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Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Larry Parks, Joseph Hutchinson, Tom Tully, Ann Doran
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Love is Better Than Ever |
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Anastacia Macaboy is a gorgeous and very young dance instructor from New Haven, Connecticut who visits New York City for a dance convention. It's her first big trip by herself without her mom, whom she is very close to, and she immediately runs into trouble in the form of ladies' man Jud Parker, a fairly well-known theatrical agent. Anastacia, who is also much younger than Parker, is swept off her feet as he shows her the city--baseball games, racing tracks, boxing, fancy dinners and clubs. The worldly and experienced Parker believes he is just having a good time and when the totally seduced and smitten Anastacia realizes this, she heads home brokenhearted.
The only problem is, Anastacia has sent news home about Parker and in her small town community, everyone is now excited about the prospect of Parker and Anastacia getting married. With her father's help, Anastacia takes a huge personal risk, a gamble to lure Parker in return, by confirming the rumor of their engagement and sending word to Parker to back her up so that they can then break it off in public. Concerned about his reputation, Parker agrees and Anastacia goes to work on him by being as alluring and desirable as she can. Then, when she wants him to go through with the break-up and shows Parker how courageously she's willing to face a small town scandal, the tables are really turned.
--Karen Law, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Love is Better Than Ever |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- rekindling lost love/marriage
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- dancer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
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