Audrey Hepburn plays Holly Golightly, a young, free-spirited, eccentric, breezily beautiful young woman in New York city. She dreams of the day when her brother will get out of the Army, and hopes to one day be able to take care of him. Unfortunately, she doesn't know herself. She gets afraid, sometimes, and the only cure for her 'mean reds' is to go to Tiffany's where everything is beautiful and serene. She loves a young writer, Paul Varjak, and he loves her, but they are both afraid that their love is unrequited. She is afraid of being kept or held, and proud of her self-created status as a 'wild thing'. She learns, though, that it is her fear that is her final prison. Once she breaks free of her fear, she is truly free, and can truly love.
Holly Golightly is one of the indelible characters of american cinema -- her free (Quel Rat!) and eccentric manner are unforgettable. Hepburn carries much of the weight of this movie with her performance, even though (aside from some horrifically embarrassing and upsetting racial stereotyping) the movie is largely well made.
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