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Word: despotovich (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Proposal and A Jubilee, compromise comes only from sexual relief, a mating of the two warring parties who would otherwise go on bickering in perpetuity. Awkwardly adapted, The Bear and A Jubilee prove disappointing by Nora standards while The Proposal, featuring stellar performances from Scott Richard and Nada Despotovich, is a masterful romp in comic exasperation...

Author: By Thomas Madsen, | Title: Three's (Almost) A Charm for the Nora | 9/28/1995 | See Source »

...Proposal easily avoids such problems, churning along with a clipped and measured cadence thanks to superb acting from the suitor Lomov (Scott Richards) and the neighbor Natalya (Nada Despotovich), whom he wishes to wed. The anxious and particular Lomov succeeds unexpectedly with Natalya's father in asking for her hand, but soon everything goes terribly wrong when Lomov falls into a pointless territorial dispute with Natalya before he can propose. As he refuses to abandon principle for pragmatism, the argument degenerates...

Author: By Thomas Madsen, | Title: Three's (Almost) A Charm for the Nora | 9/28/1995 | See Source »

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