Thursday night viewing

There wasn't much on the TV tonight so I thought I would dig a pile of DVD's out and I decided on Breakfast At Tiffany's. I have never seen it before and I didn't know the story, but I've had the film sat unwatched for at least a couple of years. I am also ashamed to say I have never seen a film with Audrey Hepburn in (not that I can remember). I have only ever seen her famous image in photographs and part of Andy Warhol's prints. The film is a wash with early sixties American glamour. Audrey Hepburn's outfits are truly stunning even her little black dress. My favourite was a bright pink dress with matching shoes and tiara.

The story is of a lonely girl who calls herself Holly Golightly who is searching for a rich man to marry. Her only companion is a ginger cat, who she simply calls 'Cat". Until 'Fred" enters her life (played by actor George Peppard). they become friends and neighbours.

A touching moment is when Holly sits on the window ledge strumming a guitar singing 'Moon River" which is the backdrop throughout the whole film. Mostly it is the instrumental we hear.

She thinks she has found a husband who is going to be president of Brazil and she plans to fly there to marry him, but things take a turn for the worse and she gets rejected by him.

It ends up with her in a taxi with 'Fred' and 'Cat'. the sad bit in the film is when she chucks her beloved pet out of the taxi into the pouring rain. you see him looking from railings all rejected and wet..poor thing!

Of course the film ends happily with Fred declaring his love for Holly..and she finds her beloved Cat again...The end...