

Book-to-screen adaptation
Truman Capote's novella about the captivating Holly Golightly becomes one of cinema's most iconic romances. Audrey Hepburn's Oscar-nominated performance as the free-spirited, deeply vulnerable Holly alongside George Peppard created an enduring classic, though the film's romantic resolution differs significantly from Capote's more ambiguous ending.
Adaptation Details
Book
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Screen Title
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Cast
Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen
Release Year
1961
E.M. Forster's witty and warm novel about a young Englishwoman who falls for a passionate free spirit in Florence receives the definitive Merchant Ivory treatment. Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands are irresistible in this sun-drenched, beautifully observed comedy of manners about love versus social convention.