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Do you feel like I do,
that people who write have a wound somewhere,
a blessure? Most of the human race
has a blessure. There's always some
trauma in childhood. But not everybody
chooses to be a writer. (whistle blowing) (indistinct conversation) (bright music) Highsmith never tells her
mother she wrote 'Carol' Before the novel
sees the light of day, she escapes on her
first trip to Europe. She travels extensively between
the continents all her life. (bright music) I am determined to
make a good thing of every catastrophe of my life. (bright music)
that people who write have a wound somewhere,
a blessure? Most of the human race
has a blessure. There's always some
trauma in childhood. But not everybody
chooses to be a writer. (whistle blowing) (indistinct conversation) (bright music) Highsmith never tells her
mother she wrote 'Carol' Before the novel
sees the light of day, she escapes on her
first trip to Europe. She travels extensively between
the continents all her life. (bright music) I am determined to
make a good thing of every catastrophe of my life. (bright music)
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Do you feel like I do,
that people who write
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have a wound somewhere,
a blessure?
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Most of the human race
has a blessure.
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There's always some
trauma in childhood.
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But not everybody
chooses to be a writer.
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(whistle blowing)
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(indistinct conversation)
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(bright music)
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Highsmith never tells her
mother she wrote 'Carol'
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Before the novel
sees the light of day,
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she escapes on her
first trip to Europe.
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She travels extensively between
the continents all her life.
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(bright music)
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I am determined to
make a good thing
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of every catastrophe of my life.
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(bright music)
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Movie Summary
Based on Patricia Highsmith's personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, the film casts new light on the famous thriller writer's life and oeuvre, permeated by themes of love and its defining influence on identity.
