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Actors: Bruno Ganz, Dennis Hopper, Gérard Blain, Lisa Kreuzer, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The American Friend |
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Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, THE AMERICAN FRIEND (Der Amerikanische Freund)is a movie written and directed by Wim Wenders in 1976. The picture was nominated for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival.
Jonathan is a craftsman suffering from leukemia. He's contacted by Gérard Blain who offers him a great sum of money if he kills someone in Paris. At first reluctant, Jonathan finally accepts the deal hoping that the reward can help him find a solution to cure his illness. But then Blain won't leave him alone and proposes another hit. Dennis -Tom Ripley- Hopper, who appreciates Jonathan will help his "amateur in crime" friend to get out of this dangerous spiral.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The American Friend |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- moving train
- sewers/subways
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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