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Post #1592625

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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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Date created
28-May-2024, 11:50 AM

Funny Face - 1957 - 7/10

The fashion magazine arrives in a trendy bookshop (Greenwich Village).
Models amidst “intellect” (books). Recall Playmates wanting to be engineers or rocket scientists.
Afterward, the photographer stays behind to assist employee Jo repair the shambles.
Sparks generate, then a song, then off to fashion center of the world – Paris.
Gershwin numbers, dancing by a superlative Audrey Hepburn, amidst haute couture.
Splashy Hollywood romance is an enjoyable spectacle.
If – IF – you can overlook the Fred Astaire / Audrey Hepburn age discrepancy.