My Lady Love, My Dove story
Pamela Beauchamp visits friends to stay for the weekend for fun. She installs a hidden microphone in their room. After a high-stakes game of bridge, she listens in to discover that they had been cheating. Directed by: Herbert Wise. Story by: Roald Dahl.
6 total · 4 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| con artistry | major | A couple visited the Beauchamps with the intension of cheating them out of money over a weekend of Bridge playing. |
| husband and wife | major | The Beuchamps played bridge with another couple. |
| invasion of privacy | major | Arthur initially forbid Pamela from spicing up their evening by placing a secret microphone in their guest's room. |
| male lasciviousness | major | Both men involved exhibited notable lasciviousness. |
| boredom | minor | Pamela said she wanted to secretly record her house guests because she was bored. |
| snobbishness | minor | Pamela made some disparaging remarks about playing bridge with a comparatively lower class couple. |