Breakfast at Tiffany's Opening Scene - HQ

Celebrating the style & elegance of Blake Edwards (1922 - 2010), with the famous opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Blake Edwards, Audrey Hepburn (wearing Givenchy) & Henri Mancini. Comedies don't get more perfect than this.
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watch the documentary about this movie at • Breakfast at Tiffany's...

[@deepasrivastava863]

The moment when the word *elegance* got a picture.

[@acidberry3630]

DEEPA SRIVASTAVA cannot say it any better, Thank you, Audrey., and kudos for deepa for perfection in simplicity.

[@deepasrivastava863]

@@acidberry3630 , Thank you dear !

[@rhianmanio5992]

According to Hollywood magazine the role was originally offered to Marilyn Monroe but she declined ? How true?

[@hillarywoo4977]

@@rhianmanio5992 I know that Truman Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe for the role, and absolutely hated the idea of Audrey playing Holly Golightly. Whether or not Monroe was ever approached for the role (and whether or not she rejected it) is unclear.

[@randywhite3947]

Hillary Woo she had to reject it but I forgot for what reason

[@dthtr1]

Audrey Hepburn was so classy and elegant . After years of fame she lived in a small unknown swiss village and devoted herself in charity activities on behalf of Unicef. What a lady.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Yeah they didn't used to virtue signal so much so much back in the day they just did stuff like Paul Newman and his millions to childrens charities.

[@jakksiik331]

Wow i just knew this

[@michellelansky4490]

She suffered a lot in ww2 and wanted to save children from that suffering.

[@AlonsoRules]

Joey Dunlop was another one - worked in Romania doing food deliveries for orphanages. Got an MBE for it.

[@jelenapilipovic1100]

Lady and human❤️

[@TheLowerIntestine]

I'm quite impressed how she managed to juggle the bag, coffee cup, coffee cup lid and croissant. Done with such elegance!

[@gilliantranter311]

You forgot the cardigan

[@gilliantranter311]

And the handbag

[@pianoman551000]

Director Blake Edwards said the opening scene required patience and multiple takes. He had a difficult time getting Audrey to take repetitive bites of the sweet roll and juggling all the props in precise sequence. Audrey had huge doubts taking on this role and Edwards said it took time for her to "warm up" to the character, Holly Golightly. Ultimately, Audrey Hepburn gave us a beautiful performance.

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@pianoman551000 AH was a legendary Lady!

[@MrMaj5757]

I noted her beautiful petite shoulders!

[@Sergio-fp8gj]

This magic dress belongs to the Museum of fashion in Madrid, Spain. Hubert attempted to donate it to the museum after visiting it when he was organizing the large exhibition he held at the Thyssen Bornemisza's museum before he died. He said: "This museum is impressive, you are doing a great job", this, added to his admiration for Cristóbal Balenciaga, who was his teacher and Spanish, made it seem like a good idea to donate this iconic dress to Madrid. Three copies of this dress were made but Audrey Hepburn only wore one of those three, and that was the one that is kept in the fashion museum in Madrid. I had the opportunity to hold it, and it is absolutly magical.

[@bobduvar]

OMG !!! Balenciaga…. Just his name is enough to express everything in fashion… And his perfumes…. Le Dix, Quadrille, fleeting moments (la fuite des heures)… amazing !

[@Xx.bygracethrufaith]

... that's amazing

[@hassanbenamer1978]

This Dress was a Givenchy dress

[@cynthiahusband106]

Don’t think there will ever be another Audrey Hepburn , she was sheer perfection , took my breath away with her sheer elegance and beauty.RIP🥀

[@leinantonacci]

Wow... Thanks for the information..I love it

[@velvetluna5503]

This makes me feel so nostalgic for Golden Age Hollywood. It was just so classic, timeless and elegant.

[@joedanns5678]

Interestingly, 1961 was around the year that the golden age of cinema ended, what a way to go out in style with Breakfast at Tiffany's. Such a classy lady was Audrey Hepburn in all her roles.

[@jameswood3671]

joe danns one movie. Kramer vs. Kramer

[@m.e.d.7997]

Capote did want Marilyn Monroe but this is Audrey's signature film IMO. She was just perfect in it. Audrey was a better actress than Marilyn too; not that Marilyn was bad. She wasn't. We will never know what Marilyn could have done with this.

[@MrSebboxxx]

... the elegant clothes of Hubert de Givenchy the french Designer did it :-) too

[@annarousiadou784]

Gotta love the 60s. The past had different essence feeling it was enchanting moving the colours People things everything

[@Dioxinpie]

There is an ethereal - almost melancholic - elegance to this opening scene

[@4wongtanlim]

seem I was there..

[@muirwoods3829]

tis true...

[@ssdivizion]

This is because this scene perfectly captures the mood of the early 60s in New York...All the scenes that have captured this way the magic of time and space are mythical scenes ...

[@Miumiu0404]

It also captures Holly's life before meeting Paul. Glamorous but lonely.

[@CountryCowboy008]

Yeah. Like. She has the NYC for herself - its elegance, allure, and every greatest thing there. Yet she can hardly own something, can't even buy a furniture. This scene is like passing by the things that you love the most but not having them because you can't. That's why I feel melancholic whenever I see this/hear this specific version of Moon River.

