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Actors: Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Beguiled |
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During the civil war, a wounded union soldier, in confederate territory, collapses at the gate of a women's finishing school. The girls take him in and nurse him back to health, hiding him from confederate troops until he's well enough to be turned in. Many of the girls become smitten with the handsome man and he has his pick of the litter.
When he refuses to go to the head mistress' room, choosing another girl's room instead, she pushes him down the stairs, breaking his leg. Instead of fixing it, she cuts it off to punish him for not choosing her.
A shy teacher takes care of him and they fall in love and plan to marry. However, before they can announce their plans to the other girls, the girls prepare a special meal. They give the man a batch of poisoned mushrooms, killing him very quickly. The girls carry his body into the woods and bury him without sympathy.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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Set against the American Civil war, the film take place inside a female boarding school. John McBurney (Eastwood), an injured soldier, is rescued by one of the girls and brought back to the boarding house. They are initially, in awe of this stranger. But as the man recovers, he uses his charms to seduce the sexually subdued women, who subsequently begin to resent and begrudge one another.
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Beguiled |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
War impact on civilians/veterans
Yes
Kind of conflict:
- war, Civil
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- None
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