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Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300215818
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 0792104366
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Unknown), AnalogEnglish (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: April 10, 2001
Running Time: 114 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: October 05, 1961
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Editorial Review:
No film better utilizes Audrey Hepburn's flighty charm and svelte beauty than this romantic adaptation of Truman Capote's novella. Hepburn's urban sophisticate Holly Golightly, an enchanting neurotic living off the gifts of gentlemen, is a bewitching figure in designer dresses and costume jewelry. George Peppard is her upstairs neighbor, a struggling writer and "kept" man financed by a steely older woman (Patricia Neal). His growing friendship with the lonely Holly soon turns to love and threatens the delicate balance of both of their compromised lives. Taking liberties with Capote's bittersweet story, director Blake Edwards and screenwriter George Axelrod turn New York into a city of lovers and create a poignant portrait of Holly, a frustrated romantic with a secret past and a hidden vulnerability. Composer Henry Mancini earned Oscars for the hit song "Moon River" and his tastefully romantic score. The only sour note in the whole film is Mickey Rooney's demeaning performance as the apartment's Japanese manager, an offensively overdone stereotype even in 1961. The rest of the film has weathered the decades well. Edwards's elegant yet light touch, Axelrod's generous screenplay, and Hepburn's mix of knowing experience and naiveté combine to create one of the great screen romances and a refined slice of high society bohemian chic. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Silly Chick-Flick, But Not A Total Waste Of Time
After years of hearing what a classic this film is, I was disappointed after finally watching it. The story is unbelievably absurd at times (If Audrey Hepburn's character really grew up on a farm in the mid-west and came to New York just a few years before, no amount of speech and voice training could make her sound like that!) Also, Holly Golightly seems way too sweet and innocent to be a prostitute.
Nevertheless, the film is worth watching to see 1960's New York City looking so clean and ... Read More
Rating:  - Wait til the end
Breakfast at Tiffany's was one of my mother's favorite movies. Many times, late at night, you could find yourself outside her TV room listening to her croon the words to Moon River along with the TV. Many times I'd catch the end of the movie, with Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard and that cat. And the rain. Can't forget the rain. I thought it was all 60s and sentimentality.
Then I rented it for myself. I had to see what this classic was all about. I was surprised at how racy it ... Read More
Rating: - A very well done movie.
I just saw this movie for the first time, and it was delightful. I also read the book. The stories follow very different paths, but I can't pick one over the other as a favorite. Cheers to Truman Capote for coming up with character as charming as Holly Golightly.
Rating: - Audrey Angel
One of my first memories is Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast At Tiffany's.I remember falling asleep to her sweet angel's voice.She was my earliest love.
Since then I have watched this dvd so many times.I'm not too shy to say I kiss the t.v. screen whenever I see her angel's face.
My favorite scene is where she gets out of bed and puts on a man's white shirt,her soft silky hair down her back.I wish it was one of my shirts she put on.
And I wish she had daughters who I could admire today. ... Read More
Rating: - Classic
Classic (had to say it again). I've heard people speak continuously about this movie. Finally saw it and fell in love. I can see A LOT of the inspiration for the hit series Sex & The City... and I loved that series, too. Definitely a great addition to any movie collectors collection.
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