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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Blithe Spirit |
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BLITHE SPIRIT is a movie directed by David Lean in 1945. The screenplay is adapted from a play by Noel Coward. Oscar od the best special effects in 1947.
Rex Harrison, a british writer, has invited Madame Arcati, a medium played by an hilarious Margaret Rutherford, with the secret hope to get material for his new book. During the evening, Elvira, the first wife of Rex Harrison, materializes and decides to haunt the house of her former husband.
A classic.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Fantasy/Magic?
Yes
Fantasy element:
- Ghost Buddy
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
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:
- Female
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- Invisibility
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Is this movie based on a
- play
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