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Actors: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin, Annie Potts
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Crimes of Passion |
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CRIMES OF PASSION is a movie directed by Ken Russell in 1984.
Kathleen Turner is Joanna Crane, a workaholic employee, at day and the hooker China Blue at night. She has chosen this double life after having left by her husband. John Laughlin, a small businessman, has been hired by Turner's boss to spy on her. Laughlin, unhappy in his marriage, discovers Turner's real night life and falls in love with her. But Anthony Perkins, an insane clergyman, wants to save China Blue by all possible means.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Crimes of Passion |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- main character serviced by a prostitute
- really kinky sex!
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- prostitute
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- another color
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- licking
- use of artificial tools
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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