There was a film made in the 70's, French, I think, called "The Lacemaker", I believe starring Isabelle Huppert (unknown at the time). It was about an innocent, unwordly,naive young woman, and a hip young intellectual radical who fall in love and have an affair. The relationship ends badly when the girl can't find her way in the politicized, heady world of her lover. In the end the girl ends up in the madhouse, making lace, and I THINK she is mute. I don't remember the details very well but it was a beautiful film. The feminist critique of left in- tellectual culture is given voice through a friend of the man's who understands the impossible situation of the girl despite the fact that she herself is very much a part of his world. Caitlin ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]