Funny Face

Funny Face (1957)

  • 84% of critics liked it
    (25 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (39,574 ratings)

This filmed version of the 1927 George Gershwin Broadway musical Funny Face utilizes the play's original star, Fred Astaire, and several of the original tunes, then goes merrily off on its own. Astaire is cast as as fashion photographer Dick Avery (a character based on Richard Avedon, the… More

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Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Leonard Gershe
Genres
Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 13, 1957 Limited
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York

    Sensation trumps cogitation-unsurprising in a Hollywood production-which doesn't negate the enduring allure of this beautiful bauble.

  • Mark Bourne, Film.com

    ...can clunk like a tin can in the dryer. But hey, we're talking Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, so that's some mighty elegant slack we're willing to cut here.

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    Funny Face...teams Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in a delightfully balmy romance.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...a sporadically engaging yet hopelessly erratic old-school musical.

  • Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media

    Bubbly, fashion-crazed Hepburn-Astaire musical.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Steven C


    I love Audrey Hepburn. I like Fred Astaire. I like director Stanley Donen. I love musicals. I hate "Funny Face." Watching "Funny Face" was like overdosing on sugar. You might be like, 'Steven? How can you hate "Funny Face" and like something like… More

  • Spencer S


    Audrey Hepburn can't sing for crap (dubbed) but that beatnik dance scene stays with you forever, and the chemistry between her and Astaire makes this a classic.

  • Thomas B


    Great dancing and some iconic songs but not the highlight of either of the two lead's careers. Full review later.

  • Carlos M


    A delicious Cinderella story, funny and delightful, with beautiful shots of Paris and nice musical numbers performed by Hepburn, Astaire and Thompson, who all shine in their parts.

  • Conner R


    I am no fan of musicals by any stretch, but Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire have always made this a worthwhile movie. It has some pretty amazing sets and an original sense of style. I think the entire movie is worth Audrey Hepburn's dance in the French club, just another example… More

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