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...spend a lot of time policing all over the world," says Burroughs" grand son Danton, "trying to stop the infring-ers." In 1977 the courts ruled that a sexy French cartoon could not use the name Tarzoon. Last year, before the Dereks' $5.5 million production had begun filming, the estate asked for an injunction to stop Bo's show. It was denied. "The Burroughs people are sue-happy," says John Derek. "But since we were aware of the estate's opposition, we were very careful to stay within the guidelines. The studio looked at all the rushes...
Extremities by William Mastrosimone. This is an explosive melodrama about a would-be rape and the woman's stark revenge. Alone in a New Jersey farmhouse, Marjorie (Ellen Barber) is accosted by an intruder, Raul (Danton Stone). At first, the jaunty stranger claims to be looking for a man who owes him money. But after some verbal sparring, he wrenches her to the floor by her hair and clamps a pillow to her face. Using the threat of suffocation, Raul systematically degrades Marjorie: "Touch my hair. My mouth. My neck . . . Now touch me down there and say you wanna...
...atmosphere of suspicion and vengeance was such that the Committee soon began turning on its own. Robespierre succeeded in bringing to trial a number of revolutionary heroes, including Georges Jacques Danton, who had led the movement to imprison Louis XVI. Legend has it that when Danton passed Robespierre's house on his way to the guillotine, he prophesied, "Tu me mis" (You will soon follow me). Within six months Robespierre, too, had been consigned by his colleagues to the guillotine, without any trial at all. His death marked the end of the Terror, and indeed of the revolution...
Many remember, some have forgotten--or rather, have chosen to forget. Messieurs Danton and Dionnet no longer recall what happened when a student suddenly disappeared or his parents were denounced. It is all very vague. "What of the commemorative plaque on the school wall?" Ophuls asks. "Did you know those students?" That's for the '14-'18 war, they think. The camera turns to the list of students killed in World War II. Marcel Vendier, the pharmacist, admits he never before talked of the war with his children because he was too busy making a living...
...need boldness, more boldness and always boldness." So said West German Chancellor Willy Brandt in Bonn last week as he toasted his distinguished French guest. By invoking the words of French Revolutionary Leader Georges Jacques Danton, Brandt hoped to nudge Georges Pompidou toward a breakthrough in the stalemated process of creating a larger and more unified European Economic Community. The French President was hesitant. "I am tempted to remain faithful to my fellow countryman, even though he came to a bad end," he replied, alluding to the fact that Danton was guillotined by rival revolutionaries during the Reign of Terror...