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Actors: Woody Harrelson, Billy Crudup, Patricia Arquette, Penélope Cruz, Sam Elliott, John Diehl
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Hi-Lo Country |
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Coproduced by Martin Scorsese, THE HI-LO COUNTRY has been directed by Stephen Frears in 1998. Silver Berlin Bear for Stephen Frears as best director.
New Mexico, the early forties. Woody -Big Boy- Harrelson and Billy -Pete- Crudup are friends living the traditional way of life of the cowboys. Little Boy, Harrelson younger brother, has been hired by Sam Elliott, a wealthy ranchman who owns almost the whole Hi-Lo country. Deceived by his brother, Big Boy decides to join with Pete the team of Hoover, an old ranchman and he falls madly in love with Mona, the inconveniently married wife of one of Elliott's lieutenants. Even if Pete is also secretly in love with Mona, his friendship is stronger and he doesn't interfere with Big Boy's love affair.
Tradition versus Progress in the West. Masterpiece.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Brother
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- cowboy
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Prairie?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
- lot of descript of animal care
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- sports arena
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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