Word: affectionate
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...unfairly named Lolita in Look At Me, who tries desperately to win affection in a world dominated by a famous, self-obsessed father. She followed up with another impressive portrayal as the teenage double-bass virtuoso and aspiring jazz musician Hannah, whose sweet struggles with sexist bandmates, a stiflingly affectionate Jewish family and her own ample waistline in 1960s Paris provided the heart and laughter of the comedy The First Time I Turned 20. In her new release, a Franco-Algerian tale of confused identity, she plays the supporting role of Nadège, who becomes ensnared in a romance...
In the end, the writer's affection for the human got the better of his longing for the divine, and his decent and sincere commitment to a life of goodness was undone by his distrust of goody-goodness. Yet he never stopped trying: during the war he joined the Quakers...
So, keep in mind that everyone always will appreciate the occasional display of affection.
Chris Patten's always been a busy man: former chairman of Britain's Conservative Party, Governor of Hong Kong, Europe's External Relations Commissioner. At 61, he's in the House of Lords and chancellor of Oxford University. Now he's published Not Quite the Diplomat, a learned romp through...
The War WithinDirected by Joseph CasteloMagnolia Pictures4 Stars“The War Within” is an ambitious and courageous film. It is ambitious because it endeavors to engage the sympathies of a Western audience for an Islamic terrorist, and it is courageous because it attempts this feat in a...