Synopses & Reviews
Everyone loves a lover-add fame, glamour, desire, intrigue and romance and you've got an irresistible combination. Portraits of Love is the ultimate celebration of love and passion portrayed through intimate photographs of the greatest romances of the last hundred years. Ten chapters explore ten legendary liaisons that fired the imagination of people the world over and whose powerful mystique will forever remain an indelible part of 20th-century history: Taylor and Burton, Bacall and Bogart, Monroe and Miller, Callas and Onassis, Yoko and Lennon. Each chapter is accompanied by an essay detailing aspects of the relationships, known and unknown, some by the famous lovers themselves. Rare and famous photographs of these tender, tempestuous, sometimes tragic but always timeless affairs reveal nuances of emotion impossible to convey in words alone. The perfect gift for anyone who's ever been in love.
Table of Contents
Marilyn and Arthur Miller / text by Stâephane Groueff -- Bacall and Bogart / text by Lauren Bacall, from Lauren Bacall by myself -- Dali and Gala / text by Henry-Jean Servant ; Robert Descharnes interviewed by Florence Saugues -- Maria Callas and Onassis / Frâedâeric Simogli interviewed by Virginie Merlin -- Liz Taylor and Burton / text by Jean Durieux -- Rita and Orson Welles / text by Jean Durieux -- Romy and Delon / text by Alain Delon -- Jackie and John Kennedy / text by Benno Graziani -- Farah Diba and the Shah / text by Georges Menant -- Lennon and Yoko / Yoko Ono interviewed by Dany Jacaud.