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...need is a car, your friends, a mind-altering substance of your choice, and, of course, a designated driver. If Hollywood is to be believed, it doesn’t matter where you go—it’ll be awesome...
...mercifully humorous and lighthearted. Their manner of dealing with the world around them is genuine, beautiful, and adorable—and seems more mature than the coping strategies used by the adults around them. The film relies on scenes of daily life—a man filling his car at a gas station, a woman crossing the street holding a baby, a sweeping view of the town—to create a superficial sense of security. The exterior goings-on of this “Pleasantville”-esque neighborhood renders its interior discord shocking. “Snow Angels...
...past 11 p.m. by the time police stop Claudio Alves's car on a dark street in Jardim Angela, one of Sao Paulo's poorest and most violent neighborhoods. Not that he'd been doing anything to arouse suspicions, just pulling out of a side street and being young. But he is so nervous that when he accidentally steps on an officer's polished boot he tries to get down on his knees and wipe off the dust...
...Brazil's police may have a reputation for brutality, but Alves has nothing to worry about - at least not tonight. Officers ask him his age, his occupation, and whether he has tattoos or a criminal record, and then run his car license plate through the computer in their squad car. It comes up all clear and he's free...
...recent afternoon I was walking down Hamra, Beirut's old main shopping area, when a car pulled up alongside of me and the driver asked how I liked Lebanon. The place is still thriving, the snow-capped peaks, not a cloud in the sky, the shops full of the latest stylish clothes. It was fantastic, of course...