Garbo LaughsThis is a quixotic tale about movie love. Harriet Browning is so saturated with old movies, seen repeatedly and swallowed whole, that she no longer fits into this world. Equally addicted are her three companions-of-the-screen: a son who loves Frank Sinatra, a daughter with Bette Davis eyes, and an earthy sidekick named after Dinah Shore. Breaking in upon this quiet backwater come two refugees from Hollywood, the jaded widow of a famous screenwriter and her movie-expert stepson. They are Harsh Reality. With them come blackouts, arguments, accidents, illness, and sudden death. But what chance does real life stand when we can watch movies instead? In this brilliant, sad-eyed comedy of secondhand desire, movies and movie lovers come first. |
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Page 126
... Cary in the part , and in other parts he had turned down . How different Love in the Afternoon would have been had Cary said yes , and Sabrina too . " You read that somewhere ? " " Jack told me . " " Jack ? " " I saw him when I went for ...
... Cary in the part , and in other parts he had turned down . How different Love in the Afternoon would have been had Cary said yes , and Sabrina too . " You read that somewhere ? " " Jack told me . " " Jack ? " " I saw him when I went for ...
Page 167
... Cary Grant . Who is more interesting to watch ? " " Warren Beatty , " said Vanessa . " Look , " said Harriet ... Cary Grant . I don't like Cary Grant . " " Didn't you read the fine print ? " said Harriet . " You're not allowed in this ...
... Cary Grant . Who is more interesting to watch ? " " Warren Beatty , " said Vanessa . " Look , " said Harriet ... Cary Grant . I don't like Cary Grant . " " Didn't you read the fine print ? " said Harriet . " You're not allowed in this ...
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... Cary Grant widened , and not with fat . More like girdles giving way . I learned the business about Cary's favorite lunch from one of the trashy biographies I read secretly , shame- facedly , when I was old enough to know better . At ...
... Cary Grant widened , and not with fat . More like girdles giving way . I learned the business about Cary's favorite lunch from one of the trashy biographies I read secretly , shame- facedly , when I was old enough to know better . At ...
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