Pickman's Model story
A woman of Victorian Boston develops a relationship with an artist obsessed with ghouls. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by H. P. Lovecraft Directed by: Jack Laird. Story by: Alvin Sapinsley.
8 total · 6 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| art discussion | major | Pickford's unusual monster paintings were discussed at length. |
| coping with an obsessive fan | major | Mavis Goldsmith was besotted with the painter Pickman who tried to get away from her. |
| human self-reflection | major | Both Pickman and Mavis were pondering what their inner selves were. |
| monster | major | There was a Morlock-like, rat-human hybrid monster. |
| painting | major | The story centered around painters and painting. |
| unrequited love | major | Mavis at Pickman. |
| law enforcement | minor | We saw a reasonably sincere idea of what bobbies might be doing. |
| the nature of creativity | minor | Pickford explain to Mavis about the importance of painting what you see. |