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Actors: Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Smiling Lieutenant |
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Lt. Niki, a charming officer in the Austrian royal guard, has a beautiful, violin-playing girlfriend Franzi. One day while marching in formation, he winks to her on the sidelines only to have Princess Anna from the fictional country Flausenshaum cross their path. Believing the wink was meant for her, the princess is smitten and orders Niki to marry her. At first continuing his love affair with Franzi, Niki and she eventually call it off. To make Niki's life more exciting, however, Franzi teaches the stuffy pricess to be a "jazz-baby" and excite her new husband beyond his expectations.
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Smiling Lieutenant |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Lover is...
- someone really famous
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- General European
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- General European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Austria
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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