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Moonlight and Valentino Movie Review

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Actors: Elizabeth Perkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathleen Turner, Jon Bon Jovi
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Moonlight and Valentino
A unique film about 4 women.They were brought together to mourn Rebecca's husband sudden death. They each represented different 'roles' in a woman's life namely Rebecca(E.Perkins)is a widow, Alberta(K.Turner)a divorcee, also is Rebecca's step mother. Sylvie(W.Goldberg) who is Rebecca's best friend is a married woman and Lucy (G.Paltrow) is Rebecca's eccentric sister,is a single woman.
They search for their identities and also some fun with a painter (J.Bon Jovi).

--Jenny, Resident Scholar


Analysis of Moonlight and Valentino
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging Yes
Kind of romance: - romance (general) - inconveniently married while playing footsy - rekindling lost love/marriage
Family, loving Yes
Special relationship with - sister
Inner struggle or disability Yes

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 (Brown)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive - caring - aggressive - irritated - happy - sad - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel... - encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - kissing - seeing nude female butt - sex under blankets
Any profanity? - Some foul language
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