Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Romance/Classic) (1961) © 2000 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters Holly Golightly ("Lulamae Barnes").........Audrey Hepburn A young, charming and mysterious woman from Texas who is living in New York City. She spends much of her time going out with rich men who she doesn’t like in order to get their money. Paul Varjak.................................George Peppard An aspiring writer who moves into Holly’s building. He can’t make a living as a writer, so he works part time as gigolo (male prostitute), satisfying the sexual desires of an older woman. 2E ("Mrs. Falerson")........................Patricia Neal Paul’s older woman, a rich client who pays for his new apartment and other expenses, in exchange for his sexual services. Doc Golightly...............................Buddy Ebson A kind but uneducated old man who arrives in New York, claiming that he was once married to Holly. He wants to take her back to Texas so that she would be with him, his children, and her brother. OJ Berman..................................Martin Balsam A Hollywood movie agent who had tried to help Holly become an actress, in part by teaching her to lose her small-town Texas accent, so she’ll speak and think more like an educated, wealthy New Yorker. Jose........................................Jose Luis de Villalonga A handsome Brazilian man from a very rich family who may one day become President of his country, who becomes interested in Holly. Sally Tomato.................................Allan Reed The head of a Mafia family who is spending time in Sing Sing prison, who Holly visits every week. He pays Holly $100 a visit so that she’ll pass information from him on to his lawyer. Rusty Trawler................................Stanley Adams According to Holly, the 9th richest man in America under 50 years old! Mr. Yunioshi.................................Mickey Rooney Holly’s upstairs neighbor, a ridiculous Japanese man who is always complaining about the noise made in the building. Plot Summary This film is the story of Holly Golightly, a charming and attractive young woman who moves to New York, partly in hopes of becoming one of the rich and beautiful people of the city. She has a very mysterious past, but we eventually learn that she grew up poor in a small Texas town. When she was just 13, Holly ran away from home with her younger brother, and somehow ended up married to a kind but uneducated "animal doctor" who was old enough to be her father. Later, she escapd her past, moved to Hollywood to become an actress, and ended up in a small New York apartment. In New York, she holds parties for lots of rich guests, although she herself barely survives financially. She does make some money though, by going out on dates with wealthy men,责任编辑:yechenglu
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