seduction by Mrs. Robinson
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"Seduction by Mrs. Robinson" is the iconic, sexually charged scene from the 1967 film *The Graduate* in which the older Mrs. Robinson attempts to initiate an affair with the young and disillusioned Benjamin Braddock.
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| Seduction by Mrs. Robinson | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional event
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film scene ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Graduate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacterAgeDifference | older woman and younger man GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Graduate (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audiencePerception | provocative for its time ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Graduate (novel) by Charles Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicTechnique |
close-up framing of Mrs. Robinson’s leg
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point-of-view shots from Benjamin’s perspective ⓘ |
| counterpartPortrayedBy | Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalStatus | iconic scene of 1960s American cinema ⓘ |
| director | Mike Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousLine | Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you? ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Benjamin Braddock
NERFINISHED
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Mrs. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| influencedTrope | older woman seducing younger man in film and television ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | frequently referenced and parodied in popular culture ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | initiates affair between Mrs. Robinson and Benjamin Braddock ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | inciting incident ⓘ |
| partOf | The Graduate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Anne Bancroft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | moral hesitation of Benjamin Braddock ⓘ |
| relationshipType | extramarital affair initiation ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Buck Henry
NERFINISHED
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Calder Willingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Robinson family home ⓘ |
| settingDetail | upstairs bedroom ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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age-gap relationship ⓘ sexual awakening ⓘ suburban disillusionment ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1960s American suburbia ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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sexually charged ⓘ |
| visualMotif | stockings and leg shot ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1967 ⓘ |
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