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Actors: Jean Seberg, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Mylène Demongeot, Geoffrey Home
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bonjour Tristesse |
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Based on the Françoise Sagan bestseller, BONJOUR TRISTESSE is a movie produced and directed by Otto Preminger in 1958.
Cecile, a 18 years old girl, lives a heedless and carefree life in the circles of the rich bourgeoisie in Paris. Her life has become sad and empty since last summer, a period she spent with Raymond, her womanizing father, on the French Riviera.
There, Anne Larson, invited by Raymond, came to spend the holidays with them. Anne and Raymond soon fell in love and informed Cécile they would marry when they return to Paris. At first delighted by this prospect, Cécile will however changes her mind when Anne starts to give her advice about her sex life and to criticize the way she was spending her free time.
Cécile is going to imagine a machiavelian scheme to get rid of Anne by matching up her father with the gorgeous Elsa. Anne will then choose a dramatic and tragic way to leave Raymond and Cécile to their empty lives.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bonjour Tristesse |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- matchbreaker interference
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Step Parent(s)
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- French
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of "the rich"
Culture of surrounding area:
- French
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- swimming on
City?
Yes
City:
- Paris
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
Is this movie based on a
- book
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