Steven Cohan on Audrey Hepburn
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 186
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Episode description
Steven Cohan talks about his new book: On Audrey Hepburn: an Opinionated Guide
Provides an original take on fashion in her films and shows how it was key to her popularity
Focuses on Hepburn's abilities and craft as an actress; Offers a substantive and critical analysis of her “Cinderella” films as a discernible cycle; Argues that her striking success and popularity as a movie star was not only due to her unique physical features but to specific factors of postwar culture in the 1950s.
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