This was an ok novella by Henry James. It's about an American girl who becomes the fascination of a man named Winterbourne. She flirts with an Italian man and after getting a bad reputation Winterbourne loses interest in her. It is only after her death that Winterbourne discovers she did nothing. Winterbourne has to deal with the fact she was a jerk. It was a nice commentary on the damage gossip can do even tainting people who have done nothing. I have no desire to see the movie version by Peter Bogdanovich. My imdb.com ratings says I already watched it and I didn't give it a good rating. I have no memory of it. It probably was forgettable.
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