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The town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, is gearing up to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Mayflower, which docked on the shores of the New World in December 1620. But on Monday, residents awoke to find that several monuments associated with the Pilgrims’ arrival—most notably Plymouth Rock—had been vandalized overnight.
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According to Johnny Diaz of the New York Times, a still-unidentified vandal (or group of vandals) spray painted the letters “MOF” and the numbers 508 in red across the rock, which, according to legend, marks the spot where the Pilgrims disembarked before establishing Plymouth Colony, the first colonial settlement in New England. The culprits also defaced the Pilgrim Maiden Statue, which honors the women who settled Plymouth; the National Monument to the Forefathers; a bench that pays tribute to the daughters of the colonists who arrived in Plymouth in 1623; and four artworks in the shape of scallop shells.
“The defacement of these symbols of Plymouth’s history, or any public property for that matter, is unfathomable and unconscionable,” wrote town manager Melissa G. Arrighi in a Monday Facebook post. “The Town of Plymouth Police are actively seeking those responsible and will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.”
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Several monuments have been vandalized in Plymouth, including Plymouth Rock. Residents are sharing these photos of the vandalism online. Police are aware @boston25pic.twitter.com/urfNF0glHj
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Plymouth Public Works crews quickly set about cleaning the graffiti, reports Katie Mettler for the Washington Post, and by Monday evening, Arrighi had taken to Twitter to praise the team’s efforts as “remarkable.”
Arrighi tells the Times that some spots required chemical treatment because red paint had seeped into the stone, but by and large, she says, the markers “look good right now.”
Authorities have yet to identify the culprits, but as Rich Harbert reports for Wicked Local, Plymouth resident Kevin Depathy has launched a fundraising campaign in hopes of raising enough reward money to encourage those with information to come forward. As of Thursday afternoon, the GoFundMe campaign had raised $1,425 toward its stated goal of $2,000.
This is far from the first time Plymouth Rock has been vandalized. In 2014, after vandals spray painted the word “lies” onto the historic monument, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation told the Boston Globe’s Jacqueline Tempera that “this kind of thing happens two to five times a year.” Still, this week’s defacement marks a departure from the past in both its scale and timing.
The vandals’ motives—and whether the graffiti is linked to the upcoming anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival—remain unclear. But as the Associated Press points out, previous political demonstrations at Plymouth Rock have emphasized the Pilgrims’ mistreatment of and encroachment on the indigenous people who occupied the area long before the colony’s establishment. Every Thanksgiving, members of United American Indians of New England gather near Plymouth Rock to commemorate a National Day of Mourning for the “genocide of millions of native people, the theft of native lands and the relentless assault on native culture.”
We are saddened and sickened by the recent vandalism in our historic town. This is just one of our historic monuments that was hit. We will begin clean up as soon as possible and the police are investigating. pic.twitter.com/kQeTxO7sor
— Melissa Arrighi (@MelissaArrighi) February 17, 2020Plymouth Rock, located in Pilgrim Memorial State Park on the shore of Plymouth Harbor, is one of the nation’s most iconic landmarks. It is said to be the place where William Bradford, the governor of Plymouth Colony, first stepped onto land in 1620—though the two surviving firsthand accounts of the colony’s foundation do not mention the boulder. (And, in truth, the Pilgrims spent a month exploring Cape Cod before deciding to settle in Plymouth.)
“It wasn’t until 1741, when a wharf was to be built over it, that 94-year-old Thomas Faunce, a town record keeper and the son of a pilgrim who arrived in Plymouth in 1623, reported the rock’s significance,” wrote Megan Gambino for Smithsonian magazine in 2011. “Ever since, Plymouth Rock has been an object of reverence, as a symbol of the founding of a new nation.”
During a recent gathering of Smithsonian Institution scholars, Kenneth Cohen of the National Museum of American History posited that the historical elevation of Plymouth rock stemmed from the “Sublime” aesthetic movement, which emerged in the mid-18th century and sought to stir the strongest possible emotion through art.
“[I]t evolved into a mode that emphasized nature’s power through scale, force and harshness,” said Cohen, as quoted by Smithsonian magazine’s Nadine Daher.
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Attaching symbolic importance to this single boulder, he added, fuels a mythology that narrows the broader context of the Pilgrims’ arrival.
“It encapsulates Euro-American historical memory that this lone rock, not the shoreline, not the fields, and above all not the people who already lived there, are what they made the focus,” Cohen explained. “To combat the myth, we’ve got to push our visitors so they can look up over the top, and see all the sand, the fields, and above all, the Native peoples who have been busting this myth for centuries already.”
No one can deny that Plymouth Rock has become a fixture of the public consciousness; its defacement certainly prompted strong reactions among locals.
“Outrage. It was disappointment. It was disgust,” Arrighi tells the Times. “The level of disrespect and not caring about public property and the historic community, it’s shocking.”
| The Woman in Red | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gene Wilder |
| Produced by | Victor Drai |
| Screenplay by | Gene Wilder |
| Story by | Yves Robert Jean-Loup Dabadie |
| Based on | Pardon Mon Affaire (or An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive) by Yves Robert |
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| Music by | |
| Cinematography | Fred Schuler |
| Edited by | Christopher Greenbury |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $25.3 million[2] |
The Woman in Red is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by and starring Gene Wilder. Wilder also wrote the script, adapting it from the Yves Robert film Pardon Mon Affaire (Un éléphant ça trompe énormément). It co-stars Charles Grodin, Gilda Radner, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey and Kelly LeBrock. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'I Just Called to Say I Love You', written and performed by Stevie Wonder.
