Word: charm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...real problem lies in the mix of styles Malle has tried to meld into a single film. Lurking beneath the charm of this comedy is a very definite potential for evil that creates tension without every surfacing. We like the Chevaliers because they're so resilient that they never really hurt each other; but given the chance (in another film, say) it wouldn't take much twisting to make some of them very cruel...
Without the enticing presence of Malle's understated heresy, Murmur could easily be relegated to the ranks of the pleasant comedies the French have such a reputation for. As it is, (let's be frank) Malle succeeds better with his Gallic charm (Excellent!) than with his tour-deadolescent-psychology. These strange bedfellows make an engaging couple only as far as they can be reconciled into a single film...
...their flocks with hot combs, and happy little people fly giddily about on magic Caterpillars and Black Widows, and raspy wizards chant tall, dark tales of the Alligator Lady who crawls on her belly like a reptile. Ah, yes, the State Fair of Texas still has the power to charm, because the more it changes, the more it stays the same. Or, like they say down home, plus ça change, ole buddy...
...professor at Harvard and the scion of an old Yankee family. The sort of New Deal liberal who receives $3,500,000 from his parents as a little wedding gift, Henry has been an effortless and graceful overachiever. All that can be obtained by caste, money, good looks, charm and intelligence belongs to him. His home is decorated with originals by Renoir, Rothko and Braque, as well as by a wife who is very nearly as elitist as himself. He stars at academic conferences and commutes to Washington to advise an old friend and fellow millionaire, Bill Laughlin, about...
...televised debate could only help the front-runner White who exudes political coolness and charm. Moreover, it is generally acknowledged that White came off very well in the televised debate against Governor Sargent in the guber-natorial elections last year...