Amy & Isabelle Page #6

Synopsis: In 1971, in the small town of Shirley Falls, in Maine, the odd and lonely secretary Isabelle Goodrow raises her teenager daughter Amy alone. She has only two friends in her job among her gossiper colleagues. When her overprotected daughter is seduced by her mathematic teacher Peter Robertson, the world of Isabelle falls apart. She becomes lost and loses her confidence on Amy, spoiling their relationship. Their bond gets tied again when Isabelle discloses her inner secrets from the past to Amy.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Lloyd Kramer
Production: Harpo Productions
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
UNRATED
Year:
2001
100 min
79 Views


I told him that was it.

I have this dumb hole

in the lining of my coat.

I hate all my stupid clothes.

- I didn't do my Spanish homework.

- You can copy mine.

Miss Lenien will know.

The answers will be right.

Here, like this.

It just takes practice.

You better go in.

Amy...

I'm taking a shower,

and then I'll start dinner.

This math teacher of yours that took

Dayble's place, what's his name?

Robertson. Why?

- His wife left him.

- Really?

I thought I'd dropped a pea

on the floor. I guess not.

How do you know that she left him?

Jackie Tucker took a class

with her at the college evidently.

Honey, if there's a pea rolling around

I wish you to look carefully.

I don't want any mice in the house.

Here.

Put this in the refrigerator,

if you can't find that pea.

- How come she left him?

- I don't know.

Poor man to have his

wife run off like that.

Maybe he doesn't care.

Hello?

- Hello?

- Hi there.

Who is this?

I was wondering if

you like vanilla ice cream.

Who's calling?

I know I would like to lick you.

Is that okay? Would you like

that? You like to be licked?

- Hello?

- So guess what?

I'm running along at six months.

Can you believe I'm pregnant?

Well, with a child it's always

worry, worry, worry.

Sure.

- But Amy's really turned out.

- You handled her well, Isabelle.

You know, I had a thought.

I might be able to use

Amy here this summer.

This is not something Dottie wants

anyone to know at this stage, but...

apparently she's gonna need time

off, she has to have an operation.

- Female trouble.

- I see.

- Goodness. I hope she's all right.

- Nothing serious I think, but...

Well, we could use the extra help.

Filing, tracking invoices.

You know, simple stuff.

It's really very kind of you.

It's almost too good to be true.

Amy's starting to save for college.

Great!

Thank you again.

Did you wanna see me?

I'm telling you, he's the nicest

boy you ever knew.

See, I just don't buy that.

Yeah. When a 15-year-old kid starts

selling drugs, something's wrong.

Well, I'm not saying,

something is not wrong.

I'm saying,

sometimes you can never tell.

- You can tell.

- I was just reading the other day...

about some boy in Texas. Good

looking, popular, perfect student.

Goes home one night

after a basketball game and...

...stabs his mother with a fork.

- "A fork"?

Tell me, Rose, what kind

of damage did this fork do?

I believe she was

in critical condition.

Sometimes, there's no warning.

You reap what you sow.

I've always believed that.

It's not that simple.

Well, children learn things.

I think, don't you?

What are you saying,

Madam Ovary?

That my cousin taught her son to go

and sell marijuana in the streets?

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Elizabeth Strout

Elizabeth Strout (born January 6, 1956) is an American novelist and author. She is widely known for her works in literary fiction and her descriptive characterization. Born and raised in Portland, Maine, her experiences in her youth served as inspiration for her novels–the fictional "Shirley Falls, Maine" is the setting of four of her six novels.Strout's first novel, Amy and Isabelle (1998) met with widespread critical acclaim, became a national bestseller, and was adapted into a movie starring Elisabeth Shue. Her second novel, Abide with Me (2006), received critical acclaim but ultimately failed to be recognized to the extent of her debut novel. Two years later, Strout wrote and published Olive Kitteridge (2008), to critical and commercial success grossing nearly $25 million with over one million copies sold as of May 2017. The novel won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The book was adapted into a multi Emmy Award-winning mini series and became a New York Times bestseller. Five years later, she published The Burgess Boys (2013), which became a national bestseller. My Name Is Lucy Barton (2016) was met with international acclaim and topped the New York Times bestseller list. Lucy Barton later became the main character in Strout's 2017 novel, Anything is Possible. more…

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