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Postcards and Miss G (mild spoilers)

posted 15 years ago by Lucy-Honeychurch
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Hi I just saw this film today and thought it was excellent, especially the performance of Maria Valverde. I just have a couple of questions. Could someone explain to me what happened with the postcards? Did Miss G take postcards that were sent to Fiamma? Or had she taken postcards that Fiamma wanted to send from the school back to Spain because I thought the address on the postcards was Spain so how could they be to Fiamma at the school?
Also, do you think Miss G was completely institutionalised from being at the school so long? Was that why she acted so strangely at the shop when she was buying cakes? Wouldn't she have left the school to do some sort of teacher training or something though?
Thanks in advance for any helpful replies!

[–] mark_dowie 15 years ago

Hi. I think the postcards would have been in the package that Fiamma received from home which included cakes etc. and Miss G. somehow obtained them...I don`t know!
As for her behaviour in the shop I thought it was as a result of some sexual trauma in her past and that Sinead Cusack`s character was alluding to this when she warned her to behave, stating that the world was a harsh place for women not used to it.
I don`t think she would have necessarily left the school to do teacher training as the film is set in the 1930s and therefore still in the era of governesses with no specific training - Miss G. could have been offered a job on finishing her education.
I liked the film also.

[–] Rose_Beaver 15 years ago

As for her behaviour in the shop I thought it was as a result of some sexual trauma in her past and that Sinead Cusack`s character was alluding to this when she warned her to behave, stating that the world was a harsh place for women not used to it.

Nah, the reason she was so weird in the village was because she very rarely leaves the school grounds, to the point that it causes her to suffer panic attacks. It served to highlight that all the tales of travel she tells the girls are a total fabrication. That's what the "world was a harsh place for women not used to it" remark meant.

Also, the fact we were shown Miss G also attended the school as a child, along with her insistence that Fiamma would remain at the school "forever" and her admission of dislike for open water were more clues to her worldly phobia.

I didn't quite get what was going on with the postcard thing either though.

He's gonna wake up in a smoothie.

[–] destinylegend666-722-27440 15 years ago

The postcards is visible while Poppy request to open Fiamma big box at dining room,
along with biscuits an other item.
It is obvious how can Miss G got one of biscuit and these postcard, i suppose Di got it.
Maybe some scene deleted.

[–] destinylegend666-722-27440 15 years ago

Miss G got nervous while 2 scoundrel following her to the shop.
At previous scene Miss G just shocked while Fiamma run away from her by boat.
So the cake was a presentation about how big Miss G attention for Fiamma among other girl.
This make Di angry and plan to get rid of Fiamma at the scene after Miss G give the cake at dining room.

[–] silver_goonie 15 years ago

i think she wrote the postcards herself.. or some of them at least.
When she was handing out parcels at the start - she said ooh, i dont recognise that postmark.. as if she wanted to know - so she could lift that stamp off and place it on her fabricated letters.

i felt quite sorry for her character really, she wasnt well in the head.. im suprised she was allowed to teach

[–] destinylegend666-722-27440 15 years ago

No, it's true, the postcards is in Fiamma's box, if you watch this movie on DVD, rather than in theater when interesting scene plays in a blink of eye, you can pause the scene, the postcards is there after Poppy tell Fiamma to open her packet. If Miss G. took the postmark, of course it will will scratch the paper wrap.

For me Miss G. is a true teacher, well her story about adventure over the world is lie, but she's got hard experience as example of her own lecture when she become obsessed with Fiamma.
Do you notice when she said at the gym:
"The most important thing in life is desire. You can achieve anything you want."
What she said became true for herself.

[–] blacknyellowsquid 14 years ago

^ What did she achieve? She COULDN'T get control over Fiamma, thus did not get what she wanted, and it made her crack up.

[–] destinylegend666-722-27440 14 years ago

What Miss G. did by keeping Fiamma's stuff, the postcards and half bitten cookies, then following her anywhere, is it look like a stalker do?

I think sex is Miss G. final desire to achieve, and she did.
You could remember these sequence...

(1) She overheard the girls plan to make midnight feast.
(2) She could predict someone would drunk, and that may be Fiamma.
(3) So Miss G. intent to wait under the stairs till that happen.

Why I call Miss G. is true teacher because she proof herself her words.
"The most important thing in life is desire. You can achieve ANYTHING you want."

Although ANYTHING is bad and achieved is such cowardly way.
Miss G. decided to kill Fiamma, so if Miss G. couldn't get Fiamma, then nobody could.