How Breakfast at Tiffany's Turned into a Totally Different Movie

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BeKindRewind talks about the adaptive process of turning Breakfast at Tiffanys from Queer and Mildly Racist to Compulsory Het and WILDLY RACIST and how that affected both the casting process and how people think about the film now.

Source Full Disclosure:  I was definitely a college dorm room fan of Breakfast at Tiffany's without ever seeing the

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[xpirate_queenx]

Ha, I literally just finished watching this.

Sometimes I wonder if anyone will ever take on a more authentic take of the source material or if the 1961 film is just too iconic.

[rhcp]

the casting process alone would deserve a movie lol

[xellabelle]

I'd love a book!Breakfast at Tiffany's 10 episode series. Margaret Qualley would be a good Holly Golightly tbh.

[maeir]

make a film that is actually true to the book but change the name of the film and the names of the characters?

[my_moloko]

I desperately want an update that sticks closely to the source material.