It is difficult to describe precisely the impact Audrey Hepburn has on a movie audience; it’s just something you immediately feel when she appears before your eyes. She was the epitome of big-screen class and feminine charm, yet she maintained a childlike vulnerability that served her well as an ingénue but somehow never clashed with her more adult roles. Hepburn also had generally good taste when choosing her projects, and most of her movies are still fun to watch today. This is why the Dryden will be presenting excellent 35mm prints of her best-loved vehicles over seven consecutive Wednesdays, beginning July 18 with Billy Wilder’s contemporary fairy tale, Sabrina. Hepburn teamed with Wilder one more time for the delightful Love in the Afternoon (July 25), but it was her only collaboration with director Blake Edwards, Breakfast at Tiffany’s (August 1), that provided Hepburn with the role she’s still most identified with today, hipster Holly Golightly. Cast opposite equally charismatic leading men like Cary Grant in Charade (August 8 ) and Peter O’Toole in How to Steal a Million (August 15), 
Hepburn used her familiar persona to make smashing entertainments out of two light European-set capers. However, in the decidedly more sinister Wait Until Dark (August 22), she revealed another side of her talent as a blind woman terrorized in her New York apartment by a sadistic hood (Alan Arkin). The series concludes on August 29 with Stanley Donen’s Two for the Road, a romantic comedy co-starring Albert Finney that provided Hepburn with the definitive transitional role as it follows a married couple over ten years. Like all the other selections in this lineup, it’s the perfect date movie.
Community partners for Audrey Hepburn Wednesdays film series
Experience fabulous “Audrey” specials and discounts at area businesses
Simply mention the Audrey Hepburn series — running at 8 p.m. every Wednesday from July 18 through Aug. 29 at the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House — and receive fabulous specials and discounts. In addition to our community partners, we wish to thank our media sponsor, WHAM 1180AM.
Sabrina (July 18)
Community Partner: Waterlily Spa and Cosmetics Boutique, 2383 Monroe Ave., Brighton (442-5140)
Offer: A “Sabrina Moment.” A 1-hour mini-makeover and make-up lesson ($60 value). Please call spa to reserve sitting. Offer through Aug. 31, 2007.
Love in the Afternoon (July 25)
Community Partner: Wine Sense, 749 Park Ave., Rochester (271-0590)
Offer: 10% off all French wine and cheeses through Aug. 31, 2007
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Aug. 1)
Community Partner: Jine’s Restaurant, 658 Park Ave., Rochester (461-1280)
Offer: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” Coffee and Croissant Special for $3.95, offered every weekday (Monday through Friday) July 18 through Aug. 31.
Community Partner: L’Avant Garbe, 19 State St., Pittsford (248-0440)
Offer: 20% off any garment through Aug. 31, 2007 (including “little black dresses”) and free makeup tips on how-to create the “Audrey eye.”
Charade (Aug. 8 )
Community Partner: Fred Astaire Studios, 3450 Winton Place, Rochester (292-1240)
Offer: One complimentary dance lesson; offer valid through Aug. 31, 2007
How to Steal a Million (Aug. 15)
Community Partner: Artisan Works, 565 Blossom Road, Rochester (288-7170)
Offer: $2 discount on regular admission (Admission with discount is $10 for adults and $6 for students/seniors) through Aug. 31, 2007
Wait Until Dark (Aug. 22)
Community Partner: Parkleigh, 215 Park Ave., Rochester (244-4842)
Offer: 20% off any Dark Chocolate Truffles from Godiva, Joseph Schmidt of San Francisco, or Neuhaus from Belgium. Offer Aug. 22 through Sept. 22, 2007.
Two for the Road (Aug. 29)
Community Partner: Eastman House Café (George Eastman House), 900 East. Ave., Rochester
Offer: Two-fer cookie deal (buy one cookie, get one free every Wednesday during the run of the film series, July 19 through Aug. 29). Café is open on Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
