Sean-

Part of the film of The World According to Garp takes place at a refuge for
abused women (run by Garp's mother) and shows a confrontation with an angry
husband who tries to force his wife to return.

--Robert Keser

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                Sent:   Wednesday, March 20, 2002 9:23 AM
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                Subject:        Domestic violence in American films

                I am doing a research paper for my Expos writing class.  My
topic is
                domestic abuse portrayed in film.  My stance is that for the
most part
                American films tend to ignore the issue; however, when films
do explore
                the topic it is usually underplayed and toned down.  One way
that films
                tend to ignore the serious impacts of domestic violence is
to ignore the
                recovery process.  Hollywood tends to offer a quick
short-term solution
                that makes everyone happy.  If any of you know of any movies
that do cover
                the recovery process I would be extremely grateful.  Thank
you.

                Sean McEwan

                P.S.  I am not on the list so if you respond could you reply
to my e-mail
                address, which is [log in to unmask], Thank you very
much.

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