The Public Image | Characters & Character Analysis

The Public Image Characters

Annabel Christopher

Annabel Christopher is the principal character in The Public Image. Annabel is a 32-year-old British actress who has just moved to Rome with her husband, Frederick and their baby boy, Carl. In her early twenties, she played many small parts in English films. After about a decade of playing such insignificant parts, Luigi Leopardi, an Italian filmmaker, "transformed" her eyes into those of a "Cat-Tiger" in a film entitled The House on the Piazza, which became her first major film success. In the publicity for The House on the Piazza, Luigi's press secretary described Annabel as The Cat-Tiger, but Luigi later had this changed to "English Lady-Tiger."

Since the release of The House on the Piazza, Annabel has been very much concerned with maintaining her public image as the English Lady-Tiger. Her public image was largely the product of Luigi's press secretary, Francesca. Francesca arranged for photo shoots and issued...
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