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Actors: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 TV) |
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Swashbuckling, scintillating, effervescent, and, yes, even sexy! This crammed-with-adventure light-hearted sweep into the French Revolution moves at a furious pace! With such noted stars as Anthony Andrews, Jane Symour, and Ian
McKellan, this movie, based upon the novels of Baroness Orczy. The Scarlet Pimpernel, nom de guerre of a mysterious Englisman, has been playing havoc with Robespierre and his Revolution, darting here, darting there, “with the damned Frenchies looking everywhere,” but to no avail. He simply is too smart and too clever for the French. Ahh. But not so fast! Traps are set! It appears that the French may have their man, after all. The film is about adventure, intrigue, romance, and kidnapped royalty!
Such fun, with nary a dull moment!
--Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 TV) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 18th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- government investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
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