While Capote disliked the film adaptation, with its romantic ending, McInerney points out that the book endures: ‘Those who want to encounter the untamed Holly, “the wild thing” who can never be caged or pinned down or domesticated, and whose ultimate fate remains a mystery, will find her here in Capote’s luminous pages. makes the heart sing and the narrative fly’Įxploring Holly’s genesis, McInerney suggests that the socialite she most resembled was the author himself. Yet Capote has a humour and lightness of touch all of his own he revels in Holly’s joie de vivre and his characters’ dialogue, much of which appears word for word in the 1961 film: ‘It’s too gruesome’ ‘I’m going to march you over to the zoo and feed you to the yak.’ Holly shares Gatsby’s combination of mystery, glamour and vulnerability. In his introduction, novelist and critic Jay McInerney points out the similarities between this book and another that Capote admired: The Great Gatsby. Holly is at the centre of each of her images, including her dramatic binding design, depicting Holly on top of the Manhattan skyline. This edition features striking artwork by Canadian artist Karen Klassen, whose background is in fashion illustration. A very good book (previous booksellers stamp to the. There are moments of intense depression (which people often forget) as well as hopeful optimism, and these two working together are what make the film so uplifting and memorable.It was a warm evening, nearly summer, and she wore a slim cool black dress, black sandals, a pearl choker John Atkinson Fine & Rare Books - A first edition, first printing published by Hamish Hamilton in 1958. actor Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under) gives a warm reading of Capotes classic novella. Many have said Tiffany's is too saccharine and cheerful, but I think it actually hits the perfect balance of cynicism and sentiment. A tiny role that achieves its aims perfectly and makes life seem better, which is what you want really. That chap who sells them the telephone dialler in Tiffany's. An icon of male sensitivity, and there are few enough of them around too. It made me want to see more of his early films, and wonder what happened in the intervening years (alcohol, apparently :-( ).

It's a real shock to my generation that has been more accustomed to seeing him tragically underused on trash like the A-Team. George Peppard in his finest role, and brilliant it is too. We need to see *more* eccentric women in leading roles, as opposed to the dull boring stodge of overpaid 'sex symbols' like Julia Roberts or Nicole Kidman who can be pretty or serious but never interesting. Like some kind of female opposite of James Bond (stick with me here), men all want her, women all want to be her. I just thought the following points stood out for me as wonderful: -The telephone Holly keeps in a suitcase so she won't hear it. A lot has been said about this film, so I won't repeat too much of it.

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote