Tuesday, 12 June 2012

The Parisian transformation


Sabrina (1954)

Directed by Billy Wilder this adaptation of the play “Sabrina Fair” stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. The chauffeur's daughter has an unrequited crush on the playboy second son of the family her father works for, upon returning from a trip to Paris she gets the boys attention.

This film really fits into what your expectations are of an older romance film and despite having a fairly simple love triangle plot is well made. Casting Bogart as the male lead does seem a little out of place to me but his performance is good and Audrey Hepburn is always excellent as the wide eyed young girl. Despite being a lighter piece than some of Billy Wilder's other films this is still well worth a look for the right occasion.

4/5

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