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Actors: Harry Earles, Daisy Earles, Olga Baclanova, Henry Victor
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Freaks |
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This movie is a classic about circus freaks. It was directed by Tod Browning in 1932. It is also the inspiration for the Ramones song "Pinhead."
Hans, a dwarf who is already engaged to another dwarf, falls in love with the full-sized, arrogant, but beautiful trapeze artist Cleopatra. Hans's fiancee tells him that Cleopatra thinks he's foolish and makes fun of him behind his back, but Hans is too blinded by love to see it. He showers Cleopatra with gifts. Meanwhile, Cleopatra really is laughing at him--along with her lover, the dashing Hercules.
When Cleopatra discovers that Hans has a fortune she and Hercules devise a scheme to seduce Hans into giving her the money. In a climactic scene the dwarves welcome Cleopatra and declare her to be "one of [them]." However, it's soon revealed that Cleopatra tried to poison Hans. Soon Cleopatra is running for her life because the band of dwarves are furious.
--Karen Choy, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Freaks |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romancing for business purpose
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
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