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GONE GIRL What Makes Amy Elliot Dunne Tick? 7 Clues

GONE GIRL
What Makes Amy Elliot Dunne Tick?
7 Clues

February 28, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Amy Elliot Dunne is a seriously troubled young woman. Rosamund Pike’s nuanced and chilling performance, in David Fincher’s Gone Girl, does her troubles justice. Yet, can we merely write her off as an unredeemable sociopath? If we follow some clues to what drove her to do what she did – is it even remotely possible to …

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What Makes Amy Elliot Dunne Tick?
7 Clues

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