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Actors: Anny Ondra, Charles Patton
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Blackmail |
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This story is about a woman who is engaged to a policeman, however she feels attracted by a bohemian man, so she goes with him to his appartment. There he tries to have sexual relations with her, and as result she kill him with a knife in self-defence. Itīs a concidence that this murder is investigated by the fiancé of the girl who commited the crime. Itīs obvious that the policeman will discover who was the killer, so heīll have to choose between his girlfriend or his duties as a policeman.
--Ingridi, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Blackmail |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- artist
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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