Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) loosely based on the novella by Truman Capote. Changes were made to fit the medium of cinema and to correspond to the filmmakers' vision. Capote, who sold the film rights of his novella to Paramount Studios, wanted Marilyn Monroe to play Holly Golightly, whom he had described perfectly in the book. Barry Paris cites Capote's own comments on the choice of actress: "Marilyn was always my first choice to play the girl, Holly Golightly." Screenwriter Axelrod was hired to "tailor the screenplay for Monroe". When Lee Strasberg advised Monroe that playing a "lady of the evening" would be bad for
Viola Tricolor (novella) released in 1958. Viola Tricolor (novella) Viola Tricolor is an 1874 novella by the German writer Theodor Storm. It tells the story of a man who remarries after his wife has died, and how the new woman feels insufficient in her role as wife and mother to her step-daughter. The novella was first serialised in the journal "Westermanns Monatshefte". An English translation by Bayard Quincy Morgan was published in 1956. The novella has been adapted for film twice. Willi Forst's "Serenade" was released in 1938. Veit Harlan's "I'll Carry You in My Hands" stars Kristina Söderbaum, Hans Holt and Hans