4:54 pm - 02/25/2013
Audrey Hepburn is set to take our screens by storm once again this weekend, over fifty years after her heyday, in a new chocolate advert.
Cinema's finest star is brought back to life thanks to clever use of computer generated imagery in the new commercial from Galaxy.
The clip will debut this Sunday during ITV's Mr Selfridge and is set during the 1950s on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, conjuring up hints of Hepburn's classic movie roles - including 1953's Roman Holiday, for which she won an Oscar.
The ad uses the soundtrack Moon River, the Academy Award-winning song written for the actress and first performed in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It also features a custom-made vintage polka dot dress.
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Edit: from a different article
This time, Hepburn’s sons, who control her estate, authorised the use of her image, for which they will have received a fee. Sean Ferrer and Luca Dotti say their mother would be “proud” of her new role, adding in a press release that she “often spoke about her love of chocolate and how it lifted her spirit”.
Audrey Hepburn Stars in New Chocolate Ad
Audrey Hepburn is set to take our screens by storm once again this weekend, over fifty years after her heyday, in a new chocolate advert.
Cinema's finest star is brought back to life thanks to clever use of computer generated imagery in the new commercial from Galaxy.
The clip will debut this Sunday during ITV's Mr Selfridge and is set during the 1950s on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, conjuring up hints of Hepburn's classic movie roles - including 1953's Roman Holiday, for which she won an Oscar.
The ad uses the soundtrack Moon River, the Academy Award-winning song written for the actress and first performed in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It also features a custom-made vintage polka dot dress.
source 1, 2
Edit: from a different article
This time, Hepburn’s sons, who control her estate, authorised the use of her image, for which they will have received a fee. Sean Ferrer and Luca Dotti say their mother would be “proud” of her new role, adding in a press release that she “often spoke about her love of chocolate and how it lifted her spirit”.
This is also a little creepy.
Edited at 2013-02-25 11:52 pm (UTC)
THIS is pretty much what I adore about her.
All of her films that I've watched have been ok but none of them are among my favorite films and I actually didn't like Breakfast at Tiffany's. I enjoyed War & Peace quite a bit even though it's different from the book, and I thought her performance in My Fair Lady was good :)
Audrey won her oscar for Roman Holiday, so I'd recommend that. Most of her movies are cutsey romcoms, although Wait Until Dark was a great thriller and always gets a place on scariest movie moments lists.
I agree with an above poster that people like her for what she represents and the image she presented outside of movies the most, though - I prefer Grace Kelly in terms of acting skill.
she's not an amazing actress, but she has her moments and she definitely has a presence on screen.
Edited at 2013-02-26 12:38 am (UTC)
Charade- Often referred to as the best Hitchcock film he never made. It's got all the classic thriller elements- dark, tongue-in-cheek humor, suspense so thick you can cut it with a knife, misdirects, and more twists and turns than your lower digestive system.
Wait Until Dark- Hepburn’s second thriller in which she plays a blind woman (really well, I might add) terrorized in her own home by a group of thieves who believe she is accidentally in possession of expensive narcotics (heroin, if I’m not mistaken). Again, it’s very Hitchcock-ish with enough suspense to constantly keep you on the edge of your seat.
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