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Actors: Sissy Spacek, Jack Lemmon, Melanie Mayron, John Shea, Janice Rule
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Missing |
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MISSING is a movie co-written and directed by Costa-Gavras in 1982. This film earned four nominations for the 1983 Academy awards but only Costa-Gavras earned the award in the "Best screenplay based on a book" category.
Charles Horman is a young American citizen arrested by the Chilean militaries a few days after the takeover that overthrowed the Allende government in September 1973. Charles's father, Ed Horman, arrives in Santiago in order to help his daughter-in-law (Spacek) to find Charles back. At first, Ed Horman has a total confidence in the officials of the American embassy who assure him that they try to find Charles. But, after a few days, Ed Horman starts his own inquiry, and understands that Charles may have been arrested because he was a little bit too curious about the role played by the U.S.A. during the military takeover.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Missing |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- surviving represssive govt
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
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 color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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