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Kramer vs. Kramer is one of those movies that does not come around often. A rare combination of deft acting and a believable story, it draws you in, holds your attention and forces you to become emotionally involved. It was not an easy movie to write or direct, but Robert Benton has succeeded in treading the fine line between washed-out soap opera and documentary. The result is a rare treat--a film that does not preach but makes its point, a film that makes you feel but does not jerk, a film that does not pretend to have...
...Weikl and Bass-Baritone Gabriel Bacquier, Sopranos Margaret Price and Sylvia Sass, London Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic, Sir Georg Solti conductor, London; 4 LPs). "Summer lightning made audible" was Shaw's metaphor for this miraculous score, and it serves well to describe Solti's performance-swift, dramatic, deft. The tragic hints in the work are systematically underplayed; the elegant comic surface remains unbroken. Colin Davis' 1974 recording, with its darker moods and more muscular texture, still provides a compelling alternative reading. But the splendid cast and Solti's conducting make this set at least the equal...
...cordially disliked his abrasive Laborite predecessor, David Owen. One way that Carrington has earned their respect is by selling the Foreign Office views where they really count: in the Cabinet. Says one Tory colleague: "Nobody can challenge him on foreign policy; and that includes Margaret Thatcher." After his deft handling of the Zimbabwe Rhodesia talks, Carrington's reputation stands higher than ever. As Owen graciously put it last week: "He is the man who did it, and I congratulate...
DIED. General Jacob L. Devers, 92, World War II combat commander who helped develop the U.S. Army's armored units; in Washington, D.C. A deft administrator and one of the best polo players in the military, "Jakie" was charged in 1941 with welding the ragtag tank, infantry and artillery units of the fledgling armored forces into an effective tool for modern, mechanized warfare. In 1943 Devers became European theater commander for U.S. forces under General Dwight D. Eisenhower; he later helped direct the Allies' North African and Italian campaigns and plan the Normandy invasion. In 1945 Devers succeeded...
After defeating Pam Bankdlyer in yesterday's semifinals, Bougas' deft ground strokes totally, dismantled the third-seeded Schreider in the finals. Bougas continually moved her opponent from sideline to sideline with her uncannily accurate, net-skimming volleys setting up her passing shots...