Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Casmurro's real name is Bento, and he does not start out a sourpuss. At the age of 15, Bento's head is full of great but nebulous expectations: "After Napoleon, lieutenant and emperor, all destinies are possible in this century." His heart throbs for Capitu, a dark-haired Juliet with "eyes like the tide when the undertow is strong." Bento's mother had dedicated him to the church at birth, but the seminary is not for Bento. He wins his release along with a seminarist friend named Ezekiel, and goes off to law school. Then...
...read in Monday's CRIMSON that the film director of the Advocate decided to show "The Emperor Jones" because the film's controversial nature gave it "an excellent chance for financial success." Not a word about any consideration of artistic value, or entertainment value; only its value in cash to the Advocate. In the light of this, I see no reason why the Deans Office shouldn't have the right to inquire into the leasing of the University's auditoriums and other facilities to groups with purely money-making motives...
Richardson also said that the Advocate would definitely show the controversial film "Emperor Jones." The UN Council had previously obtained the film and planned to show it. It later decided that the film would harm the name of the club...
Because of the invalidity of their reasoning, one of two things is evident: Either the U.N. Council is scared of men like Jenner and afraid to say so, or they have unburdened themselves of the Emperor for some mysterious reason for which "controversiality" is just a convenient cover...
...Friday, the Advocate said it was entering the film business and would show "Emperor Jones," starring Paul Robeson. J. C. Peter Richardson '56, film director of both the UN Council and the Advocate, said that the Advocate was badly in need of funds. "Emperor Jones," because of its controversial nature, "has an excellent chance for financial success," Richardson said...