Word: affectionate
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There was nothing inevitable about Dorothy Stratten's nightmare. The culprit in her case was not an evil system, but rather a society which fails to equip its young women with the facts and self-assertiveness necessary for them to make sensible decisions in a world that is free, but...
Eventually, Helen's fairy-tale life at the chateau begins to crumble. The simplest questions and gestures become threats as Helene has no way of knowing whether they are motivated by affection or by suspicious throughout the film we see the pressure gradually build up. At the first dinner with...
There is a difference between impressing a woman and inspiring her genuine affection. Any man who relies on his resume to attract and hold a woman deserves whomever he gets. Institutions like Harvard abound with individuals who are capable of analyzing government and literature, or diagnosing the ills of an...
This type of man is particularly difficult to shake loose after one or two meetings, because simply by going out with him a woman has created her own personal Frankenstein--someone who mistakes acquaintanceship for acceptance, and politeness for affection.
Because the entire family knew about this backstairs relationship, the suspenseful buildup of innuendoes about Serge's unnatural affection for Nicole is a theatrical trick of the worst kind, a bombshell that has no effect on the characters. We could forgive Tremblay these histrionics if he made the moment of...