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  Roman Holiday (1953)
A Holiday worth celebrating every day of the year.
The Princess awakens from her slumbers in this classic fall-from-innocence, coming-of-age tale with a royal twist.
And yet I've said everything I have to say about Roman Holiday.
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  DVD Savant Review: Roman Holiday
A romantic staple and the film that launched Audrey Hepburn to instant stardom, Roman Holiday is a charming fairy tale with a compact story of the kind that Billy Wilder might concoct.
The central story of Roman Holiday is a journalist's putting personal ethics ahead of his tabloid training, an outcome we have no trouble understanding with Peck in the role.
Roman Holiday is such an inversion of Wilder's story, that one is tempted to wonder if Paramount made it to show Wilder how wrong he was.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday is a 1953 romantic comedy film which tells the story of a young royal princess who runs away during a state visit to Rome and is befriended by a cynical expatriate American reporter who first just wants an exclusive story, but finds himself falling in love with her.
Please note that charges for the Roman Holiday begin when she leaves the dock at Ridge Ferry Park and continues until she returns to the dock at Ridge Ferry Park, regardless of what location a party is picked up or dropped off.
Roman Holiday, motion picture about a young princess who escapes her entourage and spends a day wandering around Rome, Italy, on her own.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Roman-Holiday   (2974 words)

  
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Roman Holiday: the movie was a fairy tale concocted for Hollywood and greedily consumed by a public delighted by the perfect bon-bon of a film.
So, when I call this jaunty article "Roman Holiday," I don’t think I am lifting the title from the creators of that wonderful movie, but instead it is meant as an homage to Hollywood’s creative juices at their most charming.
This is my "Roman Holiday," joined together with the many views of the ancient city that Hollywood has conjured for film lovers.
www.filmsondisc.com /Features/roman/romanholiday.htm   (3859 words)

  
 THE CINEMA LASER DVD REVIEW-- ROMAN HOLIDAY
ROMAN HOLIDAY is a delightful romantic fairy tale that that casts a spell over audiences with its breezy charm, sophisticated comedy and sense of utter weightlessness.
ROMAN HOLIDAY is another Paramount classic to take advantages of the services of Lowry Digital Images, whose techniques were utilized to restore the look of this movie to its full 1953 luster.
Restoring Roman Holiday is a seven-minute program that offers a fascinating glimpse at the steps undertaken by Lowry Digital Images to rejuvenate the film, including some before and after demonstrations.
www.thecinemalaser.com /dvd_review_2002/roman-holiday-dvd.htm   (844 words)

  
 Roman Holiday Cruse Boat
A chartered cruise on the Roman Holiday is a great way for folks to get together as well as utilize Rome's greatest resource: It's rivers.
The Roman Holiday is a novel idea for all varieties of parties and special celebrations.
The cost to charter the Roman Holiday is $150.00 for the first two hours and $75.00 for each additional hours.
www.romegeorgia.com /romanholiday.html   (642 words)

  
 Roman Holiday - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Roman Holiday - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Roman Holiday, motion picture about a young princess who escapes her entourage and spends a day wandering around Rome, Italy, on her own.
As Christianity came to dominance in Europe, pagan holidays such as Lupercalia were frequently renamed for early Christian martyrs.
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 Filmography - Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday was a bit reminiscent of Capra's It Happened One Night, with a big difference in tone: It was no screwball comedy of the thirdies, but a sentimental escape of the fifties.
Roman Holiday won glowing notices and became an immediate hit when it opened in the late summer of 1953 at New York's vast Radio City Music Hall.
In 1987, NBC had the misguided notion of remaking Roman Holiday as a television movie, starring Tom Conti, Catherine Oxenberg, and Ed Begley Jr., in the respective Peck, Hepburn, and Albert roles.
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 Amazon.com: Roman Holiday (1953): Video: Gregory Peck,Audrey Hepburn,Eddie Albert,Hartley Power,Harcourt ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Roman Holiday is the film that brought Audrey Hepburn to prominence, and the world movie audience went weak at the knees.
Roman Holiday is one of those near perfect movies that plays beautifully upon one of these themes.
ROMAN HOLIDAY should appeal to everyone who loves a good romance, and this one is a great one.
www.amazon.com /Roman-Holiday-Gregory-Peck/dp/6300215717   (2276 words)

