tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post4789043303312087306..comments2024-01-15T23:32:18.495-06:00Comments on Metrolingua: A movie you should seeMargaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-33940955769691068142006-12-26T19:42:00.000-06:002006-12-26T19:42:00.000-06:00No--I didn't see that. I know her from "Prime Susp...No--I didn't see that. I know her from "Prime Suspect" on PBS--she was incredible in that, though unfortunately I haven't seen it in a long time because I've kept missing the series. But I was disappointed with her gig playing a ditsy teacher in some dumb American movie--forgot the name. I don't know why she did such a dumb movie. Maybe that's why I didn't follow her career much after that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-11276857636494959132006-12-24T11:21:00.000-06:002006-12-24T11:21:00.000-06:00Helen Mirren -- always fabulous! Have you seen he...Helen Mirren -- always fabulous! Have you seen her in "Calendar Girls"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-65441853063027853832006-12-20T14:46:00.000-06:002006-12-20T14:46:00.000-06:00But the movie wasn't about Diana--it was about the...But the movie wasn't about Diana--it was about the Queen's reaction to the tragedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-10688272377063844912006-12-20T13:03:00.000-06:002006-12-20T13:03:00.000-06:00The one character not developed in the film was Di...The one character not developed in the film was Diana herself. While she remains the poster girl of superficial popular culture, it was a very different Diana -- behind the facades of glamour and pseudo-compassion -- whom the Royal family knew personally.<br /><br />Both Diana and her brother, Charles Spencer, suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder caused by their mother's abandoning them as young children. A google search reveals that Diana is considered a case study in BPD by mental health professionals. <br /><br />For Charles Spencer, BPD meant insatiable sexual promiscuity (his wife was divorcing him at the time of Diana's death). For Diana, BPD meant intense insecurity and insatiable need for attention and affection which even the best husband could never fulfill. <br /><br />From a BPD perspective, it's clear that the Royal family did not cause her "problems". Rather, she brought her multiple issues into the marriage, and the Royal family was hapless to deal with them. <br /><br />Her illness, untreated, sowed the seeds of her fast and unstable lifestyle, and sadly, her tragic fate.redtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05411040223384130560noreply@blogger.com