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Hollywood in 1961

Modern romantic comedy, location shooting, and changing censorship norms point toward a different Hollywood.

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1961 · Romantic comedy-drama

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Hepburn’s Holly Golightly became an enduring style icon, even as the film’s racist caricature of Mr. Yunioshi is now widely criticized.

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