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Sabrina 1954 | Year: 1954 Directed: - Billy Wilder Actors/Actresses: - Humphrey Bogart - Audrey Hepburn - William Holden Fresh, Yet Classic Hepburn and Bogey Romance Still a fresh story, and still as romantic as when it first hit the cinema in 1954, "Sabrina" is a superb addition to any film collection. The stars in it should be testimony enough to convince you. The Audrey Hepburn of "Sabrina" brings together the delightful charm of Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the sophisticated romantic of Eliza Doolittle in the later portion of "My Fair Lady." The Humphrey Bogart in "Sabrina" is much like many Bogarts. He is a likable, but practical man letting romance confuse him, as especially noticed as Rick in "Casablanca." Sabrina leaves for Paris for two years, but returns as an ugly duckling-turned darling at age 22. Before unnoticed, she now causes romantic disruption among those in the wealthy estate where she grew up as the chauffeur's daughter. As in "My Fair Lady," there is a message here of class distinction and its faults, but this hardly overwhelms the delicately fused subplots of a political marriage (to enhance Bogart and Hurt's family company) and what it means to be in love. I fully recommend "Sabrina." For kicks, check out the Harrison Ford/Greg Kinnear remake. It doesn't compare, but it is interesting to see the efforts to modernize a classic film. Anthony Trendl Stylish, Smart, and Sophisticated This Billy Wilder gem has something that today's movies are missing, and no, I'm not just talking about good acting, it does have that though, but I meant something eles, no, I don't mean an intersting story-line and characters we care about, and yet again no, I wasn't thinking about great directing and a wonderful script, what I was thinking about was it has charm. Based on a play by Samuel Taylor the screenplay by Wilder, Ernest Lehman, and Taylor himself, is filled with charm, wit, and style. Sabrina Fairchild (Audrey Hepburn) is a chauffeur's daughter, who is madly in love with David Larrabee (William Holden), only he doesn't notice her. She's been in love with him since she was a child. Her father thinks it might be best if Sabrina went to Paris, to sorta help her get her mind off David. There she takes cooking lessons. Now, while she's in Paris, back home Linus Larrabee (Humphrey Bogart) was trying to close a big deal for his company, and one way this can be done is if David marries the owner's daughter. Of course, Linus doesn't tell David his plan at first. After a few inbetween things happen, Sabrine comes back from Paris, to find that David now has a crush on her. And now, Linus must try and come between Sabrine and David, so David will spend more time with his wife to be. So, of course, as these romantic comedies go, Sabrina must fall in love with Linus and forget about the man she thought was perfect for her. "Sabrina" is a very amusing film. It had me laugh, and it was tender and romantic. I enjoyed the film a lot, but, my only problem with the movie is, even though the acting is great in this movie, no one seems to have a chemistry between them. We really don't believe that Bogart and Hepburn are in love with each other. Everyone seems to just be doing their job (act!). It doesn't seem to be real. No one plays well off each other. That's the only reason I took one star off. The movie was nominated for 6 Oscar's (Including Best Actress, Director, and Screenplay) and it won one award for "Best Costume Design". Here's some old Hollywood gossip for those of you who love this stuff. Humphrey Bogart was not the original choice for this movie, he was a last second replacement for Cary Grant! Bogart also hated working with Holden and Hepburn. Infact, he didn't even want Hepburn in the movie at all! He wanted his wife Lauren Bacall instead. Maybe, this is why the acting seems sorta stiff between everyone. But don't let that stop you from seeing this wonderful movie. It's Buy Sabrina 1954 at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Sabrina 1954 Search with the Priority Search Engine on Sabrina 1954 This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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