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Actors: Natalie Wood, Gene Kelly, Claire Trevor, Everett Sloane, Martin Milner
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Marjorie Morningstar |
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At a summer camp, college student Marjorie Morgenstern (Natalie Wood) sees Noel Airman (Gene Kelly) for the first time rehearsing and dancing at a theater. It is love at first sight for her and her adoring hero worship of Noel proves to be irresistible. Against the much older (32) Noel's better judgment and the objections of Marjorie's parents, he and Marjorie become a couple.
Marjorie finishes college and pursues an acting career, promising always to support and help Noel accomplish his dream of becoming a great playwright. In order to maintain his self-respect and not have to be supported by Marjorie, Noel has to compromise by taking on an advertising job which he hates. With the pressures of job, Marjorie's conviction that he's a genius, her comparative youth and success versus his age and diminishing future prospects, Noel begins to unravel and his ability to produce anything becomes doubtful.
In the end, Noel does complete a musical play, but it turns out to be a big flop and he subsequently disappears. Is it be the end of Noel, his dreams and his relationship with Marjorie? What will become of her now that Noel has gone to pieces? Is there any hope for their future? Watch this engrossing film to find out! (or read the Herman Wouk novel which was the basis for it)
--Karen Law, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Marjorie Morningstar |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of comedy
- musical
Lover is...
- much older/younger
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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