HOLLYWOOD CONFIDENTIAL

“Behind the scenes” in the Hollywood of the 1950s and 1960s, through a series of profiles of legendary actresses.

This is a love story. It could be a simple story. But in Hollywood, nothing ever goes as planned.

This is the story of Ingrid Bergman, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Marilyn aka Norma Jean, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, and a handful of others transformed into goddesses - Alices in Technicolor Wonderland who went through the looking glass of the movie screen. It is set in the 1950s in California where sometimes the earth trembles. Sirens drink cocktails by the swimming pool. They're condemned to smile, they've sold their souls to the studios. The devil lurks behind the stage setting.

This is a love story with millions of viewers. So naturally it's not a simple story. Welcome to Hollywood, the ghost factory, the dream machine.

Doctor of Letters, Frederic Martinez is a recognized biographer with his books on Toulet (Tallandier, 2008), Hendrix (Tallandier, 2015), Maupassant (Gallimard, 2012) and Liszt (Gallimard, 2011). An accomplished author, he combines historical accuracy and elegant writing in his books, recreating personalities and their eras with exceptional style, rare among historians. His latest book, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Perrin, 2013), won success with both critics and readers.