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Phffft! Movie Review Summary

Actors: Jack Lemmon, Judy Holliday, Kim Novak

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After several years of arguments and petty annoyances with one another, lawyer Robert and television writer Nina Tracey decided to make a mutual descision to end their marriage believing as they are not right for another. After signing the divorce papers, their romantic relationship may fizzled but the two divorcees decided to remain as platonic friends.
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Robert confides to his womanizer buddy Charles Nelson as he knows how to win women over with his charamstic ways whereas Nina goes to her busybodied mother for direction as a bachelorette. The newly single Jack takes up with a blonde bombshell named Janis believing that he surely get over being married and divorced. Nina does the same thing as she finds handsome Charles Newton but only dates him briefly.

With Nina's failed relationship and Robert somewhat interest in Janis, somehow the former couple always bump into each other wherever they go, as it seems that something is telling them to give their relationship a second chance. Will Robert and Nina take each other back? Or do they defintely believe the grass is greener on the other side?
The review of this Movie prepared by Alicia M.



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Plot & Themes

Time/era of movie:    -   1930's-1950's Romance/Love/Hugging    -   Yes Kind of romance:    -   rekindling lost love/marriage

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   lawyer creature Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White American

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast City?    -   Yes City:    -   New York Misc setting    -   bar

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   no torture/death Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   vague references only    -   kissing Any profanity?    -   None

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