As Jenny and I were winding down with our Thanksgiving celebrations last night we decided to watch the screen classic, Roman Holiday (1953). The film stars Gregory Peck and introduced Aubrey Hepburn to the world. William Wyler (Ben-Hur) directed.
It's easy to see why the film is a classic. Hepburn (who won the Oscar) and Peck have a genuine chemistry with one another and the storyline of two people falling in love under slightly deceptive circumstance is a standard (and successful) Hollywood storyline. I won't give the ending away, but will say that it is a satisfying ending and one that probably wouldn't happen today.
But moreover it should be noted that Aubrey Hepburn is hands down...the cutest film star of all time. She's not the most beautiful (Grace Kelly) or the sexist (Rita Hayworth) screen icon of all time. But her screen presence...her acting ability...and her charming looks all add up to her being the cutest screen legend of all time.
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