Lydia Brenner in The Birds
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Lydia Brenner in *The Birds* is the anxious, widowed mother of Mitch Brenner whose growing terror during the unexplained bird attacks underscores the film’s psychological tension and familial vulnerability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lydia Brenner in The Birds canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Birds ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkType |
horror film
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thriller film ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
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fearful ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| familyName | Brenner ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Birds
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surface form:
The Birds (film universe)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasOnScreenRelationshipWith |
Cathy Brenner
ⓘ
Melanie Daniels ⓘ Mitch Brenner ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motherOf | Mitch Brenner ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to highlight familial vulnerability during the bird attacks
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to underscore psychological tension in The Birds ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Mitch Brenner’s mother
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supporting character ⓘ |
| notableFor | reacting with growing terror to unexplained bird attacks ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jessica Tandy ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Cathy Brenner ⓘ |
| setIn | Bodega Bay, California ⓘ |
| workDirector | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1963 ⓘ |
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