[.ca] Audrey Hepburn DVD Collection (Widescreen/Full Screen) ...

From Amazon.com:
What a trio of movies in this boxed set: three of Audrey Hepburn's best performances in three of her best films. In Breakfast at Tiffany's, she is perfectly cast as Holly Golightly, Truman Capote's prevaricating heroine who has forgotten her past to create a more interesting present--and Blake Edwards's film version is both beguiling and sad. In Sabrina she is ideal as the chauffeur's daughter who comes back from Paris looking a lot better than when she left--and attracting the attention of a pair of wealthy brothers: playboy William Holden and stuffy Humphrey Bogart. And in Roman Holiday, her debut and for which she received an Oscar, she is delightful as the escaped princess who slips away from her handlers and spends a day with a reporter (Gregory Peck), falling in love and seeing how the normal folks live. --Marshall Fine

One sparkling actress, three sparkling comedies:
Audrey Hepburn has been remembered all throughout her career for her beauty, poise, and exceptional presence. Though she did other romantic movies, and other comedies, these three are the most alike in tone -- happy, funny, sad and always, always sweet. "Roman Holiday" features young Princess Anna (Hepburn) who is being taken through Rome on a boring round of interviews, tours and appearances. After being given a sedative, she wanders out (intoxicated by the drug) into the Roman streets and is found by a struggling American journalist, Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck). The next morning he realizes that the intoxicated schoolgirl is the missing princess. The two of them go on a tour of Rome, where he takes a series of unique photos. But when they begin to fall in love, what will Anna choose -- her duty or her love? "Sabrina" is perhaps the best of the three. Sabrina Fairchild (Hepburn) is the naive daughter of the Larrabee family chauffeur, hopelessly in love with the playboy David Larrabee (William Holden). But after a few years at a cooking school in Paris, the ugly duckling becomes a swan: She's beautiful, confident, poised, and David instantly falls for her. However, his family has affianced him to an heiress, and so David's brother Linus (Humphrey Bogart) tries to distance her from him. The problem is, Linus is starting to fall for Sabrina himself. "Breakfast at Tiffany's," while not particularly faithful to the original story, is nevertheless a sweet story. A writer/kept man named Paul Varjak (George Peppard) moves into an apartment building, and befriends a party girl named Holly Golightly. He begins to fall for Holly, though he soon discovers that she has an obsessive older ex-husband, and is planning to marry an extremely rich man. But Paul can see through the gold-digging and commitmentphobia to the woman underneath -- but will she be willing to love him back? In all three movies -- no matter the character -- Hepburn embodies sweetness and a kind of innocence. No matter how worldly the girl, she always seems to have that wide-eyed innocence. She sparkles, in a way that few actresses can. Her costars Peck, Peppard and Holden play off her wonderfully, with amazing chemistry; Bogart less so, probably because he disliked Hepburn in real life. The movies are definitely romantic -- one theme they share is love that doesn't come easily, whether the problem is one of the people involved, parents or overprotective staff. There's also slapstick comedy (like David sitting down on champagne flutes and injuring his butt), and more sophisticated comedy (like when Anna and Joe pretend that they were speeding on their way to get married). Hepburn did a lot of other movies -- some of them theoretically better, like the frightening "Wait Until Dark," the sizzling "Charade" and suspenseful "Children's Hour." But these movies are what people think of her as, and they remain funny, sweet, romantic and thoroughly enjoyable. A must-see for fans, romantics, and those with a sense of humor.

