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(Paramount) F I were Katherine Hepburn (which is perhaps a rather bizarre postulate, even for the sake of argument) I’m sure I'd feel a little irked at the effortless progress of Miss Audrey Hepburnparticularly since it seemed likely to cause some confusion and divided loyalty in the ranks of the fan-clubs. However, as things are, I can enjoy little Audrey without any inhibitions of that sort. I find her altogether delightful to watch, and I can’t blame Hollywood for casting her in innocuous, inconsequential fairytales. This time she’s a Cinderella type, a chauffeur’s daughter who falls in love with the boss’s son (William Holden) and thereby threatens the success of a big business merger. To stave off the threat, an ageing elder son (Humphrey Bogart) takes Sabrina in hand, with disastrous consequences to his peace of mind. Sabrina is a mild little spoof, which pokes fun at big business but is careful not to commit any sacrilege. The dialogue (part-written by Billy Wilder, who produced and directed), is both smooth and witty, in a stylised sophisticated vein; Audrey is as pretty as a picture, and Bogart turns in as neat a piece of frozen-faced comedy as I’ve seen since Buster Keaton was around. A thoroughly cheerful evening’s entertainment;
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 816, 18 March 1955, Page 20
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209SABRINA New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 816, 18 March 1955, Page 20
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