Who Is Audrey Hepburn?

Roman Holiday is a 1953 film produced and directed by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a royal princess who is distressed with her scheduled life. The plot takes place in Rome when princess Ann, Audrey Hepburn, sneaks out of the palace to explore Rome where she finds fun, freedom, romance, and maturity. Although this was her first starring role, she perfected her character and became an overnight sensation.(CITE) In the scene where the princess is about to be tucked into bed, she expresses how she hates her nightgown and wishes to wear only the “top part” of pajamas or even nothing at all. Hepburn does a flawless performance demonstrating the princesses naivety. This scene follows up with her looking outside her window at the Roman nightlife, displaying her want for being apart of the modern-day lifestyle of people out in the town of Rome. Then as she is finally tucked in bed and reviewing her plans for the following day she becomes hysterical about not being able to do or say what she wants. Hepburn’s execution of …show more content…
Audrey Hepburn won the Academy Award for best actress, received a Golden Globe, and a few other awards for her role in this romantic comedy and it was well deserved.(CITE) Her believability of being a childish princess who had no control over her life was executed flawlessly in the beginning scenes of the film through her dialogue, tone of voice, and actions. Not only did she get the audience to believe she was a princess, the whole time she had to pretend to be Anya Smith so that Joe Bradley wouldn't “discover” who she was. Hepburn really engaged the audience through her emotions and she was able to make the audience feel her exhaustion from the sedative, feel her freedom as she explored the town of Rome, feel her love with Joe, and most importantly feel her maturity as she grows into her duties of being a