Cinema Republic is DCA’s wild card slot which is by the people, for the people. Do you have a film that you’d like to see on the big screen? Send your suggestions to Alice Black, Head of Cinema (alice.black@dca.org.uk).

Joan Hainsworth nominated Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast at Tiffany’s for her daughter Sarah. Joan says, “Audrey Hepburn is one of Sarah’s favourite actresses and our video version of the film is worn thin from the number of times she has watched it! I know how much she would love to see it on the big screen.” That’s what we like to hear!

No film utilises Audrey Hepburn’s flighty charm and svelte beauty better than this romantic adaptation of Truman Capote’s novella. Hepburn’s urban sophisticate Holly Golightly, an enchanting neurotic living off the gifts of gentlemen, is a bewitching figure in designer dresses and costume jewellery. George Peppard is her upstairs neighbour, a struggling writer and “kept” man financed by a steely older woman (Patricia Neal). His growing friendship with the lonely Holly soon turns to love and threatens the delicate balance of both of their compromised lives. Composer Henry Mancini earned Oscars for the hit song Moon River and his tastefully romantic score. Blake Edwards’ elegant touch, George Axelrod’s generous screenplay, and Hepburn’s mix of experience and naiveté combine to create one of the great screen romances, a timeless cinematic escape.