A wooden door that saved the character Rose of freezing in sea water in the film “Titanic” was sold for more than R$3.5 million ($718,750.00) at a Heritage Auctions auction on Saturday (23).
The auction website and the themed restaurant chain Planet Hollywood organized the event that auctioned off more than 1,600 iconic items used in Hollywood films — such as the whip used by Indiana Jones in “The Temple of Doom”, the bench at the bus stop in “Forrest Gump” and even the Harley-Davidson helicopter that Bruce Willis piloted in “Pulp Fiction.”
The piece of wood that helped Kate Winslet's character float on the icy sea in “Titanic”, however, was the item sold for the highest price at auction.
The Heritage Auctions website describes the item as an “original heroic float made of balsa wood crafted with ornate floral details and scroll curves – design motifs prevalent in Rococo architecture.”
The description also explains that the wooden prop was inspired by the most famous complete piece of wreckage recovered from the 1912 tragedy, when the ship sank in real life.
“Director James Cameron regularly visited the museum when researching the Oscar-winning film, which inspired him to create a similar piece of rubble to reenact Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose’s (Kate Winslet) emotional final moments,” says the website.
And although it looks like a door, the description also notes that “the ornate structure was actually part of the door frame just above the entrance to the first class lounge.”
“The iconic prop caused much debate among fans, many of whom argued that the driftwood panel could have supported Jack and Rose – making their fateful decision to remain in the freezing water an empty gesture,” the text adds.
Source: CNN Brasil
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