Roman Holiday Haircut

[hsheather858]

She looks so much better with short hair!! Shes so beautiful!

[afrogurl7]

I love how the barber pulled a complete 180 on her.

[angeldisha4545]

see 2:02 how he turns her head!

[myke7777]

I love how they edited the Gregory Peck scenes to make him look like a creeper with a melon in his hands.

[coynie3]

and to think my hair dresser goes crazy if i even suggest dying my hair brown. BROWN. i wish mine was as easy to persuade.

[myohel0]

OFF! OFF! OFF!

[ElleEstVivante]

3:28 GUH I died.

[Tokiohotelgirl97]

I love the dress she wears, I want to wear something like that but I think people would laugh :'(

[FlaxenHairedBeauty]

@Tokiohotelgirl97 You go for it, who cares? :)

[MissCodswallop]

@Tokiohotelgirl97 It's a beautiful dress. If people laugh at you, ignore them and smile. Sometimes I wear things that aren't "normal" and I've actually received a few compliments! (Not trying to sound like I'm boasting; I'm just saying people may love the look!) Go ahead and wear your Audrey-inspired dress. I'm sure it'll look lovely.

[SilentMoonstoneTV]

I think she looks cutest at 2:00, but she can pull off any haircut, she's so pretty!

[SugarKatie]

the long hair looks like audreys real hair :)

[SilentMoonstoneTV]

@SugarKatie That IS her real hair! She's so dedicated, right?

[Irmixlicious261292]

@Trainwreck716 *thumbs up* <3

[Trainwreck716]

Thumbs up if Nicole Anderson brought you here :)

[nicolegalefan]

@Trainwreck716 lol yeah She's a huge fan of Audrey Hepburn :)

[rockel1986]

@Trainwreck716 Audrey Hepburn brought me here :)

[mariguingui]

Geez dude, chill with the scissors!

[hebneh]

The haircut serves several plot purposes. First, it's the Princess doing something impetuous, just for herself, without consulting anyone or being told not to do it. Second, it's an explanation of how she can spend the day in public without being recognized (as the barber reminds us when he's finished). Third, it introduces the dance that night, where the climactic fight scene will take place.

And...it makes Audrey even cuter and more lovable to look at.

[fightinside1]

I know...you MODELLA!

[logastra]

Audrey Hepburn, I've smitten with her! When you see her closeup, what a beauty!!!

[larion95]

I wish I was born around this era... so I can see her pretty face.

[cmqguy]

@larion95 I wish I was born in this ear too. 100% agreed with you.

[jazzandmint]

If I had Audrey Hepburn's bone structure, I'd get my hair cut like that in a second. Alas, we're not all as genetically blessed as she was. ;)

[dancingrl212]

i cannot imagine audrey hepburn with long hair. she's much more beautiful with short hair.

[simpt61]

I agree, she is lovely no matter what the length of her hair, but still, what a real shame to cut that beautiful hair....

[that80sblackchick]

I LOVE this movie:) Thanks for posting senforex

[Krimbo1990]

Quite possibly the most heartbreakingly beautiful smile on the female side of Marlon Brando.

[righteousgroove]

@Krimbo1990 Haha well said!

[sith4923]

1:55 -2:07 <3

[entertainer106]

@sith4923 I think around that part, her hair actually looks the most adorable!!!

[CheeryKaty]

I love how smitten the barber is with her. Who can blame him? She's lovely.

[TiraMzu]

My bf is from Italy and he quotes that barber often :) and he says it's tragically true how italian barbers probably still are such flirts x)

[SooAoo20]

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[dandelionbunnies]

was that her real hair he was cutting or a wig?

[SaikoKel]

it's coohl

[bloofan06]

Wow... look at her at 3:27. Stunning...

[bloofan06]

Audrey looks the most beautiful right after he finishes cutting her hair and she's staring at herself in the mirror, like she's shocked.

[bloofan06]

My favorite movie of all time! I absolutely LOVE this scene... and every scene! Sigh....

[bloofan06]

Someone said you have the same eyes as Audrey Hepburn? Wow, what a wonderful compliment!

[littlsuprstr]

one of the most charming scenes in cinema.

[TheIcingOnTheCake]

They used the word "cool" back then???

Or did he mean it as in temperature "cool."?

[bittertea]

I've cut my hair from really long (almost to me butt) to really short(above shoulders) 3 times. One of those times, people asked if I was going to cry but after it's always was a happy feeling.

