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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... Later that night , while all the other guests were beside the pool , she said to Lew , " I don't even like Leah . She's an awful person . " " But you like Jack ? " " Jack ? I like him even less . " Her bewil- derment touched him , and ...
... Later that night , while all the other guests were beside the pool , she said to Lew , " I don't even like Leah . She's an awful person . " " But you like Jack ? " " Jack ? I like him even less . " Her bewil- derment touched him , and ...
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... Later , over lemon loaf and date bread , her former student grabbed her good arm and asked if she ever saw Ruth . Harriet knew who he was talking about . No - neck Vanessa . She had to say no , and watch the disappointment settle on his ...
... Later , over lemon loaf and date bread , her former student grabbed her good arm and asked if she ever saw Ruth . Harriet knew who he was talking about . No - neck Vanessa . She had to say no , and watch the disappointment settle on his ...
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... later Jim Creak looked out his upstairs window and saw what no one ever sees : a garden in the moment of blooming . Dinah Bloom , moving about in the open- ness of her old shade garden . The oak tree had been hauled away and loud Ray's ...
... later Jim Creak looked out his upstairs window and saw what no one ever sees : a garden in the moment of blooming . Dinah Bloom , moving about in the open- ness of her old shade garden . The oak tree had been hauled away and loud Ray's ...
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