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