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Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday (1953)

September. 02,1953
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8
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G
| Drama Comedy Romance

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

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Humbersi
1953/09/02

The first must-see film of the year.

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BelSports
1953/09/03

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

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Neive Bellamy
1953/09/04

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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Zlatica
1953/09/05

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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NikkoFranco
1953/09/06

It is easy to love Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, like many stars of the truly glam era, they seem ethereal and always looks so close to perfection. How I wish they can restore this in full color. As a rebelling princess tired of the life in a golden bowl, she stows away for a night hoping to experience what it is like to be a normal girl. Gregory Peck is the opportunistic news agency guy assigned to a beat and in the beginning didn't really had an inkling as to who she was. Well, there lies the adventures for both the soon to be smitten guy with the playful Princess around the still traffic free Rome of those days. Entertaining , fun classic.

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HotToastyRag
1953/09/07

I know Roman Holiday won Audrey Hepburn an Oscar and made her an instant star, so I might be the only person in the world to say this, but I wish the producers had won out on their original choice to play the princess: Elizabeth Taylor. The second choice was Jean Simmons, but she couldn't get out of her studio contract, so I've read, and William Wyler became attached to Audrey Hepburn's screen test. The rest is history.Think about it, though. Elizabeth Taylor would have been perfect! She absolutely could have handled the royal scenes, and when the princess runs away from the palace in search of adventure, young Liz would have given a wonderful, wide-eyed, innocent, curious, charming, mischievous performance—a performance I didn't feel from Audrey Hepburn. Audrey came across as entitled, snobby, and worst of all, knowledgeable. The princess is supposed to be innocent, with a thirst for knowledge. She wants to see Italian landmarks, smoke her first cigarette, go to a nightclub, and get her hair cut. Audrey seems like she's already done all those things. Liz would have been better. And Jean Simmons would have been perfectly fine.Audrey's performance aside, there are two other actors who share the screen with her: Gregory Peck and Eddie Albert. They play a slacking reporter and photographer who discover the runaway princess and plan to write a front page news story about her. The rapport and snappy dialogue between them is pretty funny, but overall, I find Roman Holiday an overrated film. It's a light romance, and somehow was elevated to multi-Oscar winning, ultra-classic status. Whenever I watch it, I try and take it for what it is.

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Antonius Block
1953/09/08

Audrey Hepburn burst onto the movie scene with this film, her first role. She plays an English Princess traveling in Rome who is bored with her official duties and the tight schedule she's on. One night after getting a tranquilizer to calm her from the stress of it all, she sneaks away into the streets of Rome. She's found by a newspaperman played by Gregory Peck, who takes her to his place to sleep it off. When he finds out who she really is, he realizes he's on top of a gold mine of a story, and enlists his photographer friend (Eddie Albert) to get candid shots of the two while they sightsee. Hepburn and Peck are such an attractive couple, and director William Wyler gets lots of beautiful shots of Rome, including the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Castel Sant'Angelo, and of course the classic scene they have at the Bocca della Verità. It all makes for a very romantic film. Hepburn played her part perfectly, expressing frustration and joy with such economy, as well as the restraint that comes from being a royal. Among several others, the scene with her getting her hair cut short is captivating, and it's no wonder that she won an Oscar for her performance. Peck's performance is also excellent, and Eddie Albert pulls off the part of a young rogue quite well despite being 47 at the time. I won't spoil the ending, except to say it's touching and poignant, and so perfectly shot in the Palazzo Colonna. At the end of the day this is 'just a romantic comedy', with its share of silliness, but it's so mature and magical, and with these stars in this setting, it stands head and shoulders above so many others.

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elvircorhodzic
1953/09/09

ROMAN HOLIDAY is a classic romantic comedy. It is one fictional tale, and a beautiful lie which is composed of laughter and emotion. The film tells about a young princess who escapes during an official visit to Rome and make friends with a cynical American journalist, who only wants the exclusive story, but later realized that he was falling in love with her. Lonely young princess unknown European countries spend a magical day with an American journalist. The junction between the young ladies of high society and unpolished common man has already seen. I think the director was aware of that fact. For this reason his is paid more attention dialogues, comedy, romance and the main Italian city. I must say that the atmosphere in the film special. Scenery and the picture are at a high level. „It Happened One Night."Although the director made sure that this movie looks as natural as possible, simply is too much in common. Princess' love affair in the Eternal City is what this film gave a special charm. Tenderness, love and playfulness in one being triumphs over cynicism and professionalism in another being. If so ask things, this movie is really one magical trip. Gregory Peck as Joe Bradley is strong and masculine character. The change in the character is visible. That is great. I think this is the best show last frames of the film. Chemistry has succeeded, so his performance is more than good. Audrey Hepburn as Princess Ann (Anya Smith) is slender and beautiful girl. Regardless of childish behavior, I think that in her character feels seriousness. She is aware of its obligations, satisfaction, loneliness and love. Romance in this film, I never would have called it an affair. This is truly a romantic vacation.They do not make more such films. A short break full of satisfaction.

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