“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is a romantic comedy about the friendship between a call girl and a young man who relies on an older woman for support. The capable direction by Blake Edwards (“Operation Petticoat” 1959) and the well-written screenplay by George Axelrod created quite a stylish film, but the depiction of the empty lives of the two principal characters is actually very boring. It is based on the vapid 1958 novel of the same name by Truman Capote.
The stars do turn in good performances, especially Audrey Hepburn in the lead role of Holly Golightly. She is as charming as ever. Ditto for her co-stars George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, John McGiver, and Mickey Rooney in a forgettable and racist performance in full make-up as a Japanese man.
The film won two Academy Awards, for Best Music Score (Henry Mancini) and Best Song (“Moon River,” music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer). Mancini also won five Grammy Awards for the soundtrack and theme song. “Moon River” become a big hit on the record charts for singer Andy Williams. He became so identified with “Moon River” that it became something of a theme song for him.
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was popular at the box office for Jurow-Shepherd Productions, Spinel Entertainment, and Paramount Pictures.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
cinema
My Review
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is a romantic comedy about the friendship between a call girl and a young man who relies on an older woman for support. The capable direction by Blake Edwards (“Operation Petticoat” 1959) and the well-written screenplay by George Axelrod created quite a stylish film, but the depiction of the empty lives of the two principal characters is actually very boring. It is based on the vapid 1958 novel of the same name by Truman Capote.
The stars do turn in good performances, especially Audrey Hepburn in the lead role of Holly Golightly. She is as charming as ever. Ditto for her co-stars George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, John McGiver, and Mickey Rooney in a forgettable and racist performance in full make-up as a Japanese man.
The film won two Academy Awards, for Best Music Score (Henry Mancini) and Best Song (“Moon River,” music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer). Mancini also won five Grammy Awards for the soundtrack and theme song. “Moon River” become a big hit on the record charts for singer Andy Williams. He became so identified with “Moon River” that it became something of a theme song for him.
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was popular at the box office for Jurow-Shepherd Productions, Spinel Entertainment, and Paramount Pictures.