Breakfast at Tiffany's

“You mustn’t give your heart to a wild thing.
The more you do, the stronger they get
until they’re strong enough to fly into a tree,
then to higher trees, then to the sky.”

This sparkling classic is about a girl named Holly Golightly;

flawlessly played by Audrey Hepburn.

She set the scene in this romantic comedy living by herself in an unstructured Manhattan apartment. But that is exactly how Holly decides to live her life- unstructured, and carefree, while also upholding class and grace throughout the film.

She comes off as a fabulous, naive, funny woman simply looking to find a handsomely rich man to marry. At first, Holly isn’t looking for love, she is looking for money. Back then, she would have been considered a gold digging call girl, but Holly only wanted to feel as though she was not being owned. She feels that nobody has the right to own her, nor does she have the right to own anything else, including her nameless, poor slob cat; named Cat.

George Peppard plays ‘Fred’ aka Paul Varjak- a writer who just moves into

Miss Golightly’s apartment building. Holly playfully renames Paul, Fred- after her brother.

They begin their relationship as friends, but all too soon,

you realize that they are meant to become something more.

A major setting in the film is located on 5^th Avenue; at Tiffany’s. Every morning Holly dresses her best, and is off to enjoy her breakfast in the Tiffany’s storefront window.
For her, Tiffany’s is a safe haven. When she seems lost, or has a case of the ‘mean reds’ all she has to do is take a stroll down to Tiffany’s and after that, things just seems to be all right.

Her life is childlike, yet still maintains sophistication; throwing random parties, visiting old mobsters in prison, and continually accepting $50 from all different types of men for her trips to the powder room. She refers to these men as rats, and super rats. All they want from her is to own her love, and she constantly resists.

Holly and Paul seem to each have their own personal issues when it comes to love,

and their constant games with one another, make you believe that love can be promising

for them in the end. But that is something you will have to find out for yourself.

I more then recommend this movie, I truly believe that by not seeing it,

you are missing out on a beautiful love story filled with sadness and humor

and that will leave your heart filled with pure bliss.

-Samantha-