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Analysis Of Scent Of A Woman
MY CRITIQUE OF THE MOVIE "SCENT OF A WOMAN"
Jeanie Morrison
English 225 Introduction to film
Alene Morrison
May 30, 2011

MY CRITIQUE OF THE MOVIE "SCENT OF A WOMAN" Even though some people may not care for the language used in this film, I believe the movie Scent of a Woman (1992) is an A+ drama story about two people Charlie Simms (Chris O’Donnell) and Lt. Colonel Frank Slade (Al Pacino) both of which are great actors and we all know(Al Pacino) as a movie star, this movie was put together and made well it is in chronological order with continuity editing and is in Dolby digital surround sound, it was made using spherical cinematography, high key lighting and featured close up scenes of both actors; the movie is based in New Hampshire …show more content…
Colonel Frank Slade the person for whom he has to “babysit”. Lt. Colonel Frank Slade is a bitter, lonely, blind veteran who is hard to get along with and has his own plans for the Thanksgiving holiday and takes his babysitter along for the ride.
“Scent of a woman” is an R rated movie (under 17 requires accompanying parent or guardian). It includes sexual references and adult language. This movie was directed and produced by Martin Brest; screenplay by Bo Goldman; the director of photography was Donald E.Thorin; it was edited by William Steinkamp, Michael Tronick and Harvey Rosenstock; music by Thomas Newman; production designer, Angelo Graham; and was released by Universal Pictures. The main actors in this film are (Al Pacino) as Lieut. Colonel Frank Slade and (Chris O’Donnell) as Charlie Simms (Maslin J. …show more content…
Colonel Frank Slade (Al Pacino) the movie is based on the dialog mainly between the two characters, which takes place in New Hampshire and later the story has an unexpected visit to New York City. Throughout the whole movie we are pulled into the conversation between these two men. The story starts out in New Hampshire where Charlie meets Lt. Colonel Slade who takes control over his own Thanksgiving Holiday plans and brings Charlie along for the ride, with the two of them taking a trip to New York City and Charlie experiencing things he could never
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