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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Paramount Catalog: DVD Release date: 2001-04-10 Media: DVD released in theatres: 1961-10-05 Running time in minutes: 115 DVD aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 1961-10-05 Ean: 9780792158097 Book Isbn: 6305537321 Upc: 097360650549  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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| No film better utilizes Audrey Hepburn's flighty charm and svelte beauty than this romantic adaptation of Truman Capote's novella. Hepburn's urban sophisticate Holly Golightly, an enchanting neurotic living off the gifts of gentlemen, is a bewitching figure in designer dresses and costume jewelry. George Peppard is her upstairs neighbor, a struggling writer and "kept" man financed by a steely older woman (Patricia Neal). His growing friendship with the lonely Holly soon turns to love and threatens the delicate balance of both of their compromised lives. Taking liberties with Capote's bittersweet story, director Blake Edwards and screenwriter George Axelrod turn New York into a city of lovers and create a poignant portrait of Holly, a frustrated romantic with a secret past and a hidden vulnerability. Composer Henry Mancini earned Oscars for the hit song "Moon River" and his tastefully romantic score. The only sour note in the whole film is Mickey Rooney's demeaning performance as the apartment's Japanese manager, an offensively overdone stereotype even in 1961. The rest of the film has weathered the decades well. Edwards's elegant yet light touch, Axelrod's generous screenplay, and Hepburn's mix of knowing experience and naiveté combine to create one of the great screen romances and a refined slice of high society bohemian chic. --Sean Axmaker |
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 Written on January 26, 2008 Summary: Classic for a Reason This film's a classic for good reason. Among the reasons: the charming Audrey Hepburn, the rest of the terrific cast (including "Cat"!) the rendition of "Moon River" by Hepburn. Need more reasons? How about: The New York scenery, the satisfying plot, the happy ending we all love to see. It's a perfect addition to any collection of classic films! Written on January 25, 2008 Summary: Amazon "Reviewer" Needs Thicker Glasses Than Mickey Rooney! In response to an idiotic and "uninformed", (despite his claiming to have actually viewed the film at least once!?), review by one, "C.Hoffman", of this truly romantic, great, sweet, classic, (and at one time dismissed by ME as "boring, scatter-brained and unfunny"), film that merely solidifies and proves to everyone that Audrey Hepburn was, in fact, the most lovely, charming, magical, and completely "irresitable" woman to ever grace the planet, I feel a need to point out that the film and its original Truman Capote story were indeed about a bunch of "narcissistic and shallow rich people, drinking and smoking and saying stupid lines over and over"... Like they all did and still do! (Go hang out with Paris Hilton for a few seconds and you'll see how true to life the little gay man from Texas had written it!) But the "point" which I must "point out" to you is that in each of their efforts to try and become one of these socially, (if not financially), affluent pigs in "The Big Apple" of the early 1960's, two very "real" people who were "running away" from life and from themselves somehow manage to meet, fall in love, and discover that what really does matter is not all of those creature comforts and attitudes that come with being a rich, socially affluent pig, (who calls everyone "Darling"), but that its their capacity to love someone else, and "be able to help" each of their true "selves" throughout all of the unknown "adventures" to come in this cold, hard, lonely "fact" we call a "life", for better or worse, that every single damned one of us "drifters" must take, first so we can lose, and finally find "ourselves", and start our "life" over again. But mostly, it's about how much more beautiful, and magical, and fun it can all be with a fellow "drifter", (or "Huckleberry friend"), along for the ride... Get it?!? (I know, it took me a little while too.) And one more thing, with regards to the offensive "stereotypical" Landlord character that the great Mickey Rooney unfortunately played, (NOT that he "wrote", or "created" or "directed", but merely "played" because he was "paid"!), he was Japanese, NOT "Chinese"! You could tell by the Japanese decor in his apartment, the multiple flashing camera's set up in it, the Japanese tea ceremony in his kimono, the steaming hot bath, the ridiculously big buck teeth, the "coke bottle" glasses, and all the other pre-post WWII insults and "attacks" made by all of u.s. against all of them, even those patriotic