Sabrina — ...the chauffeur's daughter who learned her stuff in Paris

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Sabrina

Name: Sabrina
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Released: 1954-09-10
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 3.75
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart, Walter Hampden, John Williams

1954 7.5 19.5K views saved

Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work – busily running the family corporate empire, he has no time for a wife and family. David is all play – technically he is employed by the family business, but never shows up for work, spends all his time entertaining, and has been married and divorced three times. Meanwhile, Sabrina Fairchild is the young, shy, and awkward daughter of the household chauffeur, who goes away to Paris for two years, and returns to capture David's attention, while falling in love with Linus.

Countries: US

Languages: English, French

Runtime: 1hrs 53min

Status: Released

Release date: 1954-09-10

Release format: Streaming — Sep 01, 2001

Comedy Romance Drama

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@mbody 8 years ago

Audrey is as amazing as ever as Sabrina, the chauffers daughter. She really shines in this movie. The only thing that with this movie is that the romance with Bogart is not quite as believeable. Part of that is just because his character is not expressive emotionally so I kind of forgive that, but it would have been perfect had there just been a bit more chemistry.

@juliosoft 9 years ago

picture 4/5 and Sound 3/5. Still as delicious as ever and Audrey remains lovable

@skinnyfilmbuff 2 months ago

I haven't done my homework when it comes to Audrey Hepburn, only seeing Breakfast at Tiffany's before this film, but her portrayal of Sabrina serves as a good reminder as to why she was an icon - she's stunning. The premise may feel more than a tad uncomfortable for modern audiences, but I was surprised that it was able to overcome that discomfort for me. I think this is mainly due to clever plotting that establishes Linus' initial intentions as entirely business related, making it feel less skeevy. This way the idea of a true romance between the characters sneaks up on the audience in much the same way it sneaks up on the characters. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Billy Wilder's writing is expectedly excellent. Regardless of what made it work, I was rooting for Sabrina and Linus by the end, so the payoff landed for me. I will say the mix of more oddball humor throughout was hit or miss, with some feeling like too much (e.g., David's ass injury and the corresponding hammock with cutout).

@saint-pauly 8 months ago

Sabrina is like being invited to a party by people way out of your league, and they treat you like one of their own.

Sabrina is also like me: problematic and has aged poorly.

There are several plot points that make this film awkward, especially the 30-year age gap between the two protagonists (hey, when she was 10, he was 40). But then Audrey Hepburn sings La Vie en Rose while riding in the car and... [le sigh] _ça me fait quelque-chose_.

@ecnef 6 years ago

I'm not sure I buy the romance at all in this film, and isn't he like old enough to be her father... but it's a nice watch.

@mutant-buster 5 years ago

The most interesting part is where she tries to kill herself and everyone thinks she’s just cute and funny.

@blackwidcv 1 year ago

and what if i said the 1995 version is better

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