Sabrina (1954)

Such a frustrating disappointment

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Sabrina a movie that identify the meaning of love. 30 miles away from New York city to long Island where Larrabees family located and the story of chauffeur's daughter Sabrina begins. Before she travel for her diploma in cooking to France,Sabrina follow in love with David without him focus on her, as she's poor and from a servant Mr Fairchild who was imported from England together with Rolls - Royce to be a driver. Two years after her completion her diploma in Paris, Sabrina returned with a different outlook she grew up and made David to forget her suddenly to follow in love. The Moon reaching for Sabrina ,David invited to the dinner party while he knows he is engaged with Elizabeth. The family got angry to David for what he have done since he is about to get marriage with Elizabeth. Linus jump in as a solution to the family and help David from injured with glass champagne. Linus got in love with Sabrina as he can't express himself after arranging all the dinner outing but still he could't speak a word. Sabrina got confused for whom should love "There's a front seat and back seat and a window in between" that how his father told her. Finally Linus and Sabrina traveled together to Paris. This movie have a lot of meaning in love as most people think a rich man can't marry to a poor but after 20th century things are turning around.

Sabrina (1954) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Insanely delightful romantic-comedy from Billy Wilder about Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn), a chauffeur's daughter who has always loved David Larrabee (William Holden), the son of the man her father works for. When she returns from Paris the youngest son begins to have a thing for her but he's promised to another woman and there's a major deal on the line. Older and much more mature brother Linus (Humphrey Bogart) decides to take Sabrina out until the deal is complete but soon he finds himself falling in love.Wilder made so many great movies in his career that it's easy to overlook some of the ones that are meerly "good" or very good. SABRINA is a film that often gets overlooked when one discusses the director's career and that's a little shocking because this is an extremely good movie that works on all levels. Not only is the film extremely funny but it's incredibly romantic, charming and the director's master touch is scattered throughout the material. Not to mention you've also got three legends in the picture! To me the film shows what a brilliant director Wilder was because it's true that the story is pretty much a small fairy tale that Hollywood did every year. There was always some sort of romance dealing with a dreaming girl and an overworked man who put love on the back burner. Wilder's touches throughout the film are obvious and it's really remarkable to see how well this material works. As I said, there are some very funny moments scattered throughout the picture but there's also a bit of intensity because you really do want to see the story work in the favor of the Bogart character. The way Wilder managed to make the romance work so well is a real strong inducator to what type of director he was.As far as the cast goes, rumor has it that Bogart hated this role and the movie because he felt he was too old to be romancing such a young girl. You know, he was probably right but the film is so well-made and the performances are so great that this here really isn't an issue as you watch the picture. Bogart really comes across well here and he manages to play the broken-hearted quite well. Hepburn is wonderfully charming in a type of role that she is best remembered for. Bogart and Hepburn certainly have a burning chemistry that jumps off the screen. Holden is also extremely funny in his bit as the playboy. There's also some great supporting performances from John Williams, Walter Hampden and Francis X. Bushman.SABRINA does run on a bit too long but there's still no question that Wilder does a fantastic job, the romance is perfect and the three leads are simply divine.

"Sabrina" is one of the last films of Humphrey Bogart and one of the early films of Audrey Hepburn. Despite the 30 years difference in their ages (54 and 24), their match in this film works mainly because the plot doesn't have them as star-struck lovers. It doesn't even have them as a match, but as almost distant acquaintances until toward the end. The "romance" works as a gradual mature respect and attraction on her part, and letting down one's barriers against a personal life on his part. The film is billed as a comedy, romance and drama. Those who watch this film mostly for the romance may miss something in the drama. For, "Sabrina" clearly is a film about classes, and the very distinct boundaries, especially between employers and servants. And, it shows this as a cultural separation deemed an absolute must amidst the professional servants class as well as among the employers. Sabrina's father, Thomas the chauffeur (played superbly by John Williams), epitomizes this. However, the attention to such class separation is treated here lightly and with some humor. Oddly enough, though, children of servants are regarded somewhat differently among the employers. Although the parents would have them follow in their footsteps, to the employers they are in a sort of free state of their own. At least, that's how it appears in this film. There likely has been so little else paid to such situations – professional servants with families (mostly old European and early American), because so few marry and even fewer have children. The culture being what it is, this film has some nice scenes of the social life of the super wealthy. And of the spoiled children of the wealthy in the playboy David Larrabee (William Holden), and the straight- laced all business caretaker of the family name and fortune, Linus Larrabee, played by Bogart. Hepburn's Sabrina – at least 10 years junior in the film to Holden's character, grows up pining for the handsome, fun- loving, partying David. Her's is a clear example of puppy love, infatuation or a crush. Only when she is sent away to study in Paris (top chef's school to be a cook as was her mother) for two years, does she grow into young womanhood, develop some refinements and become molded to be influenced by maturity and emotions beyond puppy love. But, she still thinks she loves and wants David, and it will take some time for her to change in her ways. Most of the comedy and the drama is in the plot from there on. All of the characters are very good. For the little time he is on screen, Walter Hampden is very funny as Oliver, the retired patriarch of the Larrabee clan. Here are some lines of humor from the dialog. Linus, "You make it sound so vulgar, David, as if the son of the hot dog dynasty were being offered in marriage to the daughter of the mustard king."David, "Just one thing you overlooked. I haven't proposed and she hasn't accepted." Linus, "Oh, don't worry. I proposed and Mr. Tyson accepted." David, "Did you kiss him?"David, "Oh, you make me feel like a heel. If I don't marry Elizabeth, some kid's going to be running around Puerto Rico barefoot with cavities in his teeth."Thomas, "Democracy can be a wickedly unfair thing, Sabrina. Nobody poor was ever called democratic for marrying somebody rich."Oliver, "All columnists should be beaten to a pulp and converted back to paper."

Billy Wilder classic romantic comedy with Audrey Hepburn as a chauffeur's daughter who goes off to Paris and becomes cultured, then returns home to catch the attention of wealthy playboy William Holden. This doesn't sit well with Holden's older brother, Humphrey Bogart, so Bogie sets out to split the pair up by wooing Audrey himself. There's a lot of love for this movie and it's not hard to see why, with solid direction, a good script, and a trio of legends starring. Unfortunately, I've never really loved this one. The main reason for that is that I feel like Humphrey Bogart was just terribly miscast due to his thirty-year age difference with Audrey Hepburn. He was older than John Williams, the guy playing Audrey's father in this. I can't help but think that casting someone like Gregory Peck, who was just two years older than William Holden and had such wonderful chemistry with Audrey in Roman Holiday, might have improved things on the romantic end. Despite Bogart's age and reported unhappiness on set, he does a good job. Audrey's charming and beautiful as always. Love her wardrobe in this. Holden has a nice chemistry with her (the two were involved in real life) but I've never been overly impressed with him and this does little to change that opinion. He does fine, I'll leave it at that. It's a fun movie and hard to dislike, in spite of some quibbles I have. It's primarily a showcase for Audrey and worth a look for her alone.