.
  2. 2. Capa stays at the Garden of Allah bungalow in Los Angeles, describing the city as a glossy promised land with palm trees and pastel houses.
  3. 3. Ingrid Bergman wears a platinum blonde wig and dark glasses to disguise herself when meeting Capa in Los Angeles, fearing the press.
  4. 4. Ingrid is on a strict diet enforced by the studio and her husband Petter, restricted to cottage cheese and fruit while filming.
  5. 5. Ingrid confesses she is married to a man she doesn't love and finds it easier to lie than to tell him.
  6. 6. Ingrid is filming Notorious, playing Alicia Huberman, a woman who must harden her heart to do her patriotic duty.
  7. 7. Ingrid confides in Hitchcock about her affair with Capa and her unhappiness in marriage, and he comforts her.
  8. 8. During a complex crane shot for Notorious, Capa's Leica shutter noise disrupts the take, prompting Hitchcock to ask for quiet.
  9. 9. On New Year's Eve, Ingrid cries in the bathroom, feeling guilty about her affair and resolving to protect her daughter Pia's world.
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