tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post757627978314481686..comments2024-03-28T16:47:51.948-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: There is always something absent...Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-12645516202987235972015-02-10T18:14:55.733-05:002015-02-10T18:14:55.733-05:00What a story, Cara. It shook loose a memory I'...What a story, Cara. It shook loose a memory I've carried with me for more than 40 years about a free-spirited, artistic woman subjected to similar travails in the US. I wracked the old brain until the source of it all came to me: "Frances" (1982), starring Jessica Lange as Frances Farmer.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41526812271095036152015-02-10T15:29:25.649-05:002015-02-10T15:29:25.649-05:00A desperately sad state of affairs, Cara, and the ...A desperately sad state of affairs, Cara, and the fate of many women during the twentieth century. I recall a documentary some years ago about women who had spent their entire lives in mental institutions. Their crime? Being raped as young girls and having the misfortune to fall pregnant.<br /><br />And considering how prevalent all kinds of mental illnesses are in today's society, perhaps we should learn to treat those who suffer from it with more compassion and understanding.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-61887454865494001462015-02-10T10:45:33.379-05:002015-02-10T10:45:33.379-05:00There's a film with Juliet Binoche playing Cam...There's a film with Juliet Binoche playing Camille set during 3 days in 1915 in the asylum - haven't seen it yet.Cara Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592098418515886674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-82023064994038953492015-02-10T10:33:32.042-05:002015-02-10T10:33:32.042-05:00Don't be too sure EvKa.You shouldn't turn ...Don't be too sure EvKa.You shouldn't turn your back to your relatives quite yet! :)Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-37062700085432312462015-02-10T09:59:59.280-05:002015-02-10T09:59:59.280-05:00How sad. Another example of how asylums used to b...How sad. Another example of how asylums used to be used as a way to get unpleasant relatives "out of the way." Lucky for me that's not an available solution today...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com