“Tiffany's Breakfast” is one of the most famous films of the 1960s, which has already gained cult status thanks not only to the original plot, a magnificent soundtrack, but also to the participation of O. Hepburn, who played the main role in the film. The song performed by her has still not lost popularity; many modern singers willingly choose it for performance at concerts. And the famous black dress of Holly Golightly, the main character of the film, created by the famous French fashion designer Y. Givenchy, immediately became the standard of grace, elegance and beauty.
Plot plot
The composition of the film is fairly straightforward: it tells about the acquaintance of a young talented, but not yet famous writer with an amazing girl, his neighbor, who immediately attracts his attention with his unusual character, unconventional worldview and somewhat strange habits. Holly Golightly lives alone in a small apartment next to the writer, leads a somewhat hectic lifestyle, but at the same time retains a fresh outlook on the world, optimism and a great sense of humor.
Hero Relations
Gradually, both are imbued with sympathy for each other: the writer even begins to compose his new work about his new acquaintance. In turn, Holly Golightly also likes her intelligent neighbor, but at the same time she continues to love a beautiful life and therefore tries to make fans who circle around her in crowds.
However, among the endless parties, holidays and careless pastime, she did not lose herself and still remains the same simple girl who arrived in the city. This is what attracts the writer to her, who throughout the film does not cease to be surprised at such a dual and contradictory existence. In the course of the development of the action, the viewer learns something about Holly Golightly's past: she was married for some time, left the family, but retained love for her brother and relatives.
The image of the heroine
This girl does not think about anything and lives today. She does not consider herself to be something connected and believes that she has no obligations to anyone. That is why the heroine leaves her relatives, although she is very worried. Holly Golightly's main credo is to be free and not to depend on anyone. The only creature to which she is more or less constantly attached is her nameless cat, with whom she almost does not leave. However, the fact that she does not want to give him a name suggests that she again avoids excessive sensitivity and affection for him and therefore prefers to call him simply “cat”, as if thereby impersonating him.
Holly's face
The appearance of the heroine of the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany's” emphasizes her inner world and character traits. It is significant that at first it was supposed to invite M. Monroe to the main role, which, according to the author of the script, was more suitable for the performance of a girl of easy virtue. But she refused, and then O. Hepburn was invited to the picture, which until then had become famous for playing heroines of a completely different type: cheerful, childishly slightly naive, but sensitive, sometimes serious and touching at the same time. Therefore, in her performance, Holly turned out to be not so much a playgirl as it was supposed according to the script, but a girl with a difficult and extremely contradictory character.
The graceful small features of the actress's face, her chiseled fragile figure, large, wide-open eyes speak of her unusual inner world. This contrast is also emphasized by her outfits. She appears in elegant black dresses with large jewelry, then in extremely simple, almost homely suits. All this further emphasizes the inconsistency and ambiguity of her personality.
The final
Holly Golightly, whose image is the subject of this review, has become one of the most famous heroines in the history of world cinema. And the final scene of the picture with her participation is especially memorable due to the fact that it was in her that the heroine finally found herself after a strange outburst of anger that almost broke her. The moment when a girl in the rain searches for her nameless cat, whom she drove away in a fit of frustration and irritation, still remains one of the most famous and touching scenes. In addition, she carries a great semantic load: because it was then that the heroine made the first firm decision to change her previous lifestyle and accept the proposal of the writer to marry him.
The fact that Holly was unable to part with her cat suggests that she had a strong character and great willpower, despite the apparent carelessness and frivolity. Then her song sounded, which she performed in the middle of the film, which also reveals the lyrical nature of the girl and her touching soulfulness.