Plot[edit]
San Francisco ad man Teddy Pierce is amused by, then obsessed with, a beautiful woman whose red dress goes billowing over her head by a gust of wind from crossing over a ventilation grate, and exposing her red satin string bikini panties. Teddy is happily married to Didi, but he cannot get this woman out of his mind. Encouraged by his friends Buddy, Joe, and Michael, he tries to ask her for a date but mistakenly phones Ms. Milner, a plain ad-agency employee who is flattered by his interest.
Teddy ultimately does become acquainted with the woman in red, a Britishmodel named Charlotte, going horseback riding with her and even inviting her out on what is supposed to be a date but turns out to be a party with his relatives. He radically alters his wardrobe and begins using elaborate ruses to see Charlotte socially. Meanwhile, he incurs the wrath of Ms. Milner, whom he stood up before.
Events come to a head in Charlotte's high-rise apartment, where she invites Teddy into her satin bed. He is thrilled until her airline pilot husband suddenly comes home. Trying to escape, Teddy ends up on a ledge, where passersby below believe he is about to commit suicide, all captured on live television. Didi, while watching this on live television, tears up as she believes Teddy is doing this because of her own cheating. He jumps off the window ledge and waits to be caught by the firemen. While falling, Teddy starts to become interested in a newswoman who smiles at him.
Cast[edit]
- Gene Wilder as Theodore Pierce
- Kelly LeBrock as Charlotte, the Woman in Red
- Gilda Radner as Ms. Milner
- Charles Grodin as Buddy
- Joseph Bologna as Joe
- Judith Ivey as Didi Pierce
- Michael Zorek as Shelly
- Michael Huddleston as Michael
- Arthur Bailey as Jocko
- Kyra Stempel as Missy Pierce
- Robin Ignico as Becky Pierce
- Viola Kates Stimpson as Mama Dell
Production[edit]
Background[edit]
The film is a remake of An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive, also known as Pardon Mon Affaire, directed by Yves Robert and written by Jean-Loup Dabadie and Yves Robert.
Filming[edit]
The Woman in Red was shot in the fall of 1983.
Music[edit]
The Original motion picture soundtrack was composed by Stevie Wonder, except 'It's More Than You' by Ben Bridges and features performances by Wonder and also Dionne Warwick. Wonder received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song 'I Just Called to Say I Love You.' The album reached #4 on the US Billboard 200 chart, #1 on the R&B Albums chart (for four weeks) and #2 on the UK Albums Chart.[3][4] It reached #1 on the Italian, Spanish and Swedish Album Chart.[5][6][7]
Release[edit]
The Woman in Red was released by Orion Pictures in the United States on August 15, 1984.[8]
Home media[edit]
The film was originally released on VHS, LaserDisc and then DVD.[9][10]In the U.S. and Canada Kino Lorber released The Woman in Red on Blu-ray in 2017 with a trailer and an audio commentary track by critic and filmmaker Jim Hemphill.[11] In January 2019 a German Blu-ray was released.[12]
Reception[edit]
The film gained publicity for Kelly LeBrock, a real-life model making her screen debut, particularly for the skirt-and-grate scene, a variation of Marilyn Monroe's iconic pose in The Seven Year Itch.
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 35% based on reviews from 17 critics.[13] On Metacritic the film has a score of 55 out of 100, based on reviews from 10 critics.[14]
Richard Schickel of TIME Magazine wrote: 'One of this summer's more pungent pleasures: a well-made sex farce of classical proportions. If there is a horse to fall off or an airplane forced to land at the wrong airport, you may be sure Teddy will be aboard.'[15]Variety wrote: 'The laughs roll along readily as Wilder tries one idea after another to sneak out on wife Judith Ivey and family to rendezvous with Le Brock.' Variety also praised Gilda Radner for her performance.[16]
Accolades[edit]
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The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
- 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
- 'I Just Called to Say I Love You' – Nominated[17]
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References[edit]
- ^The Woman in Red - AFI | Catalog
- ^The Woman in Red at Box Office Mojo
- ^'allmusic (((The Woman in Red > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))'. allmusic.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^'The Official Charts Company – Stevie Wonder And Dionne Warwick – The Woman in Red (original soundtrack)'(PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^'Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1984' (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN84-8048-639-2.
- ^'swedishcharts.com Soundtrack/Stevie Wonder – The Woman in Red'(ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^SCREEN: WOMAN IN RED | 15 Aug 1984 | By JANET MASLIN
- ^LaserDisc Database - Woman in Red
- ^The Woman in Red | DVD | United States | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1984 | 87 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 07, 2003
- ^The Woman in Red | Blu-ray | United States | Kino Lorber | 1984 | 87 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 28, 2017
- ^The Woman in Red | Blu-ray | Germany | Die Frau in Rot | Studio Hamburg Enterprises | 1984 | 87 min | Rated FSK-12 | Jan 25, 2019
- ^'The Woman in Red (1984)'. Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^'The Woman in Red'. Metacritic.
- ^Schickel, Richard; Corliss, Richard; Schickel, Richard (27 August 1984). 'Cinema: The Gams and Guns of August'. Time.
- ^Variety Staff (1 January 1984). 'The Woman in Red'. Variety.
- ^'AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs Nominees'(PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-05.
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