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  Mary Reilly
Mary is quite beautiful with her round face, round nose, and beautifully shaped lips, but she tends to keep her appearance plain, as she is merely a servant.
Skills: Mary is an Irish chamber maid to Dr. Harry Jekyll, and tends to her duties in his household with the other servants.
Mary came to Dr. Jekyll home, and believes this is the best home she has ever tended to, for the master is very kind to her.
www.angelfire.com /ak3/psychesfire/mary.html   (267 words)

  
 Literature Film Quarterly: When "good" men turn bad: Mary Reilly as disturbing allegory of domestic abuse
In any case, by the end of the film Mary is fully aware of the interimplication of Jekyll and Hyde, and this is in fact what leads her ultimately to reach out to the latter.
Mary's love for Jekyll entails that she cannot condemn him despite her knowledge of the terrible evils he has perpetrated under the guise of Hyde.
He gave Mary the scars that fascinate Jekyll by beating her and then locking her in a closet with a rat 2 It is clearly implied her father sexually abused her as well.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3768/is_200001/ai_n8891954   (1405 words)

  
 DVD Booty - Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly, a controlled, obedient woman, is busy about the house while a mysterious stranger seems to float in and out of the house.
Mary is fascinated but also intimidated by her new employer, while the doctor seems to take a personal interest in her that goes beyond mere professional courtesy, much to the annoyance of Mr.
Jekyll's interest in Mary increases when he learns that she was abused as a child by her violent and repressive father.
www.dvdbooty.com /dvds/mary-reilly   (469 words)

  
 Hyde from 'Mary Reilly'
"Mary Reilly" is the new attempt to bring a real romance to the tale of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Mary's good intentions and hard work soon find her in the doctor's favor and it is not long before they become more than master and servant.
With "Mary Reilly," he uniquely captures the essence of the dismal and corrupted Victorian London, reminiscent of the horror films of old.
www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V127/N28/divhyde.28d.html   (1174 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - Mary Reilly
Mary, a meek and shy woman who has spent all of her life under the thumb of one man or another, beginning with her abusive father, responds to Jekyll's kindness and comes to trust and open up to him.
Mary Reilly, likewise, is drawn equally to the caring, kind Dr. Jekyll and the rough, violent Mr.
Mary, in essence, can only find healing from the person who hurt her, and in the emergence of his Hyde persona, Jekyll becomes the ideal surrogate for that person.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/maryreilly.php   (1427 words)

  
 The DVD Journal | Quick Reviews: Mary Reilly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In fact it is a distraction, as Jekyll falls in love with Mary — unlikely in the Scotland of the time — and their "relationship" eliminates the moral and scientific elements of the story.
In any case, Mary is as scared as a rat, and Frears prefers to present her as a passive creature, her head bowed and her shoulders slumped, always ready for some kind of physical abuse.
Mary Reilly isn't the most dynamic central character you'll ever see in a movie, and Julia Roberts seems an odd choice to play the part, even if one appreciates her desire to vary her roles.
www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/m/maryreilly.q.shtml   (420 words)

  
 Metroactive Arts | Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly is that rarest of spinoffs: one that adds a new dimension to the original story.
Admittedly, Roberts is not much of an actress (Mary Reilly gives her a chance to display another dimension, but that still makes only two); even so, she behaves well in a difficult role, projecting a serenity that convincingly attracts Malkovich's soul in torment.
Mary Reilly (R: 117 min.), directed by Stephen Frears, written by Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Valerie Martin, photographed by Philippe Rousselot and starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/02.29.96/mary-reilly-9609.html   (594 words)

  
 The Thresher Online: Roberts falls flat on her famous face in `Mary Reilly' (March 1, 1996)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
As the movie's story goes, Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts) is the housemaid of Dr. Henry Jekyll who is played by John Malkovich, practically the only thing this movie has going for it.
Reilly, who was abused as a child, lives and works in the house of Dr. Jekyll and proclaims that she feels "safe" there as she goes ever so timorously about her menial tasks of scrubbing the walkways and dusting books in the library.
Reilly is supposed to be traumatized by the experiences in her past, not made irretrievably dismal and annoying by them.
www.rice.edu /projects/thresher/issues/83/960301/AE/Story4.html   (510 words)

  
 Movie Reviews: Unforgettable, Mary Reilly, Star Command, Sliders, The Sentinel
Mary is curious about the kind doctor and wonders why he's become a recluse who spends so much time in his laboratory.
As Mary begins to realize the truth -- that Hyde is the actually the evil side of Jekyll -- her longing for Dr. Jekyll and her curiosity thrust her into the middle of murderous happenings.
Roberts isn't given much to work with regarding her reactive Mary Reilly, but she does what she can (still, her difficulty in keeping her accent consistent was very noticeable).
www.scifi.com /sfw/issue15/movie.html   (2417 words)

