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MusicComedyRomance

Funny Face

- 'S Wonderful! 'S Marvelous!

A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.

Release Date : 1957-02-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Audrey Hepburn

Character Name : Jo Stockton

Original Name : Audrey Hepburn

Gender : Female

Fred Astaire

Character Name : Dick Avery

Original Name : Fred Astaire

Gender : Male

Kay Thompson

Character Name : Maggie Prescott

Original Name : Kay Thompson

Gender : Female

Michel Auclair

Character Name : Prof. Emile Flostre

Original Name : Michel Auclair

Gender : Male

Robert Flemyng

Character Name : Paul Duval

Original Name : Robert Flemyng

Gender : Male

Dovima

Character Name : Marion

Original Name : Dovima

Gender : Female

Suzy Parker

Character Name : Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)

Original Name : Suzy Parker

Gender : Female

Sunny Hartnett

Character Name : Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)

Original Name : Sunny Hartnett

Gender : Female

Jean Del Val

Character Name : Hairdresser

Original Name : Jean Del Val

Gender : Male

Virginia Gibson

Character Name : Babs

Original Name : Virginia Gibson

Gender : Female

Sue England

Character Name : Laura

Original Name : Sue England

Gender : Female

Ruta Lee

Character Name : Lettie

Original Name : Ruta Lee

Gender : Female

Alex Gerry

Character Name : Dovitch

Original Name : Alex Gerry

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Fashion Show Spectator

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Iphigenie Castiglioni

Character Name : Armande

Original Name : Iphigenie Castiglioni

Gender : Female

Bert Stevens

Character Name : Guest at Aborted Fashion Show

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Guest at Aborted Fashion Show (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Franklyn Farnum

Character Name : Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklyn Farnum

Gender : Male

Brandon Beach

Character Name : Guest at Aborted Fashion Show

Original Name : Brandon Beach

Gender : Male

Carole Eastman

Character Name : Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Carole Eastman

Gender : Female

Leoda Richards

Character Name : Fashion Show Spectator

Original Name : Leoda Richards

Gender : Female

Marion Gray

Character Name :

Original Name : Marion Gray

Gender : Male

Marilyn White

Character Name : Receptionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Marilyn White

Gender : Female

Oliver Cross

Character Name : Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Oliver Cross

Gender : Male

Charles Fogel

Character Name : Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Fogel

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-27

Despite the presence of Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, I think this film actually belongs to Kay Thompson. She plays really well as the 1950s version of Dame Anna Wintour in this amiable, if a little thinly spread, musical comedy. Infuriated by the rather drab quality of her latest "Quality" magazine, she determines to revamp the whole thing. In pink! A bookshop being used for a photo shoot by "Avery" (Astaire) provides the unlikely source for her new model - "Jo" (Hepburn) who is to the fashion industry what Herod was to babies. "Avery" is clever, though, and he offers a trade off that sees her do a shoot in Paris in return for a meeting with "Prof. Flostre" (Michel Auclair). What now ensues is all fairly predictable, a love triangle with "Jo" in the middle vacillating. George & Ira Gerschwin provided the musical numbers, and though they are very well staged, the film lacks a killer song. That said, Thompson is on super form as the no-nonsense boss, the dance numbers are colourful and energetic and finally, Hepburn has a lovely vivacity and enthusiasm to her performance - she takes to the musical numbers very much like a duck to water. Astaire isn't at his best, and Robert Flemyng's accent isn't the best either - but at the end, the whole thing falls into place with an enjoyable certainty.