Taking Laren Stover's word for it, I finally got to see a true Hepburn classic. The movie itself centers on the associates of a fashion magazine who is struggling to find a fresh new face for their line. Enter in Miss Audrey Hepburn, a conservatively-dressed bookworm who is discovered after the much nicer version of an early Miranda Priesly decides to move her photoshoot into a bookstore, making a huge mess in the process. But no matter, it's cleaned up and Audrey, after much coaxing by the head photographer, agrees to the modeling job once everyone has commented on how "funny" her face is. Off to Paris we go for some wonderfully choreographed musical numbers and borderline-stereotyped locals (but hey, it's the fifties, right?). But among all the couture, all Miss Audrey wants to do is converse with the intellectual bohemians of the time (back when Bohemianism was worth something). And falling in love with the photographer only makes it worse...
This is back when Hollywood knew their stuff and was able to put on a really great show. When movies were seen as entertaining artistic pieces instead of moneymaking escapades. This movie is fresh and inviting, and gracefully dances into our hearts. Funny Face deserves a place of recognition on the shelf of the Greats, filed under "Bohemian", right next to Auntie Mame.
Rating: 9/10
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