Word: bell
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Noise imitation is an art generously described as culturally insignificant, and its practitioners are historically tenants of the ghetto reserved for Swiss bell-ringing acts and families who come onstage to play Jealousy on paper-covered combs. But Lucho Navarro, a Chilean who gave up aspirations for the quiet life of an electrical engineer to devote himself to noisemaking, is such a master of the art that his wordless vocabulary has become a hilarious Esperanto; by imitating the sound of nearly everything, Navarro reminds his listeners that the world is indeed full of sound and fury. Coming from...
When he approached Bell & Howell one day in 1951 to suggest that the Chicago firm should serve as his U.S. distributor, President Takeshi Mitarai of Tokyo's Canon Camera Co., Inc. got a disappointing hearing. Bell & Howell President Charles H. Percy freely admitted that the 35-mm. Canon which Mitarai had brought with him was a fine piece of craftsmanship. But although Japanese products had already begun to earn a better reputation abroad. Bell & Howell wasn't interested. Explained Percy bluntly: "'Made in Japan' means cheap, shoddy goods here...
Last January, Bell & Howell, at its own request, became Canon's Canadian and U.S. distributor. In the decade that it took to complete this change of heart, Canon has become one of the world's top camera manufacturers in both quantity and quality. Its sales totaled $19.8 million last year. This year the company expects a 36% gain in sales to $27 million. Half its production will be exported to 90 countries. Wall Streeters might well envy its growth: a $1 investment in Canon in 1949 is now worth...
...wrapped in flames, Francis cries in anguish: "I want more, more! The Resurrection!'' But Christ, echoing Kazantzakis' own belief, stonily replies: 'Crucifixion. Resurrection, and Paradise are identical.'' But Francis' charm is as richly portrayed as his torments. He preaches by ringing a bell, dancing in the streets, clapping and singing. His sermon to the swallows, his conversion of his friends are as beautifully rendered as they are in The Little Flowers of St. Francis. ''God forgive me," Francis tells his Sisters, "I feel sorry even for Satan. There is no creature...
...Bell' Antonio. An Italian film that seriously and discreetly discusses a case of impotence...