Civil & Strange
Longing to escape an unhappy marriage and an interfering mother, Ellen hopes to recapture the magic of her childhood when she returns to the small village where she spent her summer holidays. Her elderly uncle welcomes her with the rather mystifying advice to play it ''civil and strange'' - meaning she should be polite to people, but keep her distance.
Ellen makes good friends and she finds out how...
Longing to escape an unhappy marriage and an interfering mother, Ellen hopes to recapture the magic of her childhood when she returns to the small village where she spent her summer holidays. Her elderly uncle welcomes her with the rather mystifying advice to play it ''civil and strange'' - meaning she should be polite to people, but keep her distance.
Ellen makes good friends and she finds out how...
