So what does that mean, well you might say it means we have a cliche storyline of an actress living in her mother's shadow and struggling with it, throw in with that the craziness of showbiz life where as a child Suzanne was given sleeping tablets. You have to say that Carrie Fisher who adapted her novel into the screenplay for "Postcards from the Edge" has done a wonderful job because there are the two sides to it as we have the generic tale of being a showbiz daughter but there are enough obvious personal touches so that you can see the connection to Fisher's own story. But despite various ups and downs the forced living arrangement leads to some bonding and understanding. That is not the only problem because as Doris's daughter Suzanne has always felt she is in her shadow and having to deal with a woman who fears being over shadowed by her own daughter. Desperate to make the movie she had planned to Suzanne agrees to move in with her showbiz mother Doris Mann ( Shirley MacLaine - Steel Magnolias), a supposedly responsible adult who can't admit that she has a drinking problem. and spell in rehab has left her an insurance risk. Suzanne Vale ( Meryl Streep - Out of Africa) was an actress with potential but she was also an actress with a drug problem which after an accidental O.D. ![]() But then whilst obviously written from personal experience how does that come across to the average viewer who doesn't know the ins and outs of Carrie Fisher's story? Well thankfully it comes over quite brilliantly because whilst for those in the know there are plenty of obvious personal references the fact we have a fictitious actress and a show business mother makes it more generic as if it is just about the issues which many showbiz children have to deal with. I reckon few people come to watch "Postcards from the Edge" without knowing that this is Carrie Fisher's story dealing with issues from being a show business daughter and drug addiction problems.
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