Pretty in Pink (1986): Ducky Had to Let Her Be a Person
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Beth and Michelle return to the class divisions, pegged pants, improbable hats, New Wave music, and deeply questionable prom fashion of Pretty in Pink. For Michelle, the movie revives painful memories of being one of the poor students in a wealthy high school. For Beth, watching it again reveals how much emotional complexity is hiding beneath a romantic story whose central couple may be the least interesting people in it.
Andy protects herself through dignity and restraint, refusing to let her classmates see how deeply their cruelty affects…
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