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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Breakfast at Tiffany's
Forlorn_Rage — 9 years ago(April 19, 2016 11:40 PM)
Hello all,
As some of you might be aware, Gloria Steinem was tonight's guest programmer. Unfortunately, I missed her commentary for "A Taste of Honey" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
If anyone can provide me the content of Robert Osbourne and Steinem's discussion, whether from memory or recording, partial or complete, please share whatever you can. I am very interested in knowing what was discussed about these films and Steinem's own, personal opinions on them. Thanks! -
Kd5000 — 9 years ago(April 20, 2016 02:44 PM)
I was quite surprised that Gloria Steinem picked this as one of her favorite movies given what Holly does for a living. She flirts and then lives off tips given for the powder room attendant
Steinem said that she liked the idea of reinventionHolly flees a drab childhood for NYC and seems quite happy. After all, Holly transforms herself into the urban sophisticate.
Steinem said she read that it was one of the first movies that allowed a woman to be sexual (outside of marriage, that is) without being "punished" at the end. Instead we get "The Hollywood Ending."
She also commented on the "shared" dreamlike quality of movies. In my opinion, Breakfast at Tiffany's certainly qualifies.
All DVDs should have ENGLISH as a subtitle option.
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flask — 9 years ago(April 26, 2016 09:23 AM)
[Steinem] read that it was
one of the first movies
that allowed a woman to be sexual (outside of marriage, that is) without being "punished" at the end. Instead we get "The Hollywood Ending."
Even if one ignores many Pre-Code films, her claim is still factually incorrect. She needs to watch more films between 1934 - 1961. -
kevin-bergin — 9 years ago(May 13, 2016 10:51 AM)
She mentioned wanting to get out of her small town, Toledo I think? So perhaps that was some way to connect with Holly and her transformation?
"It's the system, Lara. People will be different after the Revolution."