Paris goes a long way toward explaining Hepburn's gamine appeal with his account of her hardscrabble, often terrifying childhood during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The ending is also very unsatisfactory.The life of beloved actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) is stylishly explored in this lively, at times even frothy, biography from Paris (Louise Brooks Garbo). It especially angered me how they focused so intently on how Audrey wanted to have children, manipulating it a bit to make it seem like she was heartless about the feelings of the others. This 'tribute' is appalling, for it makes Audrey seem like a tease and a ditz. You're better off reading her biographies (Barry Paris's is a fan favorite) and watching her films.

Avoid this if you're wanting to know more about Audrey. Yes, it is true that he had Marilyn Monroe in mind for the role of Holly Golightly, but he sent Audrey a letter upon hearing about her being cast - and expressed how pleased he was. They make too big of a deal with her relationship with Truman Capote. Frances Fisher actually does resemble Ella Hepburn (Audrey's mother) a bit, and Jennifer Love Hewitt's profile looks similar to Audrey's, but that's all. And I am clueless on why they chose Eric McCormack to be Mel Ferrer. As the movie progressed, I became more annoyed with her and irritable - exactly the opposite of how Audrey makes me feel. Her rendition of Moon River is okay, but calls for a dub - due to the style of her singing - it lost all fragility. I felt embarrassed for her, seeing her attempting an English accent and failing to capture even an ounce Audrey's spirit or charm. Audrey's persona is impossible to portray in the first place - but JLH? They could have chosen someone more appropriate for the role.

Jennifer Love Hewitt was miscast, as her performance as Audrey was insufficient. The story kept switching from during the production of Breakfast At Tiffany's to her early life. I was becoming agitated with the way this was edited as well. Audrey Hepburn's life boring? Not at all - but they managed to make it seem so. and I did not expect it to be THIS bad! I'm a die hard Audrey fan, and even I became bored during most of this film. I heard of how horrible this made for TV movie was - but of course I was curious.

Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris