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Just saw it last evening ...

posted 19 years ago by ionmale
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A cute romp through the sixties ... such a glorious time ... sort of the peace before the storm. Everything produced then had a mystique about it, but could Audrey have been any THINNER?

I mean, I'm all for fit and trim, but that gal needed a MEAL more than a mate. Her bathing suit scenes were almost ghastly. Finney on the other hand never looked better, having later gone in the opposite direction in a rather big way.

I won't buy the DVD. Once was enough for me.

[–] Lunadiva 19 years ago

I just saw this film and I'm listening to director Stanley Donen's comments right now, and am not surprised to learn that this was Audrey's first film wearing regular, store-bought clothes. She was usually custom fit for every single costume by some couturier (sp?)who could camoflauge her extreme long-limbed skinniness. I agree that she really does look scrawny to the point of scariness in this film. But that made her all the more endearing to me.

[–] puzzle_queen 19 years ago

She had the choice of gaining muscle or having fat hanging off of her somewhere. She had a very small frame and therefore looked tiny like that Ally McBeal character. I say weight training would be better than extra fat.
Marianne