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Actors: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Charade (1963) |
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Regina Lampert (Hepburn) is considering divorcing her husband Charles while on holiday. She meets an intriguing man named Joshua Peters (Grant) who seems interested. Upon her return home, she finds her apartment bare and deserted. A police officer startles her and escorts her to identify a dead body. It is her husband. What is going on? Missing money her husband stashed is what several people appear to be after, including the mysterious Peters – or is it Dyle? And they think she knows where it is.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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Charade was a movie that would put you on the edge of your seet. You didn't really know who the killer is until the end of the movie, but in all of that there was love between the two main characters. This film, even though it is old, will keep you on the edege of your seet. It will make you laugh. If you are one for murder mysteries/love stories you really have to see this movie.
--Joseph Dorn, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Charade (1963) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Murder Mystery?
Yes
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Blackmail & Seduction
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- stolen goods organization
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
- govt employee
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
- skinny (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- very skinny (woman)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- a criminal organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
unclothed?
- full frontal
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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