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Actors: Jodie Foster, Helen Hayes, David Niven
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Candleshoe |
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Lady St. Edmund (Helen Hayes) is an elderly woman who lives in a country manor in England with a horde of children and her butler, Priory. When a crook named Harry Bundage discovers that Lady St. Edmund's home is the site of a horde of buried treasure, he sets a plan in motion to seize the treasure. Enter Casey Brown (Jodie Foster), an orphan that Harry enlists to help find the treasure. Casey's mission is to trick Lady St. Edmund into believing that she is her long lost granddaughter. Harry believes that once she is living at the manor Casey will be able to find the missing treasure. Once Casey is living at the manor and brought under Lady St. Edmund's wing she starts to feel that she finally has a family. When it is revealed that Lady St. Edmund is flat broke the kids and Priory band together to help in the upkeep of their home. As Casey starts getting more comfortable in her new home she worries that her deception will be revealed.
--sandra calhoune, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Candleshoe |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) fat
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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