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Actors: Laura San Giacomo, Paul Rhys, Michael O'Keefe
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Nina Takes a Lover |
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Young, lovely Nina (Giacomo) owns a shoe store in San Francisco. Her husband is often away on business trips. Spurred by her best friend's affair, Nina meets an attractive British photographer (Rhys) and becomes involved with him while her husband is away for three weeks. We learn quite a bit about each of them and their attitudes toward adultery (he reports he is married, also), through the device of a reporter (O'Keefe) for the San Francisco Chronicle who is working on a book about adultery and to whom each of them talks, separately. When the time nears for Nina's husband to return, the stakes rise, and surprises are in store for everyone. Writer-director Alan Jacobs (who was responsible for "American Gun" 8 years later) presents a decent, pretty romantic drama -- a little too tidy and yuppified, perhaps, but one that raises interesting questions. Giacomo is especially memorable.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Nina Takes a Lover |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- seduction (yum!)
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
- rekindling lost love/marriage
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- San Francisco
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
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