Consider how Blake Edwards Present Issues of identity and possession :: English Literature

Consider how Blake Edwards extradite Issues of individualism and possessionin breakfast at TiffanysIn this essay, I am going to analyse the distinguishable techniques BlakeEdwards used to present issues of personal identity and possession in the filmBreakfast at TiffanysBreakfast at Tiffanys is a film that was directed by Blake Edwards in1961. It deals with romance and life sentence in the 1960s. The film wasoriginallyBased on the book Breakfast at Tiffanys by Truman Capote, who wrotethe book during the 1958s, which suggests that he must haveexperienced the style of life in the 1960s.Holly Golightly, the most important female character, in the film wasplayed by Audrey Hepburn, who is one of the most famous Hollywoodactresses at that time. The film consists of many genres eg romance,comedy, so the film would suit a wider ranger of audiences. I dobelieve that the film was aimed at adults, because Blake Edwards has given(p) the characters in the film a complicated contrast of perso nalityand identity.Issues of identity and possession changes and is revealed bit by bitthroughout the film. The director has do Holly Golightly the centreof identity and possession, and made every other character melt down aroundHolly, revealing her identity, personality and past. in that respect argon many different camera angles like block up of Holly when sheis singing or when the characters are talking. The camera angles likeclose ups can often assign what a character is thinking or what theirpersonality is like, for eg when Holly was singing moon river, theclose up shows that Holly is a gentile and kind person.Hollys cat hasnt got a name, in fact we dont know anything aboutthe cat, where it came from or its gender. In the film Holly says,that she would hardly name the cat when she feels that she is richenough. The cat is a symbol of mystery, that represents Holly.There are many types of dialogue. Sometimes during the film bodylanguage and profound dialogue, is used to exp ress a charactersfeelings, for example In the scene of the party, we beguile a womanstanding in front of a mirror, instant(a) then laughing, without sayinganything. Facial expressions are also used to show a charactersfeelings instead of saying their feelings. This could be moreeffective than dialogue, eg when Holly says she is non going backwith Doc, the expressions on Docs face show us that he is deeplyhurt.Holly seems very strange sometimes, she compares he past boy friendswith objects that guess much to her. Holly says that you can tell how