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Actors: Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Philip Hepburn
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bright Road |
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Southern fourth grade teacher Jane Richards has a quite a disruption in her classroom with 11-year-old C.T.Young,a troubled youngster who often goes against the rules inside and outside the school, which can explain his troublesome ways with Miss Richards. Young is branded as a rebel who like to make up tall lies but Richards somehow feels that she can be the one to break in the boy. Believing that he has the potential overcome his ways, Richards finds out Young is very fond of nature, as he spends time daily watching a caterpillar in a tree.
Richards suprisingly finds that her young student soft spot is his love for his family, especially of his little sister Tanya. Tanya is a very sick child that soon dies of pneumonia, despite Dr. Mitchell doing his very best to save her life. The death of his sister left him devastated to the point where he stay away from school for awhile. But when he returned, Young got involved in a fight with another boy and were punish for his misbehavior.
Despite his anger of the loss of his sister and running into his bad habits once again, the young boy is met with adversity as a swarm of bees comes into the classroom and scares most of the students. Knowing how to control the bees because his interest in nature itself, C.T rescues the children, Miss Richards and caputures the queen bee all by himself. It is a possbility for a new attitude and outlook on life for C.T. But with Miss Richards opening him up, will his good attitude last?
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bright Road |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Age group
- trouble in grade school
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a kid
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
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...
- thoughtful
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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