Almost like the previous commentor said, you feel light cause weight of the hair is gone (along with memories and feelings of the past). Sometimes you feel like a different person.

Though I end up growing it back because keep short hair styled is a hassle, well at least to me with fast growing hair.

[Tigerlilyjive]

This is one of the most enjoyable movies ever!

I thought of this scene when I cut my long hair off a few weeks ago. I got it cut short like Audrey's and I truly felt as if the negative weight of my life had floated away as my hair was being chopped off! I felt so liberated and so happy! I love it and I am sure that any girl who got their hair cut short would feel great too!

[Cybele1986]

Every woman who has had a great short haircut knows how truly liberating and joyous it can be. I chopped mine off at 19 and never looked back. All the while I was remembering this great scene!

[iangatsby21]

I went to where this barber shop was and that place is now a Gelato store!!!! Audrey was no where to be found!!! :( :(

[km9OOO]

I love how he just throws the hair back at her face at 1:26. What great customer service. She looks so adorable afterwards, though. Sigh.

[hxt2000]

It is hard to be a beauty once. What is amazing about Audrey is that she show her two faces in each of her movie, My Fair Lady, Sabrina and of course Roman Holiday. She started as a beauty (maybe not in fairly) and took it to a whole new level later. You are the best, Audrey.

[hebneh]

For the purpose of the plot, Audrey (the famous princess) needs to be unrecognizable so she can have her holiday among the people. And this scene achieves that perfectly, without being forced or artificial. And the hairdresser character works perfectly too, in making her feel better about herself, and he even shows up later in the film too. And, of course, Audrey looks even more stunning after the haircut is finished.

[stickitupyourasteric]

no there was no threat to her being seen or recognized up to this point, long hair was the custom. Short hair just started in Europe, then in the United States and she wanted to look modern, so she had her hair cut.

[fairyofthetube]

Very cool!

[Harlequinader]

Aww!! I love this movie. Especially because you have three in one: Audrey, Gregory Peck and Willian Wyler. Perfect!!

And certainly I've just had my haircut inspiration from here and Lulú's bob <333!!

[dennykdoe]

And let's not forget Eddie Albert, a great actor and comedian. As they said about the movie, it possessed the charm of Hepburn, the wit of Albert, the panaches of Peck--all brough to the screen by that master, Wyler. It's almost more than we deserve.

[garden0fgraves]

she makes me want to chop off my butt-length hair!

[chilliwhilli89]

DO iT! Its very liberating!

[LipGlassImvu]

i did that yesterday. i got it cut like "How To Steal A Million with Audrey Heburn." It Looks Awesome And My Hair Was Mid Back Length.

[dennykdoe]

A difficult decision that no man can even understand, much less make for you; but I've loved women with hair they could sit on and other with hair shorter than Audrey's. This is about as personal a decision you could ever make.

But why do another post and tell us what you decided to do?

[swhitcom2000]

Maybe this is a silly question, but do they actually cut the wig she is wearing? (I know that her hair was really short to begin with in real life). But it's such pretty hair - how do they do it?

[Harlequinader]

I guess they did. I mean, I'm not much of a hairdresser myself, but I won't ever cut such big locks. Your hair will end up into such a nasty nest in a few days or so...

[millie1986]

@swhitcom2000 That was her real hair - if you look at her screen test for this film it was long - this was the film that she cut it short for.

[TriciaTheHarleyQuinn]

what is the name of the movie

[talitha110191]

Roman Holiday.

[victormania2008]

roman holiday! can't read the title? XD

[TUTOU]

LOL, I have to admit that I was surprised the barber said "cool". Never knew they used the word back in the 50s.

[PinkLady505]

I think he means cool as opposed to hot? I.e. shorter hair keeps you cooler?

[AoriToshimitsu]

Favorite Audrey Hepburn movie. She looks so much better with short hair. Long hair just brings her face down.

[manolinmanolon]

I think, she looks better with short hair! :)

[evesapple]

beautiful acting by the hairdresser after he chops off the final lock of hair and sees her in the mirror.

[hanafan36]

Ah! She's so freaking gorgeous!

I love the part when she's going to look at the hair on the floor and he stops her.

[notallwhowanderrlost]

LOVELOVELOVE this movie, lovelovelove Audrey, and this scene really, truly gets me each and every single time. Audrey Hepburn will live in our hearts forever because of magical moments like this. Her smile is so breathtakingly beautiful, in my opinion. R.I.P. Audrey! Thank you so much for posting.