Alma Brown in Hud
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Alma Brown in "Hud" is the tough yet vulnerable housekeeper whose complex relationship with the title character highlights the film’s themes of morality, loneliness, and disillusionment in rural Texas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Alma Brown | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | character in the novel Horseman, Pass By ⓘ |
| ageRangeInStory | middle-aged ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardAssociation | contributed to Patricia Neal winning the Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdFor | film adaptation of Horseman, Pass By ⓘ |
| dialogueFunction | voices skepticism about Hud’s amorality ⓘ |
| emotionalArc | from guarded independence to deeper disillusionment ⓘ |
| employer |
Bannon family
NERFINISHED
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Homer Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Martin Ritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
compassionate
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cynical ⓘ independent ⓘ lonely ⓘ tough ⓘ vulnerable ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| moralPosition | more ethical than Hud Bannon ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
moral counterpoint to Hud Bannon
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supporting character ⓘ |
| notableSceneType |
confrontations with Hud Bannon
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kitchen conversations with Lonnie Bannon ⓘ |
| occupation | housekeeper ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Patricia Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithHudBannon | complex emotional tension ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Homer Bannon
NERFINISHED
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Hud Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonnie Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | female perspective in a male-dominated ranch world ⓘ |
| residence | ranch in rural Texas ⓘ |
| romanticTensionWith | Hud Bannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | central supporting role ⓘ |
| setting | rural Texas ⓘ |
| socialStatus | working-class woman ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
disillusionment with the American West myth
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emotional cost of loneliness ⓘ ordinary people’s resilience ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
disillusionment
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loneliness ⓘ morality ⓘ |
| workGenre | Western drama film ⓘ |
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