Holly Golightly looks through Tiffany’s window display while eating her breakfast before heading back home after a night out.
Holly is awakened by her new neighbor Paul who is ringing her doorbell in order to get into the building.
While getting ready to go to Sing Sing prison, Holly discusses with Paul about visiting a gangster named Sally Tomato there who pays her to deliver weekly messages for him.
Paul attempts to get Holly a taxi but fails so she summons one herself by whistling for one. He’s amazed because he never could do that.
At a party she’s hosting in her apartment, Holly introduces her agent O.J. Berman to Paul.
Holly plays a guitar and sings outside her window on her fire escape landing.
Holly and Paul go inside Tiffany’s where he gifts her a ring from a Cracker Jack box, that they could get engraved with initials at Tiffany's.
At the library, Paul confesses his love for Holly and suggests marriage, but she wants to marry José da Silva Pereira, a rich politician.
Holly gets arrested by the police for assisting in conveying messages for Sally Tomato.
Holly and Paul reconcile after a fight, embracing in the rain after finding her lost cat.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a 1961 American romantic comedy-drama directed by Blake Edwards. It follows writer Paul Varjak, who, after moving into an apartment building, meets his eccentric new neighbor Holly Golightly. As he unravels her intriguing past, Paul eventually falls in love with her and despite the challenges that cross their paths, the two get together in the end. Significant themes involved include: independence, growth, identity, and love.
This film was shot from a variety of angles and distances which helped to establish the locations and characters on screen. Credits and scenes smoothly fade in and out and the lighting focuses on the actors themselves, elevating the impact of their acting to enhance the tone of the scene. These scenes are supported by music which also helps convey their tone to viewers. Bright, eye-catching colors pop out throughout which contrast with the film’s more somber scenes.
Thesis Statement: In a tale of romance and self-discovery, a young man becomes interested in his neighbor, Holly Golightly, a New York socialite with an intriguing past.
Words: eccentric, ambitious, society, independent, melancholy
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