Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn)

Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) is a chauffeur's teenage daughter, who longs to live a life of luxury. David (William Holden) is the younger of her employer's two sons, and has been married a number of times. Linus (Humphrey Bogart), the older one, is interested only in the stock market, having no time for women. Sabrina has loved David her whole life, but he “doesn't even know she exists”. Trying to rid herself of him, she decides to leave for Paris, where she attends a cooking school. Sabrina returns later, looking like a glamorous woman of the world, and David falls for her.

Critic Reviews:

• " Very much a take on Cinderella, but updated with realistic relationships – and no wicked stepmother, save for the struggles of acceptance by the upper crust. " – Mike Massie

• " The upper-crust comic romance often gets just the measures of erotic delight and bubbly champagne fizz it needs. " – Michael Wilmington

• " The script is tightly written and flawlessly executed. Romance supersedes comedy here, and since Wilder excelled at both genres, the result is a film classic. " – Kathryn McGarr