  
 Ellen Moody's Teaching   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is only when he spies Mary reading a book in his library that he actually takes a human interest in her, not a scientific one.
Mary Reilly always walks around with her head down and always averts her eyes from any superiors when she speaks with them.
The motion picture, Mary Reilly, attacks the English belief in class system very bluntly by showing at every turn Mary's station in life and how one of the lower class has to deal with the problems that are wrought by the upper class of society.
mason.gmu.edu /~emoody/Stevenson.Frears.html   (1578 words)

  
 Mary Reilly
Mary sees Hyde once again, but this time he reveals that he is aware of Mary's sour relationship with her father.
Mary and the rest of the house staff are beginning to wonder why they have never seen Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde in the same room together.
Mary Reilly is the end result of what happens when you mash seven different flavors of bubble gum together.
www.geocities.com /headhunter32746/Mary_Reilly.html   (3292 words)

  
 Mary Reilly (1996)
Hyde, Mary Reilly must confront her own dangerous desires if she is to survive humanity's greatest evil.
First, the odd distance provided by the Mary point of view means that we get very few glimpses of any real action; most of the events rendered are only witnessed in their aftermath, not as they occur.
Mary Reilly appears in its original theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
www.dvdmg.com /maryreilly.shtml   (1295 words)

  
 Review: Mary Reilly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Mary Reilly, brought to the screen by Dangerous Liaisons director Stephen Frears and Liaisons screenwriter Christopher Hampton, may be the most thought- provoking, intelligent, and disturbing motion picture version of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Mary is both strong and vulnerable, and Roberts, looking convincingly frumpy and uncertain, creates a poignant, tormented character.
Mary Reilly is haunting, not only because of its foggy, shadowy settings, but because of the questions it encourages us to ask about ourselves and others.
movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/m/mary_reilly.html   (651 words)

  
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Since her retirement, Reilly has served as a consultant for USC as well as for programs at Oxford and Kent Universities, England, and at the University of Madrid.
Reilly, M. A response to: Defining occupational therapy: the meaning of therapy and the virtues of occupation.
Reilly, M. The issue is — The importance of the client versus patient issue for Occupational Therapy.
spahp.creighton.edu /padilla/ECS_lectures/1961-Reilly.doc   (866 words)

  
 Mary Reilly Movie: Mary Reilly DVD is available from Bestprices.com
In this moody and melodramatic revision of the classic horror tale, based on the novel by Valerie Martin, the Jekyll and Hyde saga is told from the point of view of the doctor's long-time maid, Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts).
Despite Mary's close collaboration with the staid Dr. Jekyll (John Malkovich) and her fascination with his charming "assistant" Hyde, she is unable to realize their true nature until too late.
However, as Mary begins to innocently spy on the well respected doctor, she soon discovers strange secrets about his personality, including nightly outings to a seedy bordello run by a vicious madam (Glenn Close).
www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/043396110526IE   (336 words)

  
 The Cold Spot -- Mary Reilly
The difference is that instead of a rain-streaked nowhere city, Mary Reilly takes place in the perpetually fog-shrouded London of the 19th century.
Mary Reilly is the story of Dr. Henry Jekyll's Irish maid.
Reilly slowly makes her way into Dr. Jekyll's confidence, but curiosity isn't her only motive -- she has feelings for the doctor.
www.theflagship.net /coldspot/m/maryreilly.html   (963 words)

  
 Laramie Movie Scope: Mary Reilly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Reilly, Jekyll's maid with a dark past of child abuse, falls in love with Dr. Jekyll.
Reilly is trying to break free of the stifling sexual and class oppression of the time.
Reilly's mother dies and she is confronted by her abusive father after the funeral.
www.lariat.org /AtTheMovies/old/reilly.html   (361 words)

  
 My McCORMICK-GENTNER-O'REILLY Roots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Mary knew that her tinker would not be welcomed by her father.
Mary's father soon came to accept the marriage and gave the couple a small farm fully stocked.
Mary and Thomas started their family but although Thomas was a good father it soon became apparent he was not a good farmer.
www.frontiernet.net /~nrepard/mccormic.html   (2601 words)

  
 "Mary Reilly' a foggy rehash of Jekyll-Hyde
And with the exception of a couple of inspired moments, "Mary Reilly" is merely a curious variation of an often-told story.
Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts), with scarred arms and downcast eyes, is the newly hired maid in the house of Dr. Henry Jekyll (John Malkovich).
The "Mary Reilly" production was reported to be a troubled one, with many rewrites and battles between director and studio.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1996/02/23/WEEKEND1375.dtl   (684 words)

  
 Mary Reilly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This film is an alternative take on the Jekyll and Hyde story, seen from the point of view of Mary Reilly, Jekyll's maidservant played by a very plain-looking Julia Roberts.
Mary was abused in childhood by her violent father, and while coming to love Jekyll, finds herself almost abused again at the hands of his mysterious assistant, Mr.
Mary is the only servant whom Hyde confines in, coming to reveal some dreadful secrets.....
www.geocities.com /johnny_yen_99/mary.html   (204 words)

