Audrey (2020) on Netflix
TV-1420201h 40m
Audrey Hepburn narrates her own story. She grew up malnourished in occupied Holland, was abandoned by her father, trained as a ballet dancer in London, and reached Hollywood stardom.
- Netflix3.8/5
- IMDb7.1/102,929 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes79%
Trailer
Plot summary
Archival recordings of Audrey Hepburn carry her account, and footage of her runs throughout the film. The story begins in the Netherlands, where she grew up under Nazi occupation, malnourished and abandoned by her father, then moves to London, where she trained as a ballet dancer, a path her past traumas closed off. Three ballerinas embody her at three stages of her life, and family members, friends, actors, designers and humanitarian workers add recollections. Her first Academy Award came when she was 24, and she became a star of Hollywood's Golden Age. Her pioneering collaboration with Hubert de Givenchy remains an influence.
Cast
- Keira Mooreas Audrey Hepburn (1930s)
- Clémence Boulouqueas Self - Biographer
- Anna Cataldias Self - Film Producer / Friend
- Edith Ledereras Self
- Pierluigi Christophe Orunesuas Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Audrey (2020)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Audrey spent three years in development before producers Nick Taussig and Annabel Wigoder met Audrey Hepburn's elder son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer. He allowed the film to proceed only after British filmmaker Helena Coan was hired to direct, wanting a modern telling through the lens of a woman.
- Taussig admitted the documentary required a 'delicate touch', and the team made no deal with Hepburn's estate to prevent making a brand film, while respecting the access Hepburn's loved ones gave.
- Hepburn narrates the documentary through audio sourced from American journalist Glenn Plaskin's tapes interviews for US Weekly articles before her death.
