Word: plot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...forced to embark on a journey of sorts. In typical hippy style they backpack it to Bilal's hometown, to a lakeside campground, a rich Englishman's house and so on, constantly looking for food and money. Getting separated from first Bilal and then the daughter Bea Keeps the plot moving, and the wonderful shots of Morocco (the film was shot entirely on location) flirt with your eyes...
Hwang attacks cultural and social prejudices such as these in his account of the demise of Rene Gallimard, a French consul living in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution of the '60s. The plot is based on a true story of an affair between a French diplomat and a Chinese actress that became public in 1986 with expected notoriety. The Chinese actress, who supposedly bore the diplomat's child, was, in fact, both...
Through an ironic plot twist, Rene assumes Butterfly's role at the end of the play. He puts on a kimono and stabs himself in the chest as Song, who has the last word, calls out, "Butterfly? Butterfly...
...Award-nominated World War II epic _The Thin Red Line_, Nick Falzone is himself unrespectable as a husband and a controller. Cate Blanchett (_Elizabeth_, _Oscar and Lucinda_) is Connie Falzone, Nick's loyal wife who lives an unsettled life. Though a minor character in terms of plot, Connie's seeming devotion is unconvincing (one can only hope Cate accepted this role before filming the remarkable _Elizabeth...
...match of wits and a battle of wills that just doesn't quite climax. Despite the chaos and turmoil sparked by their competition, there's just no real feeling of emotion involved. "Cheers" producers Glen Charles and Les Charles have presented an high-concept screenplay that seems inconclusive. The plot is lacking, but it's hard to pinpoint just what exactly it's missing. It's an irreverent look at the prevention of mid-air and mid-life collisions that becomes too predictable...