Babbitt
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Babbitt is a 1934 American film adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel, featuring Guy Kibbee in the title role as a middle-class businessman confronting the emptiness of his conformist life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babbitt canonical | 3 |
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Babbitt (novel) by Sinclair Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Sinclair Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Babbitt (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
social satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | businessman ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | middle-class businessman ⓘ |
| portrays |
conformist lifestyle
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crisis of identity ⓘ social pressures of middle-class life ⓘ |
| protagonist | George F. Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| setting | American middle-class society ⓘ |
| theme |
conformity
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emptiness of material success ⓘ middle-class values ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| titleRolePlayedBy | Guy Kibbee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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