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Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Human Stain |
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Based on the Philip Roth novel, THE HUMAN STAIN is a film directed by Robert Benton in 2003.
Coleman Silk is a sixty-something classics professor compelled to quit the university after an inauspicious disagreement with his colleagues. He soon falls in love with Faunia Farley, a young woman with a charged past. Her two children have died victims of an accidental fire and Faunia's mentally disturbed ex-husband doesn't stay away from her.
Coleman, helped by a few Viagra pills, knows that he's enjoying, with Faunia, his last love. He ignores the advices of his friend Nathan Zuckerman and the anonymous letters sent by some politically correct members of the local community. But is the old professor ready to tell Faunia that he comes from an Afro-American family and that his whole life was nothing but a long lie?
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Anthony Hopkins is a college professor forced to resign from his position over a ridiculous, overblown charge of racism. The movie explores his real identity and his relationship with the rough, sexual, and enigmatic Faunia Farley, whose ex-husband – a violent Vietnam war veteran – stalks her.
--Esther, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Human Stain |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- stalker with romantic feelings for victim
Lover is...
- much older/younger
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 60's-90's
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Body type
- (man) average
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- school
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:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing full frontal--women
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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