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Actors: Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancato, Ice-T, Victor Argo
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about 'R Xmas |
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'R Xmas is a movie cowritten and directed by Abel Ferrara in 2001.
A day in the life of a Latin American couple in New-York. They live with their daughter in Manhattan and are very active in the drug trade. They spend their night packaging heroin, delivering it to their dealers and cashing the money without leaving their second apartment. The woman is also helping relatives and friends during this Christmas night. But the husband is kidnapped and his wife is asked to bring a ransom if she wants to see him again.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of 'R Xmas |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- life in drug culture
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- criminal
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
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