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Actors: Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, Pierce Brosnan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Mirror Has Two Faces |
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Rose is an English Literature professor at Columbia University who lives a very fulfilling life in all but one respect – she considers herself the ugly duckling of her family and does not have a successful love life. After she meets Gregory, a math professor, she feels that she's falling in love, but Gregory has serious issues when it comes to relationships. He's had some bad experiences in the past, where he's been infatuated with women who've wanted him only for sex, and so with Rose he's determined to act differently. He wants their relationship to remain platonic, and when after several weeks of dating he asks for her hand in marriage, he lets her understand that their marriage will be one based purely on friendship and companionship, without sex to complicate matters. Rose, who knows that she isn't getting any younger (and probably won't be getting further marriage proposals), consents, even though her more romantic side balks at this. For a while their arrangement works, until Rose's amorous needs overtake her and threaten the perfectly platonic life she's been living with Gregory.
Frustrated that her husband can't seem to get attracted to her, Rose must learn to value her own appearance. Part of this problem is resolved by confronting her mother, a beautiful woman who has contributed to her daughter's self-esteem and image problems. After learning not to accept second best for herself, Rose makes herself over both on the inside and out. Will Gregory still keep his resolve?
--Esther, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Mirror Has Two Faces |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Mother
Lover is...
- totally uninterested
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
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:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
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