List #41: Audrey Hepburn Runs Around Paris

Happy Birthday, Miss Hepburn! No one else runs around Paris quite so well.

1. Sabrina (1954)

Who/what she's running from: Teenage awkwardness.

Who/what she's running with: In Paris, a makeover montage sequence. After Paris, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden.

Representative Audrey quote: "Paris isn't for changing planes, it's... it's for changing your outlook, for... for throwing open the windows and letting in... letting in la vie en rose."

2. Funny Face (1957)

Who/what she's running from: The potential trappings of commercial success.

Who/what she's running with: Fred Astaire, playing a Richard Avedon-esque photographer.

Representative Audrey quote: "Take the picture, take the picture!"

3. Love in the Afternoon (1957)

Who/what she's running from: A woman-of-the-world past that she's completely made up.

Who/what she's running with: Gary Cooper, whose man-of-the-world past is entirely real.

Representative Audrey quote: "You know who I am, Mr. Flannagan. I'm the girl in the afternoon."

4. Charade (1963)

[Rec. #97]

Who/what she's running from: Several murderous bad guys.

Who/what she's running with: Cary Grant, who is not who he claims to be.

Representative Audrey quote: "Of course, you won't be able to lie on your back for a while but then you can lie from any position, can't you?"

5. Paris When It Sizzles (1964)

Who/what she's running from: Writer's block.

Who/what she's running with: William Holden, the writer who needs to be un-blocked.

Representative Audrey quote: "It's quite all right, really. I once worked for an American novelist who could only write in the bathtub. I'm used to anything."

6. How to Steal a Million (1966)

[Rec. #205]

Who/what she's running from: The police.

Who/what she's running with: Peter O'Toole, the best partner in crime a girl could have.

Representative Audrey quote: "For a burglar you're not very brave, are you?"

Also, not in Paris:

Wait Until Dark (Rec. #26)