It's become something of a New Year's tradition for me to watch Breakfast at Tiffany's in the morning hours on the first of the year. I'm not sure how this tradition got started, but it's one I really enjoy. It's nice to start off the year with a heavy dose of cinema style.
Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) is a call girl who befriends struggling writer Paul Varjak (George Peppard) when he moves into her building. She's a dazzling and intriguing character, and naturally, he falls for her. Who wouldn't? This film is iconic in so many ways: Holly looking in the windows of Tiffany's in the early morning hours, that hair, that dress, those sunglasses, "Moon River", the nameless cat, the bathtub couch, that sleep mask, the party scene, Mickey Rooney's cringeworthy scenes as Mr. Yunioshi (ouch!), the kiss in the rain, the list goes on and on.
This movie is currently streamable on Netflix, and very much worth a revisit. Audrey Hepburn and Patricia Neal are the chicest ladies around, the music is incredibly cool, and ultimately it's a lovely little film. For superfans I highly recommend the book Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. about the making of the film!
Your review makes me want to see it right now! Can I borrow it? You really captured the feel of it and why it is such a great movie. Happy new year!
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