Monte Carlo Baby (1951)

Original title

Nous irons à Monte-Carlo

Directed by

Jean Boyer, Lester Fuller

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A spoiled actress travels to Monte Carlo and gets into comedic situations. The film is a light comedy that features Audrey Hepburn in an early role before she became famous.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentleamusingbreezydatedplayful

What happens

Monte Carlo Baby is a 1951 comedy film co-directed by Jean Boyer and Lester Fuller. It featured an early performance by Audrey Hepburn playing a spoiled actress. Most Hepburn biographies indicate that it was during the filming of this film that Hepburn was first discovered by the playwright Colette and chosen for the lead role in the play Gigi, which would lead to Hepburn launching her acting career in Hollywood (though see Secret People (film) for an alternative account that suggests she was discovered by a film producer via that movie). In any event, this was the last movie Hepburn made before launching her Hollywood film career. Monte Carlo Baby was produced in the English language, while a second version of the film was made in French. Since Hepburn was fluent in French, she played the same role (although the character's name was changed). This version of the film was released in 1951 as Nous irons à Monte Carlo (We're Going to Monte Carlo). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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