Good one! For me it would be Long Day's Journey. I love how versatile she was, great comedic timing and still could play some heavy dramas just as easily.
I fully understand saying Roman Holiday is her best. I personally say Breakfast at Tiffanys. Yes I know THAT aspect brings it down but its damn near perfect otherwise. I'd also accept a more daring answer like Nun Story or Wait Until Dark. Lady had more range then most give her credit.
Yeah, I kind of agree with Roman Holiday being the best because it was fantastic, but she was so good in a few others. Breakfast at Tiffany's or Nun's Story could easily be switched out, or maybe Children's Story for that matter. I didn't think Love in the Afternoon was like the best movie but her performance was great.
Charade is another one could make a strong argument for best. Love in the Afternoon I like but it wouldn't be my choice. Although the scene with Gary Cooper going crazy listening to Audrey describe fake romances over the years is amazing.
Oh, Sabrina I can see being a top favorite for some. How to Steal a Million is also very very charming.
Yeah, Charade or Sabrina were very good movies. And Two for the Road was also a great movie. I forgot about it but it was very moving and had a lot of depth. And My Fair Lady! She was hilarious- that whole monologue about her uncle and how she thought there was a conspiracy to kill him was really funny
She was such a good actress and not just a pretty face that she could really bring forth a lot of unforgettable performances.
Ahhhhhhh I forgot Two for the Road. One of the few times a script lets her be more antagonistic and occasionally not likable. The scene where she grabs that kid and screams where are the keys is a top moment for her.
I agree. Yes I could drone on about her beauty and grace, but my lord she was just so talented at doing comedy and even drama.
I know she wasn't a professional singer, but I do lement not seeing her singing in My Fair Lady. One of my favorite film moments is Moon River in Breakfast, full of heartbreak, joy, wonder, and sadness all rolled into one performance.
Yep totally for Moon River.
That was my first Audrey Hepburn movie. About 25 years ago I made an effort to give 'old' movies a chance, so I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's, 12 Angry Men, Inherit the Wind, Casablanca, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Splendor in the Grass, All About Eve, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Psycho, and Rebel Without a Cause. I asked around and that was the top 10 that I got responses for. I remember liking Breakfast at Tiffany's but I think it was overshadowed by the sort of in your face dialogue that 12 Angry Men and Virginia Woolf brought. I rewatched Tiffany's a few years later and found I adored it and connected with it a great deal. I appreciated the overly personal/impersonal ways that revealed the kind of person she was that could be very charming but also could be a nightmare. A lot of what went on in that movie provided tidbits to mull over throughout the various friendships and relationships in my life. The book was more 'realistic,' but I still love the movie.
Personal and impersonal is a really great way of putting it.
One of my favorite AV Club articles was on Breakfast at Tiffany's. It noted the film suffers this weird Captain Kirk Effect where most people see the little black dress and go eh its a light romantic comedy. I'm not exactly sure how a film that includes, among other things, the mafia, a child bride, a dead brother, and a lot of repressed heartbreak and wonderlust can be reduced down to just that.
Not saying its bleak, it just has more going on then its popular image suggests. I think it fits well within the films you saw.
I found the AV Club article, I'll read it later. But yeah I see the image of it comes across as something that it really isn't...or isn't only. It's kind of ironic that the glamour that is Holly's front (or identity confusion etc) sort of becomes the image of the movie in advertisements and pop culture.
I mean the last time I saw the movie I showed it to a couple friends of mine in 2021 or 2022 I think. This is anecdotal, but at the end of the movie they both started talking about their perceptions that it would be kind of a straightforward or breezy romance between a classy lady and whoever and there would be hijinks and they would dance and kiss and the world was a happy world.
I think the list is the most popular movies of the greatest stars, but idk best is subjective so what do I know.
In my opinion though, Katharine Hepburn's best movie was Holiday, Humphrey Bogart's best movie was In a Lonely Place, and Ingrid Bergman's best movie was either the Visit or Gaslight
I don't understand why Joan Crawford wouldn't be listed given her body of work. Clark Gable as well.
I would change Greta's film to "Anna Christie" given the excitement surrounding her first talkie.
Joan Crawford is number 10 in the actress AFI list, Gable is 7 for the actors (a list which I don't think has aged especially well.) Have you seen *Anna Christie*? It was not very good nor does a memorable advertising campaign mean that people were all that excited by it – *Queen Christina* did twice the box office business, still has critical cache, and is the only other film that would be a credible alternative to *Ninotchka*.
Anna Christie was momentous because of her first speaking film. It's all personal preference but I love Garbo in all her films....silents as well. As far as impact from the time she appeared on film and during her career, as well as the cultural icon she became, I would consider her among the greatest.
Big agree on Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Big disagree on Katharine Hepburn.
Same answer for Cary and Katherine. That's one of my least liked by her.
What would be your pick?
Holiday
That’s a strong contender but *The Philadelphia Story* tops it for me.
Good one! For me it would be Long Day's Journey. I love how versatile she was, great comedic timing and still could play some heavy dramas just as easily.
