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Actors: Herbert Marshall, Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Trouble in Paradise |
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TROUBLE IN PARADISE is a movie directed by Ernst Lubitsch in 1932. This picture can be considered as the first, and maybe the best, romantic comedy shot in Hollywood.
Two international thieves, Marshall and Hopkins, settle in Paris. They fix their choice on Madame Collet, a wealthy woman who soon hires Marshall and Hopkins in her staff. Marshall and Madame Collet fall in love but Hopkins wants his partner back.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Trouble in Paradise |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminal falls in love with victim
- con-artist/white collar crime
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Italy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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