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FILM

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards. Starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney. The film was initially released on October 5, 1961 by Paramount Pictures.

The film tells the story of Holly a young prostitute that lives in New York in a small apartment in the company of her friend Gatto. She frequented high society and often holds parties in order to marry a rich millionaire and live off the interest. She is always out of the world and lives only thinking about how to achieve her dream. Her plans, however, are upset when she meets Paul, a young writer maintained by his lover, who comes to live just a few floors above his apartment. The two at the beginning clash but then become friends and immediatelyn the spark is triggered . They spend a lot of time together and find love but Holly refuses this feeling and flees to Brazil to marry a wealthy billionaire who is waiting.