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I've been a good girl, I have!!!

posted 12 years ago by schappe1
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Sandy's scene reminds me of Natalie Wood's scene with her mother in "Splendor in the Grass".

The past is a series of presents. The present is living history we are privileged to witness

[–] thbryn 12 years ago

Obviously there were limits on dialogue as well as visual aspects of a provocative --by 50's standards-- film.

Chains, my baby's got me wrapped up in chains.

[–] mosash 11 years ago

And both of them remind us of years of dreams .

Shappe , do you drean any more ?

[–] pouncemo 11 years ago

And, come to think of it, there is an analogous scene in 1965's "A Rage To Live". The mom played by Carmen Matthews confronts her daughter, played by Suzanne Pleshette, about her teenage sex life. Suzanne gets pretty shook up trying to deny everything. Just like Deenie and Molly.

Now days you just assume your kids are having sex in high school.

[–] cada123 10 years ago

"I'm a good girl, I am!"

... says Eliza Doolittle (portrayed by Audrey Hepburn) in My Fair Lady...

[–] pouncemo 10 years ago

Good point, and My Fair Lady was supposed to be like 1890.

Now days, girls don't want to be good or even thought of as good. So have we come a long way baby? Or not.