Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt
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Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt is the iconic, enigmatic advertising executive at the center of the 1944 film noir "Laura," whose apparent murder and haunting portrait drive the film’s mystery and romantic obsession.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Laura (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSong | “Laura” (film theme by David Raksin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
idealization of women
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identity and illusion ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| basedOn | Laura (1943 novel by Vera Caspary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement |
apparent murder of Laura Hunt
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haunting portrait of Laura Hunt ⓘ |
| characterName | Laura Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfFilm | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReceptionAspect | iconic performance by Gene Tierney ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic film noir heroine ⓘ |
| diegeticStatusAtStart | presumed murdered ⓘ |
| diegeticStatusLater | revealed to be alive ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Otto Preminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
film noir
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mystery film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| filmStudio | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicComposerOfFilm | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
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title character ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of mystery and romantic fantasy
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use of portrait as narrative device ⓘ |
| notableProp | portrait of Laura Hunt ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | advertising executive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gene Tierney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithMarkMcPherson | object of romantic fascination ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithShelbyCarpenter | fiancée ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithWaldoLydecker | protégée and love interest ⓘ |
| relationshipWithCharacter |
Mark McPherson
NERFINISHED
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Shelby Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldo Lydecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfFilm |
Betty Reinhardt
NERFINISHED
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Jay Dratler NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Hoffenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualIconography | elegant, glamorous appearance ⓘ |
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