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Actors: Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, Robert Montgomery
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Divorcee |
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Jerry and Ted, a seemingly happy married couple, live together in New York. After Ted has an affair with another woman, and claims it doesn't mean a thing, she has her own affair with a married man, Paul, who has always been in love with her. She challenges the double standard: why is it forgivable for a man to stray, but the same action is unforgivable for a woman?
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Divorcee |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
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?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- play
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