TV and Movies

[Hooty]

On 1/22/2015 Issiestorm said:

I also really dislike the scene where she throws the cat out of the car into the rain.

The book was written by Truman Capote, what did you expect, LOL!

I liked Audrey Hepburn, I thought she was pretty!

[issiestorm]

Oh, I knew Capote had written it. In fact, it wasn't even a book but a novella that was entirely different from the movie. There were some similarities, but if you read the novella you barely recognize it as this movie. Capote was unhappy with the casting of Audrey Hepburn, he wanted Marilyn Monroe. Hepburn was not at all like he had envisioned Holly. But she (Hepburn) will forever be identified with this movie.

Hepburn was pretty and classy, but for some reason I usually didn't like the characters she played, or perhaps I didn't like the way she infused them with her characterizations of them. I didn't like her Eliza character in 'My Fair Lady' or her character in 'Charade'. The two movies of hers that I did like were 'Wait Until Dark' (really liked her in that) and 'Robin and Marian'.

[Apple Head]

On 9/29/2014 Justice4all said: I thought Imitation of Life was a far superior movie to Breakfast at Tiffany's. It was heartbreaking. Though I think Audrey Hepburn was a good person, I never loved her acting. Imitation of Life (1959 version) is a must see.

I do agree that "Imitation of Life" is a wonderful film. I think John Gavin was the most handsome man. He ended up being the US Ambassador to Mexico. The story is poignant and important. I don't think I would ever compare "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to "Imitation of Life." They are so different on so many levels. They are both classics and Audrey Hepburn is a movie icon and will always be. She was not only beautiful but she was caring and a beautiful spirit inside. She opened the world's eyes to the hunger in Ethiopia. Women wanted to be like her and men adored her.

I think it's great that a young girl wants to decorate her room with Audrey Hepburn posters. She's a great role model.

I think "Breakfast at Tiffany's" has adult themes, but it is about a woman's soul searching and finally finding love with a real good man who respects her for who she really is. Compared to what the movies have in them today, I think it is a classic and not offensive.