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Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Finch, Dana Andrews
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Elephant Walk |
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Falling in love and being whisked off to the wilds of India with the owner of a tea plantation seems like a romantic adventure to a young woman. But adventures are rarely comfortable as is immediately apparent by the encounter on the road with a bull elephant.
The young wife had not realised just how rich her husband was until she arrived at the lavish "bungalow" built by her husband's dead father.
In the courtyard lies a marble crypt, symbol of the influence the dead father holds over his servants, the plantation and his son.
The specter of her father-in-law, the distrustful caretaker, a cholera outbreak, the ever-present danger of the elephants, and the advances of the love-sick plantation foreman must all be overcome in order for the bride to become truly the "Mistress" of the plantation.
--Claudia, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Elephant Walk |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- In-laws
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- Indian Indian
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Eccentric:
Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Jungles?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Any profanity?
- None
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