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Film study: TBEMH Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Evelyn connection quotes
2. phone
3. marriage

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“talk to me. Just talk to me”
“she spoke without a trace of humanity”
“end of discussion… just what your father used to say”

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Muriel racist quotes (7)
1. doctor in England x2
2. about india
3. about indians as people
4. To person helping her in wheelchair
5. in india
6. doctor

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“He can wash all he likes, that colour’s not coming off”
“Indian, loads of them”
“move in packs”
“well don’t blame me mate, you married her”
“there’s an Indian in there”
“I don’t want you to do the wrong hip”
“English doctor”

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Muriel redemption
(ideallistic)

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“Sometimes what happens instead is the good stuff”

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Norman quotes 5
- connection lacking 2
- sex 1
- authenticity
- acceptance of Graham

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“Just can’t find anyone that wants it”
“I just want to feel needed”
“one wonderful night”
“Can we dop all this pretense”
“man? carry on”

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Madge quotes (3)
2. from children
1. old age

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“My mother never had it”
“Don’t le tthe buggers get you down”
“it might be over for me”

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What the hotel was meant to be (3
1 reference to india
2. reference to england
3. structure -dac)

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“Indian palace”
“sophistication of an English country manor’
“domes, arches, and canopy balconies abound”

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An indication that Graham knew he would not be returning (2)

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laughs at “you might be needing them again”
“he knew he wouldn’t be coming back”

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Jean’s perspective of class

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“a high court judge, just the class of guest one was hoping for”
“good evening your Honour”

f

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Jean’s perspective of India

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“this country seems rather more civilised than one originally thought”

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Circular structure

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“This is a building of the urmost character”

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Sonny’s optimism 3
1 long
2. hotel
3. hotel closing

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“Everything will be alright in the end. If it is not alright, then it is not the end”
“blue sky thinking”
“I am delighted to announce the closing of the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

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Sonny self esteem and mother perception 5
a. marriage
b. sunaina maze
c. hotel
d. mother
e. mother accounts

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“I can marry as I choose, I do not need anyone’s permission” (when she first came)
“It will be easier to talk to my mother when the hotel is a success”
“do not open the drawers” (she does so)
“no Sonny, I forbid it”
“I don’t need to see them. I know they won’t add up” (but listens to Mrs Donnelly”

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Idealistic and straightforward ideals

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“Everything will be alright in the end…”
“Do you want to see him? Yes. Then you must”

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Graham tension

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“I’m more scared than you are”
“It’s going to be nothing”

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Hope + warmth @ beginning

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“It’s going to be extraordinary”

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Humour through Sonny 2
1. beginning
2. Norman falling asleep

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“roast goat curry”
“my brother’s a doctor”

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Humour through Norman scene

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sitting at front of bus

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Humour through approach to Indian culture scenes 3
1. montage
2. douglas with evelyn
3. douglas with driver

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“bathroom montage
“he’ll play it cool but he’ll come”
“another hotel he was sure I’d prefer”

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Humour through bathos/bathetic scenes 2

d

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Sonny hotel at the beginning
Norman and Madge

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m

Slapstick humour

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“his mother– your mother”

21
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Sonny’s love for Sunaina 2

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“only be loving you as you deserve will I become so”
“because then I can stand next to you”

22
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Muriel’s awareness of her behaviour

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“I haven’t been kind”

23
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Muriel change at Anokhi’s 3
muriel change end

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“You will insult her very deeply if you do not”
“get em off!’
“i’m sorry” -> at discomfort
“Sometimes what happens at the end is the good stuff”

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Q

Theme of old age 4
- 2 j
- 2 m

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“self-deluded old fossils traipsing around”
“we’re all old, all past it”
“marginalised and ignores by society”
“it might be over for me”

25
Q

sonny use of vocabulary

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“This place bequeathed to me by my beloved father”

26
Q

Initial impression of India 3
evelyn 2
metaphor 1

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“storm of car horns and vendors”
“assault on the senses”
“resist and you’’ be knocked over”

27
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Theme of light and relation to JEAN :/

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“What do you see that I don’t?”
-> Oh, the light, colours”
“refusal to see any kind of light and joy”
“all life is here”

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Mrs Kapoor progression

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“Take care of my favourite son”

29
Q

Mrs Kapoor view on Sunaina

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“is this the kind of woman you are”

30
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Humour in scene with Muriel at end

may be used as a problematic coverup

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“The manager needs no help”
“the manager needs a little help”
“just not in the hands of a lunatic”

31
Q

Evelyn metaphor use about present > past

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“only a present that builds itself as the past withdraws”

32
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Evelyn epiphany

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“what’s the use of a marriage if nothing is shared”
“they had no secrets from each other, none”

33
Q

Graham freedom

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“I was the one in prison”
“but not anymore”

34
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Acceptance of Graham’s sexuality

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“Man? Carry on”

35
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Stereotype from the Indian perspective

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“Actually this is exactly what I expected of you”

36
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quote about traveling from Evelyn

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“have we traveled far enough that we can allow our tears to fall?”

37
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Jean (-)
1. evelyn and douglas
2. douglas
3. india
4. to graham

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“can you imagine how ghastly it is for everyone to see you mooning around after that simpering, doe-eyed–”
“when I want your opinion I’ll give it to you”
“counting cockroaches”
“anyone to rescue me”

38
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Douglas being positive towards Jean

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“we just have to make the best of things”

39
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Evelyn doubting quote

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“too scared of disappointment to start it all again”
“nothing here has worked out as I HOPED”

40
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Indication of Graham’s past

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“I used to live there, a long time ago”

41
Q

Indian doctor quote

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“the more operations they perform the luckier they get”

42
Q

Jean possible redemption

d

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“It’s been over for a long, long time”
“we both deserve more than we’ve had”
“your kindness, your loyalty that you won’t admit it”

43
Q

Indication of possible relatonship between Evelyn and Douglas

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“How do you take it”
“with a little milk”

44
Q

actual learning of culture

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“teh fire must be lit at dawn and by sunset there should be nothing left but ash”

45
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Evelyn: failure quote (intention)

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“the only real failure is the failure to try”

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