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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... give you the first line , you go on from there . And she wrote on the blackboard : She remembers waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of an egg smashing against her window . " No , " said Rod Steiger . " That's not a good ...
... give you the first line , you go on from there . And she wrote on the blackboard : She remembers waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of an egg smashing against her window . " No , " said Rod Steiger . " That's not a good ...
Page 409
... Give me another one , " he begged . " He's good , " Jim said to Harriet . They had moved into the hallway . He was helping Ida with her coat , and he said , “ I need him like an axe needs a turkey . " " " Humphrey Bogart ! " " Nope ...
... Give me another one , " he begged . " He's good , " Jim said to Harriet . They had moved into the hallway . He was helping Ida with her coat , and he said , “ I need him like an axe needs a turkey . " " " Humphrey Bogart ! " " Nope ...
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... give it to someone as a surprise , and he decided to give it to his mother , even though he had to ask her to cut the flowers for him . She did , cutting him some daffodils and other spring flowers which he put in the cone - shaped ...
... give it to someone as a surprise , and he decided to give it to his mother , even though he had to ask her to cut the flowers for him . She did , cutting him some daffodils and other spring flowers which he put in the cone - shaped ...
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