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Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Audrey Hepburn is
funny...sad...extraordinary...glamorous as Holly
Golightly!
Director: Blake Edwards, Rated Approved
  Starring:
Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen,
Martin Balsam, Mickey Rooney, osé Luis de Vilallonga, John
McGiver, Dorothy Whitney, Stanley Adams, Orangey (as Cat)
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"You mustn't give your
heart to a wild thing. The more you do, the stronger they get,
until they're strong enough to run into the woods or fly into a
tree. And then to a higher tree and then to the sky." - Holly
Golightly
Why watch this? It's
Hepburn in the role, and several hats, that fit her like no
other.
Plot Summary:
Struggling writer Paul Varjak moves into a New York City
apartment building and becomes captivated by his quirky,
free-spirited neighbor, Holly Golightly. As Paul tries to break
into the literary world, he gets drawn into Holly's glamorous
social life and learns about her checkered past and her many
desperate attempts to secure a wealthy husband.
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Dad's Preview: Skinny.
Ditsy. Adorable. Confident. Naïve. Perplexing. Always
talking. This delightful film, based on the novella by
Truman Capote, introduces Holly Golightly, a girl with a
lot on her mind, who flits from places like a moth
chasing a light bulb. For all her charms there is a
sadness to her, thanks to a past she refuses to face.
She's a social butterfly who's really hard to get to
know. I loved every second of her. Audrey Hepburn burst
into the limelight in
Roman Holiday (1953), and hit her stride with
this romantic comedy. Sure, she's a heart-stealer, but
she makes acting look effortless. A nice supporting
cast, and Henry Mancini's song, "Moon River", elevates
this film above its contemporaries. It is quite
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Jurow-Shepherd
Spinel Ent.; Paramount Pictures |
