Before Breakfast at Tiffanys Audrey Hepburn was still a little-known actress with few film roles to speak of; after it indeed, because of it - she was one of the worlds most famous fashion, style and screen icons. It was this film that matched her with Hubert de Givenchys little black dress. Meanwhile, Truman Capotes original novel is itself a modern classic selling huge numbers every year, and its high-living author of perennial interest. Now, this little book tells the story of how it all happened: how Audrey got the role (for which at first she wasnt considered, and which she at first didnt want); how long it took to get the script right; how it made Blake Edwards name as a director after too many trashy films had failed to; and how Henry Mancinis soundtrack with its memorable signature tune Moon River completed the irresistible package. This is the story of how one shy, uncertain, inexperienced young actress was persuaded to take on a role she at first thought too hard-edged and amoral and how it made Audrey Hepburn into gamine, elusive Holly Golightly in the little black dress - and a star for the rest of her life.
