10. Romance: Roman Holiday (1953)
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Support the show! Audrey Hepburn’s charming Hollywood debut is the second entry in our romance theme, William Wyler’s 1953 romantic comedy, Roman Holiday. How did the creators pull off filming on location? What role do expectations have in shaping our reactions to movies? Sources Brown, William A: “Audrey Hepburn: The Film Star as Event” in Larger Than Life: Movie Stars of the 1950s, ed. R. Barton Palmer Roznowski, Tom: “Strangers in a Strange Land: The Luminous Guidance of Roman Holiday” at Ryder Magazine Steinhart, Daniel: Runaway Hollywood: Internationalizing Postwar Production and Location Shooting Wikipedia
