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Actors: Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Mark Umbers, Tom Wilkinson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Good Woman |
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Based on Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan", A GOOD WOMAN was directed by Mike Barker in 2004.
Mrs. Erlynne is a seductress who must leave New York hastily. She decides to go to Amalfi, Italy with the intention of relying on her charms and seduce wealthy people. She read in the newspapers that the Windermere couple is spending the summer season there and she soon finds an opportunity to meet Robert Windermere. A few days later, it's the talk of the town : Robert Windermere is cheating on his wife with Mrs. Erlynne.
Lord Darlington, a womanizer and a friend of the Windermeres, would like Meg to learn the behaviour of her husband and, then, takes comfort with him. In addition, a rich English Lord falls in love with Mrs. Erlynne and, making fun of the general opinion, wants her to marry him. But, in reality, if Robert Windermere is so often visiting Mrs. Erlynne, it's not for pleasure. She is in fact the mother of his wife's Meg and is asking him for money so that she doesn't have to tell the truth to Meg Windermere.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Good Woman |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- seduction (yum!)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- 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
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
Is this movie based on a
- play
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