Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961 Starring Audrey Hepburn George Peppard

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Breakfast at Tiffany's

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Format: Widescreen
Director: Blake Edwards
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: April 2001
UPC: 097360650549

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No film better utilizes Audrey Hepburn's flighty charm and svelte beauty than this romantic adaptation of Truman Capote's novella. Hepburn's urban sophisticate Holly Golightly, an enchanting neurotic living off the gifts of gentlemen, is a bewitching figure in designer dresses and costume jewelry. George Peppard is her upstairs neighbor, a struggling writer and "kept" man financed by a steely older woman (Patricia Neal). His growing friendship with the lonely Holly soon turns to love and threatens the delicate balance of both of their compromised lives. Taking liberties with Capote's bittersweet story, director Blake Edwards and screenwriter George Axelrod turn New York into a city of lovers and create a poignant portrait of Holly, a frustrated romantic with a secret past and a hidden vulnerability. Composer Henry Mancini earned Oscars for the hit song "Moon River" and his tastefully romantic score. The only sour note in the whole film is Mickey Rooney's demeaning performance as the apartment's Japanese manager, an offensively overdone stereotype even in 1961. The rest of the film has weathered the decades well. Edwards's elegant yet light touch, Axelrod's generous screenplay, and Hepburn's mix of knowing experience and naivet combine to create one of the great screen romances and a refined slice of high society bohemian chic.

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What a breakfast	Customer Rating:
One of my all time favorites, fantastic movie, music score and who didn't love Audrey Hepburn, what a classy lady!!

how old is holly?

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Overall, this is a well-done movie, with the exception of Mickey Rooney.

My problem is not in the adaptation of the Truman Capote novella--it IS a very different story than what's being told here. Could you film a version that's closer to Capote's story? Of course. But this film works as a stand-alone piece.

My problem is: how old exactly is Holly supposed to be? Audrey Hepburn was 31 when she made this movie, and while she's absolutely enchanting in it, SHE LOOKS 31. But when Buddy Ebsen shows up, he tells George Peppard that Holly was just shy of 14 when they married, and that his first wife died on the 4th of July, 1955. Since the movie is set in 1961, that would make Holly (at most) all of 20 years old.

Tiffany's and All That Cat's Meow.

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It is a timeless story about a woman who was lost and then found (herself). In fact, her apartment looked like a lost and found box, and her cat was lost then found!

This review is about the movie only. I believe there is a new release, but I do not know what extras are added.

I read somewhere, when Capote wrote the novel, Holly/Lula Mae was modeled after Marilyn Monroe/Norma Gene. That's a very important point to keep in mind in order to understand her character.

Holly didn't like herself, at least her old self, so she transformed herself into someone else. Admirable effort, but she lost her identity along the way. She really wasn't escaping to a better place, except externally/materially she felt different.

She was a mess, a real phony. She cared no one, but herself. She lacks of responsibility, but she was also everyone's inner desire....

People commented on the acting. I bet that was fashionable at the time. Nowadays it's the naturalness that's in vogue, so it may be a problem for some people. It was the period.

I can't say I like the fake Japanese character though. It's unrealistic. Have you ever met a Japanese person like that? I think the DVD should have an option to take that part out as deleted scenes. They contribute nothing to the storyline, except as a comic relief (and it has plenty of wittier ones). It was just very out of place.

The costume design is very nice. It's 1950's at its most glamorous. Glamorous but not out of place.

"Moon River" is just brilliant. A simple song that delivers so much emotion! Many of us are still drifters waiting for the right one. That's the ultimate love song for me.

I love the symbolism. When she found her cat, she found herself. Cat never had a real name, because she also had no identity.

I was very concerned for the cat in many scenes he appeared. He was dripping wet in the last scene. And earlier on, when Holly smashed stuff all over the place (she must be an Aries), Cat was walking through the shards!!! I wonder how much he was paid for the part....

In any case, it's a fancy fun for guys and gals alike. It's still relevant today (which is why I think it's good). I bet we all know someone who is just like Holly. Do they still give out prize in Cracker Jack?

Classic for a Reason	Customer Rating:
This film's a classic for good reason. Among the reasons: the charming Audrey Hepburn, the rest of the terrific cast (including "Cat"!) the rendition of "Moon River" by Hepburn. Need more reasons? How about: The New York scenery, the satisfying plot, the happy ending we all love to see. It's a perfect addition to any collection of classic films!

Amazon "Reviewer" Needs Thicker Glasses Than Mickey Rooney!

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In response to an idiotic and "uninformed", (despite his claiming to have actually viewed the film at least once!?), review by one, "C.Hoffman", of this truly romantic, great, sweet, classic, (and at one time dismissed by ME as "boring, scatter-brained and unfunny"), film that merely solidifies and proves to everyone that Audrey Hepburn was, in fact, the most lovely, charming, magical, and completely "irresitable" woman to ever grace the planet, I feel a need to point out that the film and its original Truman Capote story were indeed about a bunch of "narcissistic and shallow rich people, drinking and smoking and saying stupid lines over and over"... Like they all did and still do! (Go hang out with Paris Hilton for a few seconds and you'll see how true to life the little gay man from Texas had written it!) But the "point" which I must "point out" to you is that in each of their efforts to try and become one of these socially, (if not financially), affluent pigs in "The Big Apple" of the early 1960's, two very "real" people who were "running away" from life and from themselves somehow manage to meet, fall in love, and discover that what really does matter is not all of those creature comforts and attitudes that come with being a rich, socially affluent pig, (who calls everyone "Darling"), but that its their capacity to love someone else, and "be able to help" each of their true "selves" throughout all of the unknown "adventures" to come in this cold, hard, lonely "fact" we call a "life", for better or worse, that every single damned one of us "drifters" must take, first so we can lose, and finally find "ourselves", and start our "life" over again. But mostly, it's about how much more beautiful, and magical, and fun it can all be with a fellow "drifter", (or "Huckleberry friend"), along for the ride... Get it?!? (I know, it took me a little while too.) And one more thing, with regards to the offensive "stereotypical" Landlord character that the great Mickey Rooney unfortunately played, (NOT that he "wrote", or "created" or "directed", but merely "played" because he was "paid"!), he was Japanese, NOT "Chinese"! You could tell by the Japanese decor in his apartment, the multiple flashing camera's set up in it, the Japanese tea ceremony in his kimono, the steaming hot bath, the ridiculously big buck teeth, the "coke bottle" glasses, and all the other pre-post WWII insults and "attacks" made by all of u.s. against all of them, even those patriotic Japanese-American citizens who were stripped of everything then thrown into "internment camps" in the worst places throughout America, as well as his name, which was a very good clue too! ...Got it?... Good!