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oilgun:

--- Quote from: Lucise on December 19, 2007, 01:08:54 pm ---I bought this DVD recently but haven't watched it yet.  I must remedy that this weekend.
Dame Dench has got to be one of my favorite actresses alive...


I would hope that it wasn't mentioned because the fact that she was a lesbian does not mean that she can not be psychotic or predatory.  In order words, the fact that she was psychotic and happened to be a lesbian should not somehow be a politically incorrect premise because we all should know better than to make a generalization about all lesbians from that...the same way we wouldn't consider it politically incorrect if she were straight and psychotic .. 
Convoluted enough for ya?.. 8)


Can't wait to check out the movie..

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I know what you mean and I agree.  It's just that there are so few films with lesbian (or gay) main characters that it's too bad that when when we get one she turns out to be so despicable.

Lumière:

--- Quote from: oilgun on December 19, 2007, 04:40:02 pm ---I know what you mean and I agree.  It's just that there are so few films with lesbian (or gay) main characters that it's too bad that when when we get one she turns out to be so despicable.

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I know, I guess my point was that we shouldn't associate the fact that the character is despicable/heroic to their sexual orientation, either as a part or consequence thereof.  :) 

Lumière:
I finally watched it too. 
It was a good movie - Dame Judi and Cate B. gave solid performances as expected.

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