 Claire Bloom was intrigued to the play the role of a woman who was  attracted to another woman. She said she got along with everyone on  the set, except for Julie Harris, who tried everything to avoid her  and not talk to her. At the end of the shoot Harris went over to  Blooms house with a present and explained that the reason she had  kept to herself was to stay in character, because Harris role in  the film was that of an outsider that none of the others understand  or will listen to. Bloom was happy to hear the real reason behind  Harris behavior, since Bloom stated that she really liked Harris  and could not understand what she herself had done wrong to be  treated like that by her co