I've had to suspend belief a lot over years of film watching. Dinosaurs being brought to life with frog DNA, Superman turning back time, even someone surviving a nuclear bomb by hiding in a fridge, but I will never be able to suspend belief enough to be convinced that normal people would be able to find Audrey Hepburn "funny looking".
The 30 year age difference doesn't make this a very believable romance, especially because Astaire and Hepburn are so mismatched in attractiveness to begin with.
Then on top of that, his character is an insecure, controlling prick, and the only way the script could save itself was by turning his obviously superior romantic rival into some kind of rapist.
It's a pure fairytale-like movie, with the way Paris is portrayed it seems like it could be on some distant planet and effectively becomes the third character in the film. The locales and the use of background lighting and color is used to excellent effect. A lot of laugh-out-loud moments in this one too. Hepburn breaking out into interpretive dance in a French beatnik club had me in stitches.
My thoughts are in conflict with this film, it's true that it is not believable, specially because of the photographer (The second comment developed more on this), but I think the other aspects of it works.
Generally I don't enjoy musicals, but in these case it was well done, a good variety on the style of the songs and visually it's done fine.
I think you should watch it, but it certainly is very outdated (to not say wrong) at portraying love and women.
Audrey Hepburn said this was her favorite movie to make! I kept that in mind while watching -- I also hear Fred Astaire was a suuuuper nice guy -- so it almost kinda makes their age gap more okay, in my opinion. Anyways, a fun movie :)
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JamGodbold
I've had to suspend belief a lot over years of film watching. Dinosaurs being brought to life with frog DNA, Superman turning back time, even someone surviving a nuclear bomb by hiding in a fridge, but I will never be able to suspend belief enough to be convinced that normal people would be able to find Audrey Hepburn "funny looking".greenhorg
The 30 year age difference doesn't make this a very believable romance, especially because Astaire and Hepburn are so mismatched in attractiveness to begin with.Then on top of that, his character is an insecure, controlling prick, and the only way the script could save itself was by turning his obviously superior romantic rival into some kind of rapist.
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Funny Face is like the only Audrey Hepburn musical not to dub another singing voice on top of her performance, but it's perfectly fine! Come on, later movies! It's also her FIRST musical, beating My Fair Lady to a Pygmalion story by seven years. Of course, it's the silly trope where she's supposed to be less-than-beautiful until she gets a make-over, but it sort of works because she plays it as an intellectual philosophy student who doesn't care about such things until she meets Fred Astaire's witty fashion photographer, so the transformation is more psychological than physical. And besides, it's just supposed to be a silly romcom with fun musical numbers. On that score, it delivers. From the ridiculous opening number "Think Pink!" to the amusing three-hander "Bonjour, Paris!" (with Kay Thompson) to Astaire's matador dance to Hepburn's iconic beatnik jazz number, there's lots to enjoy. And though it ends on a race-to-the-airport cliché, the romance concludes on a satisfying note in one of the most idyllic spots ever filmed.DisneyStitch
It's a pure fairytale-like movie, with the way Paris is portrayed it seems like it could be on some distant planet and effectively becomes the third character in the film. The locales and the use of background lighting and color is used to excellent effect. A lot of laugh-out-loud moments in this one too. Hepburn breaking out into interpretive dance in a French beatnik club had me in stitches.krystalvon
love audrey in this, hate the age gap between her and fred thoPrincess_Of_Snails
An absolute delight from start to finish! Loved it!Shidan
My thoughts are in conflict with this film, it's true that it is not believable, specially because of the photographer (The second comment developed more on this), but I think the other aspects of it works.Generally I don't enjoy musicals, but in these case it was well done, a good variety on the style of the songs and visually it's done fine.
I think you should watch it, but it certainly is very outdated (to not say wrong) at portraying love and women.
Elaineface
Audrey Hepburn said this was her favorite movie to make! I kept that in mind while watching -- I also hear Fred Astaire was a suuuuper nice guy -- so it almost kinda makes their age gap more okay, in my opinion. Anyways, a fun movie :)psdantonio
Empathicalism!Suzanne
I adore this movie. Fred and Audrey would make a lovely couple (but Ginger is also great :)