The Nation, December 5th, 1988
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The first time is tragedy; the sec ond time is farce. The third. evidently. is a horror movie,
The wonders of coincidence have given us Meryl Streep, falsely accused of demonism; Carmen Maura, struggling hilariously with the demons of love; and Amanda Donohoe, vamp-' ing her way through a Satanist fantasy. All three, to borrow the title of Carmen Maura's vehicle, are women on the verge of a nervous breakdown ---or at least on the verge of giving one to their audience. What's curious is that the least success ful of these three films should somehow be the most disturbing.
A Cry in the Da...
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