Posted by noa on July 25, 2000, at 12:17:22
In reply to Thanks for sharing - I'm going to have a read! nm, posted by Rach on July 21, 2000, at 23:59:13
Well, I rented the movie over the weekend.
As Anne Bancroft plays her, she does NOT seem to have any social phobia. On the contrary, she plays her as quite gregarious.
In the film, it is clearer that her reasons for not braving the lines at the post office (for money orders vs. sending cash by mail) and going the the bookstores, is that she feels it a waste of time.
Also, in the film, they hint at a boyfriend or husband lost to the war, which hints at a reason she is alone.
The movie is rather uneventful. I enjoyed it, because of my interest in the book. But I can see how it wasn't a smash success, because not much happens in it.
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