Funny Face
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.
Critics Sentiment
Dick photographs Jo at famous Paris landmarks for magazine campaign
Jo and Dick argue at fashion gala causing public embarrassment
The film's sentiment drops significantly from the beloved Paris fashion photography sequence to the poorly received philosophy subplot and forced romantic conflict.
Funny Face receives generally positive reception anchored by Hepburn's charm, Thompson's scene-stealing performance, and stunning Paris cinematography. However, reviewers consistently criticized the unconvincing age-gap romance between Astaire and Hepburn, and found the existentialist philosophy subplot tedious. The film's visual splendor and Gershwin score ultimately overcome its narrative weaknesses.
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Audrey Hepburn
Jo Stockton
Fred Astaire
Dick Avery
Kay Thompson
Maggie Prescott
Michel Auclair
Prof. Emile Flostre
Robert Flemyng
Paul Duval
Dovima
Marion
Suzy Parker
Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)
Sunny Hartnett
Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)
Jean Del Val
Hairdresser
Virginia Gibson
Babs
Sue England
Laura
Ruta Lee
Lettie
Alex Gerry
Dovitch
Bess Flowers
Fashion Show Spectator
Iphigenie Castiglioni
Armande
Bert Stevens
Guest at Aborted Fashion Show
Harold Miller
Guest at Aborted Fashion Show (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Guest at Aborted Fashion Show
Carole Eastman
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
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