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List Price: $24.99 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 6498
Released: March 6, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/06/2007
Description of Audrey Hepburn Collection (Breakfast at Tiffany's / Roman Holiday / Sabrina):
Breakfast at Tiffany's
No film better utilizes Audrey Hepburn's flighty charm and svelte beauty than this romantic adaptation of Truman Capote's novella. Hepburn's urban sophisticate Holly Golightly, an enchanting neurotic living off the gifts of gentlemen, is a bewitching figure in designer dresses and costume jewelry. George Peppard is her upstairs neighbor, a struggling writer and "kept" man financed by a steely older woman (Patricia Neal). His growing friendship with the lonely Holly soon turns to love and threatens the delicate balance of both of their compromised lives. Taking liberties with Capote's bittersweet story, director Blake Edwards and screenwriter George Axelrod turn New York into a city of lovers and create a poignant portrait of Holly, a frustrated romantic with a secret past and a hidden vulnerability. Composer Henry Mancini earned Oscars for the hit song "Moon River" and his tastefully romantic score. The only sour note in the whole film is Mickey Rooney's demeaning performance as the apartment's Japanese manager, an offensively overdone stereotype even in 1961. The rest of the film has weathered the decades well. Edwards's elegant yet light touch, Axelrod's generous screenplay, and Hepburn's mix of knowing experience and naiveté combine to create one of the great screen romances and a refined slice of high society bohemian chic. --Sean Axmaker
Roman Holiday
Maybe it doesn't quite live up to its sterling reputation, and maybe the leading man and director were slightly miscast. But who cares? Roman Holiday is the film that brought Audrey Hepburn to prominence, and the world movie audience went weak at the knees. The endlessly charming Hepburn had her first starring role in this sweet romance, playing a European princess on an official tour through Rome. Frustrated by her lack of connection to the real world, she slips away from her protective handlers and goes on a spree, aided by a tough-guy news reporter (Gregory Peck). Director William Wyler, more at home with such heavy-going, Oscar-winning classics as The Best Years of Our Lives and Ben- Hur, doesn't always keep the champagne bubbles afloat, and the Peck role would have fit Cary Grant like a silk glove. But the film is great fun, the location shooting is irresistible, and Hepburn embodies an image of chic style that would rule for the rest of the fifties. No coincidence: she won an Oscar, and so did veteran costume designer Edith Head. --Robert Horton
Sabrina
Audrey Hepburn is the delightful young Sabrina, the daughter of a chauffeur who is hopelessly in love with David Larrabee (William Holden), the playboy younger son in the rich Long Island household her father works for. In order to help her forget her woes, Sabrina is shipped off to cooking school in Paris. While there, she befriends a baron who provides a bit of culture--and the encouragement to snip off her childlike ponytail. Upon her return to New York, Sabrina is transformed into a sophisticated woman, and David is entranced by her. However, his older brother Linus (Humphrey Bogart) has arranged David's marriage to Elizabeth Tyson in order to seal a business merger and thus must steer David away from Sabrina. To do this, Linus takes on the task of wooing her for himself. Full of great dialogue ("A woman happy in love, she burns the soufflé; a woman unhappy in love, she forgets to turn on the oven") and wonderful performances, this film is a romantic masterpiece. Also enjoyable is the 1995 remake, starring Julia Ormond and Harrison Ford. --Jenny Brown
Audrey Hepburn Collection (Breakfast at Tiffany's / Roman Holiday / Sabrina) Reviews:
And the Winner Is... 
2009-09-30 - What a treasure this small collection is to an Audrey Hepburn fan. If I were in the position to make the collection expand, bringing in a forth film, I would add, "Two for the Road."
She led an exemplary life, both professionally as the quintesential Actor and in her personal life as the Ambasador of all Humanity. She was a rare mixture of talent and heart.
Oh yes... The Winner Is... We are! For having had Ms. Hepburn as a guide while visiting her world, made up of all the characters she played in her films.
Enjoy!
budget pack of three Audrey greats
2009-06-23 - This is a great space-saving alternative for those whose DVD collections are getting slightly out of control...like mine! Collected together here are three beloved classics with Audrey Hepburn.
ROMAN HOLIDAY: A bored young princess (Audrey Hepburn in her Hollywood debut) runs away from her palace responsibilities and enjoys a whirlwind adventure around Rome with an American reporter (Gregory Peck). Special Features: "Remembering Roman Holiday" featurette, "Restoring Roman Holiday" featurette, "Edith Head: The Paramount Years" featurette, photo gallery, teaser trailer, theatrical trailer, and re-release trailer.
SABRINA: Shy, gawky chauffeur's daughter Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) comes back from a Parisian finishing school and instantly becomes embroiled in a love battle between the two Larrabee brothers (William Holden and Humphrey Bogart). Based on the Broadway play "Sabrina Fair" by Samuel Taylor. Special Features: retrospective documentary, and trailer.
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S: Audrey is world-weary callgirl Holly Golightly in this romantic favourite directed by Blake Edwards and with a magical musical score ("Moon River") from Henry Mancini. Special Features: audio commentary by producer Richard Shepherd, "The Making of a Classic" featurette, "It's So Audrey: A Style Icon" featurette, "Brilliance in a Blue Box" featurette, "Audrey's Letter to Tiffany" featurette, and trailer.
Audrey Hepburn Collection
2009-06-03 - The Audrey Hepburn Collection (Breadfast at Tiffany's/Roman Holiday/Sabrina) is excellent.
It was a gift for my granddaughter and she is delighted.
I highly recommed it.
Carole
Only Breakfast at Tiffany's is in 16:9, all others in 4:3
2008-02-14 - Although the description says "All these films are presented in Widescreen ..." only one of them is: Breakfast at Tiffany's. The other two are in Standard Screen (4:3).
Apart from that, all 3 titles are a "must have" of course. Nothing beats the performance of Audrey Hepburn.
All time collections
2007-05-15 - I have watched the movie over several years..from my childhood days. Every time I enjoy it albeit different reasons at different age!
