Must See Movie Monday -Breakfast At Tiffany's

Film: Breakfast at Tiffany's
Released: 1961
Rating: PG
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard
Short Summary: Struggling writer, Paul Varjack, becomes interested in the girl in the apartment below his, young social climber, Holly Golightly.

Why It's A Must See Movie

Not long ago I totally had "The Mean Reds." I didn't really know how to describe the feeling to people on Twitter and in my life except to refer them to a clip from Breakfast at Tiffany's where the term comes from. (Click HERE to view the clip.)Yet again I realized that there might not be very many people I knew that had seen Breakfast at Tiffany's, and since I wanted to pick a classic film for this week anyway I thought why not pick this beautiful movie.

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a film everyone should see once in their lifetime. It contains several iconic cinema scenes, and the song "Moon River" which is mentioned and sung in more than a few other films. I highly suspect that this film is what inspired all those song lyrics you hear about the romance of kissing in the rain. Of course it's why most girls love Tiffany's and the little black dress.

In addition to all these reasons, Breakfast at Tiffany's is an actually good adaptation of Truman Capote's novella of the same name. Despite the fact that it is definitely a departure from the gritter source material, which depicts Holly as a call-girl, rather than the seeking to be part of high society angle in they went with in the film. A random fact about Breakfast at Tiffany's is the Truman Capote actually envisioned Marilyn Monroe in the roll of Holly Golightly. The production almost cast her but her acting coach thought it best that she not play a call-girl. Not that it mattered anyway since they did sort of change that bit of the story a little. I personally think Audrey Hepburn was the best choice for the direction they went with the movie. She did such a good job with the quirks in Holly's character and has a classy energy that makes you believe why the social world is attracted to her. George Peppard did an equally excellent job at playing Paul Varjack. Something about his character just makes your heart go out to him which is such an endearing quality.

I had the pleasure of seeing this movie on the big screen at the Franklin Theater a couple years ago. What I particularly noticed in that viewing that I didn't notice as much on the TV was the attention to detail the director portrayed. It's something that I really appreciated. I love the dialogue in the film and how they imply things so subtly through out the film. I think my favorite element of the film is that it shows that there is more to people than what they project on the outside. Plus, yet again a quirky romance. I swear I'm going to pick an action film or a sci-fi for next week. Despite what's been seen here I don't live in quirky romance central. That's all friends. Time for you to go a watch Breakfast at Tiffany's if you haven't seen it yet. If you have seen it watch it again. Tell me what you think.