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In the movie Rachel, Rachel, Rachel (Rachel) is a spinster schoolteacher.  The word spinster might make you think she’s the lesbian in this movie, but it’s actually her best friend, Calla (played by Estelle Parsons, who was nominated for an Oscar for the role).  Calla is pretty Jesus-y, and she’d like Rachel (Rachel) to be as well.  Which is why she says things to her like “Don’t you want to open yourself up to life and loving experiences?”  What she is referring to when she says this is God stuff.  And the way she gets Rachel (Rachel) to come to church with her is by saying this: “I just want to say one thing.  Every time we’ve gone for an ice cream cone, you’ve ordered vanilla.  That’s not the only kind, Rachel.  There are 30 other flavors, plus a flavor of the month.”  Again, referring to God stuff.  But what she is referring to when they actually get to church is kissing her on the mouth.  Because something about being at church with Rachel (Rachel) makes Calla finally get in touch with some inner gayness.  Which makes Rachel (Rachel) avoid her for most of the rest of the movie, until the very end when Rachel (Rachel) has lived a movie’s length worth of life and decides she needs a friend.  Rachel (Rachel) then tells Calla, “Sometimes I wish I could’ve been different for you.”  To which Calla responds, ’“Yeah, well, don’t go making a fool out of yourself.  You know how you feel about fools.”  Aw.  Calla then says she’ll “survive”, which, as far as lesbians in 1960s movies goes, is something of a miracle.