Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal 

Directed By: Blake Edwards

From the opening strains of composer Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer’s haunting, Oscar (Best Original Song) winning hit song ‘Moon River’, you just cannot get enough of this tastefully romantic score every time it’s played in the background, or sung beautifully by playgirl Audrey Hepburn. The movie titled taken from the mega jewelry store Tiffany’s in New York, focuses partly on the store and Hepburn’s opening scene of munching her breakfast while window shopping at Tiffany’s.

Hepburn plays Holly Golightly, a playgirl who is paid to "escort" rich men to fabulous parties around Manhattan. She is unorganized, but makes sure at the parties she adorns the best designer dresses and jewelry. She plays guitar and has an unnamed cat, but she also has a foul mouth coupled with a sexually forward nature. George Peppard as Paul Varjak, is a young writer living off the financial support of an older female fan (Patricia Neal). Paul bumps into Holly at their rented apartment. His close proximity with the lonely Holly soon blooms into love. Soon the two friends begin to fall for each other. But Holly has her own set of rules and is still taken up by the wild life she is leading. She addresses Paul, as Fred, due to his close resemblance of her brother who is in the army. Paul tries his best to convince her to change her life, but she ignores him.

Based on an original short story written by Truman Capote, Blake has however not deviated from the printed dialogue, except for his own Hollywood ending.

A few memorable scenes would be the raunchy party, Mickey Rooney's slightly offensive performance as the apartment's bespectacled Japanese manager, and the ending scene of the cat all drenched in the rain.
This 50th Anniversary Edition has a host of Special Features clocking about an hour.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Verus Ferreira