Movie Description Splashes of vivid color light the way through Stanley Donen's very modern musical. "Think pink!" commands Miss Prescott, head of Quality Woman fashion magazine, and American women obey--all except Jo (Audrey Hepburn), an intellectual young woman who tries to prevent Miss Prescott from staging a photo shoot in Jo's bookshop. Photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) sees something interesting in Jo's "funny face," and soon he's lured her to Paris to model during the day and discuss philosophy in smoky cafés at night. Modeling Givenchy clothes, Hepburn steals the color in every scene, and her funny face enchants all, including Dick and, unexpectedly, the dark and handsome philosophy master whose theories Jo adores.
The musical numbers are primarily duets--Jo and Dick glide together in each other's arms, Jo and Miss Prescott find unexpected solidarity in womanhood, and Dick and Miss Prescott cavort in the philosopher's salon--but the most engaging scene is when the three come to Paris, plead exhaustion to one another, then secretly race around the city, singing and dancing and reveling in being tourists.
| Credits | | Writer: | Leonard Gershe | | Producer: | Roger Edens | | Cast: | Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Michel Auclair, Robert Flemyng, Suzy Parker |
| Details | | Edition: | Widescreen - Sensormatic |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case - Sensormatic Widescreen Single Side - Dual Layer Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Mono - English Dolby Digital Mono - French Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer Featurette - PARAMOUNT IN THE 50's Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access Photo Gallery, Shot on location in Paris, France.
MGM was originally supposed to produce this musical but handed it over to Paramount so that Audrey Hepburn could star.
Hepburn's Paris wardrobe was designed by Hubert de Givenchy.
Fred Astaire's character is supposedly based on photographer Richard Avedon.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 -- "FUNNY FACE is a visual treat. Technicolor set-pieces showcase the real stars of the picture -- Hepburn's lavish, Givenchy-designed dresses." Total Film - Total Film Staff (01/01/2008)
"George and Ira Gershwin supplied the music and lyrics. Thompson, Astaire and Hepburn supplied the magic." Wall Street Journal - Joanne Kaufman (08/28/2009)
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