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Overview
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Writer:
Leonard Gershe (written by)
Release Date:
13 February 1957 (USA)
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Tagline:
Presenting a Real New Dimension in Motion Picture Entertainment. more
Plot:
Fashion photographer Dick Avery, in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore...
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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5 nominations
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(16 articles)
Audrey Hepburn screen-worn costume and more to go under the hammer
(From BoxWish. 8 October 2009, 3:16 AM, PDT)
Audrey Hepburn screen-worn costume and more to go under the hammer
(From BoxWish. 8 October 2009, 3:16 AM, PDT)
(From BoxWish. 8 October 2009, 3:16 AM, PDT)
Audrey Hepburn screen-worn costume and more to go under the hammer
(From BoxWish. 8 October 2009, 3:16 AM, PDT)
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that age-gap romance
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Audrey Hepburn | ... | Jo Stockton |
 | Fred Astaire | ... | Dick Avery |
 | Kay Thompson | ... | Maggie Prescott |
| Michel Auclair | ... | Prof. Emile Flostre |
| Robert Flemyng | ... | Paul Duval |
| Dovima | ... | Marion |
| Suzy Parker | ... | Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number) |
| Sunny Hartnett | ... | Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number) |
| Jean Del Val | ... | Hairdresser |
| Virginia Gibson | ... | Babs |
| Sue England | ... | Laura |
 | Ruta Lee | ... | Lettie |
| Alex Gerry | ... | Dovitch |
| Iphigenie Castiglioni | ... | Armande |
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Runtime:
103 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
France:Unrated |
Spain:13 |
Netherlands:AL |
Ireland:G |
Italy:T |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-16 |
Finland:S (1966) |
UK:U |
USA:Unrated |
West Germany:6 |
Peru:PT
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Fred Astaire also starred in the original 1927 Broadway version of "Funny Face" with his sister Adele Astaire. However, the storylines of the play and movie are entirely different; the film only uses some of the play's songs. Coincidentally, the exact same thing had occurred earlier with The Band Wagon (1953), which had also starred both Astaire and his sister on Broadway in 1931; the film had a different storyline but used some of the play's songs. The only opportunity Astaire had to recreate a role he originated on Broadway was in The Gay Divorcee (1934), from Broadway's "Gay Divorce".
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Goofs:
Factual errors: When photographing in the book store, the assistant does not pull the dark slide far enough out of the 8 x 10 film holder to expose the entire sheet of film.
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Quotes:
Maggie Prescott:
[to Marion, who is reading a comic book] Marion? Marion, dear... what are you reading?
Marion: [holds up comic book] "Minutemen from Mars"!
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Marion: [holds up comic book] "Minutemen from Mars"!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Un conte de Noël (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Bonjour Paris
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A Note Regarding SpoilersIs "Funny Face" based on a book?
Was "Funny Face" actually filmed in Paris?
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This snappy musical teams an ageing Fred Astaire with the young and lively Audrey Hepburn, puts them in Paris with a lovely Gershwin score, and piles on the slush to create romantic confection that really is irresistible.
Audrey is at her best here, whether singing (in her own voice) ‘How Long Has This Been Going On?', dancing wildly around a café, or looking like a mannequin in the fabulous frocks. Kay Thompson is on hand too, with her own fabulous number, ‘Think Pink' about the trials and tribulations of being a fashion magazine editor.
It probably works best with the misty filters and the dreamy sequences, though. And Audrey is serenaded by Fred dancing beneath her window, like the dashing prince who comes to rescue Rapunzel. Musical corn perhaps, but addictive nonetheless.