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Has anyone else noticed...


That Harold only speaks directly to his mother twice in the film? The first was when they were at the dinner table near the beginning and the second is when he tells her he's getting married. All the other exchanges are done with only her doing the talking.

"Oh Blanche? You know we got rats in the cellar"

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Has anyone else noticed...That Harold only speaks directly to his mother twice in the film?


I think most notice the implied distance in the relationship that this shows, especially since the more explicit explanation of why Harold wants his mother to think he is dead is also a reflection of this same thing.

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Yes, I noticed that.

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