Roman Holiday (1953) - Review
I recently watched Roman Holiday and I was very impressed with the movie that I decided to write something in here. With references from IMDb… I saw in the original Black and white print, but I’ll try to get hold of the remastered DVD. If you scorn Black-and-White movies, then this is your change to love them!
Roman Holiday is Audrey Hepburn’s first movie. She won the Oscar for the best actress for this movie. What a mark to make on her debut!
A classic romantic comedies that you should never miss. It’s better than any one of the romantic comedies listed here: Top 25 Romance Movies .It’s so fresh and wonderful. It’s not the usual type of romantic comedy that you see these days. A priceless masterpiece that has no match!
The Plot - A Perfect Screenplay
It’s a wonderful love story. Hepburn becomes tired of the constraints of royal life during a tour of Italy and escapes into the streets of Rome at night. Peck so happens to come across her, not knowing who she is, and takes her back to his apartment (she is groggy from sedatives, but Peck thinks her drunk!). He soon discovers who she really is, and realises that he has the scoop of a lifetime- a report on ‘The Runaway Princess’. She wants to explore Rome as a commoner; he accompanies her in her journey, documenting her day in Rome every step of the way with his photographer pal Eddie Albert. But the pair start to fall in love, and Peck’s perfect plan goes awry.
A Roman Holiday in 118 minutes!
The movie is fully filmed in Rome. I really like all the locale that the filmmakers choose. I might ever get to visit Rome, but I got a first hand experience after this movie. My guides to this tour were Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck and William Wyler! We follow them throughout the day as they laugh, play, and bound.
The Vespa ride with Peck, her own Vespa Ride (in picture), Audrey’s first cigarette (which she smokes like an expert!), ‘Mouth Of Truth’, Gelatin treat, the boat dance at on the Tiber by Sant’Angelo, Audrey’s haircut at a local barber shop, Chariot ride…and of course the main places of interests in Rome…. they are so memorable and I was blown away by the way it was filmed that too in Black-and-White.
Awesome Audrey!
Audrey Hepburn is the most Beautiful Lady to have lived in Earth. Never seen such a elegance and beauty splashed lavishly all over. She plays “Princess Ann” in here. Believe me she looks really like a Princess. She is Charming, She is a “Rocker” (”Rocker” in this movie was described as a person with high level of charm).
Gregory Peck is completely overshadowed by her performance. She looked stunning with her long hair. When she cut her hair, she looked even cute. I got trapped to this lady and gonna watch most of her movies.
A Roman Delight - Not a Turkish Delight!
This movie has a mix to fantasy and reality. It got a ending that’s bittersweet. It’ll leave a lump on your throat. Though the movie unfolds in a light way, the climax was exciting. Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn together look fabulous in this one. Unmatchable Chemistry that torch the screen. The perfect pair, better than the Hanks-Ryan combo.
At no cost fail to give yourself a treat. The one and only movie that I saw for the full 118 mins without a break. A Roman Holiday in 118 minutes! I can’t wait to see Peck and Audrey romance again.
10/10
Princess Ann: At midnight, I’ll turn into a pumpkin and drive away in my glass slipper.
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Man , from where did u get it .
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[...] 1953 இலே வந்த ரோமன் ஹாலிடே படத்தைப் பற்றிய விரிவான விமர்சனம், அஷ்வினிடம் இருந்து… [...]
i liked that movie.. its really good.the negative thing was, i saw lot of movies regarding runaway prince or princess before this movie.
That’s because you see a lot of Tamil movies regarding runaway prince or princess. This one is 1953 man. The point is that I like this movie even now. So you can imagine how good it must be b4 5 decades!
I’ve seen it yesterday. Feel’s too late for it. Thanks for the suggestion aswhin. It really was one of the best romantic comedies I’ve seen.
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