Audrey, no one like her today

Tits and gore? Mae West was a star when Hepburn was still in diapers.

I wouldn't say that there is no longer a need for the kind of class and elegance that Hepburn portrayed. Rather, they just are not appreciated by the film financiers the way they once were. A lot has changed in the English-speaking world since the early 60s.

Wasn't she exquisite? In addition, she had one of the most beautiful speaking voices ever. I could watch and listen to her any day of the week. After she chose to care for her children and basically act occasionally, she went on to become a great humanitarian with UNICEF. I love and admire her. She was truly one of a kind. Sadly, she died much too young.

While Hepburn could certainly be annoyingly cutesy at times, she`s nothing compared to Tautou - that woman`s just flat out insufferable.



"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

Whether she sufficiently "approaches" Audrey Hepburn, the one who most does so today I think is Keira Knightley, who it must be said has been cast in some roles that require something less than class and elegance, to be fair to her. But I would say she comes closest. Jessica Chastain might be another. Perhaps Sophie Marceau?

As for Hepburn, I formerly tended to agree with someone above who said she could be excessively cutesy, and that struck me so as her being in a kind of weirdly assexual way. And I am not talking about her slim, some might say boyish, figure. Breakfast at Tiffany's, Funny Face, My Fair Lady are in short not my favorites. I finally got around a couple of years or so to seeing her in Sabrina, and her range there softened my view toward her quite a bit. Then I saw Roman Holiday last year, and that was very impressive. Finally saw Charade, and I must say I flat out loved AH in it. More sexual, very good timing on her lines, and the class and elegance outweighed the cutesy. Great casting of her, great performance, great chemistry with Grant, who I understand only played in one film with Audrey.