[@chipblock2854]

One of the best opening scenes ever. The scene is almost like a movie by its self. It has drama, tension, a bit if humor, and of course glamour. This opening scene also reflected an era of the late 50s and early 60s. And of the iconic music tied everything together.

[@romanclay1913]

Proof that films make their deepest and most memorable impact with merely image and music.

[@davidh9844]

What, and no hate filled political messages? Who needs that sort of film?

[@maryrose4712]

Audrey and that iconic "little black dress" sigh...

[@GingerGilligan]

Looks like a long black dress to me.

[@donovan311]

GingerGilligan bitch lol stop

[@Marcel_Audubon]

little black dresses aren't long, dearie

[@stassielevyn5464]

GingerGilligan It was custom made for her by Givenchy.

[@mperry1329]

I loved her sunglasses and would like a pair of them. They were perfect.

[@spookycat3361]

As a paycheck to paycheck girl in my early 20’s, I did sometimes have breakfast like Holly in front of the Tiffany’s window after a night out at the pubs with my friends. I would do it when i was too awake to go home to my lonely apartment and I would wonder what the future might have in store for me.

[@YanaNova]

What happens nowadays with your life? This is interesting dear lady!

[@katia9041]

Quite interesting indeed ; can you tell us ?

[@MrSupernova111]

I worked in a busy mall in a major US city in my 20s. Being at the mall while all the stores were closed was the weirdest and most nostalgic feeling I've ever had. I wasn't exactly poor but I was lower middle class and I always marveled at the contrast between my life and how much wealth there is in the world. I wondered what life might hold for me just as you did - all these years later I'm not impressed with myself.

[@michaelmayfield4304]

There's a Tiffany's in Portland, Oregon that I've made purchases from. They are just as kind and caring as the actor playing the Tiffany's person in this movie. I bought a sterling silver bubble blower from them and had a ball talking with the very kind sales people.

[@learntospellpeople]

@@MrSupernova111 Don't be so hard on yourself please. There is so many of us who share your sentiments. Esp. the last sentence.

[@jaroslav802]

She was the most beautiful woman in history! I love her and her movies.

[@genedameier8746]

This is the film that inspired every woman to have a "little black dress" in her wardrobe.

[@michelleannor6944]

It's a tie between her and Grace Kelly

[@alexandraponce8081]

Frankly, I think Audrey Hepburn is, and will always be, the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I kind of had a bit of a girl crush on her in Roman Holiday! Audrey was definitely the sole definition of female elegance, everything a woman should be. Curiously enough, she seemed to be one of the few women in history that another woman would not be jealous of at all-everything she showed off, such as her grace, her beauty, being very skinny and petite, and her magnificent VOICE, it was all RIGHTFULLY owned by her. So tragic that this cinematic queen died from cancer.

[@gavinreid5387]

Ingred Bergman imo

[@alexandraponce8081]

@@gavinreid5387 yes she was also very elegant! I’d say she and Audrey Hepburn were the two most elegant females to ever exist!

[@amandanewton8757]

I'm still listening and watching this masterpiece in 2020 who's with me??

[@northlincsfox243]

I’m here 😊 25th August.

[@sulznee1191]

+2

[@amandanewton8757]

@@sulznee1191 🙋‍♀️

[@cmvogt5951]

I'm here as Well.

[@amandanewton8757]

@@cmvogt5951 🙋‍♀️

[@jacecaballero9219]

I don't understand why everytime i hear this music i feel like crying.. ❤️😥

[@EnderSpy358]

that's totally understandable, this piece has a unique way of touching one's soul. it speaks volumes despite having no lyrics.

[@FESchon]

It’s those dang major sevenths.

[@roconnor01]

I think it has something to do with a longing for more innocent times.

[@greenbrown7776]

I know why. It makes you happy and sad at the same time. And it's hard resist the tears when something evokes both emotions at once.

[@darthslayder6904]

Because she sings it when she’s sad and homesick

[@xreturnwthhonorx]

One of the most elegant, graceful, and beautifulest woman the world has ever known.

[@jakiazhhabzgstaruiszjjzg3165]

She had anorexia :(

[@TheLadyStoryteller]

Jakiazhhabzg Staruiszjjzg No she didn’t! She was starved as a child due to the Nazi occupation of her home town and the horrific conditions they imposed. It did so much damage to her metabolism that she couldn’t put on weight no matter how much she ate. This later contributed to the cancer that killed her. Her son told it all.

[@jakiazhhabzgstaruiszjjzg3165]

@@TheLadyStoryteller she really did. Just do some research , she had anorexia and a bmi of 15.8 (denutrition)

[@fionatsang9353]

@@jakiazhhabzgstaruiszjjzg3165 anorexia, by definition, would suggest that she intentionally didn't eat to avoid gaining weight, and had the mental afflictions (fear of becoming obese, poor body image, etc.) that come with the disease. On the contrary, Audrey knew all too well that she was too thin, didn't want to go without food, but had no choice due to her situation; what is more, she had a lot of body confidence and wholly embraced how she looked later in life. That is pretty much the opposite of anorexia. Audrey and sufferers of anorexia would both be malnourished, but they are not the same thing at all.

[@mjt2231]

xreturnwthhonorx beautifulest???

[@Chanticlair47]

This movie sends me right back to my grandparents house on a rainy morning in 1961. My mom was 25 and beautiful..like Audrey. This song was everybody’s favorite in my family as I recall.

