The Films of Audrey Hepburn
July 3 - August 21, 2010
Her first major film role won her an Academy Award. Her humanitarian work nearly overshadowed her acting career. And her superb sense of fashion has become a timeless icon for women the world over. Audrey Hepburn is considered by many to be the greatest actress cinema has yet known, and there is little doubt of her legacy. During the most joyful part of summer, we look at some of the films that have contributed to her everlasting appeal.
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Films Include:
Roman Holiday July 3, 11:30am; July 4, 11:30am
William Wyler, 1953, 118m
A bored and sheltered princess (Audrey Hepburn) escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman (Gregory Peck) in Rome. Hepurn’s bittersweet mixture of whimsy and reluctance earned her an Oscar in her first ever leading role.
Sabrina July 10, 11:30am; July 11, 11:30am
Billy Wilder, 1954, 113m
Playboy David Larrabee (William Holden) becomes interested in Sabrina, the daughter of his family’s chauffeur, upon her return from Paris as a sophisticated young lady. But it’s his more serious brother Linus (Humphrey Bogart) whom Sabrina finds herself falling in love with.
Wait Until Dark July 17, 11:30am; July 18, 11:30am
Terence Young, 1967, 108m
Hepburn plays a recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment. Alan Arkin is the terrifying lead hoodlum who drives Hepburn to her wit’s end.
Love in the Afternoon July 24, 11:30am; July 25, 11:30am
Billy Wilder, 1957, 130m
Audrey Hepburn reunites with director Billy Wilder as he salutes his idol, Ernst Lubitsch, with this comedy about a middle-aged playboy (Gary Cooper) fascinated by the daughter of a private detective (Maurice Chevalier) who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.
Charade August 7, 11:30am; August 8, 11:30am
Stanley Donen, 1963, 113m
Romance and suspense in Paris, as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? Co-starring Cary Grant, Walter Mathau, and James Coburn.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s August 14, 11:30am; August 15, 11:30am
Blake Edwards, 1961, 115m
Audrey Hepburn plays that daring, darling Holly Golightly to a new high in entertainment delight! A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young writer who has moved into her apartment building. In her private moments with him, Holly exposes the neuroses that belie her sophisticated airs.
The Children’s Hour August 21, 11:30am; August 22, 11:30am
William Wyler, 1967, 107m
In the screen adaptation of Lillian Hellman’s 1934 play a troublemaking student at an all-girl’s school accuses two teachers of having a lesbian affair. Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine turn in pitch-perfect performances as the teachers whose lives are turned upside down by the accusations.