: The movie famously concludes with a long, agonizingly protracted shot of Pearl forcing a pained, wide-eyed smile for the camera as the credits roll.

: The film ends with Howard returning home from the war, only to find the decomposing bodies of Pearl's parents and Pearl herself waiting for him.

: Deeply obsessed with the movies she sees at the local cinema, Pearl yearns to become a glamorous chorus girl.

: Despite her desperate belief that she is "special," Pearl is rejected at the audition. This final rejection shatters her psyche, leading her to brutally murder her sister-in-law, Mitsy, who was also at the audition. The Infamous Ending

When Pearl learns of an upcoming local audition for a traveling dance troupe, she sees it as her final ticket to escape the farm.

: Behind her polite exterior, Pearl displays disturbing tendencies, such as physically abusing her father in secret and killing farm animals to feed to an alligator she calls Theda. The Audition and Descent

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: Her mother’s disapproval and constant torment eventually push Pearl over the edge. During a violent argument, Pearl's mother is accidentally set on fire and then left to die in the cellar. Pearl later kills her father and a projectionist she had befriended.