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Roman Holiday

May 1st, 2007 at 2:37 pm --> | permalink

I watched “Roman Holiday” last night, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Basically the premise is there is a Princess who decides to tour Rome on her own, and a reporter pretends that he doesn’t know who she is to get the story of the Princess. We’ve all heard this plot before because they’ve remade this movie (or it’s general idea) several times. “The Prince and Me”. “The Presidents Daughter”. None of them hold a candle to this movie. I loved it. I will now try watching the original “Sabrina”. In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m trying to broaden my horizons with the movies. I loved, “A Lion in Winter”, but that was the only older movie I had seen before this one, and perhaps Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Does anyone have any recommendations for me?

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Stephen spoke on May 1st, 2007 10:41 pm with the words:

“12 angry men” is a classic

and don’t foget about “Casablanca” which is one of the best films ever made

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cK spoke on May 2nd, 2007 12:32 pm with the words:

I like many of the old noir films. The Bogey and Bacall pics are often good (but Casablanca is the best of them). I’m a fan of “The Big Sleep.” William Faulkner co-wrote that Bogey - Bacall screenplay.

Roman Polanski’s first film, “Knife in the Water,” is pretty good.

And I like film films, such as “La Dolce Vita,” “8 1/2,” “The 400 Blows,” and even “La’Venturra” (though this last one is really slow–it’s beautifully shot, though, and is a nice contrast to La Dolce Vita’s excessive liveliness even though both are very similar stories.
-cK

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Bonamy spoke on May 3rd, 2007 10:59 am with the words:

Thank you so much! I will definitely have to check these out- I do remember watching Twelve Angry Men in high school and being the only one in the class who enjoyed it. ; )
Thanks again you two, I’ll put these classics on my list.

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Catherine spoke on May 3rd, 2007 2:08 pm with the words:

I wish class was still admired in Hollywood the way it was several years ago. Audrey Hepburn is so beautiful in both mind and body… and her poise is absolutely admirable.

I loved her outfits, too!

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Kel spoke on May 3rd, 2007 2:16 pm with the words:

Hey this is the first time I’ve ever posted a comment . . . . heh
Well anyways, here are a few movies you should watch.
Casablanca
Woman of the Year
To Have and Have Not
The Maltise Falcon
Charade
You have to watch Sabrina, I own it, soo good

I have many more to tell you, my mind is going blank right now. But talk to me later

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Bronwyn spoke on May 3rd, 2007 7:10 pm with the words:

Aw that’s a lovely movie. :) I unfortunately don’t have any recommendations though as I’m not a big movie watcher. My favourites tend to be for reasons other than the quality of the movie.

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monochromatism spoke on May 4th, 2007 12:51 am with the words:

i was on an old movie kick a few months ago! my favorite audrey movie was “sabrina.”

you should watch “splendor in the grass” if you haven’t already.

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Bonamy spoke on May 4th, 2007 6:43 pm with the words:

Wow, I’m so glad I bought Sabrina then! I will go pop that in tonight! Thank you so much everyone!
And yes, I completely agree about class in Hollywood. I’m so sorry to see it die.

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Tamera spoke on May 5th, 2007 6:09 pm with the words:

What CK wrote is definitely true… watch the old Bogart classics. Casablanca is my favorite movie ever.
You should also be sure to watch The Barefoot Contessa. It’s amazing.

Sabrina.. I love Sabrina. And Roman Holiday. I love every Audrey movie, she is brilliant.

You should watch Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as well. I could go on forever.

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