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Actors: George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Carole Landis, Akim Tamiroff, Gene Lockhart, Alan Napier
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Scandal in Paris |
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Based on François Vidocq's memoirs, A SCANDAL IN PARIS is a movie directed by Douglas Sirk in 1946.
The picture relates three or four episodes of Vidocq's adventurous life. He seduces women before stealing their jewels. In 1805, amazed by Vidocq's talent for deductions, the Minister of Police hires him as the new Chief of Police.
But Vidocq's past will soon catch him as old acquaintances recognize him and as the daughter of the Minister of police falls in love with him and secretly investigates his life.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Scandal in Paris |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- Thief/Con Artist POV story
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- Paris
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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