Don't forget about her earplug/rings!
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
It's a heartwarming story of manipulative urban whores with some touching old-style racism for leavening. Cat was hot tho, despite being left out in the rain.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
did y'all know that this film was originally john frankenheimer and george axelrod's baby? then the studio hired audrey hepburn and she wanted frankenheimer off the project.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:22 (eleven years ago) link
i think f. maybe wanted kim stanley to star.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:23 (eleven years ago) link
kinda wish we'd all stop talking about the "racism"
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:35 (eleven years ago) link
The Mickey Rooney character is egregious!
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:42 (eleven years ago) link
Patricia Neal is kind of lovely in this, though.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:43 (eleven years ago) link
misread that as Patrice O'Neal at first and lol
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:44 (eleven years ago) link
I dunno. The film is fraught in more interesting ways than Mickey Rooney's textbook caricature..
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:47 (eleven years ago) link
Holly is definitely more louche in the novella - it kind of reminds me of whom Cole Porter wished to play him in a film bio ('Night and Day'); Cary Grant.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:53 (eleven years ago) link
but Cary Grant COULD have played him a better film! I mean, Cary Grant is the distillation of every Cole Porter song character.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:54 (eleven years ago) link
It was a hit too
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:55 (eleven years ago) link
I like my demi-mondaines a little real and cruffy around the edges or I like them like Zola's Nana, entirely too OTT.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:56 (eleven years ago) link
i reread the novella a couple years ago and was amazed how dislikeable holly was! which of course is the point -- in real life, ppl like holly are impossible to be friends with.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 23:53 (eleven years ago) link
the film kind of gets that across a little maybe?
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 13:22 (eleven years ago) link
It does if you look past Hepburn's natural charm. I like her so much better in 'Roman Holiday'.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 13:43 (eleven years ago) link
It just occurred to me that José Luis de Vilallonga is in both "Breakfast at Tiffany's' and 'Darling' - interesting comparing the two.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 13:46 (eleven years ago) link
Having been to Rome a few times over the past 2 years, we watched RHol recently.
The scene where they're driving crazy through town on scooters, I keep expecting them to crash into all the market barrows selling Audrey Hepburn souvenirs!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
so there's a stage adap opening on Broadway in March; faithful to Capote, ie, set during WW2 and presumably FRED IS GAY.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173395-Broadways-Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Goes-on-Sale-to-General-Public-Dec-24
gonna disappoint a lotta Audrey-lovin' tourists
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 January 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link