LACMA (Venue Partner)
5905 Wilshire Blvd
323.857.6000
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Sabrina
- When
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Friday Oct 30, 2009 (7:30pm)
- Where
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Directions: LACMA is located on Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Curson avenues—midway between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. From the Santa Monica Freeway (10), take Fairfax Avenue north 2 miles to Wilshire Boulevard.
- Price
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$10 general admission. $7 museum members, seniors (62+), students with valid ID.
Building on the success of Roman Holiday, Paramount cast Hepburn as Sabrina, the daughter of a chauffeur on a Long Island estate who has been transformed from an ugly duckling into an elegant swan after two years in Paris. Formerly invisible to the two wealthy brothers who employ her father, Sabrina now finds herself juggling the attentions of a handsome party boy with three ex-wives and a fiancée, and those of his older brother, a dour businessman who feigns romantic interest to keep her from interfering with his brother's lucrative marriage. Billy Wilder, one of the studio's top directors, had honed his comedy skills at Paramount during the reign of Ernst Lubitsch, and, though he shared none of his mentor's affection for the foibles of the rich, he brought a sophistication and wit to the film that delighted audiences and allowed his leading lady to shine. "It's a Cinderella story that gets turned on its head, a satire about breaking down class and emotional barriers, and a confrontation between New World callousness and Old World humanity. And getting to this characteristic Wilder reversal of roles is romantic, funny and astringent all at the same time."—Time Out.
Audrey Hepburn: Then, Now and Forever
1954/b&w/113 min. | Scr: Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor, Ernest Lehman; dir: Billy Wilder; w/ Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden.
