Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Who is this dolled up beauty in this early 1960's New York scene? Is she the Manhattan socialite and model Holly Golightly? Or the lost and confused southern grifter, Lula Mae Barnes? In the span of two hours, we don't really know what or who Audrey Hepburn's character truly is, but we what we know for sure is that she finds solace inside the confines of Tiffany's. To her, a guy is a dime a dozen but diamonds are forever.

Breakfast at Tiffany's might seem by today's standards to be a superficial exercise in the culture of the ultra rich, but in 1961, this was essentially an American fairy tale, and to many, it still is. The luxury, the fashion, the beautiful people, the wild parties.. and all with none of the expenses. It's a caviar covered, golden encrusted piece of bliss. Also, if that weren't enough, it's a classic love story. Hepburn is of Hollywood legend for this film alone. She is beautiful, but more than that, she is effortlessly graceful and carefree. She loves the simplest pleasures in life despite being such a material girl. She even calls her feline companion simply "Cat". I mean, that's just plain adorable.

What hinders this movie is the obvious elephant in the room. Mickey Rooney's Asian character. Yes, it was racist and unnecessary. Other than being a punching bag for comic relief, there isn't anything that the character is useful for.