Depart in Peace story
An art collector becomes involved in a struggle between two beautiful women. (Based on the short story "Nunc Dimittis.") Directed by: Alan Gibson. Story by: Roald Dahl.
11 total · 8 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | The art collector Lionel and Janet. |
| coping with unwelcome romantic attention | major | Gladys pursued the art collector Lionel to his annoyance. |
| love triangle | major | Lionel, Janet, and Gladys. |
| painting | major | Lionel commissioned the acclaimed artist John Roydon to paint a portrait of his fiancée Janet. Lionel then giddily removed the brown dress from the portrait to reveal the artist's rendering of Janet's lingerie clad body. There was also a famous painter who discussed his motivations for painting. |
| romantic jealousy | major | Gladys sabotaged Linoel's relationship with Janet and tried to score him on the rebound. |
| romantic love | major | Lionel and Janet. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Lionel hatched a plot to unveil a portrait of a lingerie clad Janet at a party to get back at her for some scathing comments she was alleged to have made about him. Janet returned the favor by poisoning him. |
| unrequited love | major | Gladys at Lionel. |
| embarrassment | minor | So mortified was Janet at the unveiling of her racy portrait that she fainted on the spot. |
| poison murder | minor | The story ended with a run-of-the-mill poison murder. |