Anna Christie

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Anna Christie is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill that explores themes of redemption, family, and identity through the story of a former prostitute reconnecting with her estranged father.

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instanceOf play
stage work
adaptedTo film
author Eugene O'Neill
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
awardYear 1922
broadwayPremiereLocation New York City
characterOccupation coal barge stoker (Mat Burke)
sailor (Chris Christopherson)
countryOfOrigin United States
dramaticForm four-act play
feature protagonist is a former prostitute
firstPerformanceDate 1921
genre drama
realist drama
hasAct Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
hasAdaptation Anna Christie (1923 film)
Anna Christie (1930 film)
Anna Christie (German-language film, 1930)
literaryMovement American realism
linked to: Realism
mainCharacter Anna Christie (character)
linked to: Anna Christie

Chris Christopherson
Mat Burke
notableFor complex female protagonist
portrayal of working-class life
use of maritime imagery
originalLanguage English
partOf Eugene O'Neill's body of work
linked to: Eugene O'Neill
plotFocus reconciliation between a woman and her estranged father
publicationYear 1922
publisherOfFirstEdition Boni and Liveright
linked to: Boni & Liveright
setting New York City
coal barge
waterfront bar
subjectMatter father–daughter relationship
seafaring life
theme family
forgiveness
gender roles
identity
immigrant experience
past trauma
redemption
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
writtenBy Eugene O'Neill

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Greta Garbo notableWork Anna Christie
Gwen Verdon notableRole Anna Christie in New Girl in Town
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Clarence Brown notableWork Anna Christie
Clarence Brown directed Anna Christie
Anna Christie mainCharacter Anna Christie (character)
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William H. Daniels notableWork Anna Christie
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson notableWork Anna Christie
New Girl in Town basedOn Anna Christie
New Girl in Town sourceMaterialTitle Anna Christie
Clarence Leon Brown notableWork Anna Christie
Clarence Leon Brown directed Anna Christie
Marie Dressler notableWork Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1923 film) character Anna Christie
Chris Christopherson appearsIn Anna Christie
Chris Christopherson hasRelative Anna Christie
Chris Christopherson hasDaughter Anna Christie
Chris Christopherson hasConflictWith Anna Christie
Chris Christopherson emotionalCoreOf Anna Christie
Mat Burke appearsIn Anna Christie
Mat Burke romanticPartner Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1930 film) character Anna Christie
Act I (Anna Christie) partOf Anna Christie
subject linked to: Act I
Act I (Anna Christie) workTitle Anna Christie
subject linked to: Act I
Act I (Anna Christie) introducesCharacter Anna Christie (character)
subject linked to: Act I
linked to: Anna Christie
Act II (Anna Christie) partOf Anna Christie
subject linked to: Act II
Act II (Anna Christie) mainCharacter Anna Christie
subject linked to: Act II
Act II (Anna Christie) partOfWorkTitle Anna Christie
subject linked to: Act II
Act III (Anna Christie) partOf Anna Christie
subject linked to: Act III
Act III (Anna Christie) featuresCharacter Anna Christie
subject linked to: Act III