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Audrey Hepburn and Holly Golightly forged their way, forever, into the pop culture hall of fame. Now Breakfast at Tiffany’s has a whole new release with a lot more extras than we’ve ever seen.

There’s nothing that Holly Golightly can do wrong; she made sleep masks a fashion statement, she wore a little black dress with more panache than anyone else. Stealing from a dime store was adorable, and beware the label of rat, or worse, quel rat. She’s a girl from a farm who made her way into society high life, hob-knobbed with mobsters, and found her way into the heart of a kept man. Tiffany’s brought her peace, and her cat was a Poor Slob Without A Name. Everything Miss Golightly did carried an air of charm, grace and whimsy, all thanks to her real-life counterpart, one of the world’s most beautiful and classic women, Audrey Hepburn.

The story, written by Truman Capote, is well known by now – a man moves into an apartment building, only to meet a dazzling young woman and through several encounters and late night talks (and one unforgettable guitar session in which Henry Mancini brought the world “Moon River”), they fall in love and overcome their personal issues. It’s a beautiful love story, one whose power does not fade with time.

In the earlier volumes of this release, bonus features included a theatrical trailer. In the anniversary edition there were a wealth of bonus features; featurettes like “The Making of a Classic”, “It’s So Audrey: A Style Icon” and “Brilliance in a Blue Box”. Also included were Audrey’s letter to Tiffany, commentary from producer Richard Shepherd and the original trailer.

This version has all of the above and more. “A Golightly Gathering”, “Henry Mancini: More than Music” and “Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Persepctive” (as well as the featurette commonly found on Paramount’s Centennial Collection, “Behind the Gates: The Tour”) are additional featurettes, and along with galleries, this two-disc set becomes the most bonus heavy release to date.

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