I've been a big Audrey Hepburn for quite some time now so this is one movie that I had already seen. Like some of her other films this film starts out as a lighthearted, fun love story. Then the conflict that Bradley faces is introduced. He's forced to decide to either betray princess Anne and publish his experiences with her or to be loyal to her and forget about his job.
I didn't realize how much of a political message this film had until after we discussed it in class. Looking back at the film now I can definitely see how Anne protrayed the European side and Bradley's character protrayed America. Throughout the film there were signs of the power struggle between the two characters. One of the most famous scenes depicts Princess Anne taking control of the scooter and driving.
Ultimately it seems as if Bradley held the power throughout the movie. I feel this way becuase his character consistantly had demeaning photographs and information about the princess. Her reputation was totally in the hands of Bradley, who in the end decides not to publish it. And by the end the power had shifted because Bradley handed over the pictures to the princess. In that scene Bradley was depicted as one reporter in a sea of news people while Anne was the princess that everyone in the room looked up to. So in this respect I think the movie was more of a coming of age story.
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