Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)



A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building.

Not really a faithful adaptation of Truman Capote's novella, the plot is quite messy and the male lead a bland miscast; neverthless, this movie became an instant classic thanks to a lively and witty direction and the irresistibly charming Audrey Hepburn.

Halliwell*: "Impossibly cleaned up and asexual version of a light novel which tried to be the American I am a Camera (qv). Wild parties, amusing scenes and good cameos, but the pace is slow, the atmosphere is unconvincingly clean and luxurious, and the sentimentality kills it."

Maltin***1/2: "Charming film...Dated trappings don't detract from high comedy and winning romance."


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