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Actors: Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Elisha Cook Jr.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Long Night |
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THE LONG NIGHT is a movie directed by Anatole Litvak in 1947. It's the remake of Marcel Carné's "Le Jour se Lève" with Jean Gabin, shot in 1939.
Joe Adams has just killed Maximilian and has locked himself in. While the police is surrounding the building and is trying to enter the room by force, Joe remembers the events that happened during the last weeks.
He had fallen in love with Jo Ann, an orphan like him, and was planning to marry her when he discovered that she was seeing the magician Maximilian. Maximilian had seduced her and was taking advantage of her, counting on the young girl's innocence. Jo Ann, deceived by Maximilian's fine talking and the little gifts he was offering to her, didn't have the nerve to break this relationship.
Soon, Maximilian tries to take Joe Adams away from Jo Ann.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Long Night |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- seduction (yum!)
- spurned lover goes for revenge
- matchbreaker interference
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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