jameson parker and marilyn hassett be the screen most unbelievable couple since john travolta and lily tomlin . larry peerce direction waver uncontrollably between black farce and roman tragedy . robert klein certainly think it the former and his self center performance in a minor role underscore the total lack of balance and chemistry between the player in the film . normally and i do not like to let myself get so ascerbic and but the bell jar be one of my all time favorite book and and to watch what they do with it make me literally crazy .