Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blu-ray)
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- Price
- R 191
- Normal Price
R 461- (-59%)
Description
Blake Edwards' screen adaptation of Truman Capote's novella stars Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, an eccentric high-class escort working in New York. Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood agents and wealthy politicians at glamorous parties, Holly plans to marry into money and save up to help support her brother who is due to return from the army. However, when young writer Paul Varjack (George Peppard) - the kept man of a wealthy older woman - moves into Holly's apartment block, the pair soon find their worlds turned upside down. The cast also includes Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen and Martin Balsam.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 5051368210339
- Department
- Movies & TV
- Released
- 12 Sep 2011
- Type
- Movies
- Format
- Blu-ray
- Genre
- Modern Classic
- Region
- Region ABC
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- Extras
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Age Restriction
- PG
- Supply Source
- UK
Movie
- Release Year
- 1961
- Running Time
- 114 min
- Language
- English
- Categories
- Comedies / Essential Cinema / Love Story / Romance / Theatrical Release
- Synopsis
- Blake Edwards's adaptation of Truman Capote's classic novella is ideally cast with Audrey Hepburn in the role of Holly Golightly. The free-spirited gamine darts about New York, feted by wealthy men drawn to her megawatt charm and elegance, hoping that the party will never end. After "shopping" in front of Tiffany's window, she meets aspiring writer Paul Varjak (George Peppard), and they begin a platonic friendship. "Sponsored" by an older woman (Patricia Neal) whose interest in the young man is more than literary, he can identify with her experience better than most, taking it upon himself to protect her from the worst aspects of city life. But she seems to need little protection from such friends as incarcerated mob boss Sally Tomato (Alan Reed), who pays her to carry messages to Sing Sing. With her infectious joi de vivre, she helps Paul break through a paralyzing case of writer's block. But when the genial Doc Golightly (Buddy Ebsen) appears in New York in search of Holly, the sources of her gossamer lifestyle suddenly become clearer. Edwards's lighter-than-air romantic comedy, set in a fantasy New York, rides on the irresistible charm of Hepburn at her peak, as well as a memorable score by Henry Mancini. Although George Axelrod's screenplay is as different from the original story as George Peppard is from the young Capote, the film succeeds on its own terms.
- Notes
- The film was changed extensively from Capote's novel, in which the character of Paul Varjack (played by George Peppard onscreen) was gay.
- Cast & Crew
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Star
- Audrey Hepburn / Martin Balsam / Buddy Ebsen / John McGiver / Patricia Neal / George Peppard / Mickey Rooney
- Screenwriter
- George Axelrod
- Source Writer
- Truman Capote / Author: Truman Capote
- Composer
- Henry Mancini
- Director of Photography
- Franz Planer
- Editor
- Howard A. Smith
- Costume Designer
- Edith Head
- Movie Critics
- New York Times
- "[T]he 1961 Audrey Hepburn classic....There is no denying the charm and grace of her performance, nor the exquisite cut of her Givenchy wardrobe."— Dave Kehr (14 Feb 2006, p.E3)
- Sight and Sound
- "...Ravishing..."— Geoffrey Macnab (1 Jan 2001, p.63)
- Total Film
- "...BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S still exerts an enduring charm, not least because of the poise and waif-like beauty of the bewitching Hepburn..." -- 4 out of 5 stars— Tom Dawson (1 Mar 2001, p.98)
- USA Today
- "...[The film] remains one of the most attractive screen portraits of New York City from the early '60s..."— Mike Clark (8 Oct 1999, p.12E)
- Widescreen Review
- "[Hepburn stars as] a dazzling and stylish young woman whose life is both mysterious and charming, yet heartbreaking."— Danny Richelieu (1 Apr 2006, p.62)
Awards
- Academy Awards
- Best Original Score
- Winner: 1961 - Henry Mancini
- Best Original Song
- Winner: 1961 - Henry Mancini
- Best Original Song
- Winner: 1961 - Johnny Mercer