[@juanitadaleslusher9628]

Nice memory, Dane!

[@neymarjr_.]

someone please build me a time machine, oh lord the possibilities...... i can ponder over this forever

[@gilliantranter311]

It's a tad better than love island. Bring back the romantic times

[@wangyiming9207]

Perhaps the real ‘Hope’ exists in New York 🥺 Tiffany is her only option on hand to exercise.

[@markjeffery1697]

New York City on a very Sunday morning, I guess, beautiful. A beautiful opening scene, its simply perfect

[@remcat03]

I once read a deconstruction that explained how the director used this opening sequence to set up the central themes of the film; appearance vs. reality, and the problem of illusion. The surreal, deserted 5th Ave., which in reality is NEVER deserted. Then the incongruities; taxi, elegant dress/figure, cardboard coffee cup, Tiffany's. Then the masterful use of the windows as mirrors; camera goes back and forth between views of Holly and her reflection. Until we can't tell whether we are seeing Holly or her image through the glass.

[@seemalekhakar6093]

remcat03

[@jennymacallan9071]

Showcases the genius of the director, Blake Edwards.

[@fruitoson4227]

well holy fuck

[@itsnotatoober]

Actually that's wrong. 5th Ave is deserted in the AM. Let's assume the rest is total BS as well.

[@FirewindII]

^ ^

[@voiceofreason519]

Hard to believe it's been 56 years.

[@Kurt77777]

There aren't too many blockbusters of today's Hollywood that will be remembered 56 years from now.

[@lunajack9947]

What ?? It’s older than my mother

[@MrSupernova111]

I can't believe I discovered this film decades after Adrey passed away in her 60s. Damn it!

[@Theywaswrong]

Update...now almost 60 years and we are still here to enjoy. I wonder if she knows we are all still in love with her.

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

That 1 minute-sequence of Audrey/Holly looking at the jewelry and eating her breakfast show more deep feelings than any film of today

[@jamesunsworth6865]

This is the most beautiful part of breakfast at Tiffany’s, it will live in my heart forever.

[@topnee]

Just realized “Cat” was in the credits too. 😍😍😍

[@danh8079]

Although "Cat" wasn't his real name. "Cat" was played by Orangey, also appearing in such films as: This Island Earth (1955), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), and Village of the Giants (1965).

[@SteveEcksteinDouglasDrive]

@@danh8079 " MY HUCKELBERRY FRIEND, EL GATO. HE REMINDS ME OF LONG ISLAND'S "LUCKY( BIDAWEE ADOPTEE) & SANDY( HEMPSTEAD TOWN BEACH DRIFTER), ALL BECAME PERSONAL B.F.F.'S.NOWADAYS, I'M WITH " SOPHIA"( A FLORIDA TORTOISE SHELL ADOPTEE).

[@euanelliott3613]

With his own agent, a book deal and a five album contract to meow inspirational songs to feral strays about the joys of success.

[@plumeria66]

@@danh8079 Orangey was the star of Rhubarb too. He remains the most sought after cat actor of all time.

[@picturesquelife4175]

It's impossible not to like him, he's adorable 🐱 I also recommend watching A Streetcat Named Bob, with another ginger furry actor 😁

[@lavalampluva55401]

Hollywood doesn't make films like this anymore.

[@raihanmaulanafajri9820]

John J well they ran out of ideas...

[@ericsilva-gomez2481]

evolusaw PE ran out of ideas? Lol that’s funny.

[@Ashnesss]

This scene and many of her looks, are copied till this day. She's one of a kind. There will never be another woman like her.

[@MrSebboxxx]

the film based on a novell by Truman Capote and Hepburns clothes made by french designer Givenchy and the music Mancini ... thats a combination

[@brandonwainscott7491]

It's like comedy...I watched a Russian comedy sketch today and I wondered what in the hell happened to Saturday Night Live, for example...the sketch was akin to British comedy, meaning clever and actually funny...SNL isn't funny anymore...I mean, hell, All in the Family, for example, those were the days of golden television...we have some great film, like The Shawshank Redemption, but it's like modern literature--we need action, action, action. We don't have the appreciation for something if it isn't filled with sex, guns, and explosions. And how many movies with badass, half-naked women are they going to give us? How many action packed movies? Jurassic Park was about a likable man who tried to play God or Nature if you like...to do something that was not meant to be...and it resulted in horrible consequences. The sequels are all about action. This movie is about a girl who doesn't know what she wants or where she's going, mislead by an unscrupulous man, akin to how Nastasya Flillipovna in "The Idiot" is. Both movies have substance to them. Still, there is the Golden Age, and then there is simply great film, like The Shawshank Redemption, Jurassic Park, and Cast Away. A movie that can make you cry over a volleyball floating away is great film, but this is pure...only people with appreciation for art can enjoy it. Some people can't sit through it. "What's this all about? I don't get it."

[@galileocan]

The music, the scenery, the beauty of Audrey - one of the most beautiful and mesmerizing opening scenes in movie history.

[@pameladotson2503]

I love the elegance of "old hollywood" and the clothes.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

I could look at her all day.

[@knowingtruthisbliss2717]

I've been doing it for ages now. :( So addictive.

[@easyaptitude1505]

u mean him?

