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This filmed version of the 1927 George Gershwin Broadway musical Funny Face utilizes the play's original star, Fred Astaire, and several of the original tunes, then goes merrily off on its own. Astaire is cast as as fashion photographer Dick Avery (a character based on Richard Avedon, the film's "visual consultant"), who is sent out by his female boss Maggie Prescott (Kay Thompson) to find a "new face". It doesn't take Dick long to discover Jo (Audrey Hepburn, who does her own singing), an
Feb 13, 1957 Limited
Apr 10, 2001
Paramount Pictures
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...can clunk like a tin can in the dryer. But hey, we're talking Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, so that's some mighty elegant slack we're willing to cut here.
Funny Face...teams Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in a delightfully balmy romance.
Bubbly, fashion-crazed Hepburn-Astaire musical.
Of her iconic films, Hepburn shines the most in Funny Face by focusing on what makes her beautiful.
Despite some memorable musical numbers, gorgeous sets and energy galore, there's something about Funny Face that wasn't working for me, and it wasn't just the absurd idea about Audrey Hepburn being a frumpy bore.
Is it any wonder that the combination of Astaire, Hepburn, Donen, the Gershwins, and Paris achieved success in Funny Face? (Two-Disc Centennial Collection)
I didn't appreciate every song-and-dance sequence, yet I could hardly keep my eyes off the screen for all the showy merriment going on.
One of Stanley Donen's most stylish and enjoyable films, this musical is a triumph for Astaire's spectacular dancing, Audrey Hepburn's elegant appearance, and the Gershwins splendid score.
one of the finest movie musicals of all time.
The 50th anniversary edition DVD provides three featurettes.
Hepburn's neck, fashion week in Paris, music by George and Ira Gershwin, and walls of pink. How did this movie end up so off-the-rack?
The Devil may wear Prada, but the rest of the fashion world wears pink, at least according to Stanley Donen's endearingly naive Funny Face.
I love Audrey Hepburn. I like Fred Astaire. I like director Stanley Donen. I love musicals. I hate "Funny Face." Watching "Funny Face" was like overdosing on sugar. You might be like, 'Steven? How can you hate "Funny Face" and like something like "High School Musical?"' Well, my answer is easy. With a movie like "High
March 28, 2011Super Reviewer
Audrey Hepburn can't sing for crap (dubbed) but that beatnik dance scene stays with you forever, and the chemistry between her and Astaire makes this a classic.
December 9, 2008Super Reviewer
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