The academy award winning movie Rebecca is presented as a flashback. This gothic romance movie stars Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier. Fontaine stars as the nameless female protagonist. She is left nameless to give the feeling that she was a "no one" and had no identity, as though she was lost in a gigantic world. She is portrayed as very child like and clumsy. A perfect example of her imperfections is when she breaks the cupid statue in the late Rebecca's office and tries to stash it away in a drawer. This act parallels her trying to hide her flaws. Surprisingly, her gracelessness is what attracts Laurence Olivier's character Maximillian De Winter to her. He falls in love with her innocence on a trip to Monte Carlo with Mrs. Van Hooper.
In one scene, Van Hooper informs the girl that they will be leaving for America at once. The audience is left in suspense. What will the girl do? Leave for America and never see Maximillian De Winter again? When she gets out of Van Hooper's......
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