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Actors: Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness, Louis Jourdan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Swan |
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In a make-believe little Eurpoean barony,the widowed Princess Beatrice has two children, the lovely and marriageable Princess Alexandra and her teenage younger brother George. Princess Beatrice is worried that they will lose their castle as their family fortunes have been sorely reduced. She invites Alexandra's cousin Albert, who is the Crown Prince, to visit, hoping that the reportedly wife-hunting Albert will choose Alexandra.
Alexandra is in the bloom of young adulthood and not quite ready to face the responsibility she must carry, yet she obediently meets Albert, who turns out to be not quite what anyone expects. Though obviously older than Alexandra, he actually seems shyer, uncomfortable and uninterested in ceremonies and politics, but comes alive when introduced to the family's cows and when invited for a game of football with George and George's tutor, Dr. Nicholas Agi. The handsome Dr. Agi, being kindly and sensitive to Alexandra's situation, becomes a sympathetic ear. Then, in the princess' first grown-up dance with Agi, sparks fly. With first love awakened, Alexandra must decide whether to follow her heart or her duty as a princess, but before she does, Albert makes a surprising declaration.
--Karen Law, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Swan |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Lover is...
- someone really famous
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- General European
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- General European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Europe
Yes
Misc setting
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- None
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