Mr Botibol's First Love story
Mr. Botibol is obsessed with Classical music and builds a concert hall in his house. To his records, he pretends to conduct an orchestra and play a silent piano. A woman he meets shares his love of music and together they "perform" in the imaginary hall. Directed by: John Gorrie. Story by: Roald Dahl.
5 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| escape from reality | choice | Mr. Botibol fantasized that he was an all time great composer. |
| infatuation | major | Mr. Botibol became besotted with Ms. Wrzaszcyzk. |
| loser character | major | Mr. Botibol considered himself to be the most unsuccessful man in the world. He was bad at everything and had squandered his inheritance. |
| music | major | Mr. Botibol dreamt of being a famous musician and Irene taught music. |
| embarrassment | minor | Mr. Botibol was mortified when he found out that Ms. Wrzaszcyzk had some ability to play the piano. |