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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... everything himself desk , bed , shelves — and everything was placed ar- ranged with an eye for proportion and balance . " Dinah nodded . Yes , she thought 133.
... everything himself desk , bed , shelves — and everything was placed ar- ranged with an eye for proportion and balance . " Dinah nodded . Yes , she thought 133.
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... Everything is going to be all right . ” Even though it was dark , she saw him relax . His body eased a little as he lay there . That much she could make out . But what does it mean , she wondered , every- thing is going to be all right ...
... Everything is going to be all right . ” Even though it was dark , she saw him relax . His body eased a little as he lay there . That much she could make out . But what does it mean , she wondered , every- thing is going to be all right ...
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... everything by herself . I would seri- ously get married now , came the recurring thought , just for the relief of not doing it all on my own . There was the faint clatter of glass beads as more ice fell . Then quiet . Fiona would be ...
... everything by herself . I would seri- ously get married now , came the recurring thought , just for the relief of not doing it all on my own . There was the faint clatter of glass beads as more ice fell . Then quiet . Fiona would be ...
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