Movies give ice cream a bad rap. In the romantic comedy, the leading lady is dumped by her boyfriend, husband, or best friend: the camera zooms in on the woman's shocked, distraught face, and then cuts to her desperately eating ice cream out of a carton. This binge might occur alone in the kitchen or on the living room couch with her girlfriends. Regardless, Hollywood should not typecast this frozen dessert into such a limited role. Ice cream can be more than consolation for lost love, and truly good ice cream does not come in gallon containers.
Ice cream does receive its deserved role in one 1953 movie classic: Roman Holiday. Audrey Hepburn plays Princess Anne, a young ruler who yearns to escape from official duties. While visiting Rome, she sneaks away from her embassy for one perfect day of freedom. Her very first treats for herself include a new hairdo and a gelato.
She sits on the Spanish steps, and she is perfectly happy, enjoying her ice cream. This princess just wants an hour or two for anything that she desires. And that "anything" is ice cream.
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