Review: The Long Hot Summer (1958)

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They speak about split ends, so it passes the Bechdel. Annoyingly, Faulkner is as genius a writer as he is sexist.

IMDB The Long Hot Summer (1958)
Actors: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward
Director: Martin Ritt

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