...the chauffeur's daughter who learned her stuff in Paris.
After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.
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- Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Jan 20247/10
**An excellent romantic comedy and one of Billy Wilder's best works.** I saw this film yesterday and I really liked it. I have seen other films with the same actors and there is no doubt that they ooze talent, and it is always a safe bet to see the films they made. This romantic comedy, unlike many of those currently produced, does not seem bland or excessively sugary: the romance and comedy intertwine in the ideal measure to make us laugh and enjoy the characters and the story. Directed and intelligently written by Billy Wilder, who gives us one of the best films of his career, it brings us the classic story of the employee's daughter who falls in love with the boss's son. I've seen this in films, in plays, in soap operas in almost every country... it's one of the oldest ideas for a romantic film. What really gives the film strength is the way the director conceives everything and leaves his vision imprinted in every detail. This vision of him includes a very intelligent comedy and a cast full of talents, led by the magnificent Audrey Hepburn, experiencing one of the most interesting moments of his career. She couldn't look more elegant, and it was interesting to see how the actre
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jun 20227/10
We start with the sight of a young girl cleaning the limousine her father drives for the wealthy "Larrabee" family. She has a crush on the younger brother "David", but that is but a pipe dream as she grows up and is sent to Paris where she learns cordon bleu cooking skills. Upon her return, the now much older "David" (William Holden) offers her a lift and though he doesn't recognise her, it is soon clear that she has lost none of her affections for him, and he now reciprocates. This throws a spanner in the works for the older brother "Linus" (Humphrey Bogart) who plans a large scale merger to make his bouncy glass, and that involves his brother marrying the daughter of the partner company. "David" is having none of this, but after he has an untimely accident involving his backside and some broken glass, "Linus" concocts a plan to send "Sabrina" back to France. This erstwhile steely man does not, however, factor in the effect his hanging out with this vibrant and intelligent young woman is going to have on him - and pretty soon he is just as smitten as his brother! John Williams adds value as her stiff upper lipped father; "Waltons" fans might recognise Ellen Corby in the role of hi
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Cast
- Humphrey BogartLinus Larrabee
- Audrey HepburnSabrina Fairchild
- William HoldenDavid Larrabee
- Walter HampdenOliver Larrabee
- John WilliamsThomas Fairchild
- Martha HyerElizabeth Tyson
- Joan VohsGretchen Van Horn
- Marcel DalioBaron St. Foritanel
- Marcel HillaireProfessor
- Nella WalkerMaude Larrabee
Crew
- Billy WilderDirector
- Billy WilderScreenplay
- Ernest LehmanScreenplay
- Samuel A. TaylorScreenplay
- Charles LangDirector of Photography
- Friedrich HollaenderOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur P. SchmidtEditor
- Billy WilderProducer
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