How times change...

Went to the Cinema Club with my sister this evening. She's a member. They tend to show foreign language films (in other words any language but English), and arty type stuff, or they do classic cinema retrospectives. Occasionally they do silent movie seasons. Next week it's recent French movies Gainsbourg, Coco & Igor, and Villa Amalia.

This week it's a short Audrey Hepburn season. Charade; Roman Holiday; How to Steal a Million; and tonight's offering Breakfast at Tiffany's.

I haven't seen Breakfast at Tiffany's before - God only knows how I've missed it because it's not exactly rare on tv. It wasn't a bad movie. In some ways restricted by it's time (they kind of gloss over the fact that Holly is a call-girl). But it also left me gobsmacked. It was unbelievably bad in ways that simply wouldn't be tolerated now. Or at least I hope it wouldn't be tolerated.

What left me reeling in shock?? The casual racism.

Mickey Rooney with a set of gum-shield teeth, a bad job of make-up,a truly awful accent, and a fake squint - pretending to be Japanese. Correction - pretending to be the worst possible interpretation of a dreadful caricature of a Japanese-American. And hamming it up for all he was worth. And it was supposed to be funny.

It wasn't. Maybe it was back then (unless you happened to be Japanese) but it sure as hell isn't now.

It spoilt what was otherwise a very good film.

Ze

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