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Actors: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Gladys Cooper, Nigel Bruce, Florence Bates
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Rebecca (1940) |
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Based on the famous Daphne Du Maurier novel, REBECCA is a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. Oscar for the best picture in 1941.
Joan Fontaine, the paid companion of Florence Bates, a rich lady, accidentally meets Laurence Olivier - Maxim de Winter - in Monte Carlo. Laurence Olivier is the wealthy owner of Manderley, the family fancy mansion lost in the Cornwall cliffs near the sea. He is still obsessed with the tragic death of his first wife - Rebecca. But soon he asks Joan Fontaine to marry him and takes her to Manderley. The young woman will have to fight against the souvenir of Rebecca that is still haunting everybody's mind and, above all, against Mrs Danvers, the housekeeper of Manderley, who worshipped the first Lady De Winter.
A classic. AND a great movie.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Wife
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
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:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- servant
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
Water?
Yes
Water:
- drowning
- sail boat
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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