Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler directs Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in this classic filmed in Rome that picked up three Oscars including one for Hepburn. A young princes gets bored of her diplomatic schedule while on a European tour and does a bunk in Rome to get some time to herself.
For being one of the supposed all time great romantic comedies it is interesting to see how much of a sleazy undertone there is to this film, our hero is pretty self interested and looks to take advantage of others early and it is not clear how young the heroine is supposed to be. As a genre it is always hard to get carried away with any romantic comedy but this is probably one of the best the genre has to offer with a great backdrop in Rome, good cast, some funny moments and it manages not to take itself too seriously and get over melodramatic.
4/5 one of the best examples of what this era of film making has to offer.
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