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Actors: Mel Gibson, Diane Keaton, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mrs. Soffel |
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The wife of a prison warden reads a bible to the prisoners. She takes pity on two brothers set to be hanged. She falls in love with one brother, Ed, and she helps them escape and goes with them.
They swipe two horses and a sleigh.
The police chase them and catch up to them in a country field.
The police give chase and there's a gun fight. Ed gets shot.
Not wanting to return to her old life, The woman talks Ed into shooting her too.
Ed shoots her, but she doesn't die.
Ed's brother, Jack, then gets shot.
Ed and Jack fall out of the sleigh and run into the woods.
The posse surrounds them and shoots both of them several times and kills them.
The woman remains in a hospital until she's healed and thrown in prison for abetting the brothers.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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Mel Gibson stars as Ed Biddle, a prisoner in a turn of the century Pennsylvanian prison. Kate Soffel (Keaton), is the warden's wife who falls for Biddle. She helps him break out of prison so they can run away together. This is an engaging love story which is based on true events.
--Alex Emborsky, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mrs. Soffel |
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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
- abuse in prison story
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from prison/confinement
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- red
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (man) muscular
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (man) average build
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- general circumstances
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
Any profanity?
- None
- Some foul language
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