Audrey hepburn in funny face movie scene photo 167m. Audrey hepburn, dovima, fred astaire, jean del val, kay thompson, michel auclair, robert flemyng, sunny. The plot seems ridiculous, but the film is smarter than it first appears to. Audrey hepburns best movie quotes audrey hepburn funny.
Audrey hepburn also immortalised the beatnik style in funny face musicals must be my least favourite movies. Funny face original lobby cards audrey hepburn ebay. Audrey hepburn and fred astaire were the two main stars, and both were among the most important and talented movie stars in all of movie history. Released may 2nd, 1957, funny face stars audrey hepburn, fred astaire, kay thompson, michel auclair the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Audrey hepburns 16 most iconic onscreen looks fame10. See more ideas about audrey hepburn, audrey hepburn style and audrey hepburn born.
Her mother, baroness ella van heemstra, was of a dutch descent, and her father, joseph victor anthony ruston, was born in uzice, bohemia, of english and austrian ancestry. Funny face 89 movie clip the quality woman 1957 hd. May 23, 2012 this filmed version of the 1927 george gershwin broadway musical funny face utilizes the plays original star, fred astaire, and several of the original tunes, then goes merrily off on its own. Very cute audrey hepburn dance from movie funny face. Audrey hepburn, photo by richard avedon funny face beatnik look audrey hepburn in funny face. With audrey hepburn, fred astaire, kay thompson, michel auclair. She is discovered by a worldfamous fashion photographer wonderful fred astaire who loves her sunny funny face. In this shimmering, stylish musical, astaire is a successful fashion photographer, hepburn is a reluctant model, and theyre both loose in paris. Rent funny face 1957 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Fred astaire he loves and she loves funny face 1957 funny movie. A modern postcard of the italian poster for the 1957 movie funny face starring audrey hepburn. Funny face is the soundtrack to the 1957 film of the same name, with music by george gershwin, from his broadway musical funny face 1927, and new songs composed by the films producer roger edens, the film was astaires first with audrey hepburn, who played his love interest, funny face bears little relation to the george and ira gershwin musical of the same name. Its set in new york and paris, though much of the film was shot on the paramount lot in hollywood. This very interesting and technically well done movie is worth seeing for many reasons.
Funny face features a collection of classic gershwin tunes, and shares the name of a 1927. Although having the same title as the 1927 broadway musical funny face by the gershwin brothers, and featuring the same male star fred astaire, the plot is totally different and only four of the songs from the stage musical are included. Hepburndespite having made 27 movieshas become has synonymous with these two very specific looks, even to people who havent ever seen breakfast at. Back in more innocent days, noone batted an eyelid at the 58yearold fred astaire chasing 28yearold audrey hepburn, and it was only common sense for a woman not to bother her pretty little head with intellectual pursuits when given the opportunity to become a fashion model that said, funny face remains one of the most endearingly enjoyable of oldschool musicals, with.
Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the american film institute as the thirdgreatest female screen legend in golden age hollywood, and was inducted into the international best dressed list hall of fame born in ixelles, brussels. The script takes satirical jabs at the fashion worlds shallow superficiality, especially. Funny face poster japan 1957 audrey hepburn original. Audrey hepburn did not want to be separated from her husband mel ferrer, so filming of the paris scenes was timed to coincide with ferrers filming of elena and her men 1956 usa title.
Browse 141 audrey hepburn funny face stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Funny face movie poster original 27x41 linenbacked vf 1957 audrey hepburn. Despite some memorable musical numbers, gorgeous sets and energy galore, theres something about funny face that wasnt working for me, and it wasnt just the absurd idea about audrey hepburn. Documentary on breakfast at tiffanys movie by zazapk9. Funny face is a bubbly, brilliantly colored but rather superficial oldschool hollywood musical. See more ideas about audrey hepburn, audrey hepburn funny face and audrey hepburn style. Funny face movie poster 51x72cm japan 1957 audrey hepburn fred astaire frame on your wall.
Audrey hepburn, fred astaire funny faces, fred astaire. Compared with the same directors earlier masterpiece singin in the rain its a greatlooking bonbon that leaves a sort of funny taste, if you ponder it too hard which one shouldnt. Funny face is not among them, although i do acknowledge its importance in fashion. Rent funny face 1957 starring audrey hepburn and fred astaire on dvd and bluray. Fred astaire, kay thompson, audrey hepburn, chorus 6. I rarely watch them and i rarely, hardly ever, like them singing in the rain is among the very, very few i enjoyed. This postcard was published in england in the 2000s. Get comfy tout suite as they say in paris and spend your movie night with this humphrey bogart, william holden and audrey hepburn romance classic. What makes this movie stand out is the spellbinding choreography by astaire, et. The singing voice for audrey hepburn as eliza in my fair lady 1964, for which nixon gained much notoriety, as newseager journalists ripped apart the customary veil of secrecy. Audrey hepburn baila en funny face 1957fernando carreiro. This fact is said to be the cause of hepburn failing even to get nominated for an academy award for the demanding role.
