Word: desmond
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Charles Foster Kane and Norma Desmond are two of the largest personalities ever to cast their shadows on the silver screen. This Monday, an extraordinary Brattle Theater double feature finally gives these two egos worthy company: each other...
...relive your favorite cinema moments; every scene, every plot turn, every camera angle has influenced countless filmmakers. But the pleasure of watching, or rewatching, "Citizen Kane" is not derived solely from an appreciation of its technique. The greatest films tell great stories, and Kane's, like that of Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard," is an absorbing tale of ambition and loss...
...Reported by Edward W. Desmond and Irene M. Kunii/Tokyo, with other bureaus
...Reported by Bernard Baumohl and Jane Van Tassel/New York, Edward W. Desmond and Satsuki Oba/Tokyo, Bruce Van Voorst/Bonn and Adam Zagorin/ Washington
...Dream" recalls the current musical "Sunset Boulevard": Dunaway's aging beauty seduces Depp's innocence, only to be duped by him later. Though "Dream" predates Dunaway's dismissal from the New York production of "Sunset," her Elaine gives us insight into her much-discussed potential as screen-diva Norma Desmond. Dunaway's Elaine is stronger than Norma, escaping into her Hollywood fantasies, ever could be. She conceals a murderous tendency behind her spitfire facade...