Holly Sargis

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Holly Sargis is the naive teenage narrator and central female protagonist of Terrence Malick’s film "Badlands," whose perspective frames the story’s violent, romantic crime spree.

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Holly Sargis canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
narrator
age teenager
appearsIn Badlands
associatedWith Kit Carruthers
associatedWorkCountry United States
associatedWorkDirector Terrence Malick
associatedWorkTitle Badlands
basedOn Caril Ann Fugate
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Terrence Malick
familyMember Holly Sargis's father
fictionalUniverse Badlands
filmReleaseYear 1973
firstAppearance Badlands
gender female
genre crime drama
romantic crime film
involvedIn crime spree
multiple murders
languageOfWork English
medium film
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
narrativeFunction frames the story’s events
narrativePerspective first-person narration
notableFeature childlike voice-over commentary
detached, affectless narration
occupation high school student
personalityTrait naive
passive
romantic
portrayedBy Sissy Spacek
residence South Dakota
role central protagonist
narrator of the film
romanticPartner Kit Carruthers
settingPeriod 1950s
themeInvolvement adolescent alienation
loss of innocence
romanticized violence

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Badlands mainCharacter Holly Sargis
Kit Carruthers partnerInCrime Holly Sargis
subject linked to: Kit Carruthers in Badlands
Kit Carruthers romanticPartner Holly Sargis
subject linked to: Kit Carruthers in Badlands
Kit Carruthers romanticPartner Holly Sargis