antiquesfairs We added this movie to the VintageIreland Film Club for the week of Valentine's Day because it's a standout romantic comedy.Swooning maidens and swelling music are all very well, but this film has something more important to say about love, relationships and falling in love. Despite its wildly unrealistic dressing, the central idea that relationships have value even when they can no longer continue (for whatever reason), and that their worth is directly derived from how much the people in that relationship value and respect one another, is a great deal more romantic and sincere than many of cinema's classic romances.Wonderful performances from both Hepburn and Peck certainly don't hurt either!

johnnymyman-68540 You'll be falling in love with the most beautiful actress name Audrey Hepburn playing as the lovely Princess Ann falling in love with a handsome American newsman name Joe Bradley. It is a warm-hearted romantic comedy, and it is definitely one of the most beautiful and classic movies ever. It is impossible to not like this movie, because this is the movie that had made Audrey Hepburn a fashionable movie star.

Anssi Vartiainen In this breakthrough performance Audrey Hepburn plays Princess Ann, who has embarked on a long European tour. But one night in Rome the royal expectations become too high and she sneaks out of her window to experience the nightlife. Outside she meets Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck), an American reporter who sees in her the interview of a lifetime.I know it's a clichéd thing to say, but they just don't make movies like this one anymore. Hepburn and Peck are fantastic in this movie. Call it old time charm or just sheer charisma, but they're a joy together and the whole day spent in Rome flies by on wings. Gregory Peck famously campaigned to give Hepburn an equal billing, which played at least a small part in getting her an Academy Award for this role. And I can see why. She is grace, naivety and poise incarnate in this film. What a fantastic character.And then there's the ending, the like of which you simply couldn't pull off in modern cinema. It's almost melancholic and sad, but also thoughtful and world-wise. It's not a happy perfect ending, but it's the perfect ending for this film.This is the best romantic comedy I've ever seen. Countless movies like it are made even today. Usual with pink posters and glittery titles, if you allow me to exaggerate a little bit. But this film stands above all of them by its sheer grace, style and thoughtfulness. Heavily recommended and a perfect date night movie for those couples that demand a bit more.

Antonius Block Audrey Hepburn burst onto the movie scene with this film, her first role. She plays an English Princess traveling in Rome who is bored with her official duties and the tight schedule she's on. One night after getting a tranquilizer to calm her from the stress of it all, she sneaks away into the streets of Rome. She's found by a newspaperman played by Gregory Peck, who takes her to his place to sleep it off. When he finds out who she really is, he realizes he's on top of a gold mine of a story, and enlists his photographer friend (Eddie Albert) to get candid shots of the two while they sightsee. Hepburn and Peck are such an attractive couple, and director William Wyler gets lots of beautiful shots of Rome, including the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Castel Sant'Angelo, and of course the classic scene they have at the Bocca della Verità. It all makes for a very romantic film. Hepburn played her part perfectly, expressing frustration and joy with such economy, as well as the restraint that comes from being a royal. Among several others, the scene with her getting her hair cut short is captivating, and it's no wonder that she won an Oscar for her performance. Peck's performance is also excellent, and Eddie Albert pulls off the part of a young rogue quite well despite being 47 at the time. I won't spoil the ending, except to say it's touching and poignant, and so perfectly shot in the Palazzo Colonna. At the end of the day this is 'just a romantic comedy', with its share of silliness, but it's so mature and magical, and with these stars in this setting, it stands head and shoulders above so many others.