[@bentenren]

did anybody else choke up when they watched this intro? the music is so moving. i dont know whats wrong with me, but its so beautiful * blows nose *

[@fernandoluque4268]

It's simply amazing

[@Anna-ug8cq]

Got chills at the opening notes!

[@ciktipah]

bentenren moon river

[@lengxuemo4911]

It's moonriver

[@susantunbridge4612]

Huge hit for Andy Williams

[@usersrt46]

I'm a Japanese student living in Tokyo, and while everyone seems to idolize Tokyo, the reality of working in Japan is very serious; it's a stress society. I don't know much about the situation in New York, but I greatly admire such a stylish and elegant lifestyle. I love this movie, and dreaming of listening to this song, eating croissants, and strolling through this town is my wish. Someday, I want to visit New York.

[@sarah-marieferreira6523]

0:48 The way she moves is something else entirely. It's like she glides instead of walks. To say that Audrey was elegant is an understatement.

[@ludastout2852]

She was a trained dancer/balerina👠

[@ivemcfallen9117]

I never cried so much watching a movie...i guess i didn't want it to end, it was too beautiful.

[@2009lavoisier]

+Dhikra Semmar it so true you said

[@albduke]

***** experience the quality of Fuller Brush fullerbrushdirect.com/10002063

[@gz9035]

Me too 😂

[@herbertconstantinople3791]

haaa gaaaaay

[@asianaestar]

+Yushua haaa straaaight

[@jrewing5886]

Audrey puts me in mind of my mother who, God bless her soul, passed away in 2013. She was slight, petite and she wore beautiful dresses. She modeled. My mother was eloquent and sophisticated. Yet, she was down to earth in so many ways. This scene, from Breakfast at Tiffany's always gets me right in my heart because I know somewhere my mother is watching it too. Love you Mom🌹

[@kat35lulu88]

Yes she is..... she's with Audrey too....

[@HeatherChandlerBQ]

Although I never met her, I can already tell she was a wonderful and kind woman. God bless her 💕

[@amany247]

No god but Allah Islam way for peace and real monotheist Search about the truth with honest heart .

[@tablettablet2516]

Ayy. Canim. Kiyamam. Uzulme

[@richardevans9003]

My Mom looked a lot like Audrey when she was young. Petite and gamine. Now that she's older, she has more of Katharine Hepburn about her 😉

[@caoimherush4488]

This is one of the most iconic movie openings of all time up there with the intro for the Sound of Music 😁

[@lascosasporsunombre8991]

you´ve read my mind, I was thinking of both movies at the time

[@samydiesta7460]

Indeed.

[@kaylabeaton9789]

One of my favourite openings of a movie

[@materialgirl8707]

It's not only so sad that they do not make lovely romantic movies like this anymore; but it's also infinitely sad that we don't have infinitely magnificent and beautiful actresses like Audrey Hepburn anymore. She exemplified and emphasized what it is and means to be a truly lovely lady and what it is to be truly beautiful inside and out and touched so many lives in such infinitely beautiful and loving ways. Love you Audrey; Eternal Love my Huckleberry friend; Rest In Heavenly Peace.

[@nofear2934]

Your comment made me cry. I adored Audrey Hepburn. There will never be another like her!

[@materialgirl8707]

great hon!

[@plumeria66]

materialgirl8707 Maybe because she wasn't American and was from Europe? There are elegant classy European actresses. They don't make it to the Hollywood screen usually. Today's American actresses are bitchy and manly.

[@materialgirl8707]

amen

[@jorgecabrerizo2033]

plumeria66 manly? Just because they aren't classy or elegant? You just said a really dumb thing.

[@jimgarcia9063]

I remember going to the drive-in to see this movie .The girl I was with (Sharon Furtado) ,we actually just watched the whole thing .R.I.P. my most dearest love .

[@jonahmann]

It's those moments we most wish we could revisit. Sounds like a lovely girl.

[@Ytnmt]

May she rest in peace

[@cassconner6023]

Did you get married? Or was she a high school or college sweetheart ?

[@bethe192]

Awww, that truly touched my heart.

[@JustMe-vo9bq]

I saw it at the Drive-In too with my boyfriend, now husband. I just loved everything about her. To me she was the epitome of class..

[@arvinchris7834]

Audrey Hepburn one of the most beautiful women that ever walked on this Earth. She's an Elegance, She's stunning, She's an Icon, She's a Humanitarian, Everyone loves her, She loves Everyone❤️ We missed our best Actress and an Icon

[@artistik6465]

There is just something SO New York about this. The evening gown at the break of dawn, the coffee and croissant to go, the shades to hide the eyes after a night of partying. It radiates the city.

[@schoolssection]

Let's call it a convenience store maple bar...makes the scene even more emotional.

[@DougCeleste]

Sad that Hollywood does not make movies like this anymore with actresses as STUNNING as Audrey Hepburn and music as beautiful as Henry Mancini's.

[@Kurt77777]

Maybe that's because there aren't many stunningly beautiful women in Hollywood anymore, and have you listened to the garbage that passes as music these days? Hip hop is not music, and Rosie O'donnell, Hiliary Clinton, and Oprah Winfrey are the furthest things from beautiful.

[@msr1116]

Doug Celeste....The social changes of the mid sixties also altered the subject material of films to come. There was backlash against sugary, romanticized movies featuring glamorized actresses no average woman could be. Genres run their course and films are about generating profit.

