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4 Jul 23rd, 2007 

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Good film, nice plot, good dialogue, extra features on the DVD

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Roman Holiday is a deliciously quirky romantic film, first realeased in 1953. It was directed by William Wyler and won several Oscar awards.

The story is based around the fictional Princess Ann (played by Audrey Hepburn) who is visiting Rome, and feels the need (while under the influence of tranquilisers!) to break free of her confines. She meets American journalist Joe Bradley (portrayed by Gregory Peck) who, along with photographer Irving Radovish (played by Eddie Albert) take Princess Ann or 'Smitty' around Rome to see the sights. While Princess Ann believes she has deceived them and is enjoying a normal holiday, Bradley is planning to publish his interview and Radovish is taking photographs of the Princess acting like a common person. However, this all goes wrong when she and Bradley fall in love. It's a charming, heart-warming romantic story - and Audrey Hepburn plays an utterly believable Princess due to her style and elegance.

The collector's edition DVD is well worth purchasing if you enjoy extra features, as it has a myriad of them. This edition features the theatre and re-release trailers, a few short features related to Roman Holiday and photo galleries. It also has subtitles in English, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Arabic, Croat, Danish, French, German, Hebrew, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portugese, Serbian, Spanish and Turkish.

While this film isn't Audrey Hepburn's finest, it's a lovely, entertaining film, and I'd definitely recommend it! 

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S.Bate 08.08.2007 07:47

I haven't seen this film in years! I might check this out, could be worth seeing the extra bits!

Miskah 24.07.2007 22:00

an interesting review ♥ßeth.

eve6kicksass 23.07.2007 11:07

Nice review on a true classic; own it on DVD myself...Chris x

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