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...truth, this film is not a battle of the sexes but a battle of a living anachronism versus a modern neanderthal. As the film progresses, Blanche deals lines like, "After all, a women's charm is fifty-percent illusion," "Sometimes there's God so quickly," and the line which sums up the film, "Death, the opposite is desire," Of course, all these lines are out of context to the plot structure, but they convey the sense of honesty that reveals itself as the film progresses...
Third Time's the Charm...
...considerable charm of the show lies not in the half-baked reiteration of wider European themes and styles, but in its uniquely Danish elements. Khyn's View from the Rectory Garden in Greve with the Churchtower (1877) evokes a typically Danish village idyll. The lively interplay between light and shadow, clear sky and clouds, and buildings and vegetation lends the work an engaging dynamic element. The works of Vilhelm Hammershoi are the jewel in Loeb's crown. At first glance, his interiors appear simple a serene; close inspection reveals a sparse and tense atmosphere. Hammershoi relentlessly emphasizes doors, windowframes, skirting...
Peter Han: 35-24, Buffalo. "The fourth time will be the charm...
...down in Endora, and from it emerges Becky (Juliette Lewis). Although boyish and elf-like with her close-cropped hair, Becky resembles the Momma we see in former "beauty queen" pictures. She captivates Gilbert and subdues Arnie with her deep, slow way of speaking, her simplicity and her ethereal charm. Becky's influence is so profound that she brings Gilbert to life; by the end of the film, Momma remarks to her son, "you shimmer and you glow...