Thank you for your prompt and comprehensive replies. Enormously helpful! It appears that I am digging into some relatively new ground. Do anyone happen to know of any research or studies on the "gossip in film" connection? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Knolle" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 12:22 AM Subject: Re: Film & Gossip > A few films with gossip driving the plot: > > The Children's Hour > People Will Talk (1951) > The Crucible (gossip of a sort) > Johnny Belinda > Peyton Place > The Women > The Blue Angel > Sense and Sensibility > Pride & Prejudice > Persuasion > Rear Window > Rebecca > Affair of the Necklace > The Breakfast Club > > Dogville seems like a likely candidate although I haven't seen it > > Movies with gossip columnists/reporters as characters: > La Dolce Vita > The Cat's Meow > Beloved Infidel > Sweet Smell of Success > Roman Holiday > > If memory serves, also possibly these: > Grand Illusion > Miracle of Morgan's Creek > Gigi > The Graduate > Cat on a Hot Tin Roof > Streetcar Named Desire > The Informer > The Last Picture Show > The Letter > Picnic at Hanging Rock > Wild Things > Mrs. Brown > The Birds > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.ScreenSite.org ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org