A Star Is Born 1954

Esther Blodgett is a promising actress in Hollywood. She debuted in a charity fund-raising performance organized by the declining star Norman Maine, and soon fell in love with this older and sophisticated man. Norman was also deeply attracted by her innocence and liveliness. Norman created several performance opportunities for Esther, which made her famous in one fell swoop, and the two of them became a couple. Due to her extremely high talent, Esther's career reputation is increasing day by day, but this makes Norman, who is deteriorating, deeply frustrated. Later he became an alcoholic and had a bad temper. Esther is tormented by the two strong loves in her life, her love for her husband and her love for her career. In a song and dance program depicting these two kinds of love, Esther sang and danced with two contradictory loves. She used "Born in a Box" to express her ambition and destined experience of fame in her early years. Her performance of "The Departed" made Norman finally fully understand his wife's great public right to have such a star. However, he could not live without Esther's constant companionship, and finally had to end his life by suicide. Esther continued to perform in mourning and immortalized her husband's memory with her own singing.