[@LisaCupcake]

@Esther V. It's not just "boomers" who feel that way.

[@hogatiwash7750]

@@Kurt77777 literally no one was talking about hip hop or Rosie O'donnell, Hiliary Clinton, or Oprah Winfrey, but yeah... go on your ranting.

[@msr1116]

@49jubilee .....I don't want to go to the movies anymore because of it and the 12 to 15 dollar tickets. If I want crap and foul language I'll just stay home and watch TV.

[@MBFLA45]

This is such a sad film. How many memories of "the girl" you knew in your heart wasn't the right match... but you miss her 50 years later.

[@howardsmith9342]

There were a couple.

[@Quantum36911]

That just made me cry.

[@howardsmith9342]

@@sparkles999rose2 One I have no idea where to even look, and one is still married. Besides, they weren't interested then, why would they be now?

[@howardsmith9342]

@@sparkles999rose2 The one I'm thinking of most is still married to the same guy, all these decades later. Pretty unlikely she even remembers me, let alone thinks of me.

[@rockyracoon3233]

My heart has only been captured by one woman who I still seek!

[@ethanol1586]

I was at a Tiffany's store once and had the incredible privilege to touch and hold one of the bracelets shown in this scene! It wasn't the exact same bracelet, of course, but it was still an incredible experience!

[@freshbrewedasmr3378]

Listening to this makes me miss the Golden Age of Hollywood and all the actors/actresses that helped make it so. RIP all you stars on earth, now stars in Heaven

[@philbe8843]

Last year on my 40th birthday I went to NYC and had breakfast at Tiffany's just like Audrey. Then I had my picture taken on the front steps of the house. Great day! Love this movie and everything Audrey!!

[@philbe8843]

+Pepe Castelao cool! I hope you get to. It was fun.

[@NickAndTommyFight]

Crying of laughter

[@jackymoreno5354]

Why is everyone so negative?goodness

[@NickAndTommyFight]

+Devaldha What did he do?

[@finnkhan9202]

How lucky are you, i wish i could do that good on you

[@meiray]

RIP Hubert de Givenchy. His partnership with Hepburn remains timeless.

[@christopherneufelt8971]

For a girl that survived WWII, this pastry has a real taste. RIP Audrey.

[@sophielegault2278]

30 years without Audrey Hepburn❤️❤️ You are missed very much Audrey Hepburn❤️❤️

[@zeidlove0947]

The opening scenes seems like an ending scene because of credits

[@BlownMacTruck]

No it doesn’t. That’s how films used to do credits (and some still do). It may seem like that to YOU because you have little experience with older films, but you can’t generalize your experience to everyone like that.

[@BlownMacTruck]

El Fenomeno Is something wrong with you? Why don’t you just calm down?

[@MrSupernova111]

@BlownMacTruck . Take it easy. I'm old enough to remember credits in the intro and its still weird to me since this is not the norm anymore. Close minded bitch.

[@CountryCowboy008]

@@BlownMacTruck okay, boomer.

[@BlownMacTruck]

Countrycowboy08 Nice fail at trying to sound relevant.

[@CountryCowboy008]

Try this: download this specific song (not the recorded one). Then, buy a danish or croissant, a cup of joe, visit your nearest city (with the skyscrapers and all that) in the morning, walk through the streets, eat your breakfast while playing the song on your Spotify. Result? Epic! This will also remove those "mean reds" in you.. :)

[@darikanantiya7451]

what a great suggestion! i'll get my croissant, a cup of jasmine green tea and take a walk in Central Park, NY instead :)

[@CountryCowboy008]

Darika Nantiya Awesome! How I wish I can stroll thru NYC parks/streets, too! NYC is my haven on earth! :D

[@darikanantiya7451]

Countrycowboy08 What keeps you from doing that :) NYC does have quite a bit of magics.

[@CountryCowboy008]

Well, I'm just in love with the city and the idea of living in it, having a decent job, having my own family, walking thru the avenues and parks of NYC, riding yellow cabs and subways, and being rude to people. Hahahah.. A lot of people are telling me that living in NYC is expensive and not worth it, but for me, it is! :D

[@darikanantiya7451]

Countrycowboy08 That sounds fun! Personally I love to visit the place from time to time to enjoy what it has to offer but wouldn't want to live there. Living there would be like having a Thai dish "Tom-Yam-Kung" every meal and get your mouth burned and stomach upset:)

[@stephengallagher7547]

I saw this film when it was released and after all these years, I can still watch it and be just as enthralled as when I first viewed it. In particular, this opening/credits sequence, it still gets me.

[@kenjoneslee]

OK...I've been playing this song/clip all day on loop and I'm still not tired of it. It's just so soothing, mellow, pretty, lush and sentimental sounding.

[@glennwhitehead6484]

This is still when Hollywood could make a movie without everyone getting shot and everything blowing up!

[@Durbelethwen]

And even though she was a call girl she never had to be seen in bed with a client

[@pilotjonas8]

Thankfully La La land brings back a bit of class

[@khaliaward1771]

You do realize that back then they still had action movies right? Obviously they wouldn’t have a bunch of people getting shot and blown up in a romcom...Well unless you’re watching West Side Story👀

[@khaliaward1771]

@@pilotjonas8 we’ve had a million different movies that have class and aren’t sex heavy... it’s a matter of what type of genre you’re into as well as directors. you can also have sex and still have class. class is about above all confidence as well as how you treat other people.

