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Actors: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Stoltz, Judith Ivey, Dennis Lipscomb
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Sister, Sister |
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SISTER, SISTER is the first movie of Bill Condon ( Gods and Monsters ) he directed in 1988.
Louisiana, Charlotte Bonnard and her sister Lucy live in a superb mansion lost in the middle of the bayous. Tourists often stop and stay for the night. Lucy is recovering from a severe depression and must still take tranquillizers because she pretends to be able to talk with the ghosts of the people who died in the swamps. Both sisters hide a terrible secret so when Lucy falls in love with Matt Rutledge, a tourist staying at the mansion, Charlotte fears that Lucy might talk. Furthermore, strange events are happening : Lucy's dog is savagely killed during a stormy night and Etienne, the family friend, is found murdered in the bayou by Lucy who suspects Charlotte to be the murderer.
Gothic in the South. Great cinematography and actors but poor screenplay à la Hitchcock.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Sister, Sister |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Horror film?
Yes
Horror Plotlets:
- haunted house or boat
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- clairvoyant
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- red
Hair style
- medium/shoulderlgn, straight (woman)
Body type
- skinny (woman)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
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:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Jungles?
Yes
Jungles
- quicksand
- alligators/crocs
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- licking
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude male butt
Kind of violence:
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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