Breakfast at Tiffany's

One of the nest classics. I never tire of seeing it again.

Well, who doesn't love "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? I keep meaning to read the book, but the movie is thoroughly ingrained in my memory, and I believe that Truman Capote personally saw to it that it was consistent with his book, so I guess that will hold me until I get around to the reading. This is my favorite Audrey Hepburn; I love it even more than "My Fair Lady," in which she also was excellent. I must confess, my second favorite actor in the movie is (SPOILER) poor old Cat. The climax of the movie, when Cat is lost in a rainstorm, tugged at my heart as much for Cat as it did for Audrey Hepburn's character. (The only other movie in which I can remember a cat stealing the show was "Bell, Book and Candle" with Kim Novak.) "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is entertaining, engaging, and timeless. It captures a period of young adulthood when searching for meaning is predominant. I highly recommend this movie.

Best movie of all time. Great dpecial features.

Ever since I've first seen "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961), it's been my favorite movie. Every time I see that taxi pull up at Tiffany's on Fifth Avenue in the early morning, with Audrey Hepburn coming out and window shopping while eating a pastry and drinking coffee, it makes me happy for some reason. I can just watch this film over and over and over again, because I think it's a perfect movie with great acting, characters, and, of course, I love Audrey Hepburn, and that iconic photo of her standing in that black dress with a cigarette holder. Marilyn Monroe was originally supposed to be Holly Golightly, but declined, and as much as I love Marilyn, I'm glad that Audrey Hepburn took the role, because she's my favorite actress and I can't imagine anybody else being Holly Golightly. This is definitely my favorite film of hers, and my favorite of all time. Audrey Hepburn plays Holly Golightly, her most iconic role. She's a 19-year old socialite (Audrey was really 31 at that time), who is also a call-girl that takes "50 dollars for the powder room". George Peppard plays Paul Varjak, a writer who moves into her apartment, and later on they fall in love, but it's complicated since she has a troubled past and is irresponsible. The other names in the cast include Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi, a very controversial role. The special features to the Paramount Centennial Collection of this film are definitely worth watching. The Disc 1 comes with the film and a commentary by producer Richard Shephard. The Disc 2 comes with "A Golightly Gathering", a 20 minute featurette that reunites all of the cast members from the famous cocktail party scene (it took a whopping 8 days to film!). It's one of the best featurettes on the DVD. The second feature is "Henry Mancini: More than Music", a 21 minute featurette about the life and music of famous composer, Henry Mancini, who did "Moon River", the theme song to "Breakfast at Tiffany's". "Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective is a 17 minute featurette you probably should skip. I can see how the whole was controversial and upsetting, but there's a lot of not needed things in this film, like talk about World War II and different Asian actors in films. I know it kind of relates to the featurette, but it doesn't even relate to the film itself. "The Making of a Classic" is a 16 minute featurette that talks about how the film was made. It comes with a lot of good information and it was really enjoyable. "It's So Audrey: A Style Icon" has to be my favorite featurette on this whole DVD. It's 8 minutes long and has different interviews with designers and even her ex-husband, Mel Ferrer, along with her son, Sean Ferrer. It also shows clips from different films of hers, which is my favorite part of the feature. It shows movies like "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Roman Holiday", "Sabrina", "Funny Face", and "Paris When it Sizzles", along with some cute photos of Audrey. "Beyond the Gates: The Tour", is a 4-5 minute featurette that tours beyond the gates of Paramount, and talks about the history of my favorite movie company of all time. "Brilliance in a Blue Box" is about 6 minutes, and it talks about the history of Tiffany & Co. It's very interesting. "Audrey's Letter to Tiffany" is only 2 minutes long, and it shows the letter she wrote to Tiffany's for it's 150th anniversary book in 1987. It also comes with the original theatrical trailer and production photographs, which are enjoyable, too. It also comes with an 8-page booklet, like all Centennial Collections have, full of great information and photos. Altogether, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a classic that has so many things that make the movie great, like Audrey Hepburn, a great supporting cast, great New York setting, some nice drama and romance, an iconic ending, and, of course, Cat, which is Audrey's cat in the film that she doesn't give a name to. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is without a doubt a great romance, and one of the most iconic movies of all time. Happy 50th anniversary!

Brilliant movie a classic

This is one of those classic films I'd always heard about but never got around to watching. My wife and daughter were interested so we rented it via Prime. Well, it was nothing like we expected and in the end, we were kind of left scratching our heads wondering what it was all about. It has a surreal quality and though it often doesn't make much sense, it held our attention during the entire runtime. Most of the characters were deeply flawed people and there was some unexpected stereotyping that wouldn't fly in today's Hollywood. Mickey Rooney's Mr. Yunioshi was definitely over the top, but I went with it even though it felt like the scenes he appeared in were from a different movie. Breakfast at Tiffany's portrayed NYC in a very positive, nostalgic light and it was beautiful to watch. I never was really rooting for the romantic aspect, but there is no denying the star power and acting of the leads and supporting cast. There was always something going on and it sort of tied together well in the end. As a period piece, it is worth watching if only for the 60s fashions, bizarre dialogue, and campy acting (in spots). We're glad we saw it, but it probably won't be something I/we watch again. ~ Kort

THE iconic Audrey Hepburn role. No one who is even remotely a fan can be without this one. The studio has done an amazing job with this movie. It looks like it was filmed yesterday, not over 50 years ago. Everything is sharp as a tack and the colour is wonderful. Not a mark, speckle, or blemish to be seen. The sound has also be remixed in 5.1. Although not as startling an improvement as the picture, it is still a step up, especially with the wonderful Mancini music. The only drawback to the picture is the portrayal by Mickey Rooney of the upstairs JAPANESE neighbour. Seems very out of place by the standards of today, but this was 1961 and this was not uncommon for Hollywood back then. (Even Katharine Hepburn and John Wayne played Chinese roles in different movies!)

