Paul Sunday
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Paul Sunday is a minor but pivotal character in the film "There Will Be Blood," whose tip about hidden oil reserves sets the story’s central conflict in motion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Sunday canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | There Will Be Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
drama film
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epic film ⓘ period film ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Little Boston, California (fictional oil town) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Daniel Plainview NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardContextOfWork | Academy Award-winning film ⓘ |
| basedOn | character archetypes from Upton Sinclair's novel Oil! ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
pragmatic
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secretive ⓘ |
| cinematographerOfWork | Robert Elswit ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Eli Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States (fictional setting)
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surface form:
United States (fictional)
|
| createdBy | Paul Thomas Anderson ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Sunday ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | There Will Be Blood universe ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfWork | 2007 ⓘ |
| firstAppearsIn | early scenes of There Will Be Blood ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Eli Sunday ⓘ |
| initiates | central conflict over oil in There Will Be Blood ⓘ |
| keepsSecretFrom | his family about the oil tip deal ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | money ⓘ |
| musicComposerOfWork | Jonny Greenwood ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst
ⓘ
minor character ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the character whose information leads to Plainview’s oil empire ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| partOf | Sunday family ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
sets Daniel Plainview on path to Little Boston
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triggers Plainview’s acquisition of Sunday ranch leases ⓘ |
| portrayalType | live-action performance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paul Dano ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork |
Miramax Films
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Paramount Vantage ⓘ |
| providesTipAbout |
hidden oil reserves
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oil under the Sunday family ranch ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Eli Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | raised in a devout Christian family (implied) ⓘ |
| screenTimeRelativeImportance | short but pivotal ⓘ |
| screenWriterOfWork | Paul Thomas Anderson ⓘ |
| sellsInformationTo | Daniel Plainview NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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