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Waiting for Walter

A.S. Balfour

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Set partly in late 1950's London, Waiting for Walter follows the fortunes of two people over a...

The Colonial Kitchen: Australia 1788-1901

Charmaine O'Brien

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The first Europeans to settle on the Aboriginal land that would become known as Australia arrived in...

The Salad Bowl: Vibrant & Healthy Recipes for Light Meals, Lunches, Simple Sides & Dressings

Nicola Graimes

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Fresh, healthy, wholesome, and delicious - there can be so much more to salads than just a few...

Vegan Street Food: Foodie Travels from India to Indonesia

Jackie Kearney

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Winner of the Best Book Award in the PETA Vegan Food Awards 2016. Jackie and her family ate their...

Globalizing Seoul: The City's Cultural and Urban Change

Jieheerah Yun

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In the decades following the 1997 Asian economic crisis, South Korea sought segyehwa...

LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) in Movies

Jul 4, 2021

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

1961 | Classics, Comedy, Drama

8.1

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I'm sorry, I tried my best - but I couldn't resist its charms. I loved all the characters (minus Mickey Rooney's third-rate impersonation of what dumbass white people in the 60s thought Asian people were like), the music is beautiful, its aesthetic is every bit as iconic as reported (naturally the outfits being the highlight), and this entire movie is carried so heavenly by George Peppard and Audrey Hepburn's wondrous performances. The chemistry these two have is simply out-of-this-world, I have no problem ranking it as one of the most affecting Hollywood romances ever to grace the screen. That being said, that is also close to all this movie has going for it. It has great scenes but even at its best it seldom ever rises above too much more than escapist fluff where story elements abruptly intrude on the romance rather than flow nicely with it (am I high or did some old dude come in about halfway through to talk about marrying a 14 year old girl?). It also dons some regressive 60s thoughtpoints on ownership in relationships and pointless racism that sticks out like a sore thumb - but that stupid shit is barely in the film for two minutes meanwhile most of your faves are probably problematic for longer, anyway. Idk man, I cherish the romance but the rest of the film is so jarring in comparison to it - it ain't really all that. Super cute but not as good as the Deep Blue Something song.