  
 Roman Holiday @ Filmbug
Roman Holiday is the film that brought Audrey Hepburn to prominence, and the world movie audience went weak at the knees.
This Special Collector's Edition of 'Roman Holiday' does justice to one of the classic fl and white movies of the golden age of the cinema.
She was a star of extravagant beauty and her part in "Roman Holiday," (her first in a starring role) perfectly suitable for her wispy, thin little persona, haunted us by her looks and her voice..
www.filmbug.com /asin/B00003CXCD   (1078 words)

  
 BBC - History - Romans
A sacrificial Roman blade holds the key to an ancient and bloody conspiracy.
Enter the fascinating world of Roman beliefs, from emperor worship to the exotic imported cults of the East.
The volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii in AD 79 was a terrible tragedy, but it has preserved wonderful insights into ancient Roman life.
www.bbc.co.uk /history/ancient/romans   (470 words)

  
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If this matches your definition, then this is the holiday for you.
To book this holiday, you do not need to be experienced in painting and complete beginners are also welcome.
By the Middle Ages it had become a fiefdom before falling under the rule of Rome and the Orsini family - the Orsini castle still overlooks the town on the shores of Lake Bracciano.
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 The DVD Journal | Quick Reviews: Roman Holiday
When director William Wyler chose her to be his star in Roman Holiday, everybody involved seem to know a legend was in the making.
Roman Holiday was a mainstream success upon its much-ballyhooed 1953 debut, but it was a far more unusual project behind the scenes.
Paramount's DVD release of Roman Holiday offers a crisp full-frame (1.33:1) transfer from digitally restored materials, making the film appear as pristine as it may have on its premiere night, with only a couple of brief glitches in the source material.
www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/r/romanholiday.q.shtml   (896 words)

  
 Roman Holiday - Karr.net   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Traditionally, Roman garofolato is prepared with a single large piece of meat, such as a rump roast.
The candid footage won her the role; some of it was later included in the original theatrical trailer for the film, along with additional screen test footage showing Hepburn trying on some of Anya's costumes and even cutting her own hair (referring to a scene in the film where Anya gets a haircut).
It is sometimes claimed that Roman Holiday was Hepburn's first American acting job.
www.artquilt.com /encyclopedia/Roman_Holiday   (1299 words)

  
 Roman Holiday Movie Review at Hollywood Video
But in 1953, when she made her film debut in William Wyler's Roman Holiday, she was familiar only to Broadway audiences.
Though we learn that Roman Holiday was shot in fl and white so that the location (romantic Rome) wouldn't compete with the characters, the cast chemistry is so strong that the movie bubbles with energy.
Hepburn's screen test for Roman Holiday is included, and we can see that even then, she looked remarkably poised and icon-like.
www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=1369&LF=MRM&LF=MRP   (1061 words)

  
 Roman Holiday | Food & Wine   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Roosters and guinea fowl shrieked; an undertone of cooing emanated from a dovecote.
I'd go to Victorian Gardens not only for this rarely prepared Roman delicacy but also to walk on the deserted miles-long beach and to be surrounded by the Zamboni sensibility, which plays off the stunning natural setting.
Every window in the inn frames a tableau: a sharp horizontal of silvery ocean topped by a billow of fog with a cypress on one side; a glimpse of the veranda with a bent-golden-willow chair, a riot of purple, orange and white in a flower bed and a donkey couple nibbling.
www.foodandwine.com /articles/roman-holiday   (665 words)

  
 National Geographic Traveler Article: Roman Holiday   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Unmarred by office towers, Space Needles, or Astrodomes, the Roman sky is scraped only by the tips of Egyptian obelisks, bristling ranks of freestanding Corinthian columns, and the cupolas of baroque churches.
Director William Wyler's 1953 tale of a princess from an unnamed nation, playing hooky on a good-will tour of Europe, comes close to perfection as a romantic comedy, a movie as charmed in the making as it is charming in the watching.
At the tear-wrenching end of Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn shows her regal mettle by returning to her life as a princess.
www.nationalgeographic.com /traveler/articles/1076romanholiday.html   (2702 words)

  
 “Great To Be Nominated” Enjoys a “Roman Holiday”
Beverly Hills, CA — The 1953 Best Picture nominee “Roman Holiday” will be screened as the next installment in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' series "Great To Be Nominated, Part Two” on Monday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m.
In her Academy Award®-winning performance, Audrey Hepburn stars in “Roman Holiday” as Princess Anne, a young royal tired of the responsibility that comes with the title.
Tickets for the screening may be purchased for $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid identification.
www.oscars.org /press/pressreleases/2005/05.07.18.html   (412 words)

