Sabrina

   

Sabrina is the ancient name of the English River Severn as well as the goddess of that river in Insular Brythonic mythology.

Sabrina is the title of an American comedy movie produced in 1954 and later remade in 1995. The story was originally written by Samuel Taylor for the stage as Sabrina Fair, or A Woman of the World.

The 1954 version was adapted by Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor and Ernest Lehman, and was directed by Wilder. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Marion Ross and William Holden. Hepburn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (her second nomination in so many years), and Wilder for the Academy Award for Directing.

During production of the film, Hepburn and Holden entered into a brief, but passionate and much-publicized love affair. Bogart, meanwhile, reportedly could not stand his inexperienced co-star and complained that Hepburn took too many takes to get her dialogue right.

Although Edith Head was credited for her costume design, most of Hepburn's outfits were in fact designed by Hubert de Givenchy. This film marked the start of a life-long association between the designer and Hepburn.

The 1995 version was adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, based on the 1954 screenplay. It was directed by Sydney Pollack, and stars Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond and Greg Kinnear.

In the 1995 version, the protagonist, Linus Larrabee, is described by Sabrina (quoting what she has heard from others) as "the world's only living heart donor. He thinks that morals are paintings on walls and scruples are money in Russia."

In 2002 the United States Library of Congress deemed the 1954 film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

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