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   HenHanna to LionelEdwards   
   Re: Maggie Smith -- The Prime of Miss Je   
   27 Sep 24 21:41:56   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english, soc.culture.british   
   From: HenHanna@dev.null   
      
   On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:15:38 +0000, LionelEdwards wrote:   
      
   > They don't make films like this any more. Miss Jean   
   > Brodie before she went beyond her prime:   
   >   
   > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crJnW0UU2Ak   
      
      
       Does the movie title mean...   
                when she was at her most-Confident, Ablest, ...?   
      
      
      
    2:33  Maggie Smith #21 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) - To the   
   point of petrification   
      
      
      
          >>>   The title "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" refers to the   
   peak or most important period in the life of Miss Jean Brodie, a   
   charismatic and unconventional teacher at a girls' school in Edinburgh,   
   Scotland. The novel explores Miss Brodie's influence on a group of young   
   students, particularly the protagonist, Sandy.   
      
         At the beginning of the novel, Miss Brodie has been teaching for   
   approximately six years. This is mentioned in the context of her   
   discussion with the headmistress about her teaching methods and the   
   school's curriculum.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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