Here are two different short documentaries on the making of ‘Breakfast Of Tiffany’s’ that, when taken together, add up to a larger story of what making movies is (or can be) like. In the top one, the female A.I. voice tells us in no uncertain terms that the making of the film was a catastrophe–the set being filled with tension and George Peppard making everyone else’s life miserable. Capote made his negative feelings about the film known for years and was already bad-mouthing it during production and director Blake Edwards was under pressure from the studio who hadn’t wanted him in the first place. The second doc, however, gives a more nuanced version of the events. Yes Peppard was disliked, yes there was pressure on Edwards coming from several different directions…yet Edwards is interviewed in the second doc and seems awfully gentle and nostalgic when recalling the film’s making. Others feel more muted as well, less strident about whatever difficulties were encountered. And this is the truth about filmmaking: on same days its as the top doc says, and other days feel a lot more like the second doc. It rarely (in my experience) is just pleasurable but overall the strength of the talent and, as always, a reliable crew carry the day. Perhaps the first doc was written by A.I. which (or perhaps I should say who?) reduced the negative rumors to high-octane, straight-up, unsubtle sound bites. The second feels much more like a filmmakers doc, with a nice and respectful tone. Call it ‘human’, I suppose. Perhaps this is why I’m not afraid of A.I. replacing writers; A.I. will always reduce things to give you what it thinks you want. Good writers explore subjects with less stridency and try to see more than one side.