Paramount Pictures, 1927
摘要
In chapter 15 Negri, severely depressed by the loss of her beloved Valentino, wraps up filming Hotel Imperial and immediately throws herself into making another feature. Her next project, Barbed Wire, exhibits strong themes of tolerance and antiwar sentiment, yet many viewed it as pro-German. Growing tired of Hollywood, and losing interest in taking on roles in multiple movies every year, Negri begins to retreat. That, coupled with a change in American attitudes toward the depiction of women in movies, accounts for the box-office slump of Negri's films. Many people, including her Paramount executives, are also put off by the actress's brief engagement and sudden marriage to Prince Serge Mdivani so quickly after Valentino's death. Her fans’ disfavor also contributes to the dwindling revenue from her films.