Diamonds on settee
Diamonds on settee or Diamonds with the lunch in Belgium (of which the original title is Breakfast At Tiffany' S ), is an American film of Blake Edwards left in 1961.
Synopsis
Holly Golightly is a New Yorkean young woman odd, alive of its charms and which has only one passion: the jewelry Tiffany' S . Carrying out a festive life, it ends up being pointed out by its neighbor of stage, Paul Varjak, an author who would like to make a little more his knowledge. But Holly wishes only the rich men and Varjak is maintained by another woman…
Data sheet
- Title in French Canada and in France: Diamonds on settee
- Title in Belgium: Diamonds with the lunch
- original Title: Breakfast At Tiffany' S
- Realizer: Blake Edwards
- Scenario: George Axelrod according to the novel éponyme of Truman Capote
- Music: Henry Mancini
- the song Moon To rivet , words of Johnny Mercer and music of Henry Mancini, is interpreted by Audrey Hepburn
- Image: Franz To plane
- Costumes: Hubert de Givenchy
- Assembly: Howard A. Smith
- Production: Martin Jurow and Richard Shepherd
- Coming out date: October 5th 1961 with the the United States
Distribution
- Audrey Hepburn: Holly Golightly
- George Peppard: Paul Varjak (Fred)
- Patricia Neal: 2nd (Mrs. Failenson)
- Buddy Ebsen: Doc. Golightly
- Martin Balsam: O.J. Berman
- Jose Shine of Vilallonga: Jose da Silva Pereira
- John McGiver: salesman of Tiffany
- Alan Reed: Sally Tomato
- Dorothy Whitney: Mag Wildwood
- Beverly Powers : dancer with the night club
- Stanley Adams: Rusty Trawler
- Claude Stroud: Sid Arbuck
- Elvia Allman : the librarian
- Rhubarb: the cat (rewarded for a Patsy Award)
- Mickey Rooney: Mr. Yunioshi
Distinctions
- Oscar of the best original song 1961 with Moon To rivet , words of Johnny Mercer and music of Henry Mancini
- Oscar of the best original music 1961 with Henry Mancini for Diamonds on settee . The song will be taken again by Louis Armstrong.
Comment
- This film will be regarded as traditional cinema, perpetuating forever the image of the glamor and the beauty refined through Audrey Hepburn, true icon of the cinema.
Around film and anecdotes
- Audrey Hepburn sings the song '' Moonriver '', made up for the film
- Audrey Hepburn which had a rather introverted personality often affirmed that it was the most difficult role that it had had to play, Holly being very extravertie.
- the Petite black dress that the actress carried in film was sold with the biddings with London for 800.000 dollars in 2006.
- the cocktail dress red to pea which the actress carried in film was sold with the biddings with New York for 192.000 dollars at the end of May 2007.
External bonds
- Card detailed on the film
- a critical analysis of the film
- Card IMDb
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