She’s Old and Faded; He’s Young and Trapped
Ben BrantleySeptember 25, 2012: First glimpsed writhing buglike beneath satin sheets, she looks awfully small to be a towering legend of the screen. Breakable, too, as if a pair of strong arms could crush those fine bones to dust, leaving behind only a trail of mascara and remnants of that last, botched appointment with the hairdresser. Hey, this dame can’t even breathe without the help of an oxygen mask.
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