FILM
Breakfast at Tiffany's is your typical love story displayed in a very interesting way as the character's aren't your usual residents of New York City. The lead character Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) is introduced to us immediately as a typical, material girl in a material world. The opening scene presents her pulling up at Tiffany & Co on Fith Avenue in New York City. This tells us a lot about her character as she is dreaming about the items in the window but doesn't actually enter the store. From this scene where she is a quiet, reserved young woman she then shows a contrasting characteristic in the next scene as she has a hard time dealing with her date from the night before Sid Arbuck (Claude Stroud). We can all assume that Holly is a very open character with a great deal more to show us throughout the film. Holly meets the male lead Paul Varjak (George Peppard) and instantly connects with flirtatious behaviour from the word GO! As he enters her apartment and is welcomed straight to her bedroom whilst she dresses. We as an audience are made instantly aware that they are the power couple to be, of the film. The film visits a range of elements making it very enjoyable. It will appeal to a wide range of people with the primary theme of romance with the inclusion of comedy alongside some elegant shots of Manhattan in a very good light. Holly's character is a very likeable one of which the audience travel an emotional journey as her all the way through, when she is down, so are we. When she is in a dream state of happiness, WE ARE TOO! Both the film and Hepburn have both recieved very positive reviews from The New York Times as they commented on Holly's character, saying she was ''as implausible as ever. But in the person of Miss Hepburn, she is a genuinely charming, elfin waif who will be believed and adored when seen.'' The film recieved a very high budget and has made an impressive amount of money reaching $14 million!