Roman Holiday
| Roman Holiday |
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Manufacturer: Paramount
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 "Grace & Charm" | 2009-07-07 |
| - Reviewed By zindwillbipkin | |
| "Roman Holiday" still captures attention and fully carries viewers frame by frame to its bittersweet conclusion. While Audrey Hepburn had done some European films prior to this, the credits still claim "introducting Audrey Hepburn." She won the Oscar for her first Hollywood movie, no small feat considering she faced Leslie Caron in "Lily," "Ava Gardner" in "Mogambo" & Debra Kerr in "From Here to Eternity." As Princess Anne, she is uncomfortably proper & delightfully rebellious. Hepburn had grace and charm that translated well on screen. Opposite her as the leading man was Gregory Peck who won an Oscar for "To Kill a Mockingbird." As struggling newspaperman Joe Bradley, Peck exudes his own calmness and kindness as he comically tries to put the sleeping stranger to bed. Both Eddie Albert as the photographer Irving and director William Wyler had Oscar nominations for the film. Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo wrote the screenplay using friends to mask his authorship which won an Oscar. Margaret Rawlings as the attending Countess Vereberg and Hartley Power as the newspaper boss Mr. Hennessey also have excellent supporting roles. The 50+ year old film exudes a sweetness from its era. The DVD extras inform that this was one of the first films to be shot on location. It takes us to a time in Rome where motor scooters and bicycles were more prominent than automobiles. This special collectors' edition packages the film in handsome style. Enjoy! | |
| "Roman Holiday Video - Excellent" | 2009-07-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: A36QK5OUM19EUC | |
| This video was in excellent condition and your mailing was very quick. Thank you! | |
 "great relationship" | 2009-06-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1G470U1BM546F | |
| I did not receive my DVD on time, but the seller was great; once I contacted him, he sent the DVD and reimbursed my purchase. Thanks. | |
| "Wonderful DVD" | 2009-06-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A28YISSRXDVLVG | |
| Excellent DVD at a very nice price. The quality was very good for this black and white movie. I love all the older movies and this one is no exception! You won't go wrong by getting this one. | |
| "Unforgettable,Pure and Innocent Love between a Royal Princess and Press man in Rome,Italy !" | 2009-06-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2FZ7XBJXIBK9K | |
| Most of all,Agile,special Big eyed unforgettable Actress,Audrey Hepburn, inspite of her Cancer in later Ages, She put her all energies forsuoting poor,diseased childrens in Africa, then she died.Gregory Peck was a really mayching cast for "Roman Holiday.Well,secret sightseeing of Rome was good But my best was Last Scenes of wrench of sorrow paeting in last press Interview. Last scenes of lonly walking Gregory Peck Remined me the last scene of "the Third Man" ! | |
| "A Modern Fairy Tale" | 2009-05-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2CVP31XTYSZFE | |
| An enchanting real-life fairy tale, as light as a drift of marshmallow fluff, about a runaway princess and an American newspaper reporter, and their day of playing hookey in Rome; a Rome which is so thoroughly a part of this story that it might as well be one of the supporting actors. This was Audrey Hepburn's breakout movie role, and one is also charmed to learn from the extras that she was as gracious, loyal and endearing to everyone she worked with, as was the character she played: Princess Ann, of some unspecified European country, on a state visit/good-will tour of post World War II Europe. Isolated by the requirements of her position, bored beyond tears, and chaperoned every minute of every waking day, Princess Ann impulsively flies the luxuriously gilded coop of her country's embassy in Rome late one night. She is discovered almost asleep on a park bench by reporter Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck). Being one of nature's gentlemen, he assumes she is inebriated and takes her his artistically disarranged little garret of a place; when he realizes who she is, he has plans. Part of the undeniable charm of this movie is the fact that it shows us a past that is nearly out of reach: a past where motor-traffic meant a flock of Vespa scooters, and a working newspaperman would never be seen not wearing a tie. It is a world which pre-dated the paparazzi, ruthlessly pursuing celebrities twenty-four seven. One could barely imagine a newspaper reporter and his photographer friend being so gallant today - even if the princess and the reporter did manage to fall into love. A bittersweet ending; when the two almost-lovers part after their delirious, carefree glimpse of love in the shadows of the eternal city. Of the extras, the most interesting is "Rome with a Princess" - a modern day look at the various authentic locations used, and a retrospective of Audrey Hepburn's career at Paramount studios. | |
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