Is that what you""re trying to achieve?...Dr.Jaquith has a sanitarium in Vermont, I believe.Probably one of those places with a high-wire fence and yowling inmates...The very word ""psychiatry,"" Dr.Jaquith, doesn""t it fill you with shame, my daughter, a member of our family?...The kindly and wise Dr.Jaquith explains how he guides and helps confused people to find their way with ""signposts."" However, Charlotte""s bulging eyes dart around as she tries to avoid her mother""s gaze.Unable to endure any more torture, she rises and leaves the room heading up the stairs.To speak to the disturbed woman in private, Dr.Jaquith follows her up to her retreat - a third floor locked room, while commenting upon the Bostonian homes that reflect the personalities of their proud, stuffy and resistant owners:Dr.I think you""re a lonely person.I drive by this place a lot and I see you here.I see a lot of people around you.And I see all these phones and all this stuff on your desk.It means nothing.Then when I came inside and I met you, I saw in your eyes and I saw the way you carried yourself hat you""re not a happy person.In 1989, sociologist Kathleen Barry studied how the syndrome revealed a hidden hatred of ""real"" women.However, Cora also reminded Jane that she must remain gracious, kind and selfless - and serve her sister in the future:Cora: You""re the lucky one though, Blanche, really you are.Its opening in March of 1968 thereby qualified it for the 1968 Oscars.[Note: The film has often been considered a 1967 film release due to its original opening date.].Although certain elements are now tame and have lost some comedic shock value since the late 60s, the black comedy was still daring, non-PC, controversial, audacious and subversive.