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For ‘The Woman in the House,’ Escapism Comes with a Hefty Glass of Red Wine

Life’s ebbs and flows aren’t for the faint of heart. Even those with seemingly idyllic lives must navigate heartbreak, grief and other forms of trauma. Though this creates a shared human experience, we all deal with those pains differently. For Anna (Kristen Bell), the protagonist in The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, coping involves multiple carafe-size glasses of red wine, an engrossing novel, a half-dozen hefty chicken casseroles and some indulgent fantasies about her new, handsome next-door neighbor, Neil (Tom Riley). 

After her daughter’s tragic death, Anna’s incapable of moving forward with her life. Instead, she’s left clinging to the last pieces of her sanity. She’s in a great deal of pain, so verbally sparring with her judgmental neighbor, Carol (Brenda Koo), and hosting her overbearing sister, Sloane (Mary Holland), are the only elements that slice through the monotony of her day-to-day. She’s unable to continue her career as a painter, or find some other purpose, so she numbs herself with alcohol and pills. 

Continue reading at Netflix’s TUDUM.

tags: The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, mental health, netflix, therapy, escapism
categories: Film/TV, Culture
Thursday 02.03.22
Posted by Aramide Tinubu
 

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