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''Roman Holiday'' is a 1953 RomanticComedy film directed by Creator/WilliamWyler, starring Creator/GregoryPeck and Creator/AudreyHepburn.

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''Roman Holiday'' is a 1953 American RomanticComedy film directed by Creator/WilliamWyler, starring Creator/GregoryPeck and Creator/AudreyHepburn.



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[[caption-width-right:340:[[Creator/EddieIzzard Everyone's just cool and hangs out]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:340:[[Creator/EddieIzzard Everyone's just cool and hangs out]].]]
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* ImportantHaircut: Ann gets one, partially to remain unrecognizable and partially because it's fashionable and modern, unlike her initially heavy, side-parted hair. The barber is a bit shocked at first, but comes around, and Ann ''loves'' it.

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* ImportantHaircut: Ann gets one, a cute, curly pixie cut, partially to remain unrecognizable and partially because it's fashionable and modern, unlike her initially heavy, side-parted hair. The barber is a bit shocked at first, but comes around, and Ann ''loves'' it. It's probably one of the earliest examples on film of a woman being overjoyed at chopping off most of her hair rather than mortified.
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* BittersweetEnding: See DidNotGetTheGirl.

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* BittersweetEnding: See DidNotGetTheGirl.[[spoiler:Ann is still stuck in her GildedCage life as a princess. Joe doesn't have his five-thousand-dollar scoop, and given his financial situation, he'll probably lose his apartment soon. Class differences between the two mean they can't marry or develop their relationship further, and Ann calls off the engagement. Still, the two are clearly happy to have met and part on amicable terms. Plus, Ann has more leeway to do things her way now.]]



* RebelliousPrincess: The plot is basically kicked off by Princess Ann being this way. Princess Ann is the next in line to the throne of an unnamed European country but feels trapped by her rigid, tightly controlled life as a royal. Faced with yet another day of cookie-cutter speeches and drab ceremonies, she breaks out of her GildedCage and sneaks out of her palace to tour Rome herself, on her own terms. [[spoiler:Her rebellious streak doesn't last, however, and she opts to return to the palace, drawn back by her sense of duty and obligation as a princess.]]

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* RebelliousPrincess: The plot is basically kicked off by Princess Ann being this way. Princess Ann is the next in line to the throne of an unnamed European country but feels trapped by her rigid, tightly controlled life as a royal. Faced with yet another day of cookie-cutter speeches and drab ceremonies, she breaks out of her GildedCage and sneaks out of her palace to tour Rome herself, on her own terms. [[spoiler:Her rebellious streak doesn't last, however, and she opts to return to the palace, drawn back by her sense of duty and obligation as a princess. That said, she does gain the courage to tell the press that Rome is her favorite city so far instead of delivering a canned "every city was good" sort of response.]]

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%%* ButtMonkey: Irving. Endlessly.

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%%* * ButtMonkey: Irving. Endlessly.Irving, thanks to him being ObliviousToHints. He gets kicked by Joe when he starts blabbing about how "Anya" looks oddly similar to Princess Ann (because she ''is'' Princess Ann, but that's supposed to be secret). He doesn't get the hint to not call attention to "Anya", so Joe spills his drink, and it gets all over his clothes. But he still doesn't get it, so Joe knocks his chair over, causing him to fall over and making a really embarrassing scene. And when "Anya" and Joe leave, [[BrickJoke the woman he said he promised to meet with earlier re-appears, and he has to excuse himself]]. Later on, towards the very end of the film, Joe spills something on him, ''again''.



* GildedCage: Ann gets so fed up with the demands and restrictions of royalty that she runs away and lives as a commoner for a day so she can experience "freedom."

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* GildedCage: Ann gets so fed up with the demands and restrictions of royalty that she runs away and lives as a commoner for a day so she can experience "freedom."" This is idea is reinforced by the cinematography; the scenes of her escaping the palace are lonely wide shots where little happens and there's nary a soul in sight, and when she gets out, the camera switches to more a closer, more intimate angle that showcases the city's bustling nightlife.



* OvertOperative: One of Princess Ann's handlers complains that the "plain clothes" secret service men sent to look for the princess are too conspicuous with their black suits and hats. Sure enough, a lot of people do notice them when they try accost the Ann at the barge, but they ignore them to avoid trouble.



%%* RebelliousPrincess: Princess Ann.
* RefugeInAudacity: Joe pulls this trick twice on his boss. First, he offers to show him his notes on the interview (he didn't do) and then again at the end when the boss wants to see the photos.

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%%* * RebelliousPrincess: The plot is basically kicked off by Princess Ann.
Ann being this way. Princess Ann is the next in line to the throne of an unnamed European country but feels trapped by her rigid, tightly controlled life as a royal. Faced with yet another day of cookie-cutter speeches and drab ceremonies, she breaks out of her GildedCage and sneaks out of her palace to tour Rome herself, on her own terms. [[spoiler:Her rebellious streak doesn't last, however, and she opts to return to the palace, drawn back by her sense of duty and obligation as a princess.]]
* RefugeInAudacity: Joe pulls this trick twice on his boss. First, he offers to show him his notes on the interview (he (which he didn't do) and then again at the end when the boss wants to see the photos.



%%* SpaghettiAndGondolas: Basically this trope on a Vespa ride.

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%%* * SpaghettiAndGondolas: Basically Dozing off and getting picked up near the Temple of Saturn, buying exquisite shoes from friendly neighborhood hawkers, getting a haircut from a barber who has a loose but still charming grasp of the English language (though he does not talk-a like-a this) and has set up shop by the Trevi Fountain, eating gelato on the Spanish Steps, touring the Colosseum, testing the Mouth of Truth at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin, riding a Vespa through the bustling streets, dancing under the moonlight on a barge--Ann basically gets this trope on a Vespa ride.scooter. There's not a lot of FoodPorn, but there sure is a lot of Italian that [[RealityHasNoSubtitles goes uncaptioned]], and from the what's shown in the film, you'd swear Rome was a theme park where all the buildings were made during either the Renaissance or classical antiquity.

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