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Writers:
Truman Capote (novel)
George Axelrod (screenplay)
Release Date:
5 October 1961 (USA) more
Tagline:
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 & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(47 articles)
Media Monkey's Diary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 15 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, 'New Moon' Cast Dazzle Hollywood Hot Topic
(From MTV Movie News. 6 November 2009, 10:40 PM, PST)
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Great Art or Guilty Pleasure? more (241 total)
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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Certification:
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
Filming Locations:
171 East 71st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
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Audrey Hepburn said the scene where she throws Cat into the rainy street was the most distasteful thing she ever had to do on film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Holly enters Paul's bedroom through the window, stockings appear on her legs. more
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Pink Panther Story (2003) (V) more
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Moon River Cha Cha more
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I am never sure which Breakfast at Tiffany's is. I can certainly think of movies which more accurately portray the human condition, but of few that are more fun.
Neither Holly nor Paul seem to represent real people. Their attraction, which is the focal point of the movie, is a character unto itself. Paul sees Holly as scared, vulnerable, and in need of rescue and enjoys his role as potential knight in shining armor to her damsel in distress. She is drawn to him because he sees beyond her facade of fabulousness to the scared little girl she is inside and which she tries (not that hard really at all) to hide. Adding to her attraction to him is the fact that he stands up to her when she treats him shoddily. This probably does not happen to her too often, and it intrigues her.
These are mostly the tricks a romance novelist uses to keep readers baited and rooting for a fictional, possibly doomed romance to work and do not reflect the real nature of love. There is, however, enough chemistry, genuine affection, and respect between the two characters to keep the story from seeming utterly implausible.
Of course, a movie doesn't have to be realistic to realistically portray what is right and what is wrong with the world we live in. Breakfast at Tiffany's doesn't do a whole lot of that either, though. After watching I can never pinpoint one solid message from it.
What it does have a lot of, as many others have pointed out, is stylish, witty, good fun. This is almost always the movie I choose on the rare occasions when my husband is working late, my son is asleep, I have energy to spare and good bottle of wine just begging to be uncorked. Believable or not, it is well-told and compelling, and remains one of the better movies a gal can lose herself in.