According to Wikipedia's entry for The Women, "Lesbianism is intimated in the portrayal of only one character, Nancy Blake." Did I miss something? I watched this film very intently but do not recall any evidence of lesbianism... or, for that matter, any character by the name of Nancy Blake. Was she so minor that I didn't pay her any attention? Is Wikipedia incorrect? I find this extremely interesting considering the time in which this film was made!
shareI think the movie went as far as it dare in suggesting Nancy might be a lesbian, without both triggering the Breen Office, or raising holy roller ire in the Bible Belt states. Just enough for 1939 sophisticates to catch on, but not stir up the precursor Tea Party types of the time.
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Lesbians!
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Nancy Blake is the spittin' image of the tweedy, intellectual, chic lesbian of the period. What an improvement on the 21st century "Heathers Two Mommies' with baby spit up on their Penny's 'outfits'. I am being a little snobbishly tongue in cheek.
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