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Actors: Stewart Granger, Flora Robson, and Joan Greenword
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Sarabande for Dead Lovers |
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Saraband for Dead Lovers is the story of the tragic romance between Princess Sophia Dorothea (the grandmother of George III) and Count Philip Konigsmark. Forced into an loveless union with the brutish and sensual Prince of Hanover, Sophia Dorothea is unloved and lonely until she meets the love of her life, a mercenary Swedish soldier and nobleman Count Konigsmark.
--Sincerae Smith, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Sarabande for Dead Lovers |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 17th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- unpleasant forced marriage
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- prince/king/queen/knight
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- prison
- resort/hotel
- castle
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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