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I. Y. Yunioshi is a fictional character in Blake Edwards 's 1961 American romantic comedy film Breakfast at Tiffany's, which George Axelrod adapted for the movie based on the 1958 novella of the same title by Truman Capote.
Nov 9, 2019 · Breakfast at Tiffany's' Mr. Yunioshi as portrayed by Mickey Rooney ...more.
Once into the 2000s, more tangible actions came from outcries about the portrayal in Breakfast At Tiffany’s. In 2008, the film was swapped out for Ratatouille at an outdoor screening event in Sacramento after protests loomed large.
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, written by George Axelrod, adapted from Truman Capote 's 1958 novella of the same name, and starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a naïve, eccentric café society girl who falls in love with a struggling writer while attempting to marry for money.
This article studies the production decisions around Mickey Rooney’s yellowface performance of Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (dir. Blake Edwards, US, 1961), as well as theorizes how his presence cannot be excised from the film.
Dec 1, 2017 · This article studies Breakfast at Tiffany’s (dir. Blake Edwards, US, 1961) to examine the constitutive role Mickey Rooney’s yellowface performance of Mr. Yunioshi plays in shoring up the infamous brand of white femininity embodied by Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly.
Breakfast at Tiffany's: Directed by Blake Edwards. With Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen. A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
Showing all 10 items. Jump to: Photos (7) Quotes (3) Photos. Quotes. Mr. Yunioshi : [on phone, shouts:] Miss Gorightly! This time I'm a warning you! I am definitely this time going to be carring the porice! Mr. Yunioshi : [oft repeated line] Miss Gorightry!
Mar 11, 2024 · The controversial aspects of the movie—including Mickey Rooney’s portrayal of I.Y. Yunioshi, and Holly’s occupation—haven’t done much to hurt the popularity of the Blake Edwards classic. Here are...
Jan 7, 2022 · Breakfast at Tiffany's already has the very white Mickey Rooney playing an Asian man on screen, but the movie could have been even more controversial.
