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Actors: Alex Kingston, Daniel Craig, Diana Rigg, Ronald Fraser
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders |
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Alex Kingston climbs into the role of Daniel Defoe's classic heroine, Moll Flanders. This rich and detailed miniseries, complete with masterful performances and a delightful musical score by Jim Parker, is from the PBS series, Masterpiece Theatre. Moll starts her life as a housemaid, and becoming a whore to her master's brother and then a wife to the other at 19. After her first husband dies, she tries the world in search of a better life; a life of wealth and first-class society living, encountering along the way, several sexual adventures and also discovering some shocking family secrets. This saucy, fun and moving miniseries is a winning feature and is an excellent way to spend a quiet evening. Take Moll into your home and let her climb into your heart and tell you her life story. 'What would you do?'
--Caleb, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 18th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- boatload of casual sex without love
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
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
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Setting
Prairie?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- London
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- prison
- resort/hotel
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- impregnation/reproduction
- lesbians!
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude male butt
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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