History Film / HoneyBaby

* MaybeEverAfter: The film ends with [[spoiler:Tom meets Natascha at a church in her home village, where they may or may not find happiness together]].

* MaybeEverAfter: The film ends with [[spoiler:Tom returning home and meeting Natascha at a church, where they may or may not find happiness together]].

Natascha browbeats Tom into becoming his new tour manager, and together they travel the continent and grow closer--but affection isn't the same as happiness, and running away from problems doesn't make them go away. In the end, they must confront both what they're running from and themselves, which may be the only chance for true happiness.

Tom Brackett (Creator/HenryThomas) is a washed-up American singer whose initial success across the pond has all but dried up. Contractually obligated to tour Europe before heading home, he runs into the beautiful Maria (Irina Björklund), a has-been ballerina who flees her engagement to her powerful, cold fiancé, Karl (Helmut Berger).

Maria browbeats Tom into becoming his new tour manager, and together they travel the continent and grow closer--but affection isn't the same as happiness, and running away from problems doesn't make them go away. In the end, they must confront both what they're running from and themselves, which may be the only chance for true happiness.

* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:Tom's dramatic almost-rescue of Maria is just a dream after he's knocked out when riding his motorcycle]].
* AndYouWereThere: [[spoiler:Tom's dream sequence casts him as Orpheus, Maria as Eurydice, and Karl as Hades]].

* GenreDeconstruction: Of the RoadTripPlot. While Tom and Maria embark on a road trip and become closer as a result, they're still unhappy with themselves and their lives, and ultimately [[spoiler:it's returning home that puts them on the path to self-actualization.]]
* LoserProtagonist: Both Tom and Maria are has-beens who only succeed in fantasies, and whether they can be successful or even happy in real life is something the film explores and repeatedly denies. [[spoiler:Even the happy ending has them giving up on their dreams and going home]].
* MaybeEverAfter: The film ends with [[spoiler:Tom returning home and meeting Maria at a church, where they may or may not find happiness together]].
* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: [[spoiler:In his dream sequence, Tom, as Orpheus, goes to rescue Maria from Karl, who are Eurydice and Hades, respectively. Seeing Karl's reflection in the mirror makes him turn back and lose Maria]].

* VirtuousBees: Maria has a connection to bees, and [[spoiler: in the finale of Tom's dream sequence bees bring her back to life after she's shot.]]

Tom Brackett (Creator/HenryThomas) is a washed-up American singer whose initial success across the pond has all but dried up. Contractually obligated to tour Europe before heading home, he runs into the beautiful Maria (Irina Björklund), a has-been ballerina who flees her engagement to her powerful, cold fiancé, Karl (Helmut Berger). Maria browbeats Tom into becoming his new tour manager, and together they travel the continent and grow closer--but affection isn't the same as happiness, and running away from problems doesn't make them go away.

* GenreDeconstruction: Of the RoadTripPlot. While Tom and Maria embark on a road trip and become closer as a result, they're still unhappy with themselves and their lives, and ultimately it's returning home that puts them on the path to self-actualization.

Tom Brackett (Creator/HenryThomas) is a washed-up American singer whose initial success across the pond has all but dried up. Contractually obligated to tour Europe before heading home, he runs into the beautiful Maria (Irina Björklund), a has-been ballerina who flees her engagement to her powerful, cold fiancee, Karl (Helmut Berger). Maria browbeats Tom into becoming his new tour manager, and together they travel the continent and grow closer--but affection isn't the same as happiness, and running away from problems doesn't make them go away.

Tom Brackett (Creator/HenryThomas) is a washed-up American singer whose initial success across the pond has all but dried up. Contractually obligated to tour Europe before heading home, he runs into the beautiful Maria (Irina Björklund), a has-been ballerina who flees her engagement to her powerful, cold fiancee, Karl (Helmut Berger). Maria browbeats Tom into becoming his new tour manager, and together they travel the country and grow closer--but affection isn't the same as happiness, and running away from problems doesn't make them go away.

* AndYouWereThere: [[spoiler:In Tom's dream he is Orpheus, Maria is Eurydice, and Karl is Hades]].

* LoserProtagonist: Both Tom and Maria are has-beens who only succeed in fantasies, and whether they can be successful or even happy in real life is something the film explores and repeatedly denies.