Bonjour, mon amour! Here are my 5 favorite Audrey Hepburn movies. Like the lady herself, these
movies are timeless.
We will not see the like of her again. She’s not only dressed beautifully, but
walked, talked, and acted like a real-life princess.
1. Roman Holiday, 1953
Roman Holiday was the movie that made Audrey Hepburn a star. For me, this
movie is well directed, well written, and i love the cast.
Hepburn plays the young and innocence Princess Anne, who runs away while
making an official visit in Rome because she tired of being programmed and
scheduled.
Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) is the reporter who seeking an exclusive story,
pretends ignorance of her true identity. Joe takes her in for the world’s
biggest scoop, and then falls for her. And yes, riding with a Vespa doesn't
hurt either ;)
2. Sabrina, 1954
In this film, Sabrina (Hepburn)-the daughter of a chauffeur for the wealthy
Larrabee family of Long Island-transforms from an awkward girl into a stylish
and glamorous woman after she shipped off to Paris for lessons in cooking.
The party junkie David Larrabee (William Holden) is enthralled, but his
responsible brother Linus (Humphrey Bogart) has arranged for David to marry an
heiress, and woos Sabrina himself to keep them apart. The stage is set for some
family fireworks as the Larrabee brothers fall under the spell of Sabrina’s
delightful charms.
This film was the first collaboration between Hepburn and Givenchy, but
would go on to span her entire film career. Most people who see this movie will
be so charmed by Hepburn and every outfits she wears.
3. Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961
In the opening scene, Hepburn wears the famous Givenchy’s little black
dress, with a neck full of pearls, opera gloves, black sunglasses and a chignon
piled high as she bites a croissant and stares into the windows of Tiffany's.
Hepburn is irrepressibly charming in this iconic movie based on Truman Capote’s
novella.
Plays as Holly Golightly-a small town girl from Texas, Hepburn leads a
peripatetic life in New York, attending swanky parties and living off the
largesse of her gentleman acquaintances.
Intrigued by Holly’s coming and goings, as well as her bouts of wistful
loneliness, upstairs neighbor Paul (George Peppard) a struggling young writer
who finds himself swept into Holly’s dizzying.
But is there something hidden behind Holly’s sophisticated facade? Just
watch this film! Don’t miss this chic, touching romance, and memorably
Mancini’s Oscar-winning song “Moon River.”
4. Charade, 1963
Charade is a combination of mystery, romance, and humor where Regina
Lampert’s husband gets suddenly killed on a train, then Regina (Hepburn) finds
being a widow is distressing.
Her husband was involved in hijacking gold during WW2, and now some of his
past comrades — Tex (James Coburn), Herman (George Kennedy) and Leo (Ned Glass)
— want to know where the money went.
As her world becomes entangled with suspense, murder and plots twists, she
finds herself leaning on a suave, charming stranger Peter Joshua (Cary Grant)
who serves as Regina’s protector. But is Peter really on Regina’s side?
Grant, who is almost 60 still brings off his persona superbly. Hepburn is
also in top form as the put upon damsel in distress, and the villains are mean
enough to be taken seriously. Charade is the real thing!
5. How to Steal a Million, 1966
One of the funniest and most irreverently charming comedies ever, How to
Steal a Million stars Audrey Hepburn as Nicole Bonnet, the daughter of an
artist (Hugh Griffith) whose greatest talent is forging arts.
When her father lends his forgery of Cellini’s Venus statue to a Parisian
museum claiming that it’s the original, Nicole recruits handsome, high-stakes
burglar Simon Dermott (Peter O’Toole) who actually a detective specializing in
stolen art, to steal the statue back before the mandatory insurance examination
discovered it to be a fake.
Hubert de Givenchy was reportedly given a budget of $30,000 to design
Hepburn's wardrobe in this film. The result is the perfect mix of glamor and
60s mod.