Japanese-American citizens who were stripped of everything then thrown into "internment camps" in the worst places throughout America, as well as his name, which was a very good clue too! ...Got it?... Good! Written on January 14, 2008 Summary: Mickey Rooney's performance was brilliant, GET OVER IT. This is an excellent movie with an excellent cast. However I have noticed an unfortunate lack of rave reviews for Mr. Rooney's character. Most of these other 200-odd reviewers only mention him in passing with words such as unfortunate, overacted, racist, etc. etc. or are too scared to mention him at all. I am sick & tired of people who are super-sensitive to every little thing anyone says or does. When I see a comedian who makes fun of MY race, creed or color, I do one of two things. If the joke is funny: I laugh If the joke is not funny: I think to myself "this guy should be pumping my gas" The easiest thing to do in our society today is throw out the race card. The ones keeping racism alive & well in this country are the people who call others racists unjustly. It is funny to me how people criticize this era (50's-60's) as being uptight, when very few people today can take a joke concerning this subject. People are different & when someone points this out in a humorous way it is simply......A JOKE. It is not racism or mean-spirited, that is simply the way it is construed 40-some years after the fact, when we all live in an ultra-sensitive world, where everyone is scared #&*@less of offending anyone else. When people stop this super-sensitivity, & childish behavior, (crying like little babies at the slightest opportunity) we will all be better for it. We are all adults here, time to grow up. Written on January 10, 2008 Summary: One of the greatest films of all time This is a great movie!!! If you haven't seen it, watch it! And soon!!! It is a wonderful classic! Written on December 21, 2007 Summary: One of my favorites, a true classic "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is simply one of my favorite movies ever. I just feel so good when I watch it. That aside, it's also an excellent romantic comedy, and simply, Audrey Hepburn's greatest movie. Audrey shines as Holly Golightly, a New York playgirl, who gets money by going out with men. She's one of the screen's most memorable characters, so funny and outgoing, and yet so vulnerable. Audrey is able to bring these things out so perfectly. Too bad she didn't win an Oscar. George Peppard is also good as Paul Varjak, a writer who moves into Holly's apartment building. The film follows his relationship with Holly, and how he eventually leaves his mistress (Patricia Neal) to be with Holly. The supporting cast is good, but Mickey Rooney is somewhat of an atrocity. He's playing (please believe me) a Japanese artist. With those horrible teeth, and that accent, this is one of the worst cases of miscasting I've ever seen. Still, he's funny, which is a good thing, although a real Japanese comedian might have pulled it off better. Henry Mancini (the composer of the "Pink Panther" theme) does the music. He also composed some songs for the movie, which are, probably, hands down my favorite songs from a movie... ever. The immortal "Moon River" comes to mind. Blake Edwards did a fabulous job of directing (aside from letting Mickey Rooney play the Japanese artist), and his sense of how a romantic comedy should be done allowed him to create the best romantic comedy I've ever seen! If I had to take a small number of films to a desert isle, this movie would probably be one of them. It's a great movie for what it is, and it, in my opinion, should be in everyone's collection. A truly wonderful film. |
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| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2001-04-10 | 2008-11-11 | 2004-02-03 | 2008-11-11 | 2000-02-15 | 2007-10-02 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 1961-10-05 | 1953 | 1964-12-25 | 1954 | 1943-01-23 | 1957-02-13 |
| Running time in minutes | 115 | 118 | 173 | 113 | 102 | 103 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 1.85:1 | 1.33:1 | 2.20:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.66:1 |
| Audience Rating | Unrated | Unrated | G (General Audience) | Unrated | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Unrated |
| Format | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC | AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC | Black & White, Digital Sound, NTSC, Subtitled | Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ean | 9780792158097 | 0097361389943 | 9780790785349 | 0097361390048 | 9780790743998 | 0097361308449 |
| Book Isbn | 6305537321 | - | 079078534X | - | 079074399X | - |
| Upc | 097360650549 | 097361389943 | 085392888528 | 097361390048 | 012569500822 | 097361308449 |
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