How many of you guessed the next film would be Roman Holiday? I do not own all of the Audrey Hepburn films that I would like to, but I do own some of the best ones. Roman Holiday is Audrey's debut performance in Hollywood on the silver screen and one of my favorite all time movies. Do I say that about all of my movies? Well, it is true.
When you were a little girl did you sometimes pretend like you were a princess hiding among the "regular" people just trying to be normal? I was pretending in a way like Audrey Hepburn and Jasmine- I still pretend. Just ask the Hall Directors, I require they address me as "Your Highness" some days.
Princess Ann, played by Hepburn, is on a whirlwind tour of Europe representing her country and is stopped in Rome. The film tells us all about a young woman who can speak many languages, always stands up straight, and follows all the rules...even though it is driving her crazy. So she sneaks out of the Embassy and has her own little Roman holiday under the guise of woman named Anya. Introduce Gregory Peck as Joe an American reporter and you have a darned good story!
I love Gregory Peck's voice. I am sure that lots of movie lovers say that though. He is just a smooth operator and in this film he tries to be just a gentleman but due to some old fashioned sleeping aids he takes a girl home with him after meeting her for 10 minutes! Oh boy! What a scandal! But Joe figures out Anya's secret and tries to make a little bit of money out of the deal. Add in some side bets and you have a movie. I think my favorite two parts are as follows: first, I love when Ann cuts her hair. Just like in Sabrina it really changes her whole look. Second, I love when they visit the Mouth of Truth. I love it mostly because it is such a cute part of the film. But also in the movie Only You they reenact this part with Marissa Tomei and Robert Downey, Jr.
Another fun fact, how many of you have seen Green Acres? Eddie Albert plays Oliver in that TV series, a great series. He also plays Joe's friend Irving who has a fancy camera that functions as a cigarette lighter as well.
Another black and white film for RAs to contend with- but when paired with a program this could be a life changing event for students. Especially if they have ever dreamed of being a princess for a day. This story might be a good one to talk about honesty. Not only does Ann lie to Joe and everyone else but Joe is a big, fat liar too. I am sure by now you expect all of these films to have a little bit-o-love in them so you know that once love is involved, lying is really no good. This can also spill out into your roommateships and friendships. If you pretend to be something you are not, things rarely work out. College is a place to be yourself and love it, not pretend to be something else- that is exhausting. And trust me, college is hard enough work without adding all that business in there!
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