Funny face 1957 paramount is one of the very best audrey hepburn and also trip to paris movies of all. Audrey hepburn funny face stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Mar, 2015 audrey hepburn had always wanted to work with fred astaire, and she finally got her chance in funny face. In a neat scheduling trick, hepburn managed to get the paris portion of the funny face shoot to coincide with the filming of elena and her men, which featured her husband, mel ferrer, and ingrid bergman, so that the offscreen couple didnt have to spend too much time apart. Audrey hepburn was born as audrey kathleen ruston on may 4, 1929 in ixelles, brussels, belgium.
A girl cant read that sort of thing without her lipstick. The icon starred in dozens of films throughout her career, many of them still regarded as among the best cinema has to offer breakfast at tiffanys 1961. Feb 27, 2014 yes, funny face the movie is every bit dippy as it sounds, but it works because the frump is audrey hepburn, and because this is a film with a fierce passion for its subject matter. On initial release, funny face was a box office disappointment and failed to break even. Yes, funny face the movie is every bit dippy as it sounds, but it works because the frump is audrey hepburn, and because this is a film with a fierce passion for its subject matter.
Funny face 1957 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Sabrina movie poster original 14x22 inch window card size audrey hepburn 1954. Audrey hepburn and fred astaire star gershwin songs add lilt and frolic crime at palace by bosley crowther march 29, 1957. An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk. Audrey hepburn, photo by richard avedon reese witherspoon. Stream free funny face full movie online on 123movies, night mode. This filmed version of the 1927 george gershwin broadway musical funny face utilizes the plays original star, fred astaire, and several of. May 20, 2015 on what would have been audrey hepburns 86th birthday, we celebrate the legendary actress and fashion icons after all, who did more for the ballerina flat than hepburn. She is discovered by a worldfamous fashion photographer wonderful fred astaire who loves her sunny funny face and thinks that she could be the biggest thing in fashion. Postcard of funny face audrey hepburn movie italian ebay. Audrey hepburn had always wanted to work with fred astaire, and she finally got her chance in funny face. Paris unseasonably rainy weather had to be worked into the script, particularly during the balloons photo shoot scene.
Done in typical hollywood 50s style, funny face is the story of a bookshop clerk audrey hepburn with a love for all things philosophical who happens to have a funny face. A cameraman is given a week to photograph the aerial highlights of holland for a travelogue. This filmed version of the 1927 george gershwin broadway musical funny face utilizes the plays original star, fred astaire, and several of the original tunes, then goes merrily off on its own. Of all of audrey hepburns films, funny face is arguably the most iconic when it comes to fashion since style takes a front seat in moving the plot along. Dispatched on an assignment, new york citybased fashion photographer dick avery fred astaire is struck by the beauty of jo stockton audrey hepburn, a shy bookstore employee hes photographed. The 10 best audrey hepburn movies of all time you need to see. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the american film institute as the thirdgreatest female screen legend in golden age hollywood, and was inducted into the international best dressed list hall of fame. That said, funny face remains one of the most endearingly enjoyable of oldschool musicals, with the george and ira gershwin score and astaires twinkly charm staving off any potential creepiness. Jun 15, 2012 very cute audrey hepburn dance from movie funny face. Audrey hepburn in funny face movie scene photo 167m ebay.
Movie legends audrey hepburn fashion by movie legends. It was also pretty cool to learn that all of the art in the opening credits of the film was done by richard avedon. Despite some memorable musical numbers, gorgeous sets and energy galore, theres something about funny face that wasnt working for me, and it. As a result, the film drew substantial crowds and finally turned a profit. This 1957 musical makes an unconvincing maytodecember pairing of hepburn and astaire, but the gorgeous confectionary has its. Jun 05, 2012 this filmed version of the 1927 george gershwin broadway musical funny face utilizes the plays original star, fred astaire, and several of the original tunes, then goes merrily off on its own. The story to funny face is a simple one, a musical variation on shaws pigmalion which was already a hit musical my fair lady, turned into another audrey hepburn vehicle a few years after funny face. Alongside astaire, the film stars audrey hepburn and kay thompson.
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