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Actors: Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, Mary Kae Place, Angelina Phillips
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Manny & Lo |
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Manny and Lo are orphaned sisters on the run from social services. They sleep in their car and break into houses to steal food when they can. As if that weren't rough enough, along the way, teenage Lo gets pregnant through a casual sexual encounter. Although Lo remains in denial about her pregnancy for months, her younger sister Manny can see that Lo has not merely “put on weight,” as she claims. A visit to a clinic confirms Manny's suspicion. Totally at a loss as to how to handle the situation, the girls kidnap Elaine, a knowledgeable saleswoman from a nearby store that sells baby products. They take her up to a cabin in the woods and keep her tied up in a bedroom until they figure out what to do next. Elaine resists by going on a hunger strike. Manny feels compassion for Elaine and tries to get her to eat, successfully. The girls explain to Elaine why they kidnapped her. Over time, Elaine forms a growing bond with the girls and serves as a maternal role model, but not without demanding some freedom and respect in return.
--Jennifer, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Manny & Lo |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- sister
Parent(s) gone?
- Orphan story
Sexing?
- engorged w/ fetus
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a kid
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Forest?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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