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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... it's not the coffee it's the bunk . ' 999 " What brought that to mind ? ” " I don't know . It's from a movie . " " Christmas in July . Preston Sturges . " " Did you like it ? " he asked her . " I loved it . " Tall mother and tall son ...
... it's not the coffee it's the bunk . ' 999 " What brought that to mind ? ” " I don't know . It's from a movie . " " Christmas in July . Preston Sturges . " " Did you like it ? " he asked her . " I loved it . " Tall mother and tall son ...
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... it's like sitting in his daddy's lap . " " You need a solid color . " " I need a good haircut . " " One thing I have ... It's a shame your hair is so thin . " " It's not thin . It's fine . But there's a lot of it . Every hairdresser says ...
... it's like sitting in his daddy's lap . " " You need a solid color . " " I need a good haircut . " " One thing I have ... It's a shame your hair is so thin . " " It's not thin . It's fine . But there's a lot of it . Every hairdresser says ...
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... It's over , " he said . “ I don't want to talk about it any more . " " But I need to know . I need to be able to ask ... It's sadder for us than for him , she'd said . It's not sad for the person with the talent , it's sad for the ...
... It's over , " he said . “ I don't want to talk about it any more . " " But I need to know . I need to be able to ask ... It's sadder for us than for him , she'd said . It's not sad for the person with the talent , it's sad for the ...
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