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Actors: Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights |
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Katie Miller is a young woman who knows where she's going in life. That is until her father's job forces them to move to Cuba on the eve of the Cuban revolution. Katie is very unhappy about the move and doesn't fit in, until she meets Javier, a Cuban boy that works at the hotel her family is staying in.
Katie and Javier find that they share a love of dancing and to help Javier they enter a dance contest. Throughout they teach each other new moves and about life. Katie's family doesn't approve of Javier, but they can't stand in the way of first love.
--Melody Hays, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- dancer
Lover is...
- of another race (interracial loving!)
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
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
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Central
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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