thinks they are entirely alone unless a married couple can convince the boatman under separate questioning that their “bond of love” is particularly strong and has been so for their lifetimes, in which case they may be granted an exception (it’s all hearsay) and live on the island ...
” the titular mayor (Ted Danson) forces his staff to work on Christmas Eve. While they wait for the perfect present to arrive, they grow more disgruntled, while he feeds his own love of gift-giving.
Catherine Holly is literally raped surrounded by the wild Oaks, the image evoked as if it were a rite performed by evil spirits emanating from the ancient Oaks themselves, although she was violated by a married man...