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Actors: Maria Casares, Paul Bernard, Elina Labourdette
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne |
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THE LADIES OF THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE (Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne)is a movie written and directed by Robert Bresson in 1944. Dialogs by Jean Cocteau.
Jean confesses to Hélène that he doesn't love her anymore. She simulates the same feeling towards Jean and imagines a cruel revenge. She will help Agnès, a young prostitute, to become respectable and organize an encounter between her and Jean. Both will fall in love and Jean, still unaware of Agnès's past, will asks her to marry him.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- spurned lover goes for revenge
- matchmaker help
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- main character serviced by a prostitute
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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