Love in the Afternoon

Audrey Hepburn Marathon, part 4 of 13



Data
Title: Love in the Afternoon
Year: 1957
Length: 130 minutes
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond, based on a novel by Claude Anet
Starring: Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn
With: Maurice Chevalier, John McGiver, Van Doude, Lise Bourdin, Olga Valéry
Music: Franz Waxman (adaptations); Matty Malneck
Cinematography: William C. Mellor
Editing: Léonide Azar
I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), yesterday
Synopsis: a detective's daughter meets with a frequently investigated playboy

My reaction
Concept:
Story: Although, Wilder makes it work.
Characters:
Dialog:
Pacing: A bit slow in the middle.
Cinematography:
Special effects/design:
Acting: The final scene has the best acting I've seen yet from Hepburn.
Music:
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great, ). Very funny. The plot has a conventional love story arc, but there's a lot of refreshing originality in the details.
Objective Rating (Average):