[@plumeria66]

@@Durbelethwen I didn’t even know she was a prostitute and saw the movie many times. That’s how subtle movies were back then but I’m so used to blatant displays of sexuality I forgot to read between the lines.

[@Aramanth]

_The credits show:_ *"Miss Hepburn's wardrobe provided by Hubert de Givenchy"* A match made in heaven... 🌷

[@ttm2609]

You know, sometimes, very sometimes, so rare, that Hollywood gets it right, here it is, love the 50mm lense and exquisite film stock used

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This footage invites me into the nostalgic comfortable feeling, This film is a cradle of my dream

[@richalderson6069]

God I love this movie. This opening scene always moves me.

[@kateclemons5921]

Richard Albert Henderson Audrey Hepburn didn't. She hates pastry.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Kathy Jones She couldn't tolerate any rich food because of the malnutrition she suffered in the second world war.

[@helenarichard]

Thin lips chewing pastry and slurping starbucks? People are strange.

[@jayaybe1]

Such rich colours in those old film stocks ; )

[@jimw.4161]

One of the greatest opening scenes in motion picture history. Pure class all the way around... You 2021 Oscar winners take note. The Academy should be ashamed of itself.

[@faridbenabbas9165]

Ma plus belle histoire d'amour finis par une trahison c'est la vie continue je ne retrouve plus la personne j'ai plus confiance à l'être humain voilà tout 🕍🕍🎈🎈🎈voilà ma vie les bêtes 🐕🐈🐈🕍

[@davidh9844]

It's not. Which is why I don't pay money to see these foul mouthed frauds.

[@kenjoneslee]

There is so much to study about these opening scenes. I love the emptiness of the long view of 5th Avenue. Holly(Hepburn) becomes front and center against the backdrop of a lonely looking, endless row of high rises in Manhattan. And Holly's attire signify a radical change in fashion that was sure to usher in the 1960s.

[@brianshivak4892]

Henry Mancini scored one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard in a film. The opening to Breakfast at Tiffany's makes me very nostalgic for that era in Hollywood

[@paulinegenner2588]

Hello Brian Shivak 😉

[@howardsmith9342]

I love this song.

[@mdarrenu]

I totally agree with you Brian. I wonder if people from the midwest or rural america connect the same way. For me as an east coaster, the 50s NYC location in the sleepy empty morning of the big city is an important part of the magic.

[@williamdunphy352]

Written by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer.

[@anita_loves_apples765]

I'm so glad they decided to keep this in the film, in Audrey I saw that the directors didn't want the song

[@happytrails699]

I miss this time of my life. I loved her and I loved the 60's.

[@phaltithlyhong2792]

U live in the best era

[@DavidMiller-xw3gk]

Good song. Sad but a happy ending. She realized she's need

[@DavidMiller-xw3gk]

Love this song. These days the so scarcely

[@DavidMiller-xw3gk]

Me too..A good.movie and a good glimpse of a very scared human trying to make sense of this world..

[@MrMaximum91]

Might just be my favorite opening to a film ever, this theme tho good lord

[@euanelliott3613]

When she is gone, you hear her voice in every room, you breathe her perfume along the hallway from where she smiled and said goodbye, you picture her in the wind of the city and cry at the thought of her dying, you see her face on walls, the floor across the sky and in every other place, you marvel at the thought you once lived without her, until into her arms you fell, thankful to the angels she saw you and noone else, and you pray you never meet the one who makes you forget her, when she is gone. Euan Elliott, 6th of October 2020, 10.02am.

[@alvinnnYY]

I just wanna meet Audrey Hepburn

[@gingin3919]

ALVINNN She is dead you know...

[@WonnieWon04]

Maybe they will meet in heaven???

[@aesketches]

Another life :(

[@bluemarshall6180]

ALVINNN Up there 😇☝☝☝☝

[@AlanaBananaCanada]

I just wanna wear that dress and those pearls.

[@rebeccasalter4081]

Fun fact: Audrey hated that pastry.

[@dogbsas]

@@danh8079 what? the cars always run on the right side of the street. This taxi was not going on the wrong direction. Please stop making up crazy fun facts lol

[@nadiefirdiawan6064]

Mon Mi I think Dan H is right cuz at 1:25 u could see the cop

[@marywickes1293]

Does it really matter? Cant you just enjoy a classic movie without dissecting it ?

[@alexiswaller3065]

Yes she did it was switched . Because the first few takes of the scene the pastry had powdered sugar on it . It kept coming off so they got one without .

[@aeromocinho]

what was she eating ?

[@moldacious3058]

I was born in 2004, but whenever I get to watch old hollywood movies. I get this weirdly odd sensation of nostalgic, it's like I have watched it before (Which I haven't) I don't know what this feeling is but it is somehow feels great and kind of sad. I feel like I'm reminiscing a movie that I haven't watched.

[@aweberf2225]

When “Hubert de Givenchy” shows up in the credits, I always shed a tear. What a creative team he and Audrey made. His clothes, and the way she wears them, are like another character in this movie. Simply stunning.

