fanaticusanonymous
Even now 57 years after its original release, Breakfast At Tiffany's remains a charming love story between two hustlers of sorts. Audrey Hepburn is not the Holy Golightly that Truman Capote intended, she couldn't be but she was Audrey Hepburn in all of her 1961 glory. Amazing how it still works that Audrey Hepbun touch. George Peppard is gorgeous but impenetrable. Mickey Rooney, unforgivable. Henry Mancini, opportune but. strangely enough the character that fascinated me the most in my latest viewing is Patricia Neal. I would love to see a full movie about that woman. She exudes sensuality and smartness. Blake Edwards concocts a lighter fare from Capote's book and as it happens, it's still very much alive and surprisingly relevant.
verowiermann
I always heard this movie is one of the best... plop! It's quite the opposite. Here's why: a hero impossible to root for, a weak storyline, some scenes that doesn't move the story forward.
Things in favor: good music, nice cinematography, acting, remarkable costume design... and -of course- the cat!
grantss
Holly Golightly is a superficial, ambitious, money-orientated New York socialite. Paul Varjak, a writer, moves into her building and they become friends. Ultimately Paul falls in love with Holly but will she reciprocate or follow her ambitions?Great movie, with Audrey Hepburn in her definitive role. Warm, sweet and quite emotional with some iconic moments. My favourite would be Audrey Hepburn singing "Moon River" while sitting on the fire escape.
Quicksilver1900
The moment the central character threw her cat out of the cab into the pouring rain in NYC, I was DONE. No matter how you tart it up with beautiful actors in gorgeous clothes, no matter how sympathetically the characters' situations are portrayed, you cannot get past the fact that they are vile, selfish people with no heart, integrity or moral compass. It says a lot for our society that this film is so highly rated.