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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   5,693 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Leonard Gershe (written by)
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Release Date:
13 February 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Presenting a Real New Dimension in Motion Picture Entertainment. more
Plot:
Fashion photographer Dick Avery, in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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User Reviews:
awesome movie more (94 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Audrey Hepburn ... Jo Stockton

Fred Astaire ... Dick Avery
Kay Thompson ... Maggie Prescott
Michel Auclair ... Prof. Emile Flostre
Robert Flemyng ... Paul Duval
Dovima ... Marion
Suzy Parker ... Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)
Sunny Hartnett ... Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)
Jean Del Val ... Hairdresser
Virginia Gibson ... Babs
Sue England ... Laura

Ruta Lee ... Lettie
Alex Gerry ... Dovitch
Iphigenie Castiglioni ... Armande
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geneviève Aumont ... French actress (uncredited)
Fern Barry ... Southern wife (uncredited)
Paul Bisciglia ... Photographer (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth ... Southern man (uncredited)
Nina Borget ... Assistant hairdresser (uncredited)
Jan Bradley ... Crying girl (uncredited)
Peter Camlin ... Male buyer (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ... Frenchman at Flostre's Party (uncredited)
Jerry Chiat ... Man on head (uncredited)
Gabriel Curtiz ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno ... Beautician (uncredited)
George Dee ... Seedy man (uncredited)
Marcel De la Brosse ... Seedy man (uncredited)
Diane DuBois ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Carole Eastman ... Specialty dancer (uncredited)
Roger Edens ... Sidewalk cafe patron (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Woman at Duval's fashion show (uncredited)
Louise Glenn ... Junior editor (uncredited)
Albert Godderis ... Seedy man (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Guest at Aborted Fashion Show (uncredited)
Heather Hopper ... Junior editor (uncredited)
Bruce Hoy ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Guest at Aborted Fashion Show (uncredited)
Nancy Kilgas ... Melissa (uncredited)
Donald Lawton ... Airport clerk (uncredited)
Jerry Lucas ... Bruiser (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Guest at Aborted Fashion Show (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Man at Duval's fashion show (uncredited)
Karine Nordman ... French girl (uncredited)
Elsa Peterson ... Female buyer (uncredited)
Don Powell ... Specialty dancer (uncredited)
Cecile Rogers ... Junior editor (uncredited)
Karen Scott ... Gigi (uncredited)
Elizabeth Slifer ... Madame La Farge (uncredited)
Paul Smith ... Steve (uncredited)
Emilie Stevens ... Assistant beautician (uncredited)
Baroness Ella Van Heemstra ... Sidewalk cafe patron (uncredited)
Marilyn White ... Receptionist (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert ... Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stanley Donen 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Leonard Gershe  written by

Produced by
Roger Edens .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Ray June 
 
Film Editing by
Frank Bracht 
 
Casting by
Gary Fifield (uncredited)
Bill Greenwald (uncredited)
Edward R. Morse (uncredited)
Tony Regan (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
George W. Davis 
Hal Pereira 
 
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer 
Ray Moyer 
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
 
Makeup Department
Nellie Manley .... hair styles supervisor
Wally Westmore .... makeup artist
Dean Cole .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Robert Dawn .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Frank McCoy .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Frank Caffey .... production manager (uncredited)
Harry Caplan .... unit production manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick .... assistant production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William McGarry .... assistant director (uncredited)
Gary Nelson .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Bob Adams .... stand-by laborer (uncredited)
Joe Cowan .... leadman (uncredited)
Dorothea Holt .... illustrator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
George Leverett .... sound recordist
Winston H. Leverett .... sound recordist (as Winston Leverett)
Bill Wistrom .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
John P. Fulton .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Farciot Edouart .... process photographer
Bill Avery .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hubert de Givenchy .... wardrobe: Miss Hepburn, Paris
 
Music Department
Alexander Courage .... orchestrator
Adolph Deutsch .... conductor
Stanley Donen .... song staging
Roger Edens .... composer: additional music
Leonard Gershe .... composer: additional music
Skip Martin .... orchestrator
Conrad Salinger .... orchestrator
Van Cleave .... orchestrator
Alexander Courage .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Adolph Deutsch .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Kay Thompson .... music arranger: vocals (uncredited)
Van Cleave .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Fred Astaire .... choreographer
Richard Avedon .... title designer
Eugene Loring .... choreographer
Richard Mueller .... technicolor color consultant
Françoise Bouchez .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
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Language:
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) | Mono
Filming Locations:

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Trivia:
Audrey Hepburn did not want to be separated from her husband Mel Ferrer, so filming of the Paris scenes was timed to coincide with Ferrer's filming of Elena et les hommes (1956) (USA title: "Paris Does Strange Things") with Ingrid Bergman. Paris' unseasonably rainy weather had to be worked into the script, particularly during the balloons photo shoot scene. During filming of the Paris scenes, much of the crew and cast were on edge because of riots and political violence that were gripping the city. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When photographing in the book store, the assistant does not pull the dark slide far enough out of the 8 x 10 film holder to expose the entire sheet of film. more
Quotes:
Maggie Prescott: Let's give 'em the old pizazz! more
Movie Connections:
Soundtrack:
On How To Be Lovely more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Funny Face" based on a book?
Was "Funny Face" actually filmed in Paris?
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11 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
awesome movie, 27 February 2006
10/10
Author: prettyone95747 from United States

I love everything about this movie. It was written by Leonard Gershe about my mother (Doe Siegel) and her love (and then husband), Richard Avedon. It depicts Mom's brilliant intellect. Her compassionate, youthful energy. Forget about reading too many nuances into this movie. Art is a departure from reality and Leonard uses his creative license well. It seems I am to include more lines before this can be submitted...what more to say. Fun. Spontaneous. Flirtacious. Romantic. I hope people enjoy the very heart of this movie. Mom continues to be a gracious, caring, and inspirationally bright woman. She gave up her career to raise her family. We love her dearly.

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