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Put together by her son Sean Hepburn Ferrer,
"Intimate Audrey" features hundreds of private and professional
photos - originals and reprints - as well as some movie
memorabilia, such as the scooter used in the 1953 classic "Roman
Holiday" for which Hepburn won a best actress Oscar.
Hepburn Ferrer, whose father was U.S. actor Mel Ferrer, said he
wanted to offer a more personal perspective of the life of the
British actress, who dedicated her later years to charity work
and became a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
"She lived a humble life, a simple life, and maybe in there lies
the key to why she is still so beloved today," he told Reuters.
Hepburn was born in 1929 in the Brussels area of Ixelles to a
Dutch mother and British father. She later moved to London to
pursue ballet training and eventually turned to acting, taking
to the stage in New York in 1951 for Broadway play "Gigi".
She starred in a string of films in the 1950s and 1960s,
including "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Charade" and "My Fair
Lady". Hepburn died in 1993 aged 63.
On display are also Hepburn's fashion drawings and humanitarian
writings. Hepburn Ferrer said one the key features of the
exhibition was a replica cherry blossom tree, a tribute to the
childhood home in Switzerland his parents bought in 1963 and
remained Hepburn's residence until her death.
"It is an unusual exhibition because it has been completely
devoid of the Hollywood aspect of her career so it's the woman
who is coming home, naked of the legend, of the icon," he said.
"Intimate Audrey" runs Espace Vanderborght until Aug. 25.
(Reporting By Clement Rossignol; Writing by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian, Editing by William Maclean)
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