  
 Roman Holiday - Recipe Vegetarian Times - Find Articles
The holiday dinner is a time of celebration and abundance, when friends and family gather to revel in their shared traditions.
But as pleasant as that is for guests, it can put incredible pressure on the host, Who is required to create a memorable meal for many more people than she normally cooks for.
Armed with these recipes, you'll be able to enjoy a sumptuous holiday meal that will leave the guests and the cook basking in a glow as brilliant as the Mediterranean sun itself.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0820/is_1999_Dec/ai_57827193   (837 words)

  
 Travel: Roman holiday
Performers entertain the crowds milling around this most beautiful of Roman squares, which is dominated by Bernini's elaborate Fountain of the Four Rivers (sculpted in 1651) and Borromini's baroque Church of St. Agnes (finished in 1657).
One of the many highlights of our holiday was the exhibition of more than 200 presepi in Piazza del Popolo; they are on display each year from early December to late January.
Instead of The Nutcracker, which was advertised, we attended Gregorian chants in the churches, and choral recitals and small orchestral ensembles in concert halls.
www.sptimes.com /News/122400/Travel/Roman_holiday.shtml   (1284 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - Roman Holiday
One of the results of this was Wyler's decision to make the film in fl and white, although the use of colour had been one of his reasons for wanting to film in Rome in the first place.
Ironic then was the fact that Roman Holiday's original script was actually written by Dalton Trumbo, one of the fllisted Hollywood Ten who had refused to name names for HUAC.
Roman Holiday is one of the enduring classics of the 1950s.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/romanholiday.php   (1477 words)

  
 TechnoFILE Reviews "Roman Holiday" on DVD
Roman Holiday is the film that made Audrey Hepburn a star and earned her a Best Actress Oscar, and it isn’t hard to see why.
Meanwhile, she’s also falling in love with him but, as with Anakin and Padme in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, they both have their lives and their duties and they were calling to them loudly and clearly.
Roman Holiday is delightful, charming, heart warming, a splendid motion picture that really must be seen to be appreciated.
www.technofile.com /dvds/roman_holiday.html   (592 words)

  
 Roman Holiday (1953)
The film at hand, Roman Holiday, centers around a bored princess who wants to break away from the constraints of royalty and live a “normal” life in the outside world — if only for just one day.
Roman Holiday does an incredible job of disseminating varying levels of white, fl, and all shades in between.
The film is properly balanced and contrasted throughout and flaws, while still present (in the form of a few specks and flakes), are very mild considering the age of the master print.
www.dvdmg.com /romanholiday.shtml   (2058 words)

  
 ROMAN HOLIDAY
One can't help but wonder how Roman Holiday would have been different is it was made today instead of in 1953 (Mr.
Roman Holiday is one of the most beloved of both Hepburn's and Peck's films, a lovely little romance, full of fun and playfulness, stellar performances (Hepburn won an Oscar and Albert was nominated), and all set against the beauty of Rome.
Roman Holiday just has so much charm you can't help but fall in love with it, especially Hepburn in her first major role.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Roman Holiday [1953]: Video: Gregory Peck,Audrey Hepburn,Eddie Albert,Hartley Power,Harcourt ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
"Roman holiday" (1953) is a charming movie that you are likely to love, specially if you are fond of romantic comedies that have an excellent director (William Wyler) and great actors (Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck).
Roman Holiday (1953) was directed wonderfully by William Wyler.
He also wisely incorporates a bittersweet finale that prevents "Roman Holiday" from being grouped together with the generic romances that always strain circumstances to get to a happy ending.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Roman Holiday [1953]: DVD: Gregory Peck,Audrey Hepburn,Eddie Albert,Hartley Power,Harcourt ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
"Roman holiday" (1953) is a charming movie that you are likely to love, specially if you are fond of romantic comedies that have an excellent director (William Wyler) and great actors (Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck).
Roman Holiday (1953) was directed wonderfully by William Wyler.
He also wisely incorporates a bittersweet finale that prevents "Roman Holiday" from being grouped together with the generic romances that always strain circumstances to get to a happy ending.
www.amazon.co.uk /Roman-Holiday-Gregory-Peck/dp/B000059H20   (2027 words)

  
 Roman Holiday - Climber.Org Trip Report
Linda Roman had been denied the summit twice before, once by roads and once by ice, so when she convinced John Strauch (another ice-bound veteran) to try again and asked me to go along I had some misgivings.
Roman stepped on a moving rock heading down from Blue Bottle Saddle and did a mid-air-face-plant somersault over a small tree/boulder combo that could have done some damage.
Strauch and Roman's earlier icy trip is documented in the DPS archives.
www.climber.org /TripReports/2001/741.html   (3563 words)

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