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Actors: Alan Rickman, Amanda Ooms
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mesmer |
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To some he was a wizard, a miracle man. To others he was a charlatan and a fraud. Franz Anton Mesmer was a man who thought he could cure illnesses by harnessing magnetic energy and having his patients will themselves to get better.
He meets a blind woman, Marie-Theresa and tries to help her using magnets and a soft voice. They fall in love with each other, but his colleagues think he is a fraud and with the help of his angry wife they throw him out of Vienna.
--Melody Hays, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mesmer |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 18th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- scientist/inventor
Lover is...
- physically ill or deformed
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Germany
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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