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Funny Face

  • 19571957
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  • 1h 43m
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7.0/10
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Funny Face (1957)
Home Video Trailer from Paramount Home Entertainment
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  • Comedy
  • Musical
  • Romance
An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
30K
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  • Director
    • Stanley Donen
  • Writer
    • Leonard Gershe
  • Stars
    • Audrey Hepburn
    • Fred Astaire
    • Kay Thompson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stanley Donen
  • Writer
    • Leonard Gershe
  • Stars
    • Audrey Hepburn
    • Fred Astaire
    • Kay Thompson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 174User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Photos119

    Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face (1957)
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    Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn, and Kay Thompson in Funny Face (1957)
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    Top cast

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    Audrey Hepburn
    Audrey Hepburn
    • Jo Stocktonas Jo Stockton
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Dick Averyas Dick Avery
    Kay Thompson
    Kay Thompson
    • Maggie Prescottas Maggie Prescott
    Michel Auclair
    Michel Auclair
    • Prof. Émile Flostreas Prof. Émile Flostre
    Robert Flemyng
    Robert Flemyng
    • Paul Duvalas Paul Duval
    Dovima
    • Marionas Marion
    Suzy Parker
    Suzy Parker
    • Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)as Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)
    Sunny Hartnett
    • Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)as Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)
    Jean Del Val
    Jean Del Val
    • Hairdresseras Hairdresser
    Virginia Gibson
    Virginia Gibson
    • Babsas Babs
    Sue England
    Sue England
    • Lauraas Laura
    Ruta Lee
    Ruta Lee
    • Lettieas Lettie
    Alex Gerry
    Alex Gerry
    • Dovitchas Dovitch
    Iphigenie Castiglioni
    • Armandeas Armande
    Heather Ames
    Heather Ames
    • Junior Editoras Junior Editor
    • (uncredited)
    Fern Barry
    • Southern Wifeas Southern Wife
    • (uncredited)
    Brandon Beach
    • Fashion Show Guestas Fashion Show Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bisciglia
    Paul Bisciglia
    • Photographeras Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Stanley Donen
    • Writer
      • Leonard Gershe
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Baroness Ella Van Heemstra: a sidewalk café patron. In real life, she is Audrey Hepburn's mother.
    • Goofs
      After Dick kisses Jo and leaves the bookstore, Jo begins to sing "How Long Has This Been Going On". As she sings to herself while looking at the mirror in the supposedly empty bookstore, you can clearly see someone moving around on the second floor of the bookstore reflected in the mirror.
    • Quotes

      Dick Avery: When I get through with you, you'll look like... What do you call beautiful? A tree. You'll look like a tree.

    • Alternate versions
      Kay Thompson is shown singing "do some window shopping in the Rue de la Paix" in pouring rain, carrying an open umbrella. The version shown in the final film was shot in brilliant sunshine with the umbrella left closed!
    • Connections
      Edited into Chop Suey (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Overture: Funny Face/'S Wonderful/Think Pink!
      (uncredited)
      Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
      Music by George Gershwin
      Performed by Fred Astaire

    User reviews174

    Review
    Top review
    Plot, Schmot!
    You have Audrey Hepburn, you have Fred Astaire, you have Gershwin songs. Who needs a plot?

    Okay, there was something of a plot, something about a Greenwich Village girl who wants to go to Paris, talk b.s. philosophy on the Left Bank, wear black clothes and no make-up. It reads like something out of one of Woody Allen's early stories - before he wrote it!

    Audrey Hepburn never knew how to look bad nor act bad. But in this she looks light-years more beautiful as the proverbial Greenwich Village used-book-store Plain Jane than any Paris fashion model - then or now.
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    • Jul 6, 1999

    FAQ2

    • Is "Funny Face" based on a book?
    • Was "Funny Face" actually filmed in Paris?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 1957 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ein süßer Fratz
    • Filming locations
      • Château de la reine blanche, Coye-la-Forêt, Oise, France
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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