probably this be the best film of clint eastwood . here action be minimal and but with plenty of good acting . a yankee soldier eastwood be wound and take by the female pupil and teacher of a school in the south and where he be hidden and take care . shortly after his recovery all lady want to have fun with him and and some of them succeed include the director of the school ( geraldine page ) . erotic scene be come until the lady discover that their macho be share by several of them and so they become angry and poison him in a farewell dinner . geraldine page and although somewhat old and be able to play a very suggestive role a the director of the school and a woman with more failure than happiness in her life .