[@cowboy7170]

The original Givenchy dress supposedly had a long slit up to the thigh but had to be redone to seal up the slit to get by the censors. Hepburn would have looked even more gorgeous with the open slit design.

[@michaeldoyle6702]

The opening is for the Ages. Sleek Manhatten. Beautiful Ms. Hepburn.

[@brookehanley3659]

+Michael Doyle She apparently did not like eating that Danish but she hid it well. She was very convincing. Beautiful opening, yes.

[@ratkopetrosanec7474]

+Brooke Hanley I think she was alergic to Danish,but like a true profesional and a real lady she shoot the scene.

[@shawnmcculley2995]

+Michael Doyle And don't forget that 1960 Ford taxi in the opening scene.

[@brookehanley3659]

+Ernie Johnson Classic beauty of a car. The memory of that car is ingrained from my childhood. It equals the early 60's.

[@shawnmcculley2995]

+Brooke Hanley It was also the first car used in the Andy Griffith series.

[@noface3928]

I’m so glad they casted Audrey Hepburn instead of Marilyn Monroe. I feel like Audrey’s innocent demeanor contrasted well with Holly’s party girl character, because it help emphasize that Holly didn’t know who she really was and that she was depressed with who she ended up being. Everyone expected her to be this ditzy party girl, but she had deeper emotions that made her almost child-like despite being a call girl/prostitute.

[@iconslegends5230]

Marilyn would have been the best and most consistent with the novel's character. Marilyn was more exciting

[@teacuppuppy162]

No Face agree with u audrey is so elegant with this i can’t stop watching this scene

[@iconslegends5230]

@@teacuppuppy162 it does not cause me emotions... but it is matter of taste

[@lepetitchat123]

There's no way you could tell AH is better than MM in this role coz MM never got to play it. MM also had the innocent demeanor you talked about. MM was also a wonderful actress. Watch The Misfits if you don't believe it. Most people go gaga over Hepburn because of the chic clothes she wore in this movies, and they can't imagine someone else could also pull off this role.

[@mdarrenu]

actually MM might have been better - given her personal back story. I prefer other AH movies - but the opening to Breakfast is breathtaking in so many ways.

[@mandeepdang4493]

Ms Hepburn s walk and dress are the epic things to see

[@youdoyouboo88]

In film or otherwise, I've never seen New York so empty and quiet. Sometimes the films symbolism just sneaks up on you. Simply beautiful.

[@210Caveman26]

1:40 Ladies and Gentlemen. Behold. One of the most famous and iconic shots in all of Cinema.

[@faysalh1996]

i think marilyn blowing up skirt is definitley more iconic

[@lsnqkcnqkpnkpsnqpjcbpq]

@@faysalh1996 he said “one of”

[@dullaverage1667]

So much story/character development in this shot. beautiful sky down 57th. Nostalgic today, always remember how much my wife loved Audrey Hepburn. No girls, but rest assure she would have been named Audrey. Sweet lil memory.

[@anita_loves_apples765]

@@faysalh1996 why is it the Marilyn fan always have to butt in on other fandoms conversation not everyone likes marilyn or thinks she's that iconic.

[@faysalh1996]

@@anita_loves_apples765 because basically she is you don’t have to like her or even be a fan of her to admit that she is basically the most iconic hollywood celebrity

[@Harp4803]

That time, that place will never ever be again..

[@Phoenix_VanDerWeyden]

I know , i feel such a nostalgia for this era and i wasn´t even born back then ...

[@serenaistheb.o.a.t]

One of the last films of the golden era of hollywood!!!

[@debbie4525]

oh no trust me it's there. But only in NYC. It is still there.

[@finnkhan9202]

Yes so true

[@JillASim]

Good.

[@ajustin614]

The soft, serene sounds of Moon River… while watching the classic scenes of Audrey Hepburn in a fabulous dress walking through the city - in the early morning light of a simpler time in 1961. And then, suddenly, an overly loud and obnoxious ad for Febreze in the middle of it, to jolt you back into the misery and chaos that is 2021. Thanks, KZbin.

[@kingforaday8725]

Ah, distant memories.I remember seeing this movie when I was about 9 years old at a drive theater early 1960's. My mom keep bugging my dad to go see it. Thought it silly she would occassionaly cry during the movie.Yeah not a kid movie but for some weird reason I was fascinated by it. Thanks for the flashback to more pleasant times.

[@trishyangel123]

*_She would’ve been 90 last year._* *_R.I.P Audrey Hepburn xxx_*

[@19010428]

Audrey Hepburn my female hero. Breakfast at Tiffany's my favorite. Audrey was a vulnerable and elegant spirit.

[@derlaurenz]

That dress is just so timeless and pretty ... so good

[@allangilchrist5938]

When my beloved sister died I walked around London. I passed by Jewellery shops and expensive car showrooms it all seemed so much trash. They could have given me items worth millions and all I would have felt was profound loneliness and loss for my big sister. We see in this opening scene the emptiness of Holly's life until she accepts that the only meaningful thing in life is to love and be loved.

[@chrispines9509]

This scene is so powerful that it feels like present day no matter when u watch it. The style of Audrey is timeless. I watched it in the 80s, 90s..early 2000s and today...

[@leonvivian1]

love this era in time, wishing I could turn back the clock.

[@stephaniesheridan1787]

+Al QFloyd meatloaf?

