(mellow music) Your second book, I think, you published undera nom de plume. - Yeah. - Why...
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(mellow music) Your second book, I think, you published under
a nom de plume. - Yeah. - Why was that? No particular reason. Was it accepted by the
publisher you sent it to? It certainly was not. It was rejected by
New York publishers. And they said: "No one
can bring off this ending. " A lesbian book had to
have an unhappy ending
a nom de plume. - Yeah. - Why was that? No particular reason. Was it accepted by the
publisher you sent it to? It certainly was not. It was rejected by
New York publishers. And they said: "No one
can bring off this ending. " A lesbian book had to
have an unhappy ending
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(mellow music)
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Your second book, I think,
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you published under
a nom de plume.
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- Yeah.
- Why was that?
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No particular reason.
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Was it accepted by the
publisher you sent it to?
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It certainly was not.
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It was rejected by
New York publishers.
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And they said: "No one
can bring off this ending. "
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A lesbian book had to
have an unhappy ending.
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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.
