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Actors: Robert Young, Dorothy Maguire
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Enchanted Cottage |
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This women's weepie is about the power of love.
The central character is a plain but kind-hearted woman, Laura Pennington, who works as a housekeeper at a cottage in Cornwall. There she meets Oliver Bradford, a former World War II pilot. Before the war, Oliver was a strapping, handsome man who was engaged to be married. In fact, he and his fiancee were supposed to move to the cottage after the wedding. However, Oliver returned from battle both physically and psychologically scarred, and he has retreated to the cottage by himself, bitter over his disfigurement.
Still, Laura falls for Oliver, and Oliver, in an effort to stay away from his insensitive family and former fiancee, asks Laura to marry him. At first, theirs is a marriage of convenience, but soon they begin to see each other as beautiful and unflawed, which they both attribute to a magical aura exuded by the cottage.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Enchanted Cottage |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- rekindling lost love/marriage
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- conduct in war
War impact on civilians/veterans
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Kind of conflict:
- war, WW II
Lover is...
- physically ill or deformed
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Check here if B&W
Yes
Is this movie based on a
- play
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