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One from the Heart Movie Review

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Actors: Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Harry Dean Stanton
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about One from the Heart
ONE FROM THE HEART is a movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1982.

Las Vegas. After a fight, Hank and Frannie separate. Frannie meets Raul Julia, an hispanic singer and Hank makes the acquaintance of Nasstasja Kinski, a young circus performer. But Hank and Frannie still love each other. Who will make the first step to rekindle their love story ?

Superb musical with songs written by Tom Waits. Masterpiece.

--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar


Analysis of One from the Heart
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging Yes
Kind of romance: - romance (general) - rekindling lost love/marriage

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - blonde
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? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
City? Yes
City: - Las Vegas
Misc setting - bar

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - very happy
If lots of song/dance... - lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Broadway musical
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