Word: defenselessness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...movie's ideological position soon becomes clear. To Goretta, null rejection of the defenseless Pomme exemplifies the way the rich exploit the working class. But, unlike so many recent ideologically minded films, The Lacemaker never sacrifices the integrity of its characters to its political message. Rather than turn Francois into a snotty villain and Pomme into a peasant saint, Goretta, an eyenhanded Swiss, attacks the system that victimizes them both. The movie's title, with its allusion to 17th century genre paintings, suggests the delicacy of Gor-etta's style...
Youthful criminals prey on the most defenseless victims. The very young, the old, the lame, sick and blind are slugged, slashed and shot. They have retreated with broken limbs and emotional scars behind triple-locked doors. Many never venture out at night; some do not even risk the streets during the day. In confinement, their anguish is not heard. Often poor and not well educated, they do not know where to turn or how to complain...
...then Predun, who had already matched Mackenzie's three-goal outburst, missed a shot after beautiful passes by MacKenzie and Steve Martin had left the freshman all alone, face-to-face with the defenseless Penn netminder...
...herself were illegitimate. She was bitterly hated by many veterans of both the party and the army who had been the victims of her intemperate attacks during the Cultural Revolution. Thus, when Chairman Mao died, depriving Chiang Ch'ing of her main source of support, she was left defenseless against her enemies...
...Defenseless...