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What is remarkable is the fact that more nuns have not complained and that many of the young Indian girls have adjusted well to convent life. The Vatican weekly, L'Osservatore della Domenica, this week published a story on happy Indian novices, including some ready to take their vows. But others are still disillusioned. In a letter released to the press, Anna E.T. Elakattu, a novice in Italy, described the details of her drudgery. "They tell us they bought us for 6,000 rupees," she added dramatically. "What can we slaves do?" The letter made big news in Italy...
...From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor, Della Femina...
...working from an Irwin Shaw short story, has kept the plot simple, concentrating on nuance of character and atmosphere. Taylor (Sam Waterston) and Bert (Robie Porter) are two decidedly American college boys touring Europe during the summer in a beat-up Peugeot. One morning in Florence's Piazza della Signoria, Taylor meets a bored and footloose English girl named Marty (Charlotte Rampling) who is alone on holiday and obviously receptive to some attractive company. She takes the boys to visit some jaded Italian friends; they respond by inviting her along on the remainder of their trip...
...fellow prisoner walks by him away from the camera, then turns to stare. The camera zooms with unbelievable rapidity or rather, jolts-into his face, and zooms out to a long shot as the man begins running to cells, banging on their doors, and yelling "they've tortured General della Rovere." As they begin a noisy riot. Rossellini cuts to an agitated close-up pan over the walls. Similarly, a scene in which the prison is airraided begins with a siren and a quick zoom up into windows at the end of the prison hall, and continues in zooming...
...nature becomes another fact of the situation. This is only possible in the most integrated of personal styles. Completely responsive to emotional changes, his camera motions are a sufficient dramatic means, so that each film evolves smoothly to its transcendent ending. One can only accept the ending of General della Rovere as one more truth...