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Actors: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, Raymond Burr
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Place in the Sun |
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Based on Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy", A PLACE IN THE SUN is a movie directed by George Stevens in 1951. The film won the Oscars for best director, cinematography, film editing, costume, music and screenplay in 1952.
Montgomery Clift has just come from the East to work in the Eastman factory that belongs to his uncle he had until now almost no relations with. He must work at the factory assembly line where he meets Shelley Winters, a low-class girl who soon becomes pregnant. Meanwhile, Montgomery Clift falls madly in love with Elizabeth Taylor he's encountered while visiting his rich family. Shelley Winters wants him to marry her and threats him to inform his family of their relationship.
Superb performances of Clift, Taylor and Winters in this powerful social drama.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Place in the Sun |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- abortion
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- "the rich"
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of "the rich"
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture of surrounding area:
- American rural
- American West
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- drowning
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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