# "Roman Holiday" (1953) - one of the best movies ever made **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567 "2019-05-26T19:10:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567/21 "2019-05-28T04:20:53Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > That scene clearly inspired another classic of the hand-in-the-hole trope: > > [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandInTheHole:](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandInTheHole:)… There’s no article there. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567/22 "2019-05-28T14:15:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > There’s no article there. _Merde_! > **[Hand in the Hole - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HandInTheHole)** > > So. There's a hole in a wall or floor filled with an impenetrable, inky blackness and the vague promise of a great reward to those who stick their hand in. Should the character go for it? Was that a question? Of course! Treasure! Well, that or a … ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567/23 "2019-05-28T15:20:17Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > … > Throughout the years, here and there, a aqua or teal Vespa scooter shows up for Romantic rides in movies, shows and books. > … Case in point: [https://youtu.be/LQ1oq3V1huA](https://youtu.be/LQ1oq3V1huA) :rolleyes: (Well, except it’s red.) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567/24 "2019-05-30T08:41:18Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Great movie. I think I have both _Roman Holiday_ and _Sabrina_ on the same DVD somewhere. I should pull it out and watch both again. I’ve rewatched both. Oh my goodness, I fell in love with _Sabrina_ (the film) all over again. “How do you say in French, ‘My sister has a yellow pencil?’” _“Ma soeur a un crayon jaune.”_ “How do you say, 'My brother has a lovely girl?” _“Mon frere a une gentil petite amie.”_ “How do you say, ‘I wish I were my brother’?” Apologies if my written French isn’t correct, but that scene is priceless. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567/25 "2019-05-30T17:13:14Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Throughout the years, here and there, a aqua or teal Vespa scooter shows up for Romantic rides in movies, shows and books. I knew a woman who had a thing for guys who drove certain Swedish cars that were painted aquamarine. She said, ‘There’s something about an aqua Volvo man.’ ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567/26 "2019-05-31T02:22:50Z")
It’s a great movie. And the last seconds are the best, as Peck walks out of the church. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567/27 "2019-05-31T04:13:39Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I knew a woman who had a thing for guys who drove certain Swedish cars that were painted aquamarine. > > She said, ‘There’s something about an aqua Volvo man.’ You go straight to your room, mister! You can come out when you’re ready to apologi-- you know what? Strike that. You can’t EVER come out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roman-holiday-1953-one-of-the-best-movies-ever-made/834567.md?page=1)