Word: backgrounds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...story inevitably follows from one situation: that of a German officer billeted with an old Belgian lady and her daughter. Despite their differences in age and background, the officer and the daughter fall in love. But as the Resistance spreads they become caught up in the war, against themselves. When the movie is half over the ending has become clear...
...director also shows a little uncertainty as to the character of young Dr. John--moments of real sympathy are followed without the slightest pause by moments of animal sensuality. Equally crude and abrupt is the lighting, which changes not at all smoothly. The musical background is occasionally appropriate--most of it is urgent and discordant, indicating psychological collapse, but clashing stridently with the Southern scene. The set, however, is good enough, and with Miss Boyko upon it, it becomes superb. For her, and her alone, Summer and Smoke is a modest triumph: if she does...
...boss's son-in-law runs into trouble is that he "becomes the center of violent feelings-envious, disapproving, realistic and cynical." To overcome these feelings, he must "rehabilitate himself by doing his job better than the competitors on his own level." Actually, the bride's background counts for little: "The man who marries the boss's daughter is buying social, rather than economic, success. Business success depends not on whom a man marries, but on what his talents, energies, and single-mindedness of purpose are. In short, the wife can be useful...
...make a dash for the town of Hoeng-song, which was held by Dutch allies. It is hard to believe that without this experience behind him, Author Anderson could have brought off so knowledgeable a performance as Your Own Beloved Sons. At any rate, it is the skillfully exploited background for the most impressive novel that has come out of the Korean...
Daniel J. Gillis '57, manager of the Fencing Team, was making a five-minute tape-recording for last night's radio program on intramural sports and asked the two freshmen to make slashing noises for background. Gillis who was in charge of freshman intramural matches yesterday afternoon, said that jackets are not required to be worn during practice...