Directed by Billy Wilder, Sabrina (1954) was Audrey Hepburn's follow-up role to her Oscar-winning debut in Roman Holiday (1953). Audrey is in top form in the film, both in ability and appearance. Showing a full, diverse transformation in wardrobe style, Sabrina made Audrey Hepburn a fashion Icon. Strangely, Audrey's two leading male co-stars had polar opposite reactions to her. Humphrey Bogart didn't care for Audrey, and viewed her as an amateurish nuisance. William Holden, on the other hand, fell madly in love with Audrey and the two began a highly publicized affair. Audrey wanted children above all else, though, and Holden's sterility prevented that... so the romance was short-lived.
Sabrina Fairchild (Audrey Hepburn)...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
is the daughter of the chauffeur for the wealthy Larrabee family on Long Island...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
As long as she can remember, she has had a crush on playboy David Larrabee (William Holden), the younger of the two Larrabee brothers, but he never takes notice of her. The elder brother, Linus Larrabee (Humphrey Bogart) is a strict businessman. Sabrina heads off to culinary school in Paris as a naive girl, and returns two years later as a beautiful woman...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
Suddenly David's view of Sabrina has changed...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
and he is fawning over her...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
But Linus has other plans for David, plans that involve an arranged marriage to help his business merger, and Sabrina is messing it up. So, Linus figures he'll steal Sabrina's affections for himself...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
and he begins to pursue her as well...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
and much to his surprise, he begins to fall in love with her...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
Where do Sabrina's affections rest...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
and who truly loves her more...
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
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| Sabrina. 1954: Audrey Hepburn |
