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Actors: Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Keye Luke, Judy Davis, Cybill Shepherd, Alec Baldwin, Bernadette Peters, James Toback
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Alice |
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ALICE is a movie written and directed by Woody Allen in 1990. Woody Allen was nominated for the Academy awards in the Best Screenplay directly written for the Screen category.
Alice and Doug are wealthy New-Yorkers living a very self-centered life of social schedules and empty occupations. Suffering from a backache, Alice pays a visit to the famous Dr. Yang who, after having hypnotized Alice, finds out that the cause of the suffering is psychological. It is caused by the shock produced by Alice's catholic education and her longing for some diversity in her life. Dr. Yang gives Alice some herbs that produce strange effects such as invisibility ot the ability to talk with the ghost of her first love. She also loses her inhibitions while seducing Joe Mantegna, a saxophonist, with whom she begins a love affair. She discovers that her husband Doug is cheating on her for years and decides to leave him for Joe Mantegna.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Alice |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- seduction (yum!)
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Druggie/Wino problems?
- drugs
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 40's-50's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- Invisibility
- can fly
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- wealthy
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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