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Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Comedy · Romance · Drama · 1961

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

Movie details

Breakfast at Tiffany's

“Audrey Hepburn plays that daring, darling Holly Golightly to a new high in entertainment delight!”

1961 Comedy · Romance · Drama 1h 55m

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TMDB

7.6 / 10

Community rating

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Written by

George Axelrod

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Holly Golightly

George Peppard

George Peppard

Paul Varjak

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

2E Failenson

Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen

Doc Golightly

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

O.J. Berman

José Luis de Vilallonga

José Luis de Vilallonga

José da Silva Pereira

John McGiver

John McGiver

Tiffany's Salesman

Court is in session

Put Breakfast at Tiffany's on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.