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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... Leah , the fleshy face and smile , the fleshy wiliness and hurt . And it was his image more than Leah's actual call that upset her . Aunt Leah , her father's sister who ran away to Hollywood and married a famous man . The Hat A gray ...
... Leah , the fleshy face and smile , the fleshy wiliness and hurt . And it was his image more than Leah's actual call that upset her . Aunt Leah , her father's sister who ran away to Hollywood and married a famous man . The Hat A gray ...
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... Leah followed her and sat down too . " What I don't understand , " Leah said , " is why the children of all my friends make less money than their parents . " " Stop it , " Harriet said softly , but Leah wasn't deaf . " Stop what ...
... Leah followed her and sat down too . " What I don't understand , " Leah said , " is why the children of all my friends make less money than their parents . " " Stop it , " Harriet said softly , but Leah wasn't deaf . " Stop what ...
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... Leah dis- placed , Leah sidelined to the black rocker where she pointedly ignored Dinah's greeting from that moment they had no time for each other . " How long are you planning to stay in Ottawa ? " asked Dinah . Leah's reply was stiff ...
... Leah dis- placed , Leah sidelined to the black rocker where she pointedly ignored Dinah's greeting from that moment they had no time for each other . " How long are you planning to stay in Ottawa ? " asked Dinah . Leah's reply was stiff ...
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