BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (1961)

Born in Belgium to a Dutch mother and British father, Audrey Hepburn had one of her most iconic roles as Holly Golightly, winning an Oscar nomination and, with designer Hubert de Givenchy, making the little black dress a wardrobe staple. She also introduced “Moon River,” one of the biggest hits of the 1960s. Her Holly Golightly is a walking contradiction, a breezy socialite who moves through life in a glamorous cloud that belies her past as a barefoot girl from Texas. When she meets a struggling young writer (George Peppard), he can’t help falling for her, and audiences felt the same way. The only naysayer was Truman Capote, author of the 1958 novella on which the film was based. He had hoped Marilyn Monroe would play the part, but audiences for the past 65 years have only had eyes for Hepburn.

d. Blake Edwards, 115m, DCP

DCP courtesy of Paramount Pictures.