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Release Date:
5 October 1961 (USA)
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Audrey Hepburn plays that daring, darling Holly Golightly to a new high in entertainment delight! more
Plot:
A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 7 wins
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7 nominations
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Hepburn's Dresses Go Under The Hammer
(From WENN. 18 November 2009, 4:16 AM, PST)
Media Monkey's Diary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 1:57 AM, PST)
(From WENN. 18 November 2009, 4:16 AM, PST)
Media Monkey's Diary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 1:57 AM, PST)
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Audrey Hepburn - The "It" Girl of the 60s
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Audrey Hepburn | ... | Holly Golightly |
 | George Peppard | ... | Paul 'Fred' Varjak |
 | Patricia Neal | ... | 2-E (Mrs. Failenson) |
 | Buddy Ebsen | ... | Doc Golightly |
| Martin Balsam | ... | O. J. Berman |
| José Luis de Villalonga | ... | José da Silva Pereira (as VilAllongA) |
| John McGiver | ... | Tiffany's salesman |
| Alan Reed | ... | Sally Tomato |
| Dorothy Whitney | ... | Mag Wildwood |
| Beverly Powers | ... | Nightclub Stripper (as Miss Beverly Hills) |
| Stanley Adams | ... | Rusty Trawler |
| Claude Stroud | ... | Sid Arbuck |
| Elvia Allman | ... | Librarian |
 | Mickey Rooney | ... | Mr. Yunioshi |
| Orangey | ... | Cat |
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115 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Hungary:14 |
Canada:G (Ontario) |
USA:TV-G (TV rating) |
South Korea:12 |
Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Netherlands:AL |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:Unrated |
West Germany:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG
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The famous black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opening scenes of this movie was sold for $807,000 on December 4, 2006 at Christie's Auction House in London, making it the second most expensive piece of movie memorabilia ever sold. The first is the Best Picture Oscar for Gone with the Wind (1939).
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Holly breaks things in her apartment, Paul's necktie is alternately in/out of his vest between shots.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Sid Arbuck: [seeing Holly enter her building] Hey!
[he chases her inside]
Sid Arbuck: Hey, baby, what's going on here?
Holly Golightly: Oh, hi!
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Sid Arbuck: [seeing Holly enter her building] Hey!
[he chases her inside]
Sid Arbuck: Hey, baby, what's going on here?
Holly Golightly: Oh, hi!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in I Want to Marry Ryan Banks (2004) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Moon River Cha Cha
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I've loved "Breakfast at Tiffany's" since I was nine. Even before I completely understood about Holly's "profession", I was captivated by the grace and magic that was Audrey Hepburn.
George Peppard plays Paul Varjak, a writer who has to earn his living through a wealthy socialite, Patricia Neal, as her "kept" man. Audrey, who plays Holly Golightly, is a gold-digging call girl, who is looking for the right rich man to marry. Though you would think these two would be unflattering characters, they are both very charming and put on phony personas (especially in Holly's case) in order to survive.
You have to marvel at how a woman like Audrey could look so good in anything she wore. At the beginning of the movie when she first meets Peppard, she's only wearing a simple white shirt that she wears as a nightgown or at the party scene when she first comes out and greets her friend O.J. Berman wearing nothing but a sheet made up to look like a dress! Gorgeous!
It's a marvelous piece of acting when Holly first meets Paul in her apartment, and she's talking about how she has to get ready to meet one of her "clients" in jail, Sally Tomato, and she's talking about her profession, looking at herself in the mirror, getting dressed, asking Paul to find one of her shoes, etc., and then, voila! the famous basic black dress and hat with the wide brim. Very stylish - and in the scene she is given much to work with, the way she has to juggle the dialogue and the action of what she is doing all at once. Very natural and sophisticated at the same time.
Audrey is very believable as Holly because her character is someone who is pretending to be sophisticated, hanging around with phony people, but really comes from humble beginnings. Once in a while you will hear in her voice the "country-girl" drawl, and you will see through the facade of Holly Golightly who she really is. George Peppard is also very handsome and believable as the "starving" writer who also has to sell himself out in order to earn a living.
Many complaints have been made about Mickey Rooney and the "stereotypical" portrayal of the landlord Mr. Yunioshi. Yes, it is stereotyped, but nonetheless, I still thought it was funny. The party scene is one of the best in the movie - hilarious! Wonderful score by Henry Mancini. Of course it's a classic scene when Holly pulls up in front of Tiffany's in the New York taxi, drinking coffee and eating a danish in front of the window. New York City itself is like a vibrant, interesting character in the movie. I could go on and on.
And to top it all off, it's a very romantic love story about two people who find happiness in the crazy, mixed-up world we live in. A classic. Recommended to anyone who loves old Hollywood cinema.