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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... movie . The movie had covered her with a patina of romance , and now the book lay heavily upon that and made her want to see the movie even more , to shake off the book . No , she would have to wait for Lew to go away and then rent it ...
... movie . The movie had covered her with a patina of romance , and now the book lay heavily upon that and made her want to see the movie even more , to shake off the book . No , she would have to wait for Lew to go away and then rent it ...
Page 81
... movie but the ending was so sad I cried . " For once movies and movie talk were serving a practical purpose . She was cut- ting his hair rapidly now . " What was the ending ? " " You don't remember ? " He was incredu- lous . Jane sang ...
... movie but the ending was so sad I cried . " For once movies and movie talk were serving a practical purpose . She was cut- ting his hair rapidly now . " What was the ending ? " " You don't remember ? " He was incredu- lous . Jane sang ...
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... movie institute , though institute wasn't the word and nor was cultural center . He replied thoughtfully , “ There used to be something called the ' Radio Theatre from Hollywood ' introduced by Cecil B. DeMille . Movies were adapted for ...
... movie institute , though institute wasn't the word and nor was cultural center . He replied thoughtfully , “ There used to be something called the ' Radio Theatre from Hollywood ' introduced by Cecil B. DeMille . Movies were adapted for ...
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