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Actors: Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Leave Her to Heaven |
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Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney) always gets what she wants. She wants Richard Harland, and she gets him. But, it isn't enough. She wants his love all to herself, and is insanely jealous of anyone else he has affection for. Richard has a younger brother, Danny, who is disabled. Richard and Danny are very close, so one day, Ellen takes Danny swimming and then watches him as he develops a cramp and drowns. Later on Richard discovers what she did, but she convinces him that she did it because she loved him. He stays married, but his love for her is gone. So, Ellen gets pregnant, hoping that will rekindle his love. Only, he starts paying too much attention to the unborn child, so she throws herself down the stairs, killing the baby. Meanwhile, Richard has gotten close to Ellen's cousin, Ruth. Knowing that she'll never have Richard's attention completely, Ellen commits suicide. But, her revenge isn't over. She's framed Ruth from beyond the grave.
--Angela Tircuit, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Leave Her to Heaven |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- spurned lover goes for revenge
- marriage going to pieces
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- stalker with romantic feelings for victim
Lover is...
- not quite a crook, but doing something bad
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- drowning
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Is this movie based on a
- book
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