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Actors: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Charles Dance, Tracey Ullman, Sting
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This movie begins in WWII with Meryl Streep as Susan Traherne, an idealistic British courier with the resistance in France. She has been forced to do more than she bargained for because so many others have been captured or killed. A spy played by Sam Neill is dropped in by parachute unexpectantly while the resistance is waiting for equipment to be dropped to them. He is not in the correct location and promises to stay awhile but finds that it is not possible and leaves before he can even speak to her.
Streep gets through the war and meets Tracey Ullman, a bohemian friend who she likes because Tracey is fun and truthful. She also meets Charles Dance while on holiday in Austria. Streep dates him for a time but decides to move on. Sting comes into the picture when she decides that it is time for her to have a child even though she is not married. He accepts the challenge but falls in love with her while they are trying to conceive. Eighteen months later, there is no conception and Streep has a breakdown. She is placed in a mental institution.
Her best friend, Ullman, calls Dance and lets him know that Meryl is in trouble. He goes to see her at the MI and they eventually marry. The two get posted in different places as he is a diplomat. Meryl's instability begins to affect his career and as she becomes more and more outrageous, she spins their lives out of control to a disturbing end.
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
War impact on civilians/veterans
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Kind of conflict:
- war, WW II
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- govt employee
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
- Austria
Africa
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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