Its about Audrey Hepburn's career, and how her film Breakfast at Tiffany's changed the prevailing 50's norms into the looser 60's about sex in cinema and real life. It makes you want to see the movie and read the Truman Capote short story all over again, with a new understanding that "Breakfast at Tiffany's" was that era's "Pretty Woman". Who knew? Its fun, detailed, informative, chatty, and a good read.
My Thoughts...
I found this a very interesting book, and I also enjoyed reading it. I read the e-book version, and it was a pretty quick read.
It was about the behind the scenes of the making of the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's." It was interesting in showing all the in-fighting behind the scenes about what could and couldn't be shown and said on the screen in the 5o's and 60's. My how times have changed!
I would recommend this book to someone interested in movie history, but probably not to someone with just a passing interest in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," Capote, or Hepburn.
Like I said I enjoyed reading the history of this movie, and am awarding it 3*** It is a part of my Kindle Library.
I read this for my....
"Mount TBR Reading Challenge"
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