[@Bremonade]

Al QFloyd I laughed way to hard at your comment

[@ryansalyers6683]

Vivian Leon i feel the exact same way

[@Al-cr4ec]

You could actually

[@iamdannah3567]

I'm 23 years of age and i'm starting to love this movie specially audrey and her elegance ❤

[@Amira-nn7xn]

Me to

[@edl5585]

A classic with class; movies just aren't produced like this anymore. People you just don't know how much you're missing out!!

[@AAsoberlife]

Man she's was beautiful .......

[@marioalll]

Audrey has something special, I don't know why, but I feel in love with her in this movie....

[@dubbelhenke854]

That is "IT"! No matter how she looked or how she felt or how she was...she had "IT"!!!! Very few actresses nowadays has that fantastic quality I'm afraid....

[@user-rl4rc8tc2y]

marioalll Vulnerability.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Asmaa Osman somehow IT stands for computers.

[@jeanlawley6483]

@Gazzara5 ... er no ... she was British ... yea she was born in Belgium but her father was British, her mother Dutch and her nationality was totally British as was her accent although she spoke a number of languages ... she spent time between belgium and England ... many people just happen to be born in countries because of their parents circumstances but that does not mean that country is their nationality ... Bob Hope was born in Britain but was American, Kiether Sutherland was born I Britain but is Canadian, Nicole Kidman was born in the USA but is Australian the list is endless ... Jesus was born in a stable but was not a horse ...

[@ungoliver]

The opening scene sets the mood. So beautiful and nostalgic.

[@teddymills1]

Her character said that nothing bad ever happens at Tiffanys. I think that is the reason for this opening scene.

[@johnsax1445]

That dress, and the early ‘60s updo were stunning on Audrey

[@enobywei1357]

After watching a lot of Audrey Hepburn's movies, I feel like I miss her.

[@dantheman1984]

Great films, much like great photographic works, always stay frozen in time. They never die.

[@dantheman1984]

+dantheman1984 Let me retract that statement and say this. Great films, much like all great works of art, stay frozen in time. They never die.

[@Getvagazzled]

+dantheman1984 agreed

[@zoranazman7331]

dantheman1984? 0

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

dantheman1984 Truly great ones like this reach through and pull us in.

[@FirewindII]

And they give more each time they are revisited. Case in point.

[@yourrichmother5765]

Audrey Hepburn is the definition of elegance to me

[@peterlustig8778]

No Dylan Mulvaney is beauty. Says Nike...

[@JanRaz1955]

I own the original album of this movie and vhs and dvd... cassette cd ,I’ll never tire of this beautiful music..

[@capetown7001]

One of the finest opening scene in Hollywood history.

[@marioalll]

This opening scene has a combination of things that makes this movie so unique: the car coming through one Street in a beautiful New York of the decade of 60s, Audrey Hepburn getting out from the Taxi, just watching her is an experience, and the amazing music.

[@elysa104l]

marioalll finally someone also praising the music! :)

[@FirewindII]

Don't stop there.

[@evilqtip7098]

My Mom would play this song over and over... I never knew where it came from and now i finally know.. It's kinda heartbreaking and sad yet beautiful and joyful... and makes me anxious...like I need to be somewhere with people.. Or and ending of a movie song...or show...

[@vonBottorff]

Welcome home.

[@megbennett6490]

My first love and I chose ‘Moon River as ‘our song’, after watching ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ at the local Drive-in Movie Theatre, in his 1940 Candy Apple painted Ford Sedan. We were High School Seniors in 1961.🩷🤗💟

[@aconversationwithkely3035]

One of the best opening scenes ever. Just saw this movie for the 1st time what an fantastic classic movie that I feel still resonates greatly today.

[@nancypoerschke2]

Tears in my eyes. I was so young. And she was so beautiful.

[@med51546]

This is what world needs. Love and beautiful art. Thanks Hollywood!

[@josephstevens9888]

The elegance and beauty of Audrey Hepburn is just perfect!

[@davidcraig75]

Watch how Audrey opens the coffee cup, depositing the lid and then the crumbs of the french croissant, by this simple gesture she telegraphs Holly's perfect poise . Gentile , almost aristocratic , even though she is Elle May from the farm , its not the Givenchy dress, that make her lady like, its more , its her soul , authentic ,she does not need to wear Tiffany to make us understand she belongs at Tiffany . This is a testament to Hepburn's stellar acting ability , not a word , but you feel her worth ,in class by her self . What a missed talent . . .

[@geoffreyphipps2718]

New York City at its height of romance and elegance and class!!!

[@Theywaswrong]

Well, that's all gone!

[@tokenjoy]

@@Theywaswrong Yes, killed and kicked into the gutter by progressive Democrats.

[@shyphyre]

@@tokenjoy No, kicked into the gutter by greedy selfish corporate oligarchs, who are nothing more than parasites with money

[@if6was929]

@@tokenjoy Go back to the children's table child, or you'll miss your pudding!

[@tokenjoy]

@@if6was929 Truth hurts, doesn't it? Dems control all the major cities from top to bottom and turned them into dystopian sh@tholes. So enjoy your progressive pigsty and the slop they dole out.

[@Aramanth]

From those first notes of music my heart melts... ❣💎

[@emmanuelbuenviaje6564]

Simply stunning in every sense of the word. The music and visuals is perfection.