![]() ![]() ![]() Indeed, it is a question whether they need obey any rules imposed upon them by a patriarchal society. You get the analogy? The rules against abortion are (or were, when there were such things) made by men, who do not live in women’s bodies. Fortunately, no one is killed by crashing through the roof as a consequence of not obeying them. This seems reasonable enough, considering the rickety state of the building and the likelihood of a serious accident to anyone who puts a foot wrong, but one of the migrants trenchantly observes that “Someone who don’t live here made them rules.” This seems to her-and to Hallström and to John Irving, who wrote the novel on which the film is based-to be a conclusive if somewhat illogical reason why the rules should not be obeyed. The first few rules-the only ones we hear-are confusingly worded but all seem to add up to one rule, which is don’t go on the roof. The title comes from an observation made about the list of rules posted on the wall of a dormitory where migrant workers come every autumn to pick apples. I wonder if there could be any kind of a political agenda here? It’s just possible, I suppose. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine), and his long life of tireless, unselfish, devoted service to unwanted children in an orphanage in New England in the early part of the century-when, of course, he was forced to ply his trade illegally. The Cider House Rules, directed by Lasse Hallström, is the inspiring tale of an abortionist, Dr. ![]()
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