  
 :: rogerebert.com :: Mary Reilly
"Mary Reilly" is in some ways more faithful to the spirit of Robert Lewis Stevenson's original story than any of the earlier films based on it, because it's true to the underlying horror.
If Mary cannot hate her father, perhaps she cannot hate Jekyll and his secret; that would make her the only human soul with sympathy for the suffering doctor.
But the movie does provide a satisfactory ending, in that Mary is able to comprehend the nature of the man's two personalities, and to pity him.
rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19960223/REVIEWS/602230303/1023   (780 words)

  
 Mary Reilly - review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Mary Reilly is a scullery maid in the household of Doctor Henry Jekyll in Victorian London.
When Mary's mother dies, her landlord stores her corpse in a wardrobe ("very snug, really") so that he can rent out her room.
Mary is attracted to different facets of both Jekyll and Hyde.
www.lightsfade.com /reviews/maryreilly.htm   (769 words)

  
 Mary Reilly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hyde whispers “Mary Reilly” from deep within the shadows, it is a wonderful scene but soon even that is lost in the mire.
That’s why I think we cared not in the least for Mary’s situation, she was a fool.
Mary Reilly the movie is like Julia Roberts’ accent in playing Mary Reilly, a mess that drifts in and out.
www.pitt.edu /~mandel/movies/maryrei.htm   (483 words)

  
 Obituaries - Mary Reilly Galligan
Mary Reilly Galligan in the 87th year of her age.
Miss Mary Reilly was born in County Cavan, Ireland, Feb. 2nd, 1824, when 18 years old she came to this county, first making her home in Providence, R.I., where on April 2nd, 1844, she became the wife of Mr.
Mary Galligan who has resided in New Hampton with her daughters for the past several years.
www.strandnet.com /family/obits/glgnmr.htm   (922 words)

  
 Spirituality & Health: Movie Review: Mary Reilly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This vulnerable soul was tormented by an alcoholic father who once locked her in a closet with a bag of rats.
Mary's feeling of safety in the doctor's home soon vanishes when Jekyll takes on the savage and unsettling Hyde as his assistant.
Julia Roberts plays Mary Reilly as a timid woman trapped in her terrible inner world.
www.spiritualityhealth.com /newsh/items/moviereview/item_4687.html   (148 words)

  
 Mary O'REILLY
MARY O'REILLY (mother -- Riley) was born about 1826 in County West Meath, Ireland, came to America age 19, married at 22.
Christian and Mary Musser soon after their marriage sailed for San Francisco, going around the Horn and arriving there July 1849.
In 1872 they started for Indiana and Mary was killed on the train (between the cars) and buried in Nevada.
homepage.mac.com /donok/PS01/PS01_055.HTM   (261 words)

  
 20862-1-III - Don and Mary Lou Reilly v. Rosalie Brunner, et al File Date: 04/29/2003
Upon her death, the trust was to end and the property transferred to the remaindermen.
Don Reilly, one of the remaindermen, orally agreed to purchase some of the trust property.
She gave a remainder interest to her children Douglas Reilly, Arminta Kerr, Rosalie Brunner, Don Reilly, and the children of Dee Reilly (deceased): Kenneth, Aaron, and Colleen Reilly.1 Hazel transferred 200 acres of grass farmland and 80 acres of timberland into the trust.
www.mrsc.org /mc/courts/slip/appellate/208621MAJ.htm   (1951 words)

  
 'Mary Reilly': a rambling exercisein Victorianboredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Stephen Frears' new version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Jeckyll and Hyde story, based on Valerie Martin's novel "Mary Reilly," is a billowing romantic spectacle filled with dark, lofty mansions, dark London mists, dark chambers dripping with blood and a dark, torrential love affair.
Presumably, this desire to hide the film in darkness is an atmospheric ploy, but unfortunately, so little happens in the movie that the darkness basically serves as a cover to convince audiences that the plot really is moving along and they simply can't see it.
Julia Roberts stars as Mary Reilly, a placid but troubled housemaid in Dr. Jeckyll's household, who becomes his favorite servant and love interest.
wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/89/115/36_1_m.html   (492 words)

  
 "Mary Reilly" / a review from Christian Spotlight on the Movies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
If you are not familiar with the story, the good doctor Jeckyll is a well respected physician in his community, at the height of his career, when he withdraws from practice to work on a secretive new project.
Mary Reilly is a dark and haunting story that leaves the viewer not quite sure where it is headed.
While there is no profanity or nudity to speak of, I do not recommend Mary Reilly or her dark tale.
www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/pre2000/rvu-maryreilly.html   (490 words)

  
 Reilly Family History Notes - Information Shared Between Mary Heindel Reilly and Michael R. Reilly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Numerous Reillys were leasing land and/or buildings in some of the towns and including a Patrick, Mary, Michael, Charles, John, and Rev. Robert.
Aunt Mary, I know it seems that I'm picking apart your endeavors, but I'm trying to pinpoint events more exactly to build a possible history from, with additional research.
In one entry you said that possible Reilly relatives were in Altoona, PA (referencing Mary Bolger in Sec D-4, page 1; in Blair County; their HS is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabcgs/).
www.chiptin.com /genealogy/reilly/notes.htm   (2194 words)

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