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Fifty years on, the title has an ironic ring as the main character may well be viewed as more feminist than victim, taking her men as and when she wants them, and not especially ground down by rejection and setbacks. Should be a favorite of Martin Scorsese for its reliance on interior monologue. However, that now comes across as unnecessary indulgence. Her abilities as a survivor are apparent without such declamation.
Indulgent, too, is the casual sweep over her surroundings in almost documentary style to make up for the lack of any driving narrative. As a slice-of-life kitchen-sink drama minus any of the acceptable angry young men of earlier in the decade…
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