This article revisits the 1991 film 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' highlighting the character Evelyn Couch as a relatable perimenopausal icon. The author explores Evelyn's struggles with her marriage, her identity, and the changing landscape of her life, finding parallels in the universal experiences of women navigating middle age.
; and it’s a romantic Southern queer love story. But standing on the edge of middle age , I rewatched it and found a new reason to love it: Evelyn Couch is kind of a perimenopausal icon.or you haven’t seen it in a couple of decades), it’s really two stories. We start off in the “present day” — 1991, which now feels about as far away as the moon landing — with Evelyn, played by the iconic Kathy Bates.
Mrs. Threadgoode starts telling Evelyn stories about her beloved hometown, Whistle Stop, and the two women who ran the cafe there, Ruth and Edgie. On successive visits, Evelyn starts seeking out Mrs. Threadgoode to hear more about the women. Now, Idgie and Ruth are great characters. And considering it’s a movie made in 1991, based on a book published in 1987, set partially in the 1920s, it’s pretty amazing just how crystal clear it is that they are queer women in a committed, long-term relationship. It’s a great reminder that, despite what some clowns at school board meetings would insist, there have always been queer people in the rural South.When we meet her, Evelyn is a bit of a mess.
These classes provide some of the funniest moments in the movie. At one point, a seminar leader tells her they’re all gonna take off their underwear and use hand mirrors to examine their vulvas. Evelyn literally falls out of her chair in shock and horror. Also, the friend she’s attending all these classes with is the voice ofIt’s a source of comedy that Evelyn is such a mess, but the movie isn’t mean or cruel about it. If anything, it’s reassuring. At one point, she breaks down crying to Mrs.
It’s Mrs. Threadgoode who sorts her out. And not just with her stories about Ruth and Idgie. She’s the person who actually tells Evelyn that she’s probably going through menopause and tells her to get on hormones. Maybe we all stumble into a Mrs. Threadgoode onEventually, Evelyn gets unstuck. She starts exercising, she starts telling her husband what she wants, and she gets a job. Granted, the process is a little chaotic.
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