When actress Jenna Ortega wore a Givenchy blouse made of oversized stones and crystals to the recent Emmy Awards, the photo went viral thanks to the spirit of Leslie von Roman. The comparison to one of the most popular characters played by Isabella Rossellini was immediate. Von Roman appeared in the 1992 comedy film Screwball Death suits you very well Directed by Robert Zemeckis. In it, Rossellini was walking around like a cat, half-naked, with… summit Very similar – a piece that has long been inspiring Halloween costumes – while speaking in her own Italian accent about her timeless beauty secrets.
Von Roman was a minor character (like most of the actress and model’s filmography) who became very popular thanks to the beauty and the distant and mysterious air that the translator gave her. In his hands was the secret elixir of a comedy poking fun at a youthful obsession between two rival divas played by Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep. Von Roman, defined in the film as “the woman always chasing spring,” had the answer to all her problems with a potion capable of reversing the course of time.
It is ironic that one of Rossellini’s most famous characters is the shaman of eternal youth when the actress became an authority on how to age naturally. Von Roman’s magic “touch” was contained in a small clear bottle, a pink tonic that allowed him to look 30 in his 70s. The price of that dose was not only economical; After 10 years of enjoying its benefits, its clients had to disappear from public places and retire, similar to Greta Garbo.
Von Rhuman’s character is barely on screen for 15 minutes and the nudes are filmed by a sexy woman. However, thanks to his eccentric atmosphere and sly sense of humor, he is the one who has endured most in this parody of Hollywood narcissism. In the same year Rossellini participated in it sex, The book of the famous Madonna, Steven Meisel said that for Rossellini, it turned out to be so elegant and perfect that it could not shock anyone.