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Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany\'s Mug Little Black Dress Latte - 16 fl oz For Sale

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Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany\'s Mug Little Black Dress Latte - 16 fl oz:
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Breakfast at Tiffany\'s Audrey Hepburn Coffee Mug
Have \"Breakfast At Tiffany\'s\" every morning with this Audrey Hepburn, Holly Golightly, photo mug.
The tall latte style mug features Hepburn in her Givenchy \"little black dress\" with her hair in a high chignon carrying an oversized cigarette holder. This image is considered one of the most iconic images of the 20th Century. The bottom of the photo has the Breakfast At Tiffany\'s logo.
The opposite side of the mug has Audrey Hepburn printed in a script font. The exterior of the mug is white with a pink interior.
The mug holds approximately 16 fluid ounces. It is microwave and dishwasher safe.
Condition: This mug is used in excellent condition. There are light signs of wear. The mug has no chips, cracks or crazing. Please see the listing photos for the exact condition.
Size: 16 fluid ouncesDiameter: Approximately 3 1/2 inchesHeight: 4 7/8 inches

Breakfast at Tiffany\'s is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, written by George Axelrod, adapted from Truman Capote\'s 1958 novella of the same name, and starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a naïve, eccentric café society girl who falls in love with a struggling writer. It was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on October 5, 1961, to critical and commercial success.

Nominated for five Academy Awards (winning two), with the music (including \"Moon River\") nominated for six Grammy Awards (winning five), the film was selected in 2012 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being \"culturally, historically or aesthetically significant\".

Pre-production

The Oscar-nominated screenplay was written by George Axelrod, loosely based on the novella by Truman Capote. Changes were made to fit the medium of cinema and to correspond to the filmmakers\' vision. Capote, who sold the film rights of his novella to Paramount Studios, wanted Marilyn Monroe to play Holly Golightly, whom he had described perfectly in the book. Barry Paris cites Capote\'s own comments on the choice of actress: \"Marilyn was always my first choice to play the girl, Holly Golightly.\" Screenwriter Axelrod was hired to \"tailor the screenplay for Monroe\". When Lee Strasberg advised Monroe that playing a \"lady of the evening\" would be bad for her image, she turned it down and performed in The Misfits instead. When Hepburn was cast instead of Monroe, Capote remarked: \"Paramount double-crossed me in every way and cast Audrey\". Shirley MacLaine was also offered the part of Holly, but she turned it down and performed in Two Loves instead. Kim Novak also turned down the role of Holly. Hepburn was hesitant to be cast in the film as her character was would go against who she was. Steve McQueen was offered the role of Paul Varjak, but declined the offer due to being under contract. Jack Lemmon was also approached but he was unavailable. Robert Wagner was also considered.

Axelrod worked with the original director of the film John Frankenheimer for a period of three months, but Hepburn\'s agent wanted a more known director, with the result that Frankenheimer was removed from the project.

Principal photography

Filming began on Fifth Avenue outside the Tiffany & Co. flagship store on October 2, 1960. Most of the exteriors were filmed in New York City, and all of the interiors, except for portions of the scene inside Tiffany & Company, were filmed on the Paramount Studios lot in Hollywood.

Music

During the film, Hepburn sang the film\'s signature song, \"Moon River\" by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. The song was tailored to Hepburn\'s limited vocal range, based on songs she had performed in 1957\'s Funny Face

According to Time magazine, Mancini \"sets off his melodies with a walking bass, extends them with choral and string variations, varies them with the brisk sounds of combo jazz. \'Moon River\' is sobbed by a plaintive harmonica, repeated by strings, hummed and then sung by the chorus, finally resolved with the harmonica again.\"

The soundtrack featured a score composed and conducted by Henry Mancini, with songs by Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer. Mancini and Mercer won the 1961 Oscar for Best Original Song for \"Moon River\". Mancini won for Best Original Score. There are also unreleased score pieces from Breakfast at Tiffany\'s in existence; \"Carousel Cue\" is from an unsurfaced scene, while \"Outtake 1\" is from a deleted scene in which Holly and Fred visit Tiffany\'s and is a variation of the main theme. In 2013 Intrada released the complete score in its original film performance (as with many soundtrack albums by Mancini and others at the time, the album released alongside the film was a re-recording).

Reception

Breakfast at Tiffany\'s was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on October 5, 1961, to critical and commercial success, grossing $14 million on a $2.5 million budget. Hepburn\'s portrayal of Holly Golightly is generally considered to be one of her most memorable and identifiable roles. She regarded it as one of her most challenging roles, since she was an introvert required to play an extrovert.

The film received five nominations at the 34th Academy Awards; Best Actress (for Hepburn), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, winning Best Original Score and Best Original Song for \"Moon River\". It was considered \"culturally, historically or aesthetically\" significant by the U.S. Library of Congress and selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 2012.

Influence

Hepburn as Holly, with her hair in a high chignon and carrying an oversized cigarette holder, is considered one of the most iconic images of 20th century American cinema. Another iconic item throughout the movie is Holly\'s sunglasses. Often misidentified as Ray-Ban, they are Manhattan sunglasses designed and manufactured in London by Oliver Goldsmith. The \"Little Black Dress\" by Givenchy, worn by Hepburn in the beginning of the film, is cited as one of the most iconic items of clothing in the history of the twentieth century and is, perhaps, the most famous little black dress of all time. A second \"little black dress\" in Breakfast at Tiffany\'s, along with its wide-brimmed hat, was worn by Hepburn as Holly when she goes to visit mobster Sally Tomato at Sing Sing Prison.

(Wikipedia)