'Audrey' Series Airs 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'

“Audrey in the Afternoon,” the multi-week film lecture series celebrating actress Audrey Hepburn, continues today with “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

The film series is being presented by librarian and film enthusiast Doug Swiszcz on Wednesdays at 1 pm in the Barrington Library auditorium.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s is director Blake Edward’s 1961adaptation of Truman Capote’s novella.

Hepburn plays Holly Golightly, a seeming urban sophisticate who lives off the gifts of New York City gentlemen, but who is really a frustrated romantic with a secret past and a hidden vulnerability, said Swiszcz.

George Peppard plays a struggling writer whose livelihood, like Holly’s, depends on the generosity of others, he said. Can these “two drifters” break away from their current situation to find happiness together?

Patricia Neal and Mickey Rooney co-star. The beautiful Henry Mancini score includes the song “Moon River.”

The color films runs for 115 minutes, and is preceded by commentary from Swiszcz. It is free and open to all. 

The series continues two more weeks with My Fair Lady on May 29 and Charade on June 5.