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Napoleon and Samantha (1972)

Napoleon and Samantha (1972)


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Posted by Jan den Breejen on March 14, 2000 at 03:35:24:

Napoleon and Samantha (1972)

11-year old Napoleon lives with his grandfather. He has a good friend who is a clown at a circus. When the clown returns to Europe, Napoleon takes care of lion Major. But the grandfather dies and Napoleon runs off with the lion and his friend Samantha

The movie characters psychoanalyzed:

Seth/grandpa - E9-6
Aimiable fence sitter, stubborn when pushed. Also risc-conscious.

Gertrude - E1
Stern, grumpy

Amos Gutteridge (shopkeeper) - E6
Suspicious mind; investigator and true friend

Napoleon - E4
Cute red haired romantic boy, easy fantasy, sensitive, un-orthodox solution (burial grandpa)

Samantha - E1
Napoleon's girlfriend (played by a very little Jodie Foster!) headstrong, teachy: tells N. what he 'should' and 'shouldn't' do, rather un-feeling, task focus.

Danny - E8
Michael Douglas playing his strong, macho self.



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