we wordies (like foodies only for books) always say "the book is better than the movie". well, it is with fondness that i remember watching this movie in one of my classes (starring none other than revered dame maggie smith). having just read the novel by murial spark, i put it down, sighed and said, "what a strange little book". no offense to murial or the brits of course. (i have thus moved on and am already highly in favor of "major pettigrew's last stand" by helen simonsen. if you are put off by books on the best seller list, well, in this case don't be. it's smart and pithy with characters clearly and endearingly defined from page one...whereas i found ms. spark's tome to be of haphazard plot line and chronologically in need of a good ironing out.)
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