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Actors: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, Not the David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Down in the Valley |
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Harlan is delusional and believes he's a cowboy coming from the South Dakota while he belongs in reality to a religious Jewish family of California. In L.A., he makes the acquaintance of Tobe and Lonnie, two teenagers who live with their father Wade. Tobe is seduced by Harlan's James Dean look and his manners coming from another time and starts to date the young man to her father's great displeasure. One day, Harlan goes with Tobe out of L.A., borrows a horse and they spend the day riding in the valley. When Harlan brings the horse back, the police is waiting for him and Wade is called to take his daughter back. Wade decides to forbid her daughter to see Harlan again and has a violent fight with her.
A few days later, Harlan comes back to Wade's and asks Lonnie, Tobe's younger brother, if he wants to come spend the day with him. Harlan borrows, without any right, a horse again and teaches Lonnie to shoot with his colts. The next day, he asks Tobe to leave her family and follow him. The young girl says no and Harlan who didn't expect such an answer shoots her. Wade brings her daughter to the hospital and, in the company of the police, looks for Harlan who, meanwhile, has told Lonnie that it was Wade who shot Tobe. Chased by the police, Harlan and Lonnie head, with their horse, to the Californian countryside. Written and directed by David Jacobson in 2004.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Down in the Valley |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- deluded
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- beach
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
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