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Funny Face (1957) -- Fashion photographer Dick Avery, in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore...
Funny Face (1957) -- Clip: You may never know love again
Funny Face (1957) -- Fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire), in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model...
Funny Face (1957) -- Clip: Run! Run!
Funny Face (1957) -- Clip: Bring her back here...alive!

Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   5,295 votes
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Director:
Stanley Donen
Writer:
Leonard Gershe (written by)
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Release Date:
13 February 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Comedy | Musical more
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Enjoyable Musical more

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) | Mono
Filming Locations:
Chantilly, Oise, France more

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Trivia:
The little white car that Dick and Maggie drive to the beatnik club is called a VELAM Isetta. They were made between 1955 and 1958. VELAM (Vehicular Leger a Moteur [light vehicle with motor]) was a French company. The French nicknamed the car the "yoghurt pot" because of its looks. It was also known as a "bubblecar." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dick leaves the first meeting with Duval to fetch Jo from the café, he says he will have her there at 10 o'clock the next morning. He later tells Jo that she needs to be there at 10:30, which would make her late twice in a row. more
Quotes:
Dick Avery: When I'm done, you'll look like...
Dick Avery: What do you call beautiful? A tree. You'll look like a tree.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance (1980) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
'S Wonderful more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Funny Face" based on a book?
Was "Funny Face" actually filmed in Paris?
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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Enjoyable Musical, 25 December 2006
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The bookshop salesgirl Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) is accidentally found by the photograph Dick Avery (Fred Astaire), who convinces the owner of the fashion magazine Quality, the powerful Maggie Prescott (Kay Thompson), that she could be the new model she wants for the magazine. Jo dreams on going to Paris to meet her guru, the philosopher Prof. Emile Flostre (Michel Auclair), but she cannot afford to pay for the travel; therefore she sees in the invitation, the chance to visit Paris. Once there, Dick falls in love for her.

"Funny Face" has a great cinematography, art direction, set decoration, costume design and most important, a charming and delightful Audrey Hepburn. Kay Thompson is also excellent. The problem is the silly screenplay that shows at least two great mistakes. The first one is the inconsistent and contradictory character Jo Stockton, presented as an intelligent and clever woman in the beginning, but later becoming absolutely shallow, acting like an irresponsible spoiled child. The second big mistake is Fred Astaire (58), thirty years old older than Audrey Hepburn (28), therefore more than twice her age, as her romantic pair. This great actor looks like her father, and there is no romantic chemistry between them. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Cinderela em Paris" ("Cinderella in Paris")

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