La qualità video è di questo blu-ray è straordinaria, con immagini nitide e colori vibranti che restituiscono tutta la magia e l’eleganza del film originale. Anche l’audio è stato migliorato, permettendo di apprezzare appieno la splendida colonna sonora di Henry Mancini. Ciò che rende questo Blu-ray davvero speciale sono i contenuti extra. Ecco un elenco dei contenuti speciali inclusi: • Commento del produttore Richard Shepherd • Il raduno degli invitati di casa Golightly HD • Henry Mancini: Non solo musica HD • Il sig. Yunioshi: Il punto di vista asiatico HD • Il making of di un classico • Fa così Audrey! Un’icona di stile • Dietro i cancelli: il tour • Lo splendore in una scatoletta azzurra • La lettera d’amore a Tiffany • Le gallerie • Il trailer cinematografico originale HD Questi extra offrono uno sguardo approfondito dietro le quinte con documentari sulla realizzazione del film, interviste con il cast e la troupe, e una retrospettiva sulla carriera di Audrey Hepburn. Inoltre, ci sono scene eliminate e un commento audio che forniscono una prospettiva unica sulla produzione e sull’impatto culturale del film. Questo Blu-ray non è solo un omaggio a un classico senza tempo, ma anche una risorsa preziosa per chiunque ami il cinema e desideri sapere di più su uno dei film più iconici della storia.

懐かしく、おしゃれで楽しく切ない映画です 古い白黒ですが画質も良いと思いました

Wer den Film nicht kennt, sollte ihn sich schnellstens anschauen. Einer D E R Klassiker.

Wenn Komödien-Legende BLAKE EDWARDS einen Roman von TRUMAN CAPOTE verfilmt und AUDREY HEPBURN die Hauptrolle spielt, dann darf man sehr wohl Großes erwarten. Zumindest wecken die großen Namen Erwartungen, die im Fall von „Frühstück bei Tiffany“ auch voll erfüllt werden. Die Story handelt von der bezaubernden HOLLY GOLLIGHTLLY (Audrey Hepburn), die als Partygirl ihr Leben in vollen Zügen genießt. Sie macht die Nacht zum Tag, zieht von Party zu Party und wechselt ihre Begleiter wie andere die Unterhosen. Ab und an lässt sie sich 50 $ für die „Toilette“ geben, weswegen nur betuchte Herren für sie in Frage kommen. Auch ihr neuer Nachbar PAUL VARJAK (George Peppard), ein junger und erfolgloser Schriftsteller, lässt sich aushalten, allerdings nur von einer Dame. Er hat ein Verhältnis mit der älteren und verheirateten MRS. FAILENSON (Patricia Neal), die ihn schon mal wie ihr Eigentum behandelt. PAUL ist von HOLLY fasziniert und er fühlt sich immer stärker zu ihr hingezogen, auch HOLLY beginnt sich in seiner Nähe immer wohler und geborgener zu fühlen. Zwischen den beiden entwickelt sich eine Freundschaft, doch tiefere Gefühle will HOLLY nicht zulassen, denn sie möchte sich unbedingt reich verheiraten. Als sie dann einen brasilianischen Großgrundbesitzer kennenlernt, wähnt sie sich am Ziel ihrer Träume ….. In den 60ern war das Thema Prostitution nicht unbedingt was fürs Kino, weswegen man aus HOLLY GOLOGHTLY ein Partygirl machte, ganz im Gegensatz zu dem was sie im Buch ist. Aus diesem Grund lehnte auch MARILYN MONROE die Rolle ab, was letztendlich das Glück für AUDREY HEPBURN war, der sie auf den Leib geschrieben war. AUDREY HEPBURN ist wirklich herzallerliebts, zum Niederknien, einfach bezaubernd, schon alleine wegen ihr lohnt es sich den Film anzusehen. Aber auch sonst hat BLAKE EDWARDS wieder einmal exzellente Arbeit geleistet, in Sachen Komödien konnten ihm nicht viele das Wasser reichen. Der wusste schon was das Publikum sehen wollte, zur Not schrieb er einfach die Geschichte ein neig um, so wie in diesem Fall, wo er dem Publikum ein Happy End verschaffte …. anders als da CAPOTE im Roman tat. AUDREY HEPBURN war wie bereits erwähnt einfach hinreißend, aber auch GEORGE PEPPARD weiß als PAUL, bzw, „FRED“, wie er von HOLLY genannt wird, voll zu überzeugen. Die beiden passen irgendwie zueinander, allerdings muss man sagen, dass AUDREY HEPBURN alles überstrahlend ist, dagegen kann auch PEPPARD nicht anstinken. Auch in den 60ern wurde schon alles als „rassistisch“ gesehen, in diesem Film ist es die Darstellung von Nachbar MR. YUNIOSHI durch MICKEY ROONEY. RONNEY wird im Film auf „asiatisch“ geschminkt, ich wäre jetzt nie auf die Idee gekommen, dass das rassistisch sein könnte. Ich habe das nur mal gelesen und mit Unverständnis zur Kenntnis genommen …. Mein Fazit: „Frühstück bei Tiffany“ ist ein der schönsten Liebeskomödien die ich kenne, was vor allem eben an AUDREY HEPBURN liegt. Auch sonst ist der Film unheimlich charmant, sehr humorvoll, aber auch ergreifend und gelegentlich sogar melancholisch. Für mich ist das definitiv ein Klassiker, ein Klassiker, den ich mir regelmäßig anschaue und der mich immer wieder aufs Neue begeistert. Eine klare Empfehlung …. keine Frage!