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Actors: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Secret Lives of Dentists |
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David and Dana Hurst are a married couple who run a successful dental practice. From the outside, their home life seems to be pretty strong as well - they've been married ten years and they have three young daughters. But one night, at an amateur opera production where Dana is performing as a chorus girl, David glimpses her getting kissed on the cheek by another man. He can't actually see the man's face, but he does see Dana look into the stranger's eyes with happiness and desire. From that moment on, David has no peace.
He doesn't try to find out who the mysterious man might be or whether there is any full-blown affair at all. Sometimes he tells himself that there's nothing going on, while at other times he lets himself imagine that his wife is sleeping around. All the while, the gulf growing between David and Dana becomes more apparent, though whether this divide exists because of Dana's supposed infidelities or David's insecurities remains unclear. At the end, both have to decide whether it's worth staying together for the sake of the family.
--Esther, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Secret Lives of Dentists |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
- marriage going to pieces
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- doctor
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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