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Actors: Olivia de Havilland, Leo Genn, Mark Stevens, Betsy Blair, Leif Erickson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Snake Pit |
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THE SNAKE PIT is a film directed by the Russian born director Anatole Litvak in 1948. Six nominations for the 1948 Academy awards, but the movie earned only one Oscar in the Best Sound category.
Virginia Stuart is a patient of the Juniper Field state insane asylum. As she doesn't remember why she's locked in this hospital, her husband Robert has her she undergo electric shock treatment. A few sessions later, Virginia feels better so that her doctor - Mark Kick - can start a complete psychotherapy session with her. After months of discussion, Doctor Kick is able to find in Virginia's childhood the origin of the mental trouble of the young woman.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Snake Pit |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- mental patient
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Chicago
Misc setting
- mental hospital
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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