Darlings, This Is A Gay Rite Of Passage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                              How can one be gay and not like "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie?"  Tea afternoons at four, a private school with uniforms, an unconventional teacher--gee, all the things I never got during my school years--so how could anyone gay resist it??????????????????

                              There is Maggie Smith's wardrobe, and her unconventional spirit, which I admired.  Until she tried to lead her girls into fascism., indirectly causing the death of one of her girls, leading Pamela Franklin, in one of her strongest performances yet, to confront her, and break down her system of illusions.  Sort of what Stanley Kowalski does to Blache DuBois.

                                Only, I admired Pamela Franklin, as Sandy, for her confrontational manner.  Many Theater Queens want to play Miss Jean Brodie, but I would rather play Sandy, whom I can relate to more, and, after all, darlings, I can still pass for a teenager on stage.

                                  If you are gay you have GOT to see this film, darlings.  The music score is lively; unfortunately, for those who remember, Oliver, with Rod McCuen lyrics, recorded a song allegedly from the film called "Jean," which has nothing to do with the character at hand.  Fortunately, the vocals are not used in the film.

                                     Almost stealing the film is Celia Johnson as headmistress Miss Mackay.  She inspires one of my favorite Brodie lines--"She thinks to intimidate me by using quarter hours."

                                       You may not end up liking Miss Brodie, but there is great filmmaking and acting to admire here.

                                          "For those who like that sort of thing, that is the sort of thing they like."

                                            Amen, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!