{"id":3955,"date":"2007-08-19T18:43:12","date_gmt":"2007-08-20T01:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2023-02-07T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:01:09","slug":"breakfast-at-tiffanys-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3955","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast at Tiffany&#8217;s (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I&#8217;m not sure where that is, but I know what it&#8217;s like: it&#8217;s like Tiffany&#8217;s.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Poster-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Poster.jpg 1675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn New York City, freespirited Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) pursues wealthy men while falling reluctantly in love with her struggling-writer neighbor (George Peppard).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audrey Hepburn Films<\/li>\n<li>Blake Edwards Films<\/li>\n<li>George Peppard Films<\/li>\n<li>Gold Diggers<\/li>\n<li>Martin Balsam Films<\/li>\n<li>Mickey Rooney Films<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Nonconformists<\/li>\n<li>Patricia Neal Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this beloved adaptation of Truman Capote&#8217;s novel gave Audrey Hepburn &#8220;one of her most appealing roles&#8221; as an eccentric young woman who&#8217;s &#8220;taken on the guise of an ultra-sophisticated bohemian&#8230; to cover up her many insecurities.&#8221; While Mickey Rooney&#8217;s dated, pejorative turn as Holly&#8217;s buck-toothed Japanese neighbor is too awful for words (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/10\/06\/archives\/the-screen-breakfast-at-tiffanysaudrey-hepburn-stars-in-music-hall.html\"><em>NY Times<\/em> reviewer Bosley Crowther merely referred to it as &#8220;exotic&#8221;<\/a>), the film has held up remarkably well in other ways, and remains both &#8220;witty&#8221; and &#8220;racy&#8221;. Peary correctly points out that the sexual undertones of the movie (while considerably tamed down from the book) &#8220;must have raised eyebrows in 1961&#8221;; Hepburn&#8217;s comment to Peppard that he &#8220;must be exhausted&#8221; after Neal has left for the night is a particularly droll shocker.<\/p>\n<p>Hepburn (though far too thin, as always) has never looked more beautiful than she does here, with her stylish Givenchy outfits, super-long cigarette holder, and streaked hair sleekly gathered into an upsweep. Her performance itself is noteworthy as well; while Marilyn Monroe was Capote&#8217;s original choice for the role, I find it easy to imagine that down-to-earth Hepburn &#8212; like hicksville Holly-nee-Lulamae in New York &#8212; could relate to feeling like a bit of a poseur in the glamorous world of Hollywood. George Peppard is fine as &#8220;Fred&#8221;, but ultimately acts as more of a foil to Hepburn than anything else. Neal is delicious in a bit role as kept-man Peppard&#8217;s cynical sugar mama; interestingly, her character never appeared in Capote&#8217;s novel.  <\/p>\n<p>There are many touching, memorable, and\/or amusing scenes in <em>Breakfast at Tiffany&#8217;s<\/em>; my favorite is probably Holly&#8217;s wild bash (has any director ever captured the zaniness of parties better than Edwards?) &#8212; I particularly enjoy the two brief sequences in which a knackered woman laughs (then cries) with her own reflection in the mirror. All of Hepburn and Peppard&#8217;s scenes together &#8212; from their first meeting, when Hepburn staggers around in eyeshades &#8212; are delightful; as Peary notes, it&#8217;s &#8220;refreshing seeing lovers whose relationship is mutually beneficial.&#8221; The ending is a true weeper, one of the best Hollywood ever conceived. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audrey Hepburn in perhaps her most iconic role<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Hepburn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Hepburn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Hepburn.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Hepburn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Hepburn-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Hepburn-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Hepburn-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Patricia Neal as Peppard&#8217;s &#8220;sugar mama&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Neal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Neal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Neal.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Neal-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Neal-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Neal-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Neal-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The infamous &#8220;party scene&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Mirror.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Mirror.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Mirror.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Mirror-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Mirror-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Mirror-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Mirror-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Holly&#8217;s glamorous Givenchy outfits<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Outfits.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Outfits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Outfits.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Outfits-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Outfits-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Outfits-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Outfits-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Holly and &#8220;Fred&#8221;&#8216;s giddy spree on the town<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Masks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Masks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Masks.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Masks-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Masks-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Masks-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Masks-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The final wrenching scene<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Rain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Rain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Rain.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Rain-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Rain-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Rain-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Rain-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Henry Mancini&#8217;s famous score\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. While not entirely successful, this beloved film remains a &#8220;must see&#8221; classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0054698\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/21936\/breakfast-at-tiffanys#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/breakfast-at-tiffanys\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I&#8217;m not sure where that is, but I know what it&#8217;s like: it&#8217;s like Tiffany&#8217;s.&#8221; Synopsis: In New York City, freespirited Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) pursues wealthy men while falling reluctantly in love with her struggling-writer neighbor (George Peppard). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Audrey Hepburn Films Blake Edwards Films George Peppard Films Gold Diggers Martin Balsam Films Mickey Rooney Films New York&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3955\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3955"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89812,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3955\/revisions\/89812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}