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In seven pages this paper examines actress Audrey Hepburn’s portrayal of Holly Golightly in Blake Edward’s 1961 film adaptation of Truman Capote’s novel, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Specifically considered are the meaning of the character, how sexuality is used for material gain, and the influence this role had on the culture of the 1960s. Eight sources are listed in the bibliography.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGhepholly.rtf
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my schedule, and someday Ill try to get around to it" (Capote 39). Her on-screen portrayer Audrey Hepburn had already gotten around to it. She was rich, famous,
and ethereally beautiful. Audrey Hepburn had the grace and class that made her loved and admired from afar. She seemed at first an unlikely choice to play a
Southern-born prostitute who attempts to reinvent herself (by changing her name and everything else about her) as an "urban sophisticate" in New York City (Lehman and Luhr 24). In
fact, Marilyn Monroe was Truman Capotes first choice to play Holly, and Marilyn herself was extremely interested until one of her handlers advised her that playing a "lady of the
evening" would be a bad career move (Jurow D4). Monroes vulnerability and blatant sexuality might seem to be a perfect fit for Holly Golightly on the surface. But
the character is playing a role of an exotic femme fatale who could light up a room with her eroticism. This is exactly what Audrey Hepburn was doing playing
Holly Golightly. She was playing completely against the innocent young girls she had been mostly typecast into playing since her early career successes in Roman Holiday, for which she
won an Academy Award, and Sabrina. This was exactly why Audrey Hepburn was perfect for the role. Hepburns dramatic image change as Holly Golightly, which transformed her from
A-list celebrity into a pop cultural icon for the ages, symbolically represents the many changes that were about to take place in America during the 1960s. The first scene in
Breakfast at Tiffanys is perhaps the most important not only because it sets the stage for what is to come - a young woman into the front window of
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