This is An Audrey Hepburn Gregory Peck film. It is Audrey Hepburn's first American film, and she was awarded the best actress Oscar for this film. Hepburn plays a runaway princess, while Peck the reporter who is going to take advantage of the situation. The photographer (played by Eddie Albert) helps him in this endeavor. The princess runs away for a day, being fed up with schedules and expectations. She meets up with the reporter, who discovers her true identity, but she does not think they know. And so the reporter spends the day with her, hoping to write a story for $5000. She befriends a barber who cuts off her hair. They have many adventures, from eating ice cream from a vendor, a street-side cafe, a boat trip, riding a scooter and getting arrested. They explain to the magistrate they are headed to their wedding, and everyone forgives the. Who couldn't forgive Audrey Hepburn. She is still traveling incognito. They finally end up at a dance, where there are also secret service from her country, intent on taking her back. However they get away. She could go on with her adventure, but after hearing a radio story about her being ill, she realizes she must go back. The reporter then realizes he has feelings for her, and squashes the story. However he is at a press conference, where the princess makes it know she enjoyed her holiday, and the photographer gives her a present of all the pictures he had taken. However, as is often the case, a long-term relationship is not possible as is made known at the end of the film.
My wife says I always give away too much in my reviews. However, in this case the end is the best part of the film, and is what lingers. Gregory Peck is the last reporter to leave, lingering while he thinks of how thinks might have been different.
I like Audrey Hepburn. She has a certain charm and naivete. Gregory Peck and Eddie Elbert are also good.
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