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Plot Summary
New York 1960s,
The movie started with a scene that Holly Golightly was walking down the sidewalk on the 5th Ave., and then having breakfast in front of a famous jewelry store, Tiffany’s. Holly made her living as an escort, accepting $50.00 for “the powder room” from gentlemen who desired her company. She was also being paid $100 to weekly visit a drug Mafia leader in prison to chat with him about weather. Her only real friend is a nameless cat. Holly’s perfectly isolated but satisfactory life was interrupted when she met a struggling writer, Paul Varjak. Holly called him Fred since he looked like her brother who was fighting at wars. Paul’s also in a “similar” situation where his “Decorator” (a rich lady called 2E) was paying him for a good time. Following one of Holly’s parties hosted by her Hollywood agent, O.J. Berman, Paul unexpectedly meets Doc Golightly, a Texan whom Holly married when she was only 15 years old. Holly explains to Paul that the marriage was annulled long ago, and he helped her send Doc away. After a day on the town together, doing things they’d never done before such as Holly going to a public library and Paul becoming a shoplifter, Paul realized that he was in love with Holly and proposed to her; but she was determined to marry José, a Brazilian millionaire. However, when it was publicly revealed that Holly had been innocently carrying narcotics ring information from Sally Tomato to his New York associates, José abandoned her. Furious at everything and everyone, Holly decided to leave town for Brazil, but Paul lectured her a lesson about real happiness. Holly then realized how much she was giving up and raced through New York streets in the rain to a happy reunion with Paul. The ending scene in which the couple was kissing each other assumed that she would accept his proposal.
What’s in it for me?
Holly is trying to figure out what she wants in her life, what her place in the world is, and what can make her happy. That’s exactly what I’m trying to do. Although the specific experiences of Holly’s life might not be the same as our own, but they probably reflect things that everyone of us face in life: choosing between money and things we love to do, between social status and a place where we really feel happy. We can see how the world have changed since the 50s, but one thing has never changed: people have been struggling to find out the meaning of happiness.
The beauty of this movie is much given by the song “Moon River,” and the scene I love most is the one in which Holly sits on her windowsill with a guitar and sings the song. And then Holly and Paul spend a day where they do things they’ve never done before.
However, apart from the romantic part of the movie, the role of Micky Rooney as a Japanese, Mr. Yunioshi is quite offensive. First, the role of Mr. Yunioshi in the movie might make people assume that Japanese people are ugly and awkward. Second, I don’t think starring an American in a role of a Japanese is a good idea.
Who’s in the movie?
Director:
Blake Edwards. In 2004, he received an honorary Oscar in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen. Edwards was once nominated an Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium with Victor Victoria (1982). He’s also nominated a Golden Globe for Best Director with Days of Wine and Roses (1962).
Stars:
Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. Hepburn won Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role with Roman Holiday (1953) and was nominated 4 other ones with Sabrina (1954), The Nun’s Story (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) and Wait Until Dark (1967). She’s also known for War and Peace (1956), Love in the Afternoon (1957), My Fair Lady (1964), Two for the Road (1967) Wait Until Dark (1967). She’s also known for War and Peace (1956), Love in the Afternoon (1957), My Fair Lady (1964), Two for the Road (1967) She’s also known for War and Peace (1956), Love in the Afternoon (1957), My Fair Lady (1964), Two for the Road (1967)
George Peppard as Paul Varjak. Peppard was nominated BAFTA Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles with Home from the Hill (1960)
Ratings
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