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Actors: Kate Winslet, Said Taghmaoui, Bella Riza, Carrie Mullan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hideous Kinky |
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Hideous Kinky is based on a 1992 novel by Esther Freud. An Englishwoman and hippie named Julia (Winslet) travels to Morocco with her two young daughters (seven and five years old) in the late 1960's. Julia makes the journey because she is in search of freedom, love and a better understanding of herself. Once there she meets a man (Taghmaoui) who is also searching for the same things. The two fall in love. The movie is told from the youngest daughter Lucy's perspective and shows her confusion at the "looser and more open" atmosphere that exists in Morocco as opposed to England where she came from.
--Patti Illsley, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hideous Kinky |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- British
Culture clash?
- visiting a different culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- Arabic
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- White Enclave
Jungles?
Yes
Jungles
- Snakes
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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