Popularised in the 1920s by American actress Louise Brooks, the short bob became a cool-girl hallmark in the ’90s care of Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, Natalie Portman in Leon, and Audrey Tautou ...

The comparison is inevitable. With her dark hair, wide dark eyes, porcelain skin and tiny, waiflike frame, 24-year-old French starlet Audrey Tautou bears a striking resemblance to that other Audrey.