Word: drunks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...become almost rote, they have not been without an occasional mishap. Once, when the controversial sociobiologist E.O. Wilson came for an evening, the chef forgot to show up, and the whole party had to move to a nearby Indian restaurant for the meal. One honored guest, who was too drunk to get to Mitchell's house on his own, finished off a bottle of sherry before dinner and then asked for another. And finally, an ardent speaker making a point leaned into the table a little too forcefully, and it collapsed...
...becomes episodic, as the elfish ones drag the honest, clearerheaded (and, by a few inches, taller) boy from time zone to time zone; yet unlike Dorothy's tribulations in Oz, each seems chosen for comical rather than didactic purpose. The first era represents Napoleon (Ian Holm) as a silly drunk, obsessed with height and puppets instead of the conquest of Italy. Holm is awkwardly funny in a sort of ludicrous, obvious way, not even bothering to sustain a French accent. Agamemnon (Sean Connery, looking at once--and for once--agacious, fatherly, and mischievous), is concerned more with magic tricks than...
...onlooker accosts the drunk. An ugly scene is avoided. And the musician deflates the tension by mimicking the strange incident before launching into an original medley...
...pedestrian in the black coat are drinking coffee and reading the newspapers. Discussion centers on various errands proposed and various errands accomplished. It has been a rather unmemorable day. Nothing terribly exciting, nothing terribly dull. Just, you know, a what-the-hell kind of day. Coffees have been drunk and books have been read. Nothing pressing...
Close-Up #2; Rebel--In the beginning of the movie, James Dean is drunk in a police station. He looks remarkably young, but has an undeniable aura of cool. Sometimes, though, it's embarrassing to watch him. During one scene he punches a desk and yells that no one understands him. More adolescence. The audience laughs...