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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Page 356
... interested in Harriet then . That came later . " She took a strawberry and ate it slowly , not taking her eyes off Dinah . " He had to be convinced , you know . " " I don't know . Tell me . " " She's the one who went after him ...
... interested in Harriet then . That came later . " She took a strawberry and ate it slowly , not taking her eyes off Dinah . " He had to be convinced , you know . " " I don't know . Tell me . " " She's the one who went after him ...
Page 358
... interested in Lew ? ” asked Jack . " I'm interested in both of them . They're my friends . " " Be interested in me instead , " said Jack . “ Okay . ” And she took one of the straw- berries and said , " Open wide . " Her mother wandered ...
... interested in Lew ? ” asked Jack . " I'm interested in both of them . They're my friends . " " Be interested in me instead , " said Jack . “ Okay . ” And she took one of the straw- berries and said , " Open wide . " Her mother wandered ...
Page 369
... interested in controlling anybody else . " " Obsessive , " he said , and wrote it down on his chart . He left her and went to the other cu- bicle , where he questioned the song detec- tive . Harriet heard their voices , but the words ...
... interested in controlling anybody else . " " Obsessive , " he said , and wrote it down on his chart . He left her and went to the other cu- bicle , where he questioned the song detec- tive . Harriet heard their voices , but the words ...
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