Only time Blake Edwards finds himself in such good company:
You can tell this package is a mixed bag just from the case covers: Sabrina is part of the "Audrey Hepburn Collection," Roman Holiday is part of the "Paramount Collection" and Breakfast at Tiffany's is part of the "Widescreen Collection." The individual packages for Sabrina and Roman Holiday feature a copyright date of 2002, but Breakfast goes all the way back to 1999. As you'd expect, this older transfer fails to measure up to the other two, both of which are in glorious black and white and look probably as good or better than the films looked at their premiers all those years ago. First up: Roman Holiday, which according to the little sticker on the outside of the box has been "meticulously restored frame by frame." It shows! The viewer is treated to William Wyler's lush, grandiose frame composition and gorgeous lighting. Though not as jaw-droppingly beautiful as many of the shots in Sabrina, the look of Roman Holiday will leave you breathless. That's a good thing since so much time is spent, not in character or plot development, but in showing the audience the sights of Rome. One of the first films to double as a travelogue, Roman Holiday wouldn't work half so well without the sharp details and the subtle shades of blacks and greys throughout. Hepburn's character comes across as very natural and charming and Peck is a revelation. This film was shot before he was obligated to play "Gregory Peck" in every movie. Though the humor is played a little too broadly in spots, this film's a good one and the chemistry between Hepburn and Peck is wonderful. Incidental details like a taxi driver crying like a baby to communicate the Italian word "bambino" and a landlord who hauls out his old rifle to guard Hepburn's room complete a picture already delightful, subtle and moving. The next film, Sabrina, is the true masterpiece of this set. With cinematography that looks like it came from Citizen Kane, supporting characters with pop and dazzle, and writing that never fails to astound, Sabrina is Billy Wilder's second-best film (after Sunset Blvd.) Where parts of Some Like It Hot and Seven Year Itch fall flat, Sabrina fires on all cylinders all the time. Bogart plays against type and truly shows how versatile an actor he really was. The oft-neglected William Holden is perfect as always. (Compare his performance here with his performance in Stalag 17, Sunset Blvd., The Wild Bunch and Network. You'll find no overlapping.) Audrey Hepburn has never been so charming as in Sabrina. Unlike films like Breakfast at Tiffany's, none of the emotion here seems forced. Instead, the gentle and exquisite beauty of the scenes is matched by genuinely likeable characters. First-rate writing, oddball "throwaway" details like Bogart's resilient plastic, and a romantic resolution as moving as anything in Henry James makes Sabrina an underappreciated joy. The bright new transfer will truly take your breath away, especially when Hepburn is up a tree, gazing wistfully at the party lights just over the hedge. The final embrace on board the ocean liner is still unmatched in terms of romance. It communicates everything without any dialogue or any plot device such as a drenched cat. Finally, Blake Edwards' Breakfast at Tiffany's. And I ask, how could we ever lump Blake Edwards in with directors such as Billy Wilder and William Wyler? Surely, this is the only instance in which he could even be mentioned in the same breath with these two giants. A favorite movie of wispy boys and starry-eyed girls, Breakfast at Tiffany's is the weakest of the three. Yes, Audrey Hepburn shines in it, but Mickey Rooney's racist and unfunny and George Peppard's a humorless dud. Watching this movie again, I was struck how many of the events were completely inessential (Buddy Ebsen's Doc, for instance). It's the kind of movie people remember fondly simply because for many, it's the first movie in which they were exposed to Ms. Hepburn's charm. She's perky and likable in spite of the rest of the film, not because of it. On the whole, it doesn't really work. The "wild bohemian" party is attended by a cast of conservatively dressed squares (all a little long in tooth for such activities), punctuated by a few cartoons like Mag Wildwood and Rusty Trawler. The broad strokes here make Mr. Edwards' later forays into the adventures of Inspector Clouseau look like the work of Truffaut. Sure, the cat steals the show at the end, and the soaked threesome in the alley is bound to squeeze a tear out of even the most jaded viewer, but in order for this scene to work on a purely emotional level, you've got to distance yourself from nearly everything that's gone before. The DVD quality here is abysmal compared to the other two; in fact, the trailer looks better in places than the actual movie! Note also that the voiceover narrator from 1960 pronounces Truman Capote's name like "compote" rather than "Quixote." Nothing like a little care and attention for the writer, eh? My advice: Buy the set. Everyone should have a copy of Breakfast at Tiffany's around, just so you don't have to rent it when you forget how slipshod it really is. And the other two movies-Sabrina and Roman Holiday-are films you'll want to watch again and again, enjoying them even more with each subsequent viewing.

How can you not love Audrey Hepburn?:
This is one great set. It has two of my favorite Audrey Hepburn Movies (Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's.) I would of preferred My Fair Lady over Sabrina, but I am not complaining. Three great movies\oat a great price\c, what a deal.

Fall in Love...:
If you love Audrey Hepburn and enjoy watching classic love stories of a by-gone era, get this collection. While by no means a definitive Hepburn film collection, it will give you the three most popular (and my personal favorite) DVD's, illustrating the pinnacle of Hepburn's work. If you're not that familiar with Hepburn (where have you been..?!), this is a splendid beginning for a lifetime's love affair with the classically stunning actress who stole all our hearts and made us believe in grand, Hollywood-movie style love. "Roman Holiday" is a Cinderella-type story, except Hepburn is the Princess looking for her average-Joe Mr. Right (and she doesn't do too shabbily with Gregory Peck!). "Sabrina" (this is the best version--but see the re-make with Harrison Ford & Julia Ormond to compare) is Hepburn's rags-to-riches tale come to life with the help of great actors, Bogart and Holden. The story will sweep you off your feet as you watch the tale of young girl who comes to learn the meaning of true love in the most unexpected way (I can only say SO much without giving the story away!). And, of course, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a lovely story about a young woman who expends all her energy trying to live a glamourous & fabulous life to hide the fact that she is missing the one thing she wants most (take a wild guess what that is). Even the most jaded of you will leave these movies with a sparkle of romance ignited in you. By no means a "chick-flick" set, this is a collection not to be missed by fans and movie lovers alike. A great set--don't miss it! If you want more Hepburn movies along the same plot lines, check out "Funny Face" (with Fred Astaire), "Charade" (with Cary Grant; this was recently re-made with Mark Wahlberg under the title "The Truth About Charlie") & "My Fair Lady" (with Rex Harrison). To explore more of Hepburn's range in acting, I'd recommend "The Nun's Story" (awesome!), "The Children's Hour" (with a young Shirley MacLaine), and "Wait Until Dark" (super, super film!).

Fabulus!:
If you're looking for charming eleguence this is you're stop.Three great class movies in exceltn color.I love all three of them.There witty and amusing.So much fun to watch.Not a wasist of money at all.