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[[File:audrey-hepburn-breakfast-at-tiffanys_1992.jpg|frame|[[Audrey Hepburn]] as Holly Golightly.]]
[[File:audrey-hepburn-breakfast-at-tiffanys_1992.jpg|frame|[[Audrey Hepburn]] as Holly Golightly.]]


The original is a 1958 novella by Truman Capote about a [[Author Avatar|nameless gay writer's]] friendship with Holly Golightly, a bicurious, borderline [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]. The story was a touching meditation on the varying nature of love, and how people of disparate backgrounds can form unconventional family groups.
The original is a 1958 novella by Truman Capote about a [[Author Avatar|nameless gay writer's]] friendship with Holly Golightly, a bicurious, borderline [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]. The story was a touching meditation on the varying nature of love, and how people of disparate backgrounds can form unconventional family groups.


Later it was adapted into that famous movie where [[Audrey Hepburn]] [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"|wears a fabulous Givenchy dress and holds a cigarette in a holder]]. In this version Holly probably isn't a hooker (though she does seek out wealthy men to have flings with), and the gay writer is now a straight gigolo--or something close to it--named Paul Varjak who has a tumultuous relationship with Holly.
Later it was adapted into that famous movie where [[Audrey Hepburn]] [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"|wears a fabulous Givenchy dress and holds a cigarette in a holder]]. In this version Holly probably isn't a hooker (though she does seek out wealthy men to have flings with), and the gay writer is now a straight gigolo--or something close to it--named Paul Varjak who has a tumultuous relationship with Holly.
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* [[Did Not Get the Girl]]: In the book, it's stated right off the bat that it had been years since the main character had ever seen or heard from Holly, and that she may well be somewhere in Africa at this point, and apparently the cat she threw out found a new home.
* [[Did Not Get the Girl]]: In the book, it's stated right off the bat that it had been years since the main character had ever seen or heard from Holly, and that she may well be somewhere in Africa at this point, and apparently the cat she threw out found a new home.
* [[Enjo Kosai]]: What Holly does in the movie.
* [[Enjo Kosai]]: What Holly does in the movie.
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: Holly's cat is named...Cat.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Holly's cat is named...Cat.
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Audrey herself is a [[Fake American]], though her foreign accent is explained as a result of speech lessons. In the movie the accent is so she can casually pass herself off as a [[Fake Brit]], to make her more marketable as an aspiring actress. Then of course there's Mickey Rooney's [[Ethnic Scrappy|unfortunate turn as Holly's Japanese neighbor]]...
* [[Fake Nationality]]: Audrey herself is a [[Fake American]], though her foreign accent is explained as a result of speech lessons. In the movie the accent is so she can casually pass herself off as a [[Fake Brit]], to make her more marketable as an aspiring actress. Then of course there's Mickey Rooney's [[Ethnic Scrappy|unfortunate turn as Holly's Japanese neighbor]]...
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: For a film in which the two lead characters are more-or-less prostitutes, it's remarkably roundabout in its approach to sexuality.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: For a film in which the two lead characters are more-or-less prostitutes, it's remarkably roundabout in its approach to sexuality.
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* [[Iconic Characters|Iconic Character]]: Any "hip" store is likely to have a poster or a painting of Holly alongside those of [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[James Dean]], etc.
* [[Iconic Characters|Iconic Character]]: Any "hip" store is likely to have a poster or a painting of Holly alongside those of [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[James Dean]], etc.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: When Holly abandons her cat in an alley, it's the ultimate sign that she's selling out for a soulless life of luxury. {{spoiler|And going back to find him is her redemption.}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: When Holly abandons her cat in an alley, it's the ultimate sign that she's selling out for a soulless life of luxury. {{spoiler|And going back to find him is her redemption.}}
* [[The Little Black Dress (Sugar Wiki)|The Little Black Dress]]
* [[Little Black Dress|The Little Black Dress]]
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Holly in the film.
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Holly in the film.
* [[May-December Romance]]: Holly's husband was much, much older than her, and had several kids before marrying her. Holly was still a teenager when they got married, and it sounds like their marriage was relatively innocent, with her doing nothing but sitting around at home all day.
* [[May-December Romance]]: Holly's husband was much, much older than her, and had several kids before marrying her. Holly was still a teenager when they got married, and it sounds like their marriage was relatively innocent, with her doing nothing but sitting around at home all day.
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* [[Qipao]]: In the film version, the two Chinese girls who show up at the party both wear qipaos.
* [[Qipao]]: In the film version, the two Chinese girls who show up at the party both wear qipaos.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Paul to Holly, in the penultimate scene of the film.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Paul to Holly, in the penultimate scene of the film.
* [[Redemption in The Rain]]: The climax of the film.
* [[Redemption in the Rain]]: The climax of the film.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: Jose (the movie, mostly).
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: Jose (the movie, mostly).
* [[Sleep Mask]]: Holly has one.
* [[Sleep Mask]]: Holly has one.
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