Sabrina (DVD, 2001, Commemorative Edition)

Sabrina is a beautiful film, a classic with a timeless quality. Audrey is really wonderful in this one. I love all her work. She seems to have just been born for this part, by turns charming and intriguing - a bit mysterious and the next minute funny, outspoken, and irreverent. Such vitality and warmth to this film you don't even notice it is black and white. Audrey's clothes are perfect in each stage of her character collaborated with Givenchy but just her personality shines through in all of her work, elegance and grace she makes Sabrina her own and brings her to life in a way we expect to read about her and Linus in the celebrity magazines. Never a dull moment in this movie. Humor and drama, not to mention romance in each scene. Well done!!! 5 stars, the perfect cast and a great show to feel good about. There is a remake out there with Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond...but this one is still better I think. Nothing tops Audrey and Bogie is so droll and strict he is the perfect Linus.

Sabrina Fairchilds is the daughter of a chauffeur of a rich family. The movie opens with her narration and eventually starts at a party where Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) is watching on of the sons, David (William Holden). David is the more carefree and wild of the two brothers and Sabrina has a crush on him.

However David doesn’t even notice Sabrina. She’s so sad she writes a note, puts it in her father’s room (father is John Williams) and goes into the garage, shutting the doors and turns on all the cars, hoping to kill herself. (Here we have Billy Wilder’s signature cynicism and bitterness.) Lionel (Humphrey Bogart), the other brother, finds her, revives her and takes her to her room.

Then Sabrina goes to Paris for a while where she learns cooking. She becomes sophisticated and when she returns, David doesn’t even recognize her and picks her up at the station. But David is engaged. The movie goes on from there to establish a complicated triangle between the two brothers and Sabrina and resolves it finally with Lionel getting Sabrina.

The script and dialogue was simply superb. There was plenty of irony and humor in the script (which is Wilder’s trademark). The cinematography is wonderful and good to study.

However, I didn’t like the narration in the beginning. I think Wilder favors narration because he is a writer, but it shouldn’t be here, nor in Double Indemnity, I think.

I don’t like Humphrey Bogart, though he’s easier to stand here than in Casablanca. I don’t like Hepburn’s short hair and I’m not a big Hepburn fan to begin with. But, had they cast Cary Grant (or James Stewart) in Bogart’s place, the movie would have been perfect.

All in all, a slightly above average movie.

Had seen this movie but had purchased it on VHS. The DVD is much clearer and you have more control. I really like the old classic movies from the 1930's, 40's, 50's and 60's. Of course I am a movie buff and am not fond of the new rerality shows and movies. Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart are two of the best actors of any era in Hollywood. Together they are an awesome combination.

This movie was made when real actors acted. They didn't need sex or a lot of gore to hold your interest. You can understand the actors when they talk. They spin a story that you see in your mind as well as on the screen. And besides all that I like to look at all the old cars too. Old movies like this bring back a lot of memories of when I was a kid. This movie has 2 of the best actors that ever hit the silver screen.

This movie, unlike many of the older "classics" doesn't move too slowly - in fact it has just the right tempo! My wife and I both love it (and I'm not one to give in to 'chick flick' type movies!)

Bogart, is his usual best, while Hepburn is very atractive and plays her role VERY well! The movie is well written and directed and is thoughtful to the audience by not trying to dumb down any content!

The movie is so timeless that you can always watch it and not feel like you are stuck in any time period. In fact, the remake didn't change very much to 'update' it and remained very true to the original. This (and the remake) are both needed for ANY movie buff's collection!

Nice movie for the whole family with Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. Had seen the newer remake but we liked this version better with Hepburn in the Sabrina role.

I have always loved this movie and would wait for it to come on tv and for some reason i never purchased it until the other morning i was up early and flipping through the channels and caught the tail end....i immediately thought of ebay and was online trying to find it and buy it! I just love stories about love and how people change and the ways of the world have changed over time. I also enjoy thinking about what color they were wearing since it was in black and white.

This is a story about a woman who thinks she is love with a man, but the man doesn't love her in the same way. She is obcessed with him. The man's brother is the man that really loves her, and she realizes that she loves him too.

I love this classic with Audrey Hepburn! It has it all. Romance, humor, heartbreak. I'm a sucker for this kind of movie and this was one of my favorites!

Audrey Hepburn does a great job as always in this classic. I don't know if I like this one or the newer version better. So, I have both so that I don't need to choose. I bought it because I fell in love with the story when I saw it as an older teenager.