Funny Face

Directed by Stanley Donen in 1957, Funny Face is a vibrant and colourful musical comedy that plunges us into the world of fashion.

The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Jo Stockton, a shy bookseller who becomes a model after meeting Dick Avery.

Avery, played by Fred Astaire, is a photographer for Quality magazine who promises the young woman a trip to Paris.

Uninterested by the glitz and glamour of the catwalks, Stockton accepts in the hope of meeting a philosophy professor whose work she admires.

Satirising the fashion world, with a visual style inspired by magazines such as Vogue, the film oscillates between Hollywood classicism and modernity.

In addition to memorable dance numbers, Funny Face offers a sweet mix of humour, glamour and romance.

Two exceptionally skilled actors breathe life into the film's remarkably formal creativity.

Chloé Hofmann (CEC Unil)