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Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961): Film vs Book
Film · 1961 · Directed by Blake Edwards · Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard
About the film
A glamorous young woman in New York and the writer who lives in the apartment upstairs.
How close is it to the book?
Loosely based on the bookThe film softens the novella's darker tone and turns it into a romance with a sweeter outcome.
Read or watch first?
The novella is sharper, shorter and more melancholy.
What the book gives you
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
A charming, bittersweet little book you can enjoy in one sitting, with a character you will not forget. Elegant, witty and wistful.
Who will like it: Readers who enjoy a short, stylish story with an unforgettable heroine and a glittering city backdrop.