Breakfast at Tiffanys is the story of the charming yet mysterious
Holly Golightly. She is a somewhat lost soul who only feels truly
at ease when she is at Tiffanys.
The movie is based on the book written by Truman Capote, who said
he was rather disappointed when Audrey Hepburn was cast in the
lead, he had wanted a Marilyn Monroe type. Audrey eventually won
him over with her honest and graceful portrayal of Holly Golightly.
Holly is a true city girl who spends her nights at glamourous
parties with an aray of men, who pay for her lifestyle by giving
her money for the powder room, where upon she promptly makes her
exit.
Holly only begins to open up about her life and her past when she
meets her new neighbour, Paul Varjak. He is a budding writer, who
is also a somewhat "kept" man, having an affair with a rich married
woman.
Paul promptly falls in love with Holly's charm and vunerability,
while Holly is chasing a host of well to do men that she would like
to marry. Holly ends up engaged to a rich Brazilian man by the name
of Jose, only to be left by him after Holly gets caught up in
scandal.
A heartbroken Holly is left to then face her true feelings for the
first time in her life, and see that perhaps love has been in front
of her all along.
This movie is carried wonderfully by the stunning Audrey Hepburn,
who is more then believeable as the glamourous yet vunerable Holly
Golightly. Audrey adds charm to a character that can seem somewhat
shallow and cold hearted at times.
Although somewhat adapted for the screen, the movie still follows
the basic plot of Capote's book while adding a touch of Hollywood
in the heart warming happy ending.
This movie has remained a classic through the years for good
reason, it captures what many movies today lack. It is fun, well
acted and is very much based on character development, not special
effects and a big budget.
I would recommend this movie to anyone who loves Audrey Hepburn (I
may be a little bias, as she is my favourite actress), who enjoys a
good love story and likes movies that are carried by well written
dialogue and acting.