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...first pass at the mechanical muse, conquered her. But Welles left a monument no one can chip away. As the documentary notes, "There is only one winner in the story of Citizen Kane, and that's the film...In its 55th year, the movie is still a marvel, a circus of camera wizardry enlivening the story of a failure: a powerful man who loses it all. The young Welles did more than anticipate, somehow, his disappointment and decline. Through Kane he revealed how we all, as we age, become smudged parodies of ourselves--more comfortable in our weaknesses, less sure...
...WOman there is an inner teenage girl--an awkward, dissatisfied someone who longs to be a more alluring someone else. This sadly enduring truth is explored with affecting accuracy in Emerald City (Doubleday; 178 pages; $22.50), a collection of short stories by Jennifer Egan, whose first novel, The Invisible Circus, was published last year to critical praise and encouraging sales...
...wanted to be President. While I'm disappointed that Powell isn't going to run, I understand his reasons and cannot disagree with them. The U.S. has ended up with a political system that chases away the statesmen and leaves only the self-serving politicians. Washington is like a circus, but instead of having white stallions that march in time to the music, there are sleek, fat seals that play their horns without rhythm and vigorously applaud at every opportunity. AL BROGDON New Britain, Connecticut Via E-mail...
...sense that her reluctance is due to religious propriety rather than lack of interest. As Camille is lured by the freedom and magic of Petra's world, she is shocked by the desires which have been stirred within in her. When pressure from creditors threatens to force the circus to leave town, Camille must decide whether to abandon the only type of existence she has known in order to pursue her true desires...
...love scene between Petra and Camille cuts between love-making and a graceful trapeze duet; Martin's phone call home is recorded on an answering machine next to Camille's empty bed. While Camille is in bed with Martin, the dancing lights that are the focus of Petra's circus act begin to swirl around the screen. The effect is extremely powerful; we immediately understand Camille's dilemma, and the fact that she desires both Martin and Petra suddenly seems human rather than contrived...