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While You Were Sleeping vs. Mrs. Winterbourne


While You Were Sleeping plot synopsis - Middle-class and alone Lucy meets Peter at a train station. She saves his life, but he ends up in a coma. Peter's family believe she is his fiancée whom they've never met. All the while she never says anything because she "falls in love" with them all. In the mean time, she also falls in love with Peter's brother, Jack. It's finally revealed to the entire lot, at Lucy's wedding, that Lucy is not who she says she is. However, all is forgiven and Lucy and Jack live happily ever after.

Mrs. Winterbourne plot synopsis - Middle-class and alone Connie meets Hugh on a train. They get into a train wreck and Hugh ends up killed. Hugh's family believe Connie is Hugh's wife whom they've never met. All the while she never says anything because she "falls in love" with them all. In the mean time, she also falls in love with Hugh's brother, Bill. It's finally revealed to the entire lot, at Connie's wedding, that Connie is not who she says she is. However, all is forgiven and Connie and Bill live happily ever after.

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I never noticed this! This is probably why I love both movies so much!!

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Connie is homeless. She is definitely not middle class.

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Connie came from a middle class home. She's physically leaving it at the beginning of the film. She moved into her boyfriend's apartment and remained middle class. Other than a brief stint at the Y, she was homeless for one night. As she said, "I was about to spend my first night on the streets."

In all, semantics.

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Meh. The only funny part in Mrs. Winterbourne is when she says "Nurse! You brought me the wrong goddamned baby!" WYWS has tons of funny stuff!!


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