Word: aloofness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Byrne's popularity was at such a low ebb last winter that he almost decided not to seek reelection. Much of his problem was an aloof, patrician image and soporific campaign style. He opened himself to the accusation that he was more devoted to the perks than to the duties of his office. He blandly called intrastate helicopter hops "the best way to travel." Aides had to coax him into playing fewer tennis matches with celebrities, such as Andy Williams and Arthur Ashe, and spending more time pressing the flesh. Still, his backhand is naturally superior to his handshake. During...
...director Carlos Saurus in the Boston Phoenix that makes it sound like far and away the most interesting new movie in town. Saurus portrays the hypocrisy of a philandering, insensitive military man and the despair of his young wife who is dying of cancer through the eyes of their aloof, perceptive and frighteningly critical young daughter, Ana. At the same time, he includes scenes that give a more objective, more compassionate view of the unhappy parents. The theme of the child's view of adulthood is one that has made for some remarkable films (one thinks specifically of Truffaut...
...Mute is a refreshing fountain of understatement. Her careful, graceful mime and dour expression accented by simple, effective make-up, transforms her role from a piece of furniture and dispenser of props into a wise and mournful critic of what goes on around her. She is sophisticated without being aloof, sympathetic but not saccharine...
...director Carlos Saurus in the Boston Phoenix that makes it sound like far and away the most interesting new movie in town. Saurus portrays the hypocrisy of a philandering, insensitive military man and the despair of his young wife who is dying of cancer through the eyes of their aloof, perceptive and frighteningly critical young daughter, Ana. At the same time, he includes scenes that give a more objective, more compassionate view of the unhappy parents. The theme of the child's view of adulthood is one that has made for some remarkable films (one thinks specifically of Truffaut...
...framing this new be-kind-to-Congress policy, Carter is relying more and more on the counsel of Byrd. The majority leader at first found Carter aloof and inflexible, disliked his early criticisms of Congress and resented his refusal to follow advice on how to handle the Senate. Though both men are products of the rural South, having made it to the top by dint of single-minded persistence, Carter's remote manner irritated Byrd. But after realizing that the majority leader's predictions of senatorial behavior were unerringly accurate, Carter began listening. He actively sought Byrd...