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FUNNY FACE (1957)
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Release date: February 13th 1957
Audrey's character: Jo Stockton
Genre: Musical/Romance/Comedy
Runtime: 1 hr, 39 min
Summary:
Fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire),
in search for an
intellectual
backdrop for an
air-headed model, expropriates a
Greenwich
Village bookstore.When
the photo session is over
the store
is left in a shambles, much to
salesgirl
Jo
Stockton's (Audrey Hepburn)
dismay. Avery stays behind to help her clean
up.
Later, he examines the photos taken there and sees Jo in the background of
one shot. He is intrigued by her unique appearance, as is Maggie Prescott
(Kay Thompson), the editor of a leading fashion magazine. They offer Jo a
modeling contract, which she reluctantly accepts only because it includes a
trip to Paris. Eventually, her snobbish attitude toward the job softens, and
Jo begins to enjoy the work and the company of her handsome photographer.
CAST
Jo Stockton - Audrey Hepburn
Dick Avery - Fred Astaire
Maggie Prescott - Kay Thompson
Prof. Emile Flostre - Michel Auclair
Paul Duval - Robert Flemyng
QUOTES
"No, I'm not mad. I'm hurt, and disappointed,
and... and mad. "
"Take the picture, take the picture! "
"I was taught that I ought not expose my inner senses... "
TRIVIA
Audrey filmed this back-to-back with Love in
the Afternoon (1957).
Audrey Hepburn's terrier appears as the dog in the basket during the "Anna
Karenia" train shot.
Cyd Charisse was offered the lead role, but declined. Audrey Hepburn's agent
initially rejected the film, but Hepburn overrode the decision after reading
the script.
The Audrey Hepburn character was inspired by Suzy Parker, who made a
fashionable cameo appearance in the film (her first film) in the "Think
Pink" sequence.
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