Roman Holiday (1953)
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Features
• Black & White
• Closed-captioned
• HiFi Sound
• Original recording reissued
• Original recording remastered
• NTSC
In Theaters : September, 1953
Video Release : 10 April, 2001 |
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Roman Holiday (1953) Customer Reviews
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Roam through Rome with Audrey Hepburn!
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Roman Holiday is my favorite Audrey Hepburn movie! I was so excited when my brother, knowing how much I loved it, have it to me for Christmas!
In her screen debut, Audrey Hepburn won an Oscar for her performance as Princess Ann. Tired of all the obligations and duties of being princess, she runs away while on a goodwill tour in Rome. She meets Joe Bradley (played by Gregory Peck), an American newspaper man, who offers to show her all the sights of Rome - with the intention of getting an exclusive interview. (I love the part when Audrey walks into his tiny apartment looks around and says, "Is this the elevator?") She agrees and they spend the day together "just doing whatever they'd like" - riding mopeds, dancing, getting caught in the rain and (I like this part) their visit to the "Mouth of Truth." As the two spend the day together they realize they are falling in love.
The part of Joe Bradley was originally offered to Cary Grant who turned it down (he didn't make a movie with Audrey Hepburn until 1963's Charade). I think Cary Grant would have been better for the part, and as he is so good at comedic roles he would have seemed more natural for the part. But I can see why he didn't take the part - the movie is about the princess and he didn't know then what a great actress Audrey was. Elizabeth Taylor was also considered for the part of Princess Ann, but she was already making a movie and the director, William Wyler, decided to use a new actress. And lucky for us he decided to use Audrey Hepburn! In my mind, no one but Audrey could play the part of Princess Ann! What an incredible actress! |
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