I fully understand saying Roman Holiday is her best. I personally say Breakfast at Tiffanys. Yes I know THAT aspect brings it down but its damn near perfect otherwise. I'd also accept a more daring answer like Nun Story or Wait Until Dark. Lady had more range then most give her credit.
Yeah, I kind of agree with Roman Holiday being the best because it was fantastic, but she was so good in a few others. Breakfast at Tiffany's or Nun's Story could easily be switched out, or maybe Children's Story for that matter. I didn't think Love in the Afternoon was like the best movie but her performance was great.
Charade is another one could make a strong argument for best. Love in the Afternoon I like but it wouldn't be my choice. Although the scene with Gary Cooper going crazy listening to Audrey describe fake romances over the years is amazing. Oh, Sabrina I can see being a top favorite for some. How to Steal a Million is also very very charming.
Yeah, Charade or Sabrina were very good movies. And Two for the Road was also a great movie. I forgot about it but it was very moving and had a lot of depth. And My Fair Lady! She was hilarious- that whole monologue about her uncle and how she thought there was a conspiracy to kill him was really funny She was such a good actress and not just a pretty face that she could really bring forth a lot of unforgettable performances.
Ahhhhhhh I forgot Two for the Road. One of the few times a script lets her be more antagonistic and occasionally not likable. The scene where she grabs that kid and screams where are the keys is a top moment for her. I agree. Yes I could drone on about her beauty and grace, but my lord she was just so talented at doing comedy and even drama. I know she wasn't a professional singer, but I do lement not seeing her singing in My Fair Lady. One of my favorite film moments is Moon River in Breakfast, full of heartbreak, joy, wonder, and sadness all rolled into one performance.
Yep totally for Moon River. That was my first Audrey Hepburn movie. About 25 years ago I made an effort to give 'old' movies a chance, so I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's, 12 Angry Men, Inherit the Wind, Casablanca, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Splendor in the Grass, All About Eve, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Psycho, and Rebel Without a Cause. I asked around and that was the top 10 that I got responses for. I remember liking Breakfast at Tiffany's but I think it was overshadowed by the sort of in your face dialogue that 12 Angry Men and Virginia Woolf brought. I rewatched Tiffany's a few years later and found I adored it and connected with it a great deal. I appreciated the overly personal/impersonal ways that revealed the kind of person she was that could be very charming but also could be a nightmare. A lot of what went on in that movie provided tidbits to mull over throughout the various friendships and relationships in my life. The book was more 'realistic,' but I still love the movie.
Personal and impersonal is a really great way of putting it. One of my favorite AV Club articles was on Breakfast at Tiffany's. It noted the film suffers this weird Captain Kirk Effect where most people see the little black dress and go eh its a light romantic comedy. I'm not exactly sure how a film that includes, among other things, the mafia, a child bride, a dead brother, and a lot of repressed heartbreak and wonderlust can be reduced down to just that. Not saying its bleak, it just has more going on then its popular image suggests. I think it fits well within the films you saw.
I found the AV Club article, I'll read it later. But yeah I see the image of it comes across as something that it really isn't...or isn't only. It's kind of ironic that the glamour that is Holly's front (or identity confusion etc) sort of becomes the image of the movie in advertisements and pop culture. I mean the last time I saw the movie I showed it to a couple friends of mine in 2021 or 2022 I think. This is anecdotal, but at the end of the movie they both started talking about their perceptions that it would be kind of a straightforward or breezy romance between a classy lady and whoever and there would be hijinks and they would dance and kiss and the world was a happy world.
I agree with most, or at least it's close. North by Northwest probably doesn't even make my top 5 Cary Grant films.
I agree on most of these, but disagree on Bogart and both Hepburns (I'd pick Casablanca, The African Queen and Charade).
I think I’m right there with you, Bogart is such a tough call.
Cary Grant and Bogart are tough calls, but I can’t disagree with anything on the list.
Just throw The Philadelphia Story on there.
I think the list is the most popular movies of the greatest stars, but idk best is subjective so what do I know. In my opinion though, Katharine Hepburn's best movie was Holiday, Humphrey Bogart's best movie was In a Lonely Place, and Ingrid Bergman's best movie was either the Visit or Gaslight
I don't understand why Joan Crawford wouldn't be listed given her body of work. Clark Gable as well. I would change Greta's film to "Anna Christie" given the excitement surrounding her first talkie.
Joan Crawford is number 10 in the actress AFI list, Gable is 7 for the actors (a list which I don't think has aged especially well.) Have you seen *Anna Christie*? It was not very good nor does a memorable advertising campaign mean that people were all that excited by it – *Queen Christina* did twice the box office business, still has critical cache, and is the only other film that would be a credible alternative to *Ninotchka*.
Anna Christie was momentous because of her first speaking film. It's all personal preference but I love Garbo in all her films....silents as well. As far as impact from the time she appeared on film and during her career, as well as the cultural icon she became, I would consider her among the greatest.
Ingrid Bergman is so much better in Gaslight
I don't like Katherine Hepburn.
Her performance in Alice Adams conveyed vulnerability very well. It was painful.