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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... beside Hardy . George Burns beside Gracie Allen . Lily Tomlin beside Lily Tomlin . " This is my approach , " she said . " What is ? " asked someone she pre- tended not to hear . " Now , " she said with great firmness , " open your ...
... beside Hardy . George Burns beside Gracie Allen . Lily Tomlin beside Lily Tomlin . " This is my approach , " she said . " What is ? " asked someone she pre- tended not to hear . " Now , " she said with great firmness , " open your ...
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... beside her and she told him her dream , and he responded by telling her his . " I was in Paris too , working on some newsletter or magazine . I was in my twenties . We all were . In the office I had my eye on a woman and hoped we would ...
... beside her and she told him her dream , and he responded by telling her his . " I was in Paris too , working on some newsletter or magazine . I was in my twenties . We all were . In the office I had my eye on a woman and hoped we would ...
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... beside her , eyes closed , but awake . She said , " How old do I look ? " " Your age , " he said , without opening his eyes . When he regained consciousness , she was saying , " Seriously , I want to know . What do you like about the ...
... beside her , eyes closed , but awake . She said , " How old do I look ? " " Your age , " he said , without opening his eyes . When he regained consciousness , she was saying , " Seriously , I want to know . What do you like about the ...
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