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Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Diary of Anne Frank
Based on the book and on the play Anne Frank is a very powerful story and sends a very powerful message about the horrors of the holocaust.
--Cal Tormey, Resident Scholar


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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1930's-1950's
War impact on civilians/veterans Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story? Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian) - Jew, regular
Culture of surrounding area: - German
Kind of conflict: - holocaust

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more... - sad
Ethnicity/Nationality - German
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type - (woman) fat
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Dutch

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100%
Hair color - bald
Body type - (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality - German
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Netherlands
City? Yes
City: - dangerous
Misc setting - prison

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel... - unhappy
Check here if B&W Yes
Any profanity? - None
If this is a kid's movie... - Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a - book
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