Without even realizing it’s Audrey Hepburn’s birthday, I wore a black sleeveless dress and flats to work today. 

oldfilmsflicker:

According to Robert Osborne when he introduced the film on TCM, it was in Gergory Peck’s contract that he have sole above-the-title billing for this movie because Audrey Hepburn at the time was a relative unknown, aside from her starring turn in Gigi on Broadway. However, after they began filming, Peck realized that Hepburn was going to steal the film and Peck thought it would be ridiculous if he had sole billing. He suggested, much to the chagrin of his agent, that the two stars have equal above-the-title billing. In the end Peck got his way and Audrey Hepburn won the Best Actress Academy Award for performance in the film.

I must also add that Peck ad-libbed his hand being bitten off in the “mouth of truth” scene with director William Wyler’s permission. Audrey Hepburn’s reaction and surprise at the joke was completely genuine, and the scene was finished in one take. This is one of my favorite films as a child.

Tomorrow: I’m chopping all my hair off like Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. What a great scene. “ALL OFF!”

On location for Roman Holiday (1953)

This is the earliest romantic film I remember seeing as a child. A girl not wanting to be a princess was such an intriguing, fascinating idea at the time.

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meganmcisaac:

there is something about kissing scenes in old films. they seem so much more alive and beautiful than kissing scenes in films these days. directors try too hard to go for the sexy, lustful thing whereas the directors back then seemed to go for the beautiful, “in love” feeling.

maybe i just spend way too much time watching turner classic movies.

No, no no, I agree so much with what you say here. And oftentimes, it’s almost the same in real-life. I think people now kiss with so much lust (i.e. let’s fuck I want to fuck you now now now) instead of slow, languid kisses that don’t mean sex but just, “I love you, I want you here in my arms and nothing else.”

oldfilmsflicker:

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She looks like a totally different person with long hair.