Kinda related.......last night I watched the 1961 classic "Breakfast at Tiffany's" on TCM.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on October 5, 1961, to critical and commercial success, grossing $14 million on a $2.5 million budget.
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The film received five nominations at the 34th Academy Awards: Best Actress (for Hepburn), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, winning Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "Moon River". The film is considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant by the U.S. Library of Congress and was selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 2012.
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After the movie the panel discussed the Mickey Rooney character which at the time seemed to be a touch of humour. But later on as society's thinking evolved became clear it was a bit racist in it's depiction of the Japanese people.
Breakfast at Tiffany's' Mr. Yunioshi as portrayed by Mickey Rooney: