One of the last films I worked on was Robin and Marian. Getting Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn in one swoop was a joy. She was so wonderful and so unassuming. What a wonderful person. A few years after she passed away, the Director's Guild gave Blake Edwards an award and they screened Breakfast at Tiffanys, which he spoke about with such a heartfelt warmth. He called her his "lovely, lovely Audrey". It was an emotional moment. Sue Heim
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:57:19 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: Audrey Hepburn's latest TV commercial. To: [email protected] Can’t comment on the commercials but I got to meet her, briefly, in the mid-80’s…helped her on with her jacket. She was struggling with it, a bit, and I helped her. She was startled, at first, than perfectly…beautifully, elegant. Regards, DBT From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Kusumoto Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: Audrey Hepburn's latest TV commercial. Interesting reactions from MoPoers (intriguingly, all private) to the latest Audrey Hepburn commercial. Some hated it or thought Audrey's image looked "fake." Others thought it was poignant. Meanwhile, here's the other, earlier, more famous (and equally controversial) Audrey commercial that incorporated footage from 1957's "Funny Face" to sell skinny jeans for The Gap (2006). It shows Audrey dancing to AC/DC's "Back in Black." The 30-second Gap commercial can be viewed by clicking the link above or below the photo below: http://bit.ly/ZLsFH1 http://bit.ly/ZLsFH1 A memorable article in the Huffington Post in late 2006: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danny-miller/audrey-hepburn-dead-is-th_b_29484.html ...captures the controversial gist of using dead people to sell products. - d. Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:28:28 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: OT: Audrey Hepburn's latest TV commercial. To: [email protected] ** AUDREY HEPBURN RETURNS TO LIFE IN A CHOCOLATE AD. ** Not everyone likes this spot, whereby a CGI-generated Audrey is meshed with new footage as she sings "Moon River" in the background. This spot was authorized by her sons, Sean Ferrer and Luca Dotti. I personally think it's fine. Click on the link below Audrey's image. (Bruce first posted this video on his FB wall last week.) http://bit.ly/ZEdVtp http://bit.ly/ZEdVtp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Audrey Hepburn Resurrected For New Commercial By JARETT WIESELMAN, E.T. News February 26, 2013 Dearly departed Audrey Hepburn is the latest celebrity to be resurrected by the ad industry so she can star in a new commercial. In the spot for Galaxy (a British chocolate brand), Hepburn is sightseeing in Italy when her tour bus gets delayed. Luckily she stops across from a handsome stranger as her version of Moon River begins to play. What happens from there is classic Hepburn, but how did the ad come to be? Hepburn's sons, who control her estate, authorized the use of her image for a fee. Sean Ferrer and Luca Dotti say their mother would be "proud" of her new role, adding in a press release that she "often spoke about her love of chocolate and how it lifted her spirit." Hepburn is not the first (nor will she be the last) dead celebrity who Madison Avenue has brought back to life thanks to advanced technology used in order to hawk a product. Chris Farley shilled for DirecTV, Fred Astaire danced for Dirt Devil, John Lennon rocked out for Rock Band, Gene Kelly grooved for Volkswagen, John Wayne sipped on Coors Light and Kurt Cobain wore his Doc Martens in heaven. You'll also recall that Hepburn already starred in another modern day ad when The GAP had her pushing pants. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
