Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961

• Director: Blake Edwards
• Based on the book by Truman Capote
• Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, John McGiver, Mickey Rooney
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Audrey Hepburn – Wait Until Dark, My Fair Lady, Charade, The Unforgiven, The Nun’s Story, Green Mansions
• George Peppard – probably something but he’s too unrememberable to remember
• Patricia Neal - The Day the Earth Stood Still
• Buddy Ebsen – The Beverly Hillbillies
• Martin Balsam – probably a lot of films and series in the 60s
• John McGiver - ditto
• Mickey Rooney – ditto
• Why? Audrey Hepburn
• Seen: Once or twice before. Now11 January 2020 with Hal and YW in our read-book-see-film group

             None of us were especially fond of the book but I remember liking the film and Audrey Hepburn is always worthing watching.

       However, it starts out very annoying. I don’t like films about failed (and then successful) authors and vulnerable beautiful young women who manipulate rich men but have a heart of gold and troublesome past. And I hate parties. This one goes on forever. Mickey Rooney is absolutely appalling in this racist and ridiculous role as a Japanese artist. George Peppard is so generically handsome that he might as well be made of plastic. Zero charisma.

       Then the film takes an unexpected turn. There’s more substance to Holly Golightly than the beginning indicates. The costumes and settings are outstanding and the attention to the variety of oddball extras is great fun. The taxis are very cool. And the cat of course. Poor Cat.

3* of 5. Hal liked it and gave it 4 ½ *. YW had to leave early and